This tag should be used to request advice on issues involving a vCenter installation issue or configuration problem.
Questions tagged [vmware-vcenter]
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Changed Network Label on VCenter Server VM now Unable to Connect to Reset it Back
I didn't think it through, in vSphere on my vCenter Server VM I changed the Network from VMNetwork to VMotion.
I did this with the intention of changing it back immediately, I sometimes do this as a trick on other VM's to fix an issue, however…
Benny Blanco
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Cannot get vCenter installed in VMware Workstation using OVA file
I am testing in a lab environment with the following setup:
I have a Windows 10 laptop with VMware Workstation 12 Pro installed. I have create a virtual machine in Workstation running Windows Server 2012 R2. I have set up AD and DNS on it. This…
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Trying to understand vCenter Server 6.5 Installation
I am a bit confused as to how a vCenter Server 6.5 installation works.
I am testing in a lab environment with the following setup:
I have a Windows 10 laptop with VMware Workstation installed.
I have created a virtual machine in Workstation running…
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How to assign ip address to machine in ESXi?
I installed ESXi 6 as a main OS on my dedicated server and want to create some machines on it now, but in virtual machine creation wizard I got an error about "Warning - this host does not have suitable virtual machine networks,...".
So I checked my…
David Vypr
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How to install vCenter on ESXi host where both are on different IP?
I need to install vCenter server on ESXi host, but there is a constraint that- vCenter and ESXi host are required to be on different IP ranges, i.e vCenter server is on one machine and ESXi host on other.
Deepak
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Deleting a .lck file in vCenter to release a VM lock?
I'm working on migrating VMs from esxi 4.1 to esxi 5.5.
I was wondering if deleting the .lck file of a VM in the 4.1 datastore would let the 5.5 (connected to that same datastore) take ownership of the VM (by importing it)?
It would allow me to…
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What do I need to download and how to I upgrade my vmware in order to get VDP?
EDIT: I leave the question as is. Apparently I missed the part that it was only announced, and was sure it's released, and I can't find it on my.vmware.com
VDP [vmware data protection] was recently launched
Assuming this is my Vcenter version
When…
Saariko
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automatic deployment of linux VM on VMware ESXi
I need to deploy lots (around 100) of (almost) identical linux VM on ESXi, as a matter of fact, the biggest difference is the static IP assigned to each one of them.
Is it possible to automate this task somehow? I know I can use a template, but how…
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What is the difference between host created with vmotion enabled and normal one
I want to know what is the difference between hosts created with vmotion enabled and normal one (Apart from live migration).
How does it work? any directions will be appreciated.
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Access to vCenter Server (in private network) from the Internet through vSphere Client
I have a vCenter server as a VM on my DPER710 in my internal network. DPE is connected to switch, switch is connected to JSRX, JSRX is connected to my ISP.
My vCenter Server is installed on Windows Server 2012 which has an access to the Internet…
mirx
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VM Connected to a Domain
I'm working with an automated tool that deploys VMs to center. It is setup within the customspec to be connected to a domain [windows]. After the VM is clone, we get a success state from VMWare that the VM is ready, however... it tends to be the…
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P2V for Windows 7 fails on vmware vCenter
Today I started to convert my physical x64 Windows 7 laptop to using the tool vmware vCenter Standalone converter for my mac book pro.
The progress failed at the level of %98.
The error is :
FAILED: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration…
Olgun Kaya
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Clone VMWare VM to multiple VMs
I use vCenter cluster of several ESXi servers, with VSAN storage.
I need to setup multiple VMs from a single vm.
Is there a way to clone one VM to multiple VMs via vCenter? is there a feature for that?
If not - I would like to use a script, that…
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