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Questions tagged [vmware-vcenter]

This tag should be used to request advice on issues involving a vCenter installation issue or configuration problem.

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Software asset tracking without network access

I have a lot of virtual machines running various windows and linux operating systems, and various apps (eg MS-SQL) that I need to audit/keep track of. The catch: Some of these machines are on isolated networks, no internet access, no management…
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VirtualCenter Server service terminated with service-specific error 2 (0x2)

This is not a critical case but really annoying. I'm running vCenter 4 (Build 208156) and when we reeboot the server the VirtualCenter Server service can't start and gives the following error "The VMware VirtualCenter Server service terminated with…
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re-point LM to a new vCenter (share same database)

1) I'm planning to create a new vCenter server which database point to the same db as current vCenter (the one LM pointing to atm), Then I'm planning to repoint the LM to a new vCenter, ( the new one will see the same esx host, datastore, etc) Is LM…
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vcentre re-install

I am just reviewing our dr documentation after we have moved over to a vmware vsphere environment. My question is surrounding the vcentre software and what is the best practice to re-install this? We have two VMware clusters (one at main office and…
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Login credentials

Is it possible to find login credentials for virtual Ceneter 2.5 database ? We used MS SQL 2005 server . May be there are configuration file for virtual Center database : IP , dsn , port , username ,password . Thank's
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vCenter 4.0 vim_vcdb database datafile size. How big should it be?

How large should my vim_vcdb database datafile to be? How much daily change should I expect to see? Should I be looking into some type of data archiving/purging? I have 9 hosts and 198 VMs. Vcenter is a VM, DB is a physical -SQL2005. Currently my…
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Can Packer connect to a VM in vSphere via SSH?

I'm just getting started with configuring a VM on VMware vSphere and I'm using HashiCorp Packer to create the VM template. I'm very pleased with how most things are working out for me, but I have a couple of questions regarding how Packer connects…
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VMware dvSwitch & vCenter reboots

I'm on a vSphere4 course at the momnet and we've just covered dvSwitches. Our instructor is of the opinion that if you reboot your vCenter server, your dvSwitch goes "missing" for the duration of the reboot - so all your VMs lose network…
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Why does VMware count memory as storage and how can I disable this behavior?

Coming from a Proxmox environment to VMware I'm puzzled by this behavior: It's a rented environment and I was asked how much memory/disk storage/CPU do I need. I didn't account for memory randomly counting as "storage", so I'm now having issues…
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VMware VirtualCenter Server service stops

I'm having a problem with my vCenter server. Within an hour of a reboot the VMware VirtualCenter Server service stops. If I restart it… it runs for about an hour, then stops again. The following event is registered in the system event log. The…
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Deploying VM from VM template on vmware vCenter with Ansible makes network unreachable

OS: Oracle Linux 8.7 vCenter: 7.0.3 build 20051473 hypervisor: VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 19193900 ansible-playbook [core 2.13.5] python version = 3.8.10 (default, Nov 14 2022, 12:59:47) [GCC 9.4.0] jinja version = 3.1.2 libyaml = True I'm deploying a VM…
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Do i need vCenter Server for vGPU?

i have been digging around every corner of the internet and spoken to both vmware (who only spoke enough to tell me they can't talk to me) and dell, but i can't find the answer to a simple question: do i need a vCenter Server License to use Nvidia…
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DNS issue with CentOS7?

I am working in a VMWare environment creating a network for a college class, and I keep running into what I can only assume is a DNS error with my two CENTOS7 systems. The system environment is as follows: Firewall system: LAN at x.x.5.2 Hostname:…
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Is a Virtual Application in VMware Cloud Director the same as a vApp?

I just want to use correct terminology when referring to Virtual Applications. Are they the equivalent of a vApp in vCenter?
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vSphere Datastore and VM Permission

Given a vSphere user has roles that allow it to perform low level file operations on datastore A and attach existing storage on VM (in VMware vSphere), does this allow the user to attach existing VMDKs from datastore B to VM A…
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