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Re: Migrating to a new 5.5 virtual center
Yes. i'm not sure on the version support though! manak has to try and confirm on that.
View ArticleStandalone Esxi and Active Directory
Hello, I have an Standalone ESXi , 5.0.0It is currently connected to our Active directory.I also have created a group named admin through which my users can use their AD logins to connect to the esx...
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Just have a look @ http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2006823VMware KB: Attempting to join domain to use Active Directory...
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Hello, Thank you for your reply. The 2nd time I experienced this issue, I used both the KB you mentioned above. However it does not help me to know what this causing this loss of connection from the...
View ArticleRe: can i update from vsphere 5.1 up 1 to 5.1 up2 HP Custom?
Hi @ alex2875, check -> Customize VMware ESXi Images for HP ProLiant Servers If possible i always use the custom Image the Vendor offers -> all drivers/sensors/you name it are normaly included in...
View ArticleRe: unable to open Vsphere web client
Got into the same error, updating with custom certifate failed along the way.I was able to revert to the VMware default certificates, but this error remains. I suspect the STS certificate chain in the...
View ArticlevSphere 5 Essentials Installation
Hello,I am new to Vmware and just purchased Vmware Vsphere 5 Essentials Kit with 6 CPU license key.I am rebuilding a Dell R710 which has 2 processors to Install Vmware.I have below questions and i...
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Welcome to the Community, I'd suggest you start with installing ESXi on the R710 host, and then create a new VM on this host in which you install vCenter Server.Btw. Dell offers a customized ESXi...
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Re: vSphere 5 Essentials Installation
Andre, First of all thank you for the fast reply. Okay I am downloading the file now.I also have another dumb questions . For the Vcenter Server, any particular requirements as far as the hardware...
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Yes, there are several requirements regarding the (virtual) hardware, like number of vCPUs and memory. It's also useful to have a DNS server in place since some features require proper name...
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Thank you very much. I will keep you posted once I install it.
View ArticleRe: Migrating to a new 5.5 virtual center
Was able to copy the folders and cluster information using this fling. However it does not copy over the roles. I have not yet tested a actual migration of hosts/vm's but will be doing that in the...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5 Essentials Installation
After I install the ESXi on the Host, I use Vsphere client to create the first VM? then I install the Vcenter on the first VM i create?Thank you. I just want to make sure.
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That's correct. There are other options too - like running vCenter Server on a physical system - but the recommendation is to run it as a virtual machine.Please don't forget about DNS. Before you...
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Thanks for some important tips, I am marking it down. After I am able to resolve DNS for the ESXi host, I will create the first VM to install Vcenter. The Vcenter is a 3 GB file, is it the OS of the VM...
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vCenter is an application not an OS so you will definitely want to install Windows first.Give the VM at the very least 4GB RAM (preferably more) and a dual core CPU.
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vCenter Server can be installed on a supported Windows Server version, and consists of a couple of services. Alternatively to installing vCenter Server on Windows, you can deploy the vCenter Server...
View ArticleRe: Trying to install Vcenter Single Sign On and error 1722 popped up
So it means that you have to have at least Windows Server 2008SP1 if you would like to mange your ESXi servers from Linux using the web client?
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The VM i am installing the Vcenter, I gave 2 sockets with 2 cores each. That should be good enough right? and also 8 GB of RAM.
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