Archive for 'vCenter Server' Category
vSphere Client does not open on any Windows operating systems with the error: parsing the server “” “clients.xml” file
Symptoms When trying to launch the vSphere Client you receive errors similar to: Error parsing the server “<servername>” “clients.xml” file. The type initializer for VirtualInfrastructure.Utils.HttpWebRequestProxy’ threw an exception. Resolution You cannot use vSphere Clients prior to the Update 1 release, to access the vCenter Server or ESX hosts because of a Microsoft update that targets the .NET [...]
VMware KB Blog – Top 20 articles for November 2009
Via VMware KB Blog >> VMware KB Blog Here is our monthly update of the Top 20 KB articles for the month of November, based on use by customers. Upgrading to ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices (1009039) Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support (1003212) Upgrading a VMware Fusion virtual machine from Windows XP [...]
Enabling the VMware vCenter Update Manager plugin in 4.x generates an error
Source: http://kb.vmware.com/ Symptoms You may experience these symptoms: Attempting to enable the VMware vCenter Update Manager plugin fails You receive the following error: There was an error connecting to vmware vcenter update manager – IPADDRESSOFVC:8084 Vmacore::Exception: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection [...]
VMware vCenter Lab Manager Video Tutorials
Take a look @ these videos about vCenter Lab Manager http://www.vmware.com/products/labmanager/tutorials.html
VCP vSphere 4 Practice Exam
Simon Long offers a vSphere 4 Practice Exam on his page. Start exam here: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/06/15/vcp-vsphere-4-practice-exam/ Thanks Simon
Memory usage in vCenter Server 4.0 by Eric Siebert
Eric Siebert published an very nice article about Memory usage in vCenter Server 4.0: If you are using vCenter Server and plan on upgrading to vSphere you should be aware that vCenter Server 4.0 uses much more memory than vCenter Server 2.5 does. According to the official documentation for both 2.5 and 4.0, the system [...]
