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3 février 2014

Truncate vpx_event table in vCenter database

Hi, I recently had a problem at a client's site with vSphere vCenter 5.1, where the client had SQL Express which is limited to 10GB database. This should be more than working, but the client has exploded the 10GB, where the calculator was expecting less...
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9 janvier 2014

Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance 5.0.x/5.1 to 5.5 (2058441)

Purpose This article provides steps to upgrade vCenter Server Appliance from 5.0.x/5.1 to 5.5. Resolution Notes: vCenter Server Appliance 5.0.1, 5.1.x, and 5.5 use PostgreSQL for the embedded database, instead of IBM DB2 that was used in vCenter Server...
9 janvier 2014

Howto: AD Authentication in vCenter SSO 5.5

With the recently released VMware vSphere 5.5, the component Single-Sign-On (SSO) has been completely rewritten. The biggest change is that the RSA database has been removed, which eliminates much of its complexity. There is also a new identity type (Active...
26 juillet 2013

Multiple vCenter Servers, SSO, and How To Design for Failure

Internally within my company, there is usually a lot of discussion about how a customer goes about managing multiple vCenter servers. With the vSphere 5.1 addition of Single Sign-On (SSO), it dramatically complicates the design itself. This topic won't...
27 juin 2013

Reporting on RPO Violations From vSphere Replication

A commonly requested thing that people ask for from vSphere Replication is more consolidated reporting. You can set alerts in vCenter to key off of various things that surface from vSphere Replication, but it is not exactly a consolidated list when doing...
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17 juin 2013

Physical or Appliance – Upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1

The other day we received this question from a customer via Twitter: @VMwareCares planning to upgrade to 5.1 from 5.0 vcenter. What’s recommended physical or appliance? Ups and downs side of each? We thought a few more of you might have the same questions...
31 mai 2013

vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1a

Back on April 29th we posted an alert: ALERT: Login issue after updating to vCenter 5.1 Update 1 which detailed a scenario whereby customers might be unable to log in using the vSphere Web Client or domain username/password credentials via the vSphere...
21 mai 2013

SSL Certificate Automation Tool version 1.0.1

Last month we announced a new SSL Certificate Automation tool to help everyone with the implementation of custom certificates. Yesterday, we released the second version of it (version 1.0.1). This is a minor update which aims to simplify the replacement...
26 avril 2013

VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1 Released

There have been some rumors but I can now officially share the update release 1 for vSphere vCenter Server 5.1. vCenter Server 5.1 Update 1 | Build 1064983 vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 Update 1 | Build 1065184 Download from VMware.com What’s New This...
9 avril 2013

vCenter Certificate Automation Tool – Now Available

vCenter Certificate Automation Tool – Now Available
With the release of vCenter 5.1 adding additional certificates into the environment to make communication between components more secure, the process of updating these certificates with customers’ own signed certificates has been a challenge. We are pleased...
28 mars 2013

Upgrading the VMware vCenter Server Appliance from 5.0.x to 5.1

Upgrading the VMware vCenter Server Appliance from 5.0.x to 5.1
Happy Friday to all of our VMware KBTV fans! We have a new video for your viewing pleasure today and this video will be of specific interest to any of our vSphere vCenter Server Appliance users. This video discusses and demonstrates upgrading the VMware...
26 février 2013

vCenter Server Simulator

vCenter Server Simulator
I recently spent some time experimenting with a really cool tool found only in the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) called vcsim , short for vCenter Simulator. I initially noticed vcsim during some of my early beta testing of vSphere 5.1 and during this...
30 janvier 2013

Awesome appliance, vCenter Support Assistant

Awesome appliance, vCenter Support Assistant
Today an awesome appliance called the vCenter Support Assistant was made available to the world. I have seen some screenshots and a demo and feel that this appliance is a MUST HAVE for anyone who files Support Requests. Just the fact that you can do that...
3 janvier 2013

vCenter Server 5.1.0b released

I was doing some testing with vCenter Server 5.1.0b this Wednesday and Thursday and just noticed it was released today. Those who were experiencing time-out issues with the web client or were unable to login to the web client using a non-standard UPN...
25 novembre 2012

Release: VMware vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager 1.0

VMware has released version 1.0 of its vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager, an optional module which is capable of managing the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor from vCenter. While vCenter markets the product as a Multi-Hypervisor product this version clearly...
4 novembre 2012

Considering VSA for ROBO? Please read this!

After fielding a number of questions around this topic recently, its come to my attention that there is a misunderstanding on how to implement the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) for certain ROBO solutions. The requirement around the tie-breaker code...
29 octobre 2012

VMware vCenter Server™ 5.1.0a Release Notes --> vCenter 5.1.0a available!!!

vCenter Server™ 5.1.0a | 25 Oct 2012 | Build 880471 vCenter Server™ Appliance 5.1.0a | 25 Oct 2012 | Build 880472 Last updated: 25 Oct 2012 Check for additions and updates to these release notes What's in the Release Notes The release notes cover the...
21 septembre 2012

Installation vCenter 5.1 pour les nuls

Installation vCenter 5.1 pour les nuls
Depuis ce matin j’avais décidé d’installer vCenter 5.1 dans une VM afin de vous faire part part de mon expérience. Et bien après un certain nombre de tentatives, il n’est toujours pas installé; les messages d’erreurs sont alambiqués comme je les aime....
16 septembre 2012

ALERT: vCenter Server Services hang on startup after upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1

VMware has become aware of an issue where: After upgrading to vCenter Server 5.1, the VMware VirtualCenter Server service fails to start The VMware VirtualCenter Server service will not successfully stop or start. The final log in the vpxd.log file shows:...
22 novembre 2011

Using the vCenter Appliance for the Web Client?

Today on twitter there was a discussion around having an appliance for the vSphere Web Client. I didn’t get the question as there’s already a vCenter Appliance out there. Apparently not everyone realised that the Web Client is part of the vCenter Appliance....
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