vCAC and HA/DRS Cluster resource pools
If compute cluster resource pools are used on HA/DRS clusters, how do I maintain those resource pools properly when VCAC is implemented?Previously, when VMware admins provisioned all the VMs manually,...
View ArticleStrange error sometimes during machineprovisioned
Hi everybody, I have this error during some provionning.I have a custom script... works well last week, but now...some provisionning fails Anybody have an idea ? Workflow "WFStubMachineProvisioned"...
View ArticlevCAC Logging Question
Hello, Our security team are asking questions regarding the logs in vCAC especially the changes to groups and policies. Does vCAC log any changes to provisioning groups (ie. adding members, changing...
View ArticleHow to limit CPU MHZ
Hi AllOne of the offerings we want to achieve is a limited / Capped CPU MHZ.We want a lower power and high power offering on the same machine type.How can I do this via vCAC?Would you just cap the VM...
View ArticleBlueprint shows as not available
I have setup all the components on one server in my lab and have configured provisioning groups and blue prints with all the appropriate permissions. However when I login either as a user or as an...
View ArticleDoes vCAC support vSphere 5.5 platform directly?
Hi, I tried to deploy vCAC 5.2 with vSphere 5.5 platform, but I encountered an issue when I tried to configure credentials to add vSphere to vCAC that system always pending the “loading” so that I...
View ArticleWhat are the key features that vCAC standard license does not enable?
I am trying to understand what key features vCAC standard does not enable? The vCAC edition comparison page is not very detailed. I would like to be able to:Create vSphere EndpointCreate a VM blueprint...
View ArticleAssign owner by Designer workflow?
Hello. Is it possible to change an owner of a vm by a designer workflow or by an orchestrator workflow? Thanks in advance.Chris
View ArticleSnapshot question
I'm starting to learn this product - and am reading the documentation. In the Operating Guide (Release 5.2 page 71) there is a discussion of "Enabling Snapshot Manager" - from the content I gather...
View Articlevcloud director endpoint discovery
I have a vcd endpoint and discovery runs with no errors but no compute resources are found so I cannot create an reservation against this endpoint. Any ideas?
View ArticleDEM Worker Installation Error Status 1602
I'm unable to install a second instance of the DEM Worker on a second system for redundancy, getting the following error: == Logging stopped: 10/14/2013 15:40:44 ===MSI (c) (C4:58) [15:40:44:233]:...
View ArticleVCAC and storage profiles
I am using VM storage profiles in vCenter to make sure that VMs are placed on datastores that give them the performance they require. Enter VCAC. Can I provision a VM through VCAC so that a storage...
View ArticlevCAC 5.2 Workflow - Powershell issue
Hi, I've been testing vCAC 5.2 for quite a while now. I'm currently testing the workflows. I modified the workflow WFStubBuildingMachine to lauch a script to "pre-stage" the AD components(computer...
View ArticleWorkflow "vCloudEndpointDataCollection" failed with the following exception:...
When I add a vCloud endpoint I receive the following error: Workflow "vCloudEndpointDataCollection" failed with the following exception: The given key was not present in the dictionary. I am sure the...
View ArticleCustomize vCAC User Interface Views
I am working on customizing the user interface of vCAC to match that of our organization, and to provide more descriptive help and documentation. There are several boxes of text on the user interface...
View ArticleUser specified IP address?
Is it possible to configure vCAC 5.2 to prompt a user for an IP address when deploying from a template? I have a situation where IP addresses have already been assigned to hostnames, so when the users...
View ArticlevCAC Guest Agents
Guys, Have any of you successfully installed the vCAC 5.2 guest agent in Windows Server 2008 R2. I've followed the installation guide and enabled the property (VirtualMachine.Admin.UseGuestAgent =...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Enterprise x64 customization
Hello community,Has anyone successfully customized Windows 8.1 either using vCAC or vSphere yet? As far as I'm informed, the environment I work in should fit the requirements:vCenter Server = 5.1.0...
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Retrieving Work from VRM : The request failed with HTTP status 401:...
I have a vCenter Server 5.5. My Domain account VCAC\administrator has admin credentials. In my IAAS Windows VM, VCAC\administrator is part of the local administrator group When I tried to create the...
View ArticleProvisioning machine from vCAC 5.2 "Unable to complete the requested...
Hi,I have done vCAC 5.2 setup and configured vSphere (vCenter) endpoint on it. I have created Enterprise groups, Provisioning groups, reservations, machine prefix...etc and all I have is working...
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