Hello every one,
I am using VMware VSphere 5.1. Below is my setup
WIN2K8-ENT - DC (Domain Controller), running on Windows 2008 r2 64 bit.
WIN2K8-STD - Hosting the Vcentre server, running on Windows 2008 r2 64 bit and part of the domain.
VMware ESxi 5.1 - A host machine in my data center and part of the domain
WIN2K8- HOST - Aother machine i want to try to add as another host in my datacenter and part of the domain.
Below is my problem description.
Already i have added the ESX 5.1 as a host machine and now i am trying to add Windows machine as another, but i am getting the below error message.
"Call "Datacenter.QueryConnectionInfo" for object "DCENTER" on vCenter Server "WIN2K8-STD.contoso.local" failed."
And i am attaching the compleate screen shot also.
Here i have a question.
1) can't we add a Wndows machine as a Host in Datacenter.If yes, why?
2) Which types of OS we can use as a host machine?
Thanks,
Vishnu.
Welcome to the Community,
vCenter Server is built to manage ESXi hosts. You may want to take a look at http://www.vmware.com/support/mhm/doc/vcenter-multi-hypervisor-manager-10-release-notes.html to see if this is something you are thinking of.
André
vCenter can be used only to manage ESXi host..
Already i have added the ESX 5.1 as a host machine and now i am trying to add Windows machine as another, but i am getting the below error message
Once you have added the ESXi host the VM's running on it would be visible in vCenter and you manage it from there if required.
What you are trying to achieve by adding the Windows Server to vCenter??
By anu chace if you are planning to mange Hyper-V then as Ander suggested take a look at vCenter MHM which can be installed as additional plugin and cane be used for managing Hyper-V machines
I agree. What you are trying to do is not possible. What I would like to know is why you are trying to join Windows 2008 to vCenter. The way it works is that you can join it as a VM within an ESXi host. You will have full configuration and control over that VM when it is inside the host. There is no need to have it connected to vCenter (and obviously it can't be done)
If you can give us a little more information about what you are trying to do, we can help you figure out how to do it.
