While troubleshooting the vSphere Authentication Proxy (vSphere 5.1) I ran into a bug which will I highlight in this article. After successfully installing the Authentication Proxy I discovered an error message in the C:\ProgramData\VMware\vSphere Authentication Proxy\logs\camadapter.log: 2012-xx-xx 14:03:35: Failed to bind CAM website with CTL 2012-xx-xx 14:03:35: Failed to initialize CAMAdapter.
vSphere Authentication Proxy: Failed to bind CAM website with CTL
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on November 19, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/11/19/vsphere-authentication-proxy-failed-to-bind-cam-website-with-ctl/
Unable to enable the vSphere Authentication Proxy Plug-in
I recently had some issues getting the vSphere Authentication Proxy Plug-in to be enabled within vCenter Server 5.1. This is the error message that was displayed: “The server could not interpret the client’s request. (The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.)”
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on November 16, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/11/16/unable-to-enable-the-vsphere-authentication-proxy-plug-in/
View a .vpf file (VMware Profile Format)
This article describes a very easy method on how to fashionable view a VMware Profile Format file (.vpf) that is used with VMware Host Profiles. Why would you like to read the .vpf file? Certain troubleshooting scenarios would ease you work if you are able to search for a specific content within the Host Profile So how […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on November 14, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/11/14/view-a-vpf-file-vmware-profile-format/
Migrate to new vCenter Server while using dvSwitches
During vSphere 4.x to 5.x updates I occasionally run into the situation where dvSwitches are used on the current vCenter4 and the customer wants to install a fresh copy of vCenter5 (with a new dvSwitch). Within this article I will describe a minimum downtime (1 ping-loss or less) procedure to cover this, guided by pictures […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on October 19, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/10/19/migrate-to-new-vcenter-server-while-using-dvswitches/
Random ESXi LUN loss in an 8Gb FC Brocade infrastructure
Recently Dennis Agterberg, a fellow contractor, experienced some major issues with random LUN loss on all his ESXi Hosts. The environment consists of HP Virtual Connect FC modules connected to 8Gb Brocade switches. From a vCenter perspective repetitive “lost access to volume … due to connectivity issues. Recovery attempt is in progress and outcome will […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on May 21, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/05/21/random-esxi-lun-loss-in-a-8gb-fc-brocade-infrastructure/
Datacenters vs Clusters within the vCenter Inventory
Recently I got involved in a discussion about “Creating multiple Datacenters with one Clusters rather than one Datacenter with multiple Clusters” First of all lets get the definitions of these objects summarized (as stated in the vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide) Clusters A collection of ESX/ESXi hosts and associated virtual machines intended to work together as […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on February 3, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/02/03/datacenters-vs-clusters-within-the-vcenter-inventory/
Running scripts on the ESXi shell with correct time-stamps
While working on the ESXi shell you might notice that the “date” command returns the UTC time instead of displaying the correct time zone like ESX Classic does. This is by design within ESXi and stated in this VMware KB article: ESXi uses UTC time and does not support changing time zones Although it’s not supported to […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on January 26, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/01/26/running-scripts-on-the-esxi-shell-with-correct-time-stamps/
Dutch vBeers – 14 July 2011
Another vBeers gathering will be held on Thursday 14th of July starting from 6:00pm in ‘Cafe de Omval’ which is located near the Amsterdam Amstel station. This venue is selected since it’s easy to reach for people not coming from Amsterdam and serves a fine of selection of beers along with soft drinks and bar […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on July 13, 2011
https://virtualkenneth.com/2011/07/13/dutch-vbeers-14-july-2011/
VM Swapfile (.vswp) placement with SRM
Nowadays VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) gets implemented more and more and like vSphere, VMware SRM needs a good architectural design before starting off. One of the design considerations is around the placement of the Virtual Machine Swap File (.vswp) which I want to give some more information about in this article. Let’s first take […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on June 29, 2011
https://virtualkenneth.com/2011/06/29/vm-swapfile-vswp-placement-with-srm/
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Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on June 7, 2011
https://virtualkenneth.com/2011/06/07/self-employed-delivering-virtualization-consultancy/
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