Url Link to solve the Logging in to the vSphere Client or performing a search in the vSphere Web Client fails with the error: Client is not authenticated to VMware Inventory Service (2080396) http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2080396
Read MoreHi Guys , I got stuck in to Vmware Vcenter below issues after the upgrade to Vmware vcenter 5.5 from 5.0 – inventory Database authentication error – Database not showing correct values and other vmware vcenter inventory issues. I used the Below Links to resolve the issue# http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2033620#Re-register vCenter Inventory Service with vCenter Single Sign-On http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=2094888 http://www.stephenwagner.com/?p=765 Here is the Summary : The Fix: 1) Stop the “VMWare vCenter Inventory Service”. 2) Delete the “data”…
Read MorevCenter server requires database to store its information. There are two methods you can use to configure database in vCenter server. You can use express SQL 2008 instance or separate dedicated database server. In this post, I will show steps to create ODBC database connection in vCenter Server with dedicated SQL server Server 2012. Create ODBC Database Connection in vCenter Server As I have already installed SQL Server 2012 in Server 2012 R2, let’s create…
Read MoreSymptoms You cannot start the VMware VirtualCenter Server service when using Microsoft SQL authentication. VMware VirtualCenter Server service fails to start. The vpxd.log file (located at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Virtual Center\Logs)contains entries similar to: T10:54:43.364-04:00 [03404 error ‘Default’] [VpxdVdb::SetDBType]: Login failure – retrying once… T10:54:43.364-04:00 [03404 error ‘Default’] [VpxdVdb::SetDBType] Failed to connect to database: . Retry attempt: 1 … T10:54:53.364-04:00 [03404 error ‘Default’] [VpxdVdb::SetDBType] Encountered login error. Subsequent connection attempt failed: 28000 T10:54:53.364-04:00 [03404 error ‘Default’] [VpxdVdb::SetDBType] Aborting after 1…
Read Moreoriginal Post # http://kendrickcoleman.com/index.php/Tech-Blog/standing-up-the-cisco-nexus-1000v-in-less-than-10-minutes.html A few weeks ago at geek week, I was assigned the task of getting the Cisco Nexus 1000v distributed virtual switch set up. I probably spent a good 4 hours on my first cluster because I had no clue what was going on and I ended up losing my management network and spent lots of time restoring my network to the original vSwitch. I followed TrainSignal’s 1000v Installation training in Pro…
Read MoreThis is part 3 of the Cisco Nexus 1000v installation tutorials. 1. Let’s log into the Nexus 1000v console and type show module. Here you can see that the Virtual Supervisor Module is active and that the ip address is 192.168.1.80. 2. The first thing we need to do is configure our vlans. 3. Now we need to create a port-profile. This port profile is of type ethernet which means that it is assigned to…
Read MorevCenter 5.5 Upgrade with Windows Server 2012 R2 This Upgrade Guide details the step-by-step process for upgrading your vCenter Server from 5.1 to 5.5 Update 1c. Also included is the build of a new Windows Server 2012 R2 OS for the vCenter 5.5 services whilst maintaining a separate SQL Server 2008 R2 Database. I was unfortunate enough to make the decision to deploy the distributed vCenter model in vSphere 5.0, which I maintained through to…
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