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>>If I changed no. of uplinks from 7 to 5, then only uplink 6 and 7 will be removed. Now Change dvUplink1 to dvUplink_active, dvUplink2 to dvUplink_standby if there are any network adapters that were already connected to the deleted uplinks, make sure to properly migrate the Host network adapters to new uplinks Is that what you wanted or something I'm missing here ..

Rajat, Can you check if the license service is indeed running ? Follow the KB to check the status of the License service How to stop, start, or restart vCenter Server 6.x services (2109881) | VMware KB Also, check for any error in vpxd logs and post it here.

It looks like you may have created a Distributed switch of version 6.0, which is why you are unable to add the host to that particular distributed switch. Create a new distributed switch with version 5.1 and add the ESX 5.1 Host.

>>I seem to have issues deploying a 21GB OVA to vCenter using either the vSphere Web Client or the vSphere Client (HTML5). It seems to do well until it gets to 50%, then it stalls and sits there indefinitely with no errors. This is same result no matter which build of 6.5 I have used. There could be several things in play in your environment. - Network issues - Host Disk performance & space issues -OVF deployment issues    - Deployment type Thin vs Thick disk    - Since, the OVA/OVF deployment is network intensive operation for such huge file, it may take at least 30 minutes. Can you provide more details on the time you waited before resorting to deploy on another setup. Any screenshot to the task view (Webclient>Host> monitor>Tasks & event) would help us understand your problem better. also, Monitor the Network performance under Performance Tab of the host and check the rate data transfer and also from client machine check the network performance,

You can create Custom reports by accessing WebClient > Host> Monitor>Performance>Advanced > chart options and change the chart type to Stacked graph per VM and select the needed parameter and save the chart. vSphere 6.5 Documentation link : Change Advanced Chart Settings

New KB is published with resolution. Please follow the steps mentioned in the KB in order to correct the behavior. OVF deployment fails after upgrading to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 U1 (2151085) | VMware KB 

VSohill, Please make sure the PSC's are joined and the user has permissions on both the vCenter server. My earlier reply.. >> Assuming both vCenter Servers are configured to use different external PSC , but PSCs are joined( step -6 vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center  ) to the same SSO domain, Then also you don't need to perform any additional operation as the configuration enables the enhanced linked mode by default.

For anyone who is going to encounter this issue just follow below tips 1. Make sure the ESXi where the VR appliance is going to be deployed(or already deployed) in also configured to sync with the same NTP server as that of of the PSC/VC VM 2.  While deploying the VR provide the same NTP server and after deployment make sure the Time zone is same as that of the NTP server. 3. If you already deployed the appliance and then performed the changes in step-1, just login to VR appliance console and change the time zone settings.and check if the Time displayed matches with that of the PSC. If you needed to restart the VR appliance please do so before proceeding with the configuration.

Good to see that you worked around the problem that you encountered. But again as stated in my earlier comment VMware Converter is your best bet when dealing with converting a VM from one product type to other, as there are small details which may mess up the VM's properties and may result in undesired configuration and VM performance.

Sun, There are no serious errors from logs you provided. I found the following message but is of no help to root cause the problem you are currently facing. vsphere_client_virgo.log == No VC records found in LDU `d3648d92-95f7-11e3-a3c8-005056850004'; DS will operate without VC connection. [2016-04-18T03:15:44.746+08:00] [INFO ] SynchronizerTimer            70000002 100002 200002 com.vmware.cis.data.service.session.SessionPoolManagerImpl        Scheduled token renewal for session cis-data-service-session-2 at approx. Wed May 18 03:10:44 SGT 2016 . [2016-04-18T03:15:44.749+08:00] [ERROR] SynchronizerTimer            70000002 100002 200002 com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.Synchronizer                              Global consent status synchronizer has stopped unexpectedly. As a result the local consent state will not be synchronized with other consent states. To recover please verify/fix the exact reason in the cause exception and restart the service com.vmware.cis.data.service.session.SessionActivationException: Session contains no VC services (this error indicates connection, login or permission failure.)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.SolutionUserActor.findTargetVcService(SolutionUserActor.java:234)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.SolutionUserActor.internalReadConsent(SolutionUserActor.java:281)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.SolutionUserActor.readConsent(SolutionUserActor.java:95)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.CeipApiImpl.readFromDBIfNotInitialized(CeipApiImpl.java:193)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.CeipApiImpl.sync(CeipApiImpl.java:96)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.Synchronizer.sync(Synchronizer.java:71)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.Synchronizer.access$100(Synchronizer.java:20)     at com.vmware.ph.ceip.impl.Synchronizer$1.run(Synchronizer.java:47)     at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555)     at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505) [2016-04-18T03:20:24.896+08:00] [INFO ] Timer-0                       com.vmware.vise.util.debug.SystemUsageMonitor                     == If it is possible please upload the logs from the %temp% folder where the isntall logs are stored.. --attach vim-vcs-msi.log, vminst.log & vc-install.txt

Andrew, Please follow the KBs which should resolve your problem. VMware KB: After updating Google Chrome to Version 42 or later, vSphere Web Client Integration Plugin 5.x no longer …. Also, make sure you dont have multiple version of plugin installed ont he mahcine where you are going to access the Web Client.

Just make sure after upgrade all the users are able to access various features and all of the management clients are working. Regarding the warning message, the message was put in place to notify the Admins about the underlying Network inconsistency. You may very well ignore this issue if your current environment is simple but again this may become important if your environment has a scaled out architecture.

Is this an option which you can consider in order to reduce the size of the table ... Reduce the number of days to retain the Tasks data from VC ? >>>>>      Administration -> vCenter Server Settings -> Database Retention Policy -> Tasks retained for "checkbox" If yes, then select the checkbox and mention the days for which the tasks need to be retained. Just a note ..by enabling the option the vCenter server Tasks history would significantly be lost from the DB.

Vinodkrishna, Here is the explaining in detail the process of updating the vCSA https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2031331 ###from the KB ### To update the VMware vCenter Server Appliance: Launch a web browser and go to http://vCenterServer:5480/ or https://vCenterServer:5480/ . Log in to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance web interface using your login credentials. Click the Update tab. Click Check update. Note: After the update is complete, the VCSA 5.x Update is displayed in the list. Click Install Updates. Read and agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA). During the update, the message VMware vCenter Server Appliance - 5.x Build xxxxxx Please wait... is displayed. After the update completes, reboot the VMware vCenter Server Appliance using the web interface. --- If your Appliance does not have connectivity to VMware repository , you may follow alternate approach of using your own local repository or an UpdateRepo-ISO downloaded from here ... VMware vSphere 5: Private Cloud Computing, Server and Data Center Virtualization specifically this file .. VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.1.0.30300-3630963-updaterepo.iso   (https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VCL-VSP510-VC-51U3B&productId=285&download=true&fileId=34befb72…) To update using "VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.1.0.30300-3630963-updaterepo.iso" follow the below instructions Procedure 1 Download the update ISO file from the VMware.com Web site. 2 Connect the vCenter Server Appliance CD-ROM drive to the ISO file you downloaded. 3 Open the management vCenter Virtual Appliance web interface on port 5480. 4 In the Update tab, click Settings. 5 Under Update Repository, select Use CD-ROM Updates. 6 Click Save Settings. 7 Click Status. 8 Under Actions, click Install Updates.