Re: ESXi 5.5 Compatibility Issue
Thanks Andre, Changed settings to RAID and it worked fine. Best wishes,TheSpleen
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Hello,Can anyone advise how to change the memory in my vcenter server? It has already been upgraded to version 10 and using the client is no longer an option.
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Re: Upgrade VCenter Server Memory
Welcome to the Community, that's probably the main reasons for the warning in the documentation Anyway, there are a couple of ways to change the vCenter Server VM's settings. If you have VMware...
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Thank you very much, I never even thought about connecting through workstation 10! That was quick and painless.
View ArticleRe: To identify the BMC IP address in ESXi console
Thanks for the response!..I have DELL,Supermicro,IBM server..is there any ESXCLI command to discover the BMC ip address in In-band. ?
View ArticleSemi-Interactive Automated ISO Install esxi5.5
My hostnames all line up with the ip address: esx101.local = 10.10.10.101, esx102.local = 10.10.10.102. I'm working on a iso-based scripted install that would ask for the hostname, then setup...
View ArticleRe: To identify the BMC IP address in ESXi console
Unfortunately there doesn't seem to exist a standard builtin esxcli command to query the management controller IP. But you can query the local CIM providers from the ESXi shell and get the IP like...
View ArticleRe: Semi-Interactive Automated ISO Install esxi5.5
I think you should be to do this if you are python scripting in your kick-start script. You will get more flexibility with python. Check out this link for kickstart tips...
View ArticleRe: 5.0 to 5.5 with OS and MSSQL Update
Prerequisites for all vCenter Server databasesIf your database server is not supported by vCenter Server, perform a database upgrade to a supported version or import your database into a supported...
View ArticleMigrating VMs from ESXi 4.x to 5.5
I am in the process of performing a clean install of vSphere 5.5 on 3 new ESXi 5.5 hosts. We are currently running ESX 4.1 on 4 hosts. I will be installing the vCSA. After I configure the new...
View ArticleRe: Migrating VMs from ESXi 4.x to 5.5
If I understand your question correctly, continue building the new 5.5 environment with your 3 hosts from scratch "ignoring" your old hosts. Once your new environment is up & running, connect the...
View ArticleUpgrading from VCenter 4.1 to VCenter 5.5
Hi, Hoping I am in the correct location in the forum. I currently have Vcenter 4.1 and ESXi 4.1 hosts andgetting ready to upgrade to VCenter 5.5 My VCenter 4.1 is on Win2K8 R2 server but is...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from VCenter 4.1 to VCenter 5.5
Hi, its not mandatory for vCenter server to be joined in AD same applies for vCenter server 5.5. You will just lose some functionality :VMware KB: Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices If the...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from VCenter 4.1 to VCenter 5.5
Thanks! Do you know of any KB articles for proper procedure or best practices for addinga VCenter that was standalone to an Active Directory infrastructure? After adding thestandalone server to AD,...
View ArticleRe: Migrating VMs from ESXi 4.x to 5.5
Agree with VR, Once vcenter is ready connect all host in the vcenter, after that use vmotion option to migrate vm from old host to new. after that you can upgrade vmware hardware and vmware tools
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from VCenter 4.1 to VCenter 5.5
With v center 5.5 and after upgrade you will be able to use local accounts almost in the same way as before. There is only one exception with SSO multisite installation i.e. when you using linked mode...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from VCenter 4.1 to VCenter 5.5
Thanks. So for full access to features: 1. Add standalone Win2K8 R2 server (with VCenter 4.1) to Active Directory Domain2. Test that you can still access VCenter after adding to domain3. Upgrade...
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Hi VM, without AD integration you will just lose some authentication flexibility and management in regards to permission and roles delegation through vCenter/SSO server.No true vSphere features are...
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Unable to connect to vSphere Web Client using Firefox or Chrome on Server 2012R2
I've recently installed the vsphere web client 5.1.0 on my 2K12R2 box. I get the well known and documented issues when I try to connect using IE11 (but note that I can still connect to the vCenter...
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Is it the same when you use either the vCenter Server's FQDN or IPv4 address instead of "localhost"? André
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