VMWare vCenter: Cant Remove ‘Orphaned’ VMs
KB ID 0001398 Problem I noticed I had a VM that was ‘Orphaned’ in my vCenter web console. It was not a production server or anything, I just wanted to delete it. However the option to Delete or Remove from Inventory was not available. Solution It turns out, you just need to ‘dig a little deeper’. All Virtual Infrastructure Action > More Uncategorized Actions > Remove from inventory. Related Articles,...
VMware: Windows VM – No Mouse & Cannot Install VMware Tools
KB ID 0001370 Problem Every time this happens to me I have a rant about it, and everyone looks perplexed, surely this does not only happen to me? Using ESX6.5 I build a new Windows VM, and theres no mouse, web client has nothing, try the VMRC then I get a mouse pointer, but it’s as responsive as trying to play chess with a firehose! Once you install VMware tools it’s fine, but here’s the problem – try...
vSphere 6.5 vCenter Appliance – Replacing Certificates
KB ID 0001194 Problem In vSphere 5 and earlier versions this was not a ‘fun’ job at all, many times I sat down to do it, and lost the will to live. Now there’s a nice new tool built into vCenter that does ‘most’ of the hard work for you. Here I’m using the vCenter appliance but the tool is also available on the Windows version. For my certificates I’m using Microsoft Certificate Services....
Upgrade vSphere vCenter Appliance to Version 6.5
KB ID 0001265 Problem Here I’m upgrading from version 6.0 to 6.5, the process creates a new vCenter appliance, then migrates all your settings into it, finally it then shuts down the old appliance and brings up the new one. Note: This procedure is ‘non-invasive’ i.e. it does not affect your production VMs, a vSphere environment can run for about 60 days without it’s vCenter, all that you would lose is the...
VMware Upgrading the vSphere Virtual Center Appliance
KB ID 0001193 Problem I had a vCenter 6.0.0.1 appliance on my test network and wanted to update it to version 6.0.0.2. But I didn’t want to reinstall the whole thing from scratch. Solution Let’s assume it’s going to go wrong! Take a snapshot off the appliance first. Go to the patch update site and get the latest patch for your version of vCenter. Upload the ISO file into your vSphere storage, and present it to your...