Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
I keep getting this error when installing vcenter. any idea? sso is installed on same server. inventory service is on another.
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It is perfectly valid to have different supported versions of ESXi in the same cluster managed by a version of vCenter matching the latest ESXi version. Would I run it that way long-term? No, but...
View ArticleRe: Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
Hi tdubb123, This is caused when Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) server role is running on Windows Server 2008 where you are installing the vCenter. Please remove it and it...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Cluster with Different Versions of ESX
I am still unclear on what the "Migration" process from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.1 entails. weinstein5 - you seem to think that it will be a fresh install Abhilash H B - you are saying that I can choose to...
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According to this KB an upgrade from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.1 is supported: VMware KB: Methods for upgrading to ESXi 5.1
View ArticleRe: Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
I did remove it. Then did the install again and failed. This role is actually installed by the center installer. Keeps failing
View ArticleRe: Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
Greetings tdubb123 Seems that your Network service doesn't have enough permission on the root of the drive you’re installing vCenter on. i will explain you now step by step how to bypass this error...
View ArticleRe: Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
i did. I added network service under the C drive permissions with full permissions. The jointool.log is giving me this [2013-09-11 11:29:14,206 com.vmware.vim.jointool] Failed to find instance config...
View ArticleRe: Error: 23038 Setup cannot create vcenter server directory instance
Rejecting replication error are normally seen when AD database has been out of sync from long,presence of lingering objects or DC has been configured either cloning/imaging/snapshots.If there is...
View Articleremoved linked mode and now vcenter will not start
I removed linked mode from a virtualcenter and after rebooting vpxd will not start. The app logs is saying this The description for Event ID 1000 from source VMware VirtualCenter Server cannot be...
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can you send us the most recent vpxd*.log, stored on the %allusersprofile%\vmware\virtualcenter\logs?
View ArticleBest practice to store the System Logs for all of the newly upgraded ESXi...
Hi People, What are the options and best practice for the System Logs for all of the newly upgraded ESXi 5.1u1 hosts ?Do I need to have Syslog server or this can be ignored safely ? Thanks
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Hi, To have a Syslog server is more preferable, in any case,Because centralized managing hosts more flexible and comfortable to do.
View ArticleRe: changed domain admin password -SSO
Hello, I think you need to do1. change back the domain admin password2. grand access to SSO Service to another domain user3. change your domain admin password again In addition see:VMware KB: vCenter...
View ArticleRe: Best practice to store the System Logs for all of the newly upgraded ESXi...
Thanks man for the reply,So it is a must for the ESXi 5.1 ? because I do not have it in my current Windows environment for all of my ESX & ESXi 4.1
View ArticleUnpresenting the ESX host in the EMC Unisphere before the Upgrade ?
Hi folks, I'm in the process of upgrading manually all of my ESX 4.1 into ESXi 5.1 Update 1 hosts in the Data Center using interactive upgrade by inserting the .ISO file into the iLO console, in...
View ArticleRe: Unpresenting the ESX host in the EMC Unisphere before the Upgrade ?
Not sure what issue you are referring to when you say "slow boot process". If it is due to using RDMs as MSCS cluster disks, take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1016106Btw. I didn't unpresent LUNs...
View ArticleRe: Unpresenting the ESX host in the EMC Unisphere before the Upgrade ?
Hi Andre, In some cases when I was upgrading the ESX to ESXi hosts, it took ages to boot up for more than 4-5 hours. I'm not sure what happened to that host, but Googling around points me to the number...
View Articlevcenter install error - wrong input - either a command line argument is wrong
i am getting the following error when doing a breand new install of vcenter build is the latest build 1235309
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Did you check the log file mentioned in the error message? André
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