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vSphere client cant connect to ESXi 5.5. Connection timeout

vSphere client cant connect to ESXi 5.5. System error message: Call "ServiceInstance.RetrieveContent" for object "ServiceInstance" on Server failed. The request failed because the remote server took too long to respond. (The command has timed out…
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ESXI guests not using available CPU resources

I have a VMWare ESXI 5.0.0 (it's a bit old, I know) host with three guest VMs on it. For reasons unknown, the guests will not use much of the availble CPU resources. I have all three guests in a single pool, with the hosts all configured to use the…
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Help! vSphere 4.1 cloned VM from template keeps the same name as the seed VM!

IT just setup vCenter 4.1 for my team. Using vSphere client, I: Created a VM (name: A) Cloned to a template Deployed a VM (name: B) from the template, checked the option to name the computer name same as the VM name. Once VM starts, its computer…
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Why is VMware vSphere Client hanging at the console?

When I use the vSphere Client (against an ESXi 4.1 server) it hangs a lot. It's always at the same place - using the console on a VM. The console stops responding - and a lot of times, the management window stops responding as well. The operating…
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Can't connect to ESXi with vSphere Client

after changing IPs on of the ESXi hypervisor (without setting to maintenance mode), I can't access the vCenter Server with vSphere anymore. But I can access the ESXi over SSH. So, the IP is correct, but why can't I access it with the client?
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Vsphere: Designate Specific folder for VMS inside Datastore

I have a single ISCSI LUN connected to my ESXI host which is used as a VMFS datastore. Is it possible to have vms created inside of a specific folder inside that datastore by default? I have tried using storage policies in Vcenter, but it looks like…
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Vsphere client 6.0.0.9103891: Index out of range when deploying OVA

I'm starting to go crazy. Every time I try to deploy an OVA, my vSphere client crashes with an index out of range error. Others have successfully deployed the same OVA to the same ESX server with the same vSphere client version so the issue has to…
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Recover VM deleted from Inventory on vCenter

I accidentally removed a VM from the Inventory on vCenter. Fortunately, I did not delete the files, so the VM is still on the datastore. How do I put it back to the inventory? I could just rebuild it from scratch and attach the disks, but I do not…
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how can i create cluster in vsphere 5.5?

how can I open the cluster creating interface! this is what just was showed with me: my interface
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ESXi vSphere client, ssh, web gui all stops accepting the password, but I can login to the physical machine

Version is ESXi 6. (Sorry I didn't mention that) I am unable to log back into my web gui, ssh, and client. They all keep saying it's the incorrect password when I know it is the right password. I verified this by logging into the physical machine…
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Changes to columns displayed in the vSphere Client do not persist after restarting the client

I'm using the latest VMware vSphere Client, and I'm having an issue where changes I made to the columns view in the client aren't preserved. VMware described this issue in kb 1030614 (link‌). The suggested solution in the kb is to modify the…
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How to disable Ctrl-Alt-Delete to reboot the VM hosted in a Vmware Esx Server?

I have a Linux VM hosted on a Vmware ESx Server5.5, in the production environment. And I need to disable the Ctrl-Alt-Delete option. So that While working on the Console option in the vSphere Client on that VM. Ctrl-Alt-Delete should not reboot the…
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Datastores Occasionally Disappear on vSphere Client

I'm currently running several virtual servers and connecting to the vCenter using the vSphere Windows client. We're connecting with to a datastore on another server which has a separate folder for each virtual server. All of the virtual servers…
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“I/O Error Occurred” in vSphere Client 4.1 uploading to datastore

Environment is VMware 4.1, 2 ESXi servers with a iSCSI 6TB datastore with 1.5TB free. ~30 VMs, small load, VMs working well. On the datastore I have an ISOs folder. Typically, I can upload new ISOs there that VMs can mount. Today I have a…
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Windows VM with vSphere - not accessible

I have multiple ESXi hosts that were being managed by vSphere clients running on Windows VM on one of the host itself. Accidently I changed the setting of VNC to be read only and eventually due to some memory issues, had to restart that Windows VM…
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