vSphere 5 – Install and Configure the Web Client
KB ID 0000551 Problem The ability to administer vCenter via a web browser is nothing new, vCenter has had a web console in previous versions. vCenter vSphere 4 Web Client (Web Access) The version with vSphere 5 is much more feature rich. Like the VMware vSphere client it talks directly to the vCenter vSphere API, but unlike previous web access, the component needs to be installed and configured before you can use it. What the Web...
Cannot Open a Console Session in the VMware VI Client on Windows 8
KB ID 0000677 Problem Mostly my conversion to Windows 8 has been pretty painless, the only thing that wont work is the VMware VI client cant open a console session to the VMs on my ESX server. Error The VMRC console has disconencted…attempting to reconnect This happens because the IE10 that comes with Windows 8 does NOT LIKE the requests the VI client is sending to the Internet Explorer plug-in. Update 08/03/13 – This...
VMware VI Client error ‘Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server {ESX-Host}:902’
KB ID 0000815 Problem Seen when connected to the VMware VI client software, and attempting to open a console session with a virtual machine. Solution This is a pretty generic error, for whatever reason the client software cannot connect to the KMS (Keyboard, Mouse, and Screen). In NEARLY every case this is a communication issue, either the machine running the client software cannot resolve the name of the ESX host that is hosting the...
vSphere Error – ‘The operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host’
KB ID 0000848 Problem You can see this either when attempting to power on a VM, or when attempting to deploy a VM from a template. Solution Thankfully it’s a really easy fix. 1. Connect to the console of your Virtual Center, (either through the VI client or via RDP) 2. Windows Key+R > Services.msc {Enter} > Locate the VMware Virtual Center Server service > Restart it. Note: If you have the vCenter appliance, simply...
Windows – ‘Where’s HyperTerminal?’
KB ID 0000101 Problem If like me you’ve spent a large part of your life hanging out of comms cabinets with serial cables programming routers, switches, and firewalls etc,then HyperTerminal will be an old friend. So I was a bit put out when I couldn’t find it in Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8. The Microsoft Web site says, HyperTerminal is no longer part of Windows. However, you can use Telnet. It’s a simple, text-based...