Is it still possible to use a single host for vSphere 5.5, vCenter, VMs and datastores?

[g580]

Hi,

I just deployed a management host and setup vCenter.

i want to create a datastore to store ISOs and then deploy some test VMs.  However, this doesn't appear possible.

So what am I missing.

Do I need a second host for the datastores and VMs?

Please kindly advise.

[a_p_]

Welcome o the Community,

you can basically deploy your complete IT on a single ESXi host. What's the issue you have?

André

[g580]

Hi André,

Thanks for your response.  I have installed vSpehere 5.5 on the host.

Then I installed the vCenter appliance.

Then I use the vSphere client to connect to vCenter.

Then I create a data center.

At this point, I should be able to create datastores to upload my OS ISOs and/or create VMs. 

However, all the options for creating a datastore are grayed out. 

I also cannot create VMs?  for example, File -> New -> Virtual Machine ... is grayed out.

What do you think is going on?

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thanks,

Oscar

[a_p_]

vCenter Server only manages the resources. In order to get this to work you need to add the ESXi host to the vCenter Server's inventory.

André

[g580]

Hi André,

I basically can't add anything to the vCenter Server.

The difference between what I am doing now and the past is this:  In the past, I would deploy vCenter server inside Window Server 2008.

This time, I want to use the vCenter appliance.

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Best regards,

Oscar

[a_p_]

There's not much difference in the functionality between the Windows version and the Appliance. So after creating a Datacenter in the vCenter Server inventory you should have the "Add Host ..." option either from the pop-up menu (right click the Datacenter) of from the "First Steps" tab (when using the Web Client).

André

PS: I assume you are using the SSO administrator account "administrator@vsphere.local" to logon to vCenter Server!?

[g580]

Hi André,

This is very puzzling.

I am digging around to see what I may be doing wrong.

I will try to reinstall vCenter if I don't make progress.

Thanks for your help so far.

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Thanks,

Oscar

[a_p_]

Which options do you see in the popup menu for the Datacenter object in the vCenter Server inventory. maybe a screenshot can help finding out the missing part!?

André

[g580]

Hi André,

There aren't useful snapshots.  Basically, the menus are grayed out.

I will re-install the vCenter appliance and pay attention to the options.

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Thanks again for your help,

Oscar

[a_p_]

Just to make sure you didn't miss my PS from a previous reply, did you login using the SSO administrator account "administrator@vsphere.local" which was created when you setup the appliance? If you ran the default setup the password may still be "vmware".

André

[g580]

You are right André,

The problem was with the SSO administrator account.  There was something wrong with administrator@vsphere.local. 

I just finished re-configured SSO and reset the password.  Now everything is working like a champ.

Thank you so very much for all your help.

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Best regards,

Oscar