Re: How to prevent access to the vCloud Director System Administrator Interface
Well, that's OK for the API, but what about the web GUI ? The Web GUI is the most problematic since it is overlapping with the sysadmin interface.
View ArticleRe: vCenter 5.1 u1a build numbers don't match
So wouldn't it make sense to list the various build numbers? The only build number I see on the Web site is the 1123966 number which, call me crazy but I thought that would be the build number I would...
View ArticleCan SSO just use the local OS users and not AD?
We are small: 3 hosts with approx 40 VMs. I only need one server to do all my vCenter stuff, and that's how I've operated through 4.1. I plan on doing a simple install when upgrading to 5.1. I would...
View ArticleRe: How dose a external organisation administrator connect to their Org...
Once a vCloud instance is setup, you will have the ability to add "Organizations" - these objects have users accounts, virtual datacenters (where you setup what storage/compute/network they have access...
View ArticleRe: vCloud Director 5.1 prepare hosts with busy load
To start - you can do one host at a time by putting it in maintenance mode first - then preparing it - then remove it from maint mode. Doing this should have no impact as the running systems in the...
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Re: How to troubleshoot intermittent network problems with guest in ESXi 5?
unfortunately not, i copied the VM's off the host, formatted the host and reinstalled with 4.1. And then used VMware converter to convert the VM from 5.1 to 4.1. took my an antire night to do and I...
View ArticleRe: Software re-activation when moving VMs
If all the hosts in the cluster have the same CPU family, you shouldn't be prompted. I've never had a problem with vMotions causing the need to reactive apps installed in the VMs. Anything that has...
View ArticleRe: Listing the virtual center for a given host
I see the ".Uid" property but I don't see ".Client.ConnectionId", and ".Client.ServerUri". Here is the result of Get-VMHost B | GM Name MemberType Definition...
View ArticleRe: How to prevent access to the vCloud Director System Administrator Interface
You could use the load balancer filter I would thin for all... Possible setup:force traffic filter to not allow traffic where URLNOT */cloud/org/* This would allow API access, and system admin access...
View ArticleRe: Cold Migrate vCenter to new Hosts
Sadly no. They don't have underlying shared storage...
View ArticleHow Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it...
How Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it cane be implimented with VMware webservices?
View ArticleBluescreen 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys
I was using 2 virtual machines, decided to restore a snapshot of one (while it was running), and the host BSODed with 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys. This is actually the 3rd blue screen I had since...
View ArticleRe: vmware host profile host requires reboot before previously applied config...
Hi What host profile release are you using? I am working on a similar case and I have come across a KB that might help some people but not others. Restarting the vCentre service, web service etc...
View ArticleRe: VDP fails to start backup jobs
That entry looks like it is trying to do a hotadd of the disk (preferred method for backup) and it failed to do so. You should see an entry that shows : avvcbimage Info <9666>: Available...
View ArticleRe: Bluescreen 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys
Ick. That's not good at all. I presume this is a host system you've been using for a while with no problems prior to installing the Tech Preview... Was this same host previously running WS 9.0.x?...
View ArticleUpgrading tools on Windows 8 asks to stop VMWare services and forces a logoff
When I upgrade VMWare Tools in my Windows 8 virtual machines (both 32 and 64-bit), the installer first asks to stop some VMWare services, then while installing the drivers logs me off forcefully (one...
View ArticleRe: Concerns over upgrading vCenter Server from 4.1 to 5.1
> With such a small vSphere environment why wouldn't you just build a new vCenter server and add your existing hosts to it? If anything goes wrong just add your hosts back to the 4.1 vCenter...
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Re: Concerns over upgrading vCenter Server from 4.1 to 5.1
> I mean the certificate in c:\ProgramData\VMware\VirtualCenter Server\SSL Roger. I found it and took a screen of the SAN: However, it only shows the host's name without FQDN. I.e., it does not...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere data protection
DavPos - If you look in /usr/local/avamar/var/log/dpnctl.log, it should give you an idea of whether the services are "up" as a standard or if they are going down.If your services are going up and down...
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