5.1.0 – Virtualization, DBaaS & Whatever Crosses My Mind

Virtual machine disk consolidation needed.

magander — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 17:18:52 +0000

This blog post applies to the vCenter Server version 5.1.0.880146 and ESXi version 5.1.0.799733. Today i ran into an issue with the Snapshot Consolidate feature. The vSphere Web Client informed me that a “Virtual machine disk consolidation needed” was required for my VM. The virtual machine is backed up by vSphere Data Protection 5.1.0.56.179 and …

vCenter Server and vCenter Single Sign On authentication problem.

magander — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:37:09 +0000

After upgrading a customer environment to the latest available vCenter Server version (5.1.0 U1a) i couldn’t access the vCenter Server. The vSphere Web Client didn’t list any available vCenter Server. The vSphere Client indicates i don’t have the required permissions. The customer uses the following user account, local Windows server group, and active directory group …