Re: ESXi 5.1u1 + 3ware 9650SE on Haswell
Thank you for your reply, I will test this out in the coming weekend... keeping my fingers crossed
View ArticleRe: vCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
Thanks for the help, it looks like adding the name to the hosts file fixed this for me.
View ArticleRe: Virtual Hardware Upgrade Mess
Did you get a chance to look at this http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015572
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JD - I believe the OP was referencing this KB in his question - it seems the KB does not list vsphere 5.1 as an applicable product version, and he is having issues (not sure what) when trying to use...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade vSphere from 4.1 to 5.1
Refer the section Database Prerequisites VMware vSphere 5.1 Basically, you need to run these two scripts present under the <installsource>:\Single Sign...
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
We can have both the web client and the vsphere client installed on the same machine.Can you also try with the UAC disabled?RegardsGirish
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
I'll try. But it kind of beats the purpose of having UAC
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
Err.. forgot to ask, when you say laptop, what OS are you running? RegardsGirish
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
I tried installing without UAC (disabled UAC and rebooted to apply the changes) same error my laptop runs windows 7 home premium (X64)8GB ramintel i7 2630QM processor
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
Sorry. I should have asked that first. The web client is only supported on server OS like windows 2008/windows 2012. RegardsGirish
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
Thanks for the information. If I understand correctly vmware vSphere Client 5.1 will be the last version available. vmware is moving to vSphere web client. As it stands I cannot install the new...
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
I dont think vmware will be phasing out the vsphere client anytime soon... maybe 1 or 2 years down the line it may be replaced completely by the web client. Also there is no client component to be...
View ArticleRe: Error 29700 reinstalling vsphere web client server
thanks again for the information. This was not yet clear to me. I can indeed connect to the vCenter server web client on the given port. Kind regardsCustodix
View ArticleRe: vCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
It looks like the issue is still happening, so far none of the suggestion have worked. When I get to the vCenter Single Sign One Information page I still get the error "Could not contact Lookup...
View ArticlevCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
I am trying to install the first vCenter server in our organization and it keeps failing with the error "Could not contact Lookup Service. Please check VM_ssoreg.log in system temporary folder for...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
Did you try the update latest update VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.1.0-1235309.iso Download VMware vCloud Suite...?
View ArticleRe: vCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
Yes I tried using VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.1.0-1235309.iso and it still fails, and also added the host name and IP address to the windows host file. This is a fresh install and not an upgrade, am I...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade vSphere from 4.1 to 5.1
Girish,Thank you very much sir!!! I've been going through all the upgrade documentation and as such skipped some the actual installation documentation.
View ArticleRe: vCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
Here is the action plan I recommend: - Try installing SSO first and then use inventory Service, vCenter and then web client. - Donot install using basic mode.
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