Re: Migrating VMs to Different Datastores
The re-linking was why I was hoping relocate was still an option - it did the relinking correctly but took some understanding of the system and the order items needed to be moved (and in turn saves a...
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Thanks guys for the input. I will keep an eye out for the things you mentioned.
View ArticleUpgrading from 5.1.3 to 5.5 not supported
Hi, I haven't found any documentation or known issues which states this but after upgrading my dev environment to 5.1.3 I am unable to upgrade to 5.5.0 . The bin/rpm installs as expected but the...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from 5.1.3 to 5.5 not supported
Yes, this is correct. 5.1.3 released yesterday, where as 5.5.0 released in september. 5.5.0 doesn't have the code to do the upgrade, and this is expected and normal. If you took proper precautions,...
View ArticleRe: Possible to migrate vCD resources from vCenter to VCSA?
I don't think its possible, but I would suggest asking in the vCenter forum. vCD won't really care if you maintain the database and connection details. If this were two windows installations, I have...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from 5.1.3 to 5.5 not supported
I agree and have already rolled back. I was surprised that vmware did not release a 5.5b update at the same time. Also as it's not documented as a known issue with either version I thought a post here...
View ArticleRe: VMRC black screen & disconnected
It worked for me too. I wish I could give you more points for that. Thank you!!!
View ArticleChain Length: = 2
Hi all, I have a question I understand how linked clones work. If I created a template from scratch once completed it had a chain length of 1. I then created a vm from the template to my cloud. After...
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It would make sense... however it will be 2... The reason is the snapshot that gets created off the base vm, that will then allow for fast provision, does not get deleted - this saves time one the next...
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Thank you that explains it.. I have had to take over our Cloud VCD and still learning.. I appreciate the help.
View ArticleRe: Chain Length: = 2
Ok another question.. Lost and Found with in the VCD under System Administrator & Roles. I found 500 names so my question is what are these names.I know they are user with in my enterprise, but...
View ArticleRe: Xenapp compatibility on Vcloud Director
No idea what akkayyakapisetti is talking about, maybe he thought you said XenServer. There are no issues running XenApp within vCD, vCD is just a layer above vSphere but all the VM's themselves still...
View ArticleRe: Third party billing for vcloud director
Is there a reason you want to use a third party tool? Chargeback Manager works great.http://www.vmware.com/products/vcenter-chargeback/
View ArticleRe: Third party billing for vcloud director
Use cloud meter it should give the basic view on usage. Venkat http://www.peeradmin.com
View ArticleRe: iSCSI Behind Edge (Fenced)
In the dvSwitch, for each port group related to the question above, try editing the port group's security settings to accept promiscuous mode, it should do the job.
View ArticleRe: iSCSI Behind Edge (Fenced)
I have the vds setup so that when it deploys the VXLAN portgroup, the portgroup is deployed with promiscuous and forged transmits enabled. I ran wireshark on both the client VM and the iSCSI target VM...
View ArticleCell Maintenance Message Curiosities
I've been doing upgrades to various environments over the past few months and all has gone well, but I'm curious about something. Until now, I have never used the cell maintenance message because it...
View ArticleHow to ensure secure communication between vcloud organization and public...
I have created One Organization namely “AmbarCloud” in vCloud director 5.1. Consider Organization URL is : https://xyzcorp.asia-cloud.com/cloud/org/AmbarCloud/ Requirement: Provide access to...
View ArticleRe: How to ensure secure communication between vcloud organization and public...
Hi Ambarish, I believe you are trying to implement in Public facing environment. By default, the vCloud connection is secured and encrypted by https (All the financial sites, Government Sites are...
View ArticleRe: Chain Length: = 2
"The difference is 82 from total vApps to what the VC is reporting so does this mean 82 VM guest are lost?"Could be some lost VM's might be worth a little research... However could also be a couple...
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