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MZ1 Enthusiast
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Apr 23, 2008 12:10 AM

Guides Consolidation plugin missing

Hi,

 

I updated VC from 2.5 to 2.5 Update 1 and now the Consolidation Button is missing. I can't find a way to access the wizzard. Can someone help me?

 

MZ1

Tags: guided_config, vc_2.5
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1. Apr 24, 2008 10:35 AM in response to: MZ1
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

 

I ran into same issue.  If you browse the iso/cd of the 2.5 install.  Browse to the vpx folder, and run CapacityPlanner.exe.  Once it's done installation, you will need to reboot virtual center.

 

 

 

 

 

-KjB

 

 

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2. May 14, 2008 7:26 AM in response to: kjb007
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

 

I performed the action you described above, but did not solve my missing Consolidation button problem, did you manage to get this resolved?

 

 

I opened my VI client on my notebook to the virtual center server, then followed the process of installing the VMWare Converter Enterprise plugin, and enabled it.  Seems it must be done for every VI client connected.   but also it do not work!

 

 

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3. May 14, 2008 10:46 AM in response to: snapper$
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

Go to c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\

 

and remove the following lines from the vpxd.cfg file and rebooted the server.

 

<vcp2v>

<dontStartConsolidation>true</dontStartConsolidation>

</vcp2v>

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4. May 14, 2008 11:32 PM in response to: kjb007
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

Supper!!

 

Thanks, wonder why I did not find that vpx.cfg file

 

Thanks

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5. May 14, 2008 11:41 PM in response to: kjb007
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

Thanks,

 

this solved the problem.

But analysis is still not working, cause vc-server is a german-install and guided consolidation is only working on englisch OS-version. I don't know why the programmer does use fixed pathes instead of OS-Variables like %WINDIR%.

 

You do not need to reboot the server, restarting the vc-service is enougth.

 

MZ1

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6. Nov 25, 2008 2:05 AM in response to: kjb007
Re: Guides Consolidation plugin missing

Thanks for the solution! I have made a blogpost(dutch) about this issue http://ict-freak.nl/2008/11/25/vmware-missing-consolidation-button/

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