Year: 2016

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VMware SRM Recompute Device Groups Occurence

Setup VMware vCenter 6.0 Update 1b SRM 6.1 NetApp SRA 2.1P1 Issue We have upgraded DR vCenter Server to 6.0 U1b and DR SRM Server to 6.1. After upgrading and configuring SRM we observed that Production vCenter keeps generating Re-compute Device Groups tasks every 30 seconds Analysis The re-computes are…Continue readingVMware SRM Recompute Device Groups Occurence

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VMware SRM Test Failover/ Planned Migration Fails with Error – There are not enough licenses installed to perform the operation (2145522)

Symptoms · Running a Test Recovery from Protected and/or Recovery site fails · Running a Plan Migration  from Protected and/or Recovery site fails · Even after adding the license to the vCenter Server, you see error: There are not enough licenses installed to perform the operation. Cause This issue occurs when a license…Continue readingVMware SRM Test Failover/ Planned Migration Fails with Error – There are not enough licenses installed to perform the operation (2145522)

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Microsoft Convenience Update and VMware VMXNet3 Incompatibilities

Microsoft recently released a “Convenience Update” patch for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This update has incompatibility issues with virtual machines running on the VMware vSphere virtualization platform. This incompatibility is confined to one specific configuration scenario – It impacts VMs that use the VMware VMXNet3 virtual…Continue readingMicrosoft Convenience Update and VMware VMXNet3 Incompatibilities

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Migrate Port Groups from Standard Switch to Distributed Switch

In our current environment we use to create port groups on vSphere Standard Switches. It was fine until the environment was small. Once it reached 5 Hosts and about 25 odd Port Group we started observing issues of inconsistency and issues being observed in terms of naming conventions, VLAN id…Continue readingMigrate Port Groups from Standard Switch to Distributed Switch

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VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager service fails to start

Setup VMware vCenter 5.5 Update 2e SRM 5.5.1 Issue SRM Sites Unable to Connect Analysis Upon troubleshooting, we have noticed that customer has upgraded their vCenter server from 5.5 U2e to 5.5 U3b. In vCenter 5.5 U3b, SSLv3 is disabled by default due to POODLE vulnerability. Due to this upgrade…Continue readingVMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager service fails to start

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Simplified VMware Certification Program Exam Registration Process

As of March 5th 2016 VMware and Pearson VUE have made system changes to simplify the certification exam registration process. You will now find that exam registration is a seamless experience when you log into your VMware MyLearn account. Just select the “Register Now” button or link while navigating through…Continue readingSimplified VMware Certification Program Exam Registration Process

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Site Recovery Manager 6.0 Configuration Continued

This is Part 2 of Configuration of VMware Site Recovery Manager 6.0 Adding Array Manager and Enable array pair In this Step we will be adding Storage appliance IP address as per their respective sites. Go to Sites, click on one of the sites, Under Summary, click on Add array…Continue readingSite Recovery Manager 6.0 Configuration Continued