Any chance to consolidate a running fast-provisioned VM ?
The topic says it all ;-) We have a vDC that was created with fast-provisioning. Usually it is a nice feature, but in this certain case we don't want it - and don't need it actually. But it was...
View ArticleBest way to prevent storage being added to PVDC in vCD 5.1
Hi,With vCloud Director 1.5 when I created a new Provider vDC I was shown all available datastores presented to my vCenter and could pick exactly which ones I'd like to include in the pVDC.I've now...
View ArticlevCloud Director 5.1 edgeGw and OrgVdcNetwork deletion
I have testing environment with vCloud Director 5.1 and accidently i have deleted edgeGw from vShield Manager interface.Now, from vSphere and vSheld Manager perspective, I cannot see the edgeVm (it...
View ArticleHot-add memory and CPU
Can you do a hot-add memory and cpu at vCD level? I know it is a feature available at vSphere level. Thanks
View ArticleAdding a network to an Organisation in 5.1
Another newbie question on 5.1 I'm affriaid which I'm sure someone here can answer. All I want to do is add a direct network connection to each of my orgs without any routing (edge devices). In vCloud...
View ArticleInstalling vCloud Agent without Maintenance Mode
Hi folks, I am settings up a vCloud Director in a single box on local storage. Problem is: When vCloud Director "prepare"s the host it tries to put it into maintenance mode which - of course - fails,...
View ArticleGet IP on VM on Deploy
We're using IP Pools for IP assignment, but we want to track the assignments, what org is using what IP etc, to integrate with external systems. Is there any good way to do that? I was thinking about...
View ArticleStarting a VM from API
Hi How is it possible to start a virtual machine (! not vapp) of which the default startup action is none? If the default startup action is not none than the VM starts otherwise it goes toa partially...
View ArticleHow to clear vApp's VSE from VCD DB
I have a vApp which has a NAT Routed internal network. The VSE deployed is no longer in the VCNS appliance but is still listed in the VCD DB. As such I cannot stop the vApp. I was able to delete the...
View ArticlevCD and Media to UNC drive
Hi Is it possible to have vCD have a media catalog which resolves to our common network based ISO drive location ? i.e. share the location In this way we won't get duplication and the ISOs will be...
View Articlevmrc is not compatible with recent versions of glibmm
If I have sent these questions to the wrong forum, can someone please tell me where I shall send them. vmware-vmrc in file vmware-vmrc-linux-x86-3.0.0-309851.xpi...
View ArticleUnable to Upload vApp to vCloud Director
I am unable to upload a vApp from local computer into vCloud Director v5.1. I am able to upload media from my local computer. I received the following error in the vcloud-container-debug logs....
View Articleshut down vshield manager
hello I am running vshield manager 5.1.1 with Vcloud director 5.1.1 I wanted to pull a ESXi host out of the environment, however vshield manager sits on this server. is there a proper way to move...
View Articlevms only would vmotion (High availabilty and DRS) in one or 2 specific hosts...
I would like to ask when forming a vmware cluster, for say, 6 hosts, could the vms only would vmotion (High availabilty AND drs) in one or 2 specific hosts.
View ArticleConsole Proxy not working behind Edge Load Balancer
I have a strange issue. I configured a load balancer using the vShield Edge. Behind the load balancer I have two vCloud Cells. The Web interface works fine for the users, but when trying to connect a...
View ArticleWhat permission is needed for renew leasetime?
hi Community I tried to renew leasetime of a vApp in vCloud Director 5.1, I am not the owner but the vApp is shared to me with Full Control. When I try to renew error "This operation is denied". what...
View ArticlevCloud shows "no resource pools were found"
Hi, This is a install of VCD 5.1 with vCenter 5.1. This is a two node demo dev cluster with HA/DRS enabled and showing no errors, due to these boxes not being equal I have disabled admission control...
View ArticleVMRC with Clearswift Websweeper Proxy
Hello, We have a problem with one of our client sites whereby they cannot access the VMRC (vcloud 1.5.1) from behind their corporate proxy, which is a Clearswift Websweeper device. The problem is that...
View ArticleRestarting vSphere vShield app due to VDC issues
Hi I am having similiar problems to those described in the following thread http://communities.vmware.com/message/2050699?tstart=0#2050699 I have logged into my vshield app and it is saying that the...
View ArticlevCloud director "Enable VXLAN" option of Provider vDC is always disabled
I am beginner to VXLAN configuration. I have created Distributed Switch on the VC and also the VXLAN Network Pool created by my Provider VDC on vCD is enabled. Still if we right click on provider vDC,...
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