VCAC 6.1 on single ESXi test host...cant see local storage or any templates

[learylike]

All,

I was running through a test install of vcac 6.1 but when trying to create blueprints using the clone action and then attempting to browse for a template ( which I have already created 3 different ones ) it seems as though the search feature doesnt show any as though it's not even aware or looking for any templates.  I have the same issue with storage when trying to create reservations.  My single ESXi host is part of a Datacenter but of course not a cluster...is it required that you must have at least 2 ESXi hosts in a cluster and shared storage in order to test or could this be another issue?  I was hoping to get away with just a single host as I wont have another available in the lab for another week and trying to get a head start.  Thanks in advance

[stvkpln]

Even if it's a single host, it has to be in a cluster.. One of my testing harness configurations is a single host that I just use for quick linke clone testing.. it works fine. Just needs to be under a cluster object in vCenter.

[learylike]

Steve,

Thanks for the reply and while waiting for a response I already went ahead and put the host in a cluster ( even enabled HA just to be sure).  I reinstalled all of vcac as well but still same issue.  What is strange is after adding an endpoint which is my vcenter server and creating a Fabric Group it does see the cluster name as an available compute resource.  I assume that means that there is connectivity and the endpoint is configured correctly.  However once I go and try to create a new reservations for example and get the drop down of my cluster name in the "Compute Resource" section, then going over to the resources tab, none of my datastores are listed out to choose from ( which is a required field).

Same issue I have when creating a blueprint.  I want to choose clone so that I can use some of my existing templates but again when I go the the "Build Information" tab in blueprints and select "Clone" and browse for templates none are listed.  Also on this same tab still dont see any storage.

Its almost as though it knows I have a cluster but cant read anything in it even though I have only used domain admin and vcenter admin ( same account ) for permissions for everything.  For what its worth my iaas server is running windows 2012 R2 with every important update on it.  I you have any other suggestions on things I could try or review that would be great.  Thanks so much for your help

- Chris

[stvkpln]

Go to compute resources and ensure data collection has run and completed successfully.. Even if it has, re-collect everything, and try again. I've seen that happen with sometimes.

[learylike]

Interesting...so under data collection the compute resource is set to ON

Inventory doesnt have a Last Completed or status and the Data Collection is not set to ON or OFF

State is also the same as Inventory

When I attempt to set data collection to ON and click OK and return back the setting cleared itself and back to nothing.  I will let it run over the weekend as perhaps it will run a scheduled collection.  Fingers crossed and thanks again

[abhilashhb]

I think this is a problem caused by MSDTC communication. You will have to run DTCPing tool on both DB and IaaS server to make sure your setup is able to bind/reverse bing the hostname.

[learylike]

Thanks and I gave that a try but unfortunately doesnt seem to be the case as RPC, binding, and reverse binding reports all indicate success on both servers.  Both the SQL 2012 server and Iaas ( windows 2012 R2) are on the same vlan and I pointed both of them to use the same windows 2012 R2 DNS server for name resolution.  I also have windows firewall disabled on both systems.  Im wondering if the latest updates from microsoft for 2012 R2 server could be causing some issues (unless someone can confirm that all is fine using them but  new bundle patch came out a few weeks ago with many changes and wondering if that could be playing a role)  Appreciate the suggestion though