Problem I attempted to log into VCSA 6.5 (with external PSC) with my domain credentials but was rejected. It soon became apparent that the VCSA was no longer connected to the AD domain. I tried to manually connect it via the GUI but received the following error: The name of the identity source does not match the existing Integrated Read More…

Problem: After repointing to a new SSO server (see http://www.jordansphere.co.uk/split-sso-server-in-vsphere-5-5/ ) the webclient was stil re-directing to the old login screen (for the old SSO server).   Resolution: Edit the following file: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\proxy.xml and change the hostName value from old to new – as shown in the example below: <e id="21"> <_type>vim.ProxyService.RedirectSpec</_type> <accessMode>httpAndHttps</accessMode> <hostName> sso02.jordansphere.co.uk </hostName> <port>9443</port> <redirectType>permanent</redirectType> <serverNamespace>/vsphere-client</serverNamespace> </e> Read More…

Issue I needed to find the location of an SSO server in vCenter 5.5   Resolution In the web client go to : {VCENTER} -> Manage -> Settings –> Advacned Settings -> config.vpxd.sso.sts.url

Problem New install of vSphere 6.5. When trying to vMotion a VM from one host svesx01 (192.168.131.111) to another host svesx02 (192.168.131.112) the process failed with the following error:   Failed waiting for data. Error 195887167. Connection closed by remote host, possibly due to timeout. Migration [175211275:8050715817357496887] failed to connect to remote host <192.168.131.112> from Read More…

Problem I tried to Storage vMotion a VM and noticed that the vCetner and ESXI hosts had suddenly became unlicensed in vsphere 6.0. Looking in the licensing section the following error appeared "the given key was not present in the dictionary" The manage vsphere licenses was also greyed out. Alternativey I tried to log in to Read More…