VMware VIM (vCenter) Where to put the sysprep files in Server 2008?
KB ID 0000420 Problem For newer servers I don’t really use templates anymore, but if you are deploying a lot of 2003 Windows servers in vSphere, then they can save you some time. Back in the days of vCenter 2.5 you just uploaded those sysprep files to the relevant folder in, C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataVmwareVmware Virtual Centersysprep But that location no longer exists (since Server 2008). Solution The...
VMware – {hostname} could not reach isolation address: none specified
KB ID 0000445 Problem Seen on vSphere: Error Host {hostname} could not reach isolation address:none specified. Solution 1. In my case the host did NOT have a default gateway, (this had occurred because the subnet mask of the server had been entered incorrectly when the server was built. So the default gateway appeared to be on a different network). 2. With the offending host selected, Configuration > DNS and Routing >...
vSphere – Virtual Center Server Service Stops
KB ID 0000479 Problem If your VC Database reaches 4GB, the VMware Virtual Centre Server service will stop. A restart of it will result in the service stopping again within a minute. You will also see see this event logged. Description: Could not allocate space for object ‘dbo.VPX_HOST_VM_CONFIG_OPTION’.’PK_VPX_HOST_VM_CONFIG_OPTION’ in database ‘VIM_VCDB’ because the ‘PRIMARY’ filegroup...
ESX 4 to ESX 5 Upgrade Warning ‘Custom VIB Warning’
KB ID 0000500 Problem Seen when upgrading ESXi 4.1 U1 to ESX 5. Error: <3RD_PARTY_SOFTWARE_WARNING: Host contains third-party VIB(s) that have no substitute on the ISO. [‘oem-vmware-esx-drivers-net-vxge’, ‘oem-vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-3w-9xxx’]> If attempting to upgrade with VMware update manager you will see the following; Solution Luckily this was on a test box so I was somewhat more cavalier in my...
vSphere – The ‘VMware VirtualCenter Service’ will not start
KB ID 0000526 Problem I tried to logon to my vCenter this afternoon (Server 2008 R2) and could not get on, I connected to the server to find it was up but the “VMware VirtualCenter Server” service was not running. So I tried to start it and got the following error, Error: Windows could not start the VMware VirtualCenter Server on Local Computer. For more information, review the System Event Log. If this is a non-Microsoft...