Tuesday, March 25, 2014

How to access vCenter 5.5 with Domain user account

Some days ago I started the installation of my vSphere 5.5 U1 lab for the first time. I have preferred to go quickly so I have chosen the Simple Installation method for the vCenter Server and his components.
After the installation was finished I logged to the vCenter Server using vSphere Web Client and my Domain user account, but I was not able to do anything and I see (0) next to vCenter Server in the Inventory Tree.
I read the official documentation of vSphere 5.5.1 and many VMware KB but I didn't find anything which explains this situation, I started to search in the internet and I found many Bloggers have already blogged about this problem. But I find only one who explains clearly and simply how to fix this.
The blogger Frank Denneman in his article show step by step with screenshots how to configure vCenter Server permissions to the Domain user accounts or groups, and finally you can use your Domain user account to access the vCenter Server as an Administrator or configure others privileges.
here's the link to his article titled  : vSphere 5.5 vCenter server inventory 0

http://frankdenneman.nl/2014/01/16/vsphere-5-5-vcenter-server-0-inventory/


Saturday, May 28, 2011

VisioCafe free visio stencils download site

You can download a huge collection of Visio stencils for free from VisioCafe, the list of the hardware manufacturers is not bad, you find servers, storage, network and other related resources. The site is updated frequently subsequently of the new hardware manufactured.

Managing Hyper-V with VMware vCenter XVP Manager

vCenter XVP Manager and Converter is a VMware vCenter plugin to manage Micorosft Hyper-V servers and their VMs from vCenter Console, I'll let you continue to read the official article from here Managing Hyper-V with VMware vCenter XVP Manager

To download it go to vCenter XVP Manager and Converter

Saturday, May 14, 2011

IBM System x DDR3 Memory Configurator

Because now the memory configuration became more complex than ever IBM like others provide customers this web-based tool to determining the optimal memory configuration for System x and BladeCenter servers.
IBM System x DDR3 Memory Configurator

HP ProLiant DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool

How to populate memory on your ProLiant Servers?
HP provide customers this web-based tool, it allow them depending of the size of memory needed to calculate the number and type of memory to buy and how to install it on the ProLiant servers.
HP ProLiant DDR3 Memory Configuration Tool

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Windows Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

To improve customers' support experiences when running Windows Server on virtualization technologies other than Hyper-V™ and Virtual Server, Microsoft has launched the Server Virtualization Validation Program (SVVP)

For the complete list of virtualization solutions vendors participating in this program see the link above. And for Microsoft customers who need to install Windows Server on their virtualization platforms can check the compatibility and supportability by Microsoft.

Windows Server Catalog

The Windows Server Catalog (http://www.windowsservercatalog.com) lists thousands of hardware and software items compatible with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. (About this Site)

This site is a tool for everyone who plan to build a new solution or design architecture around Microsoft Windows Server and they need to select the certified, compatible and supported software and hardware before they start buying them.

If you already have the software and hardware, you can check if your actual configuration is compatible and supported by Microsoft.