Category: Virtualization

Host IPMI System Event Log Status


Sometimes you may still receive ‘Hosst IPMI System Event Log Status’ alerts (which means the system event log is full) even after you reset event log and reset sensors. In my case, the solution is ssh into the ESXi host and restart the sfcbd-watchdog service. ~ # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog statussfcbd is running.~ # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart~ # … Continue reading Host IPMI System Event Log Status →

vCenter 5.1 service fails to start because of anti virus


The real time antivirus program or the vShield endpoint may cause the vCenter 5.1 service fail to start. I found this out the other day in the vpxd.log file. The error is something like No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. This is due to the real time anti virus … Continue reading vCenter 5.1 service fails to start because of anti virus →

Adding host failed due to too many hidden snapshots


Be careful with taking snapshots intentionally or unintentionally, it will not only decrease the virtual machine performance but also will prevent the host from being added to the vCenter DRS cluster. For most time, we focus on looking after the snapshots that be taken intentionally, but generally pay less attention to the snapshots that be … Continue reading Adding host failed due to too many hidden snapshots →

XenDesktop VDI fail to power on (Reason:Too many user)


We have deployed XenDesktop 5.6 VDI on vSphere 5.0 platform recently. It has been working well mostly so far, except for a couple of times some VDI failed to power on. The status in the vSphere client task pane is Reason: Too many user. The workaround is to migrate it to another host. I caught … Continue reading XenDesktop VDI fail to power on (Reason:Too many user) →