Re: Error when attempting to reconnect host to vCenter
Take a look at postgresql.log and identify the duplicate key. For example: VCDB vc ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "pk_vpx_vm_virtual_device"VCDB vc DETAIL: Key (id,...
View ArticleRe: Unable to View Item Details of Provisioned Azure Deployments
Thank you nsajepi and everyone else. That worked!
View ArticleRe: "Unable to connect to vCenter Inventory Service" in Web Client. I have...
Try this VMware Knowledge Base
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5: Unable to login to vSphere Web Client or vCenter Server Appliance
Looks like root partition is full. Reboot the appliance, get into single user mode and clear out audit.log VMware Knowledge Base
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Can't assign vmnic0 to vSwitch0 uplink.
I assigned vmnic0 as an uplink to a Distributed VIrtual Switch.Now VMNetwork has no uplinks. I try to assign vmnic0 as an uplink to it, but it's not available.Does the DVS consume the uplink? Any...
View ArticleRe: reinstalling or uninstalling or upgrading tools?
Still getting nowhere Your command sudo /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl gives a no such command error message and on the page you sent me to, su - root just gives an authentication failure when I...
View ArticlevRo snapshot management
Is it possible to make workflow to check old snapshots and send email to requestor to approve snapshot deletion or to extend deletion time.
View ArticleDeleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated vmdk...
This was an interesting development today. In my lab, all of the VMDKs are thinly provisioned. iSCSI connects the backend Synology to the ESXi host (6.5.0 Update 1 - build 7526125). The NAS is VAAI...
View ArticleConnecting USB Xbox controller to Linux VM on ESXi host?
I need to connect a USB Xbox controller to an Ubuntu VM running on my ESXi host. Running ESXi 6.5. If it were a Windows VM, I'd use a Digi USB Anywhere product. Unfortunately, Digi doesn't offer...
View ArticleRe: VMware Workstation Pro 14 is not working any more on CentOS 7 after...
Sorry: I did it: [root@localhost holger]# yum install gcc-4.8.5-16.el7_4.2.x86_64Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, nvidia, replaceLoading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base:...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.5 - USB HID Devices into Guest VM
Can you elaborate on how you passed through the USB hub? When I plug in a hub, it still says "No USB Devices Available". Are you doing this through vSphere Web Client or vCenter? Thanks!
View ArticleRe: esxi license expired
The steps you mentioned are for licensing a host managed by vCenter Server.To assign the license directly to a host, follow the KB link that I've posted in my previous reply. André
View ArticleRe: Deleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated...
This sounds almost impossible, at least I've never seen s.th. like this. With only 26MB free disk space on the datastore - after deleting a snapshot - that snapshot must have been less than 26 MB in...
View ArticleRe: Can't assign vmnic0 to vSwitch0 uplink.
An uplink can only be assigned to a single vSwitch/vDS. It's basically like in a physical environment, if a network cable is plugged in to one switch, it cannot be plugged in to another switch, unless...
View ArticleRe: A little confused about the free VSphere 6.5 and updates
You should be able to download the patch bundle from https://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal using your My VMware account.André
View ArticleRe: vSwitch / Probleme mit Adapter
Welche Teaming Policy ist auf den vSwitches bzw. den Portgruppen eingestellt und wie sind die physikalischen Ports auf den Switchen konfiguriert?Mit der Standardeinstellung sollte es eigentlich mit dem...
View ArticleRe: Deleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated...
That's what I thought. I turned off one of the VMs and started moving it to another new LUN. Some addl output.. The consumed space according to the below, 100% agrees with the ESXi UI and what I'm...
View ArticleRe: Deleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated...
Removing a snapshot is a kind of disk recovery.Look https://support.cloudrecover.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/235148607-Thin-disks-on-NFS-datastores-are-converted-to-thick-during-restore
View ArticleRe: Deleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated...
Strange that it shows only 649MB as being available on the datatore. According to16780036 17876992 -rw------- 1 root root 64424509440 Mar 16 21:10 ZLab - 2012-flat.vmdkthe virtual disk has...
View ArticleRe: Deleting snapshots on thin provisioned disks results in fully allocated...
I came across that article as well. But I'm on iSCSI, not NFS. VAAI is enabled on my iSCSI options, so this should be native functionality as far as the tech is concerned. There are zero NFS...
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