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hey folks

I have 2 identical Dell 2850's

ESX latest build and patched to current.

VMKernal nic on server A is 192.168.10.20 and 192.168.10.21 on server B

VMotion is ticked on the VMKernal properties on both servers.

I do not see the other server from VI Client no matter which server I am connected to. When I open the VIC I have no datacenters listed, just the single server.

I am using a trial license which allegedly supports the use of VMotion.

Both ESX servers are configured exactly the same, however,on server A I see the options to migrate hosts etc, but on server B these options are not listed.

Any pointers as to what to check.

Thanks

Steve

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You have to create a datacenter yourself.

right click hosts and clusters and ... new datcenter

then add other host

then but them both in the same data center

Yes I know that from rtm

I do not have the option to create a datacenter

No hosts and clusters options.

the root entry in the VIC is the ESX Server.

you have a vm with vcenter installed?

No, I have VC installed on 2 standalone pc's, one of which is the license server.

Check the config tab on the server you can see and look at licensed features

License type -

ESX Server Standard

iSCSI Usage

SAN usage

Up to 4 way virtual SMP

NAS Usage

ADD ONS

VMWare Consolodated Backup - licensed for 2 cpu's

This should include all production-orientated features...so it says

needs VMotion in addins for sure

and virtualcenter agent for esx server i think

if you had all options you should also have HA and DRS

Looking at the license, it seems I should have vmotion

INCREMENT PROD_ESX_FULL VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage;gp=14;exclude=BACKUP \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="1F4E 3002 \

BC36 0AF4 E7FC 3C51 E05E DB3C FC08 D53D 6D91 CDD7 493D 2ECC \

639C 1AF6 4BA2 CCDD 9BEC 8944 75EB 6B86 A220 775E 1D17 C146 \

99D3 4A89 F2D5 BB07"

INCREMENT ESX_FULL_BACKUP VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="0030 4DAF \

8A80 B249 5742 0B66 E747 547A 0D75 9120 8EA4 A745 B6C8 4BD2 \

DD03 0E63 3FF4 E94E 7474 92E8 16AA 92D6 7788 78B9 3E38 D707 \

656D AD64 962D A714"

INCREMENT VC_ESXHOST VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="0527 BB28 \

B55E 93F0 B9F0 2F74 F395 AB91 FEB0 1375 F9CE 093E 5B85 0552 \

F0BE 0207 E0E5 D980 A797 D7DE 7AA0 FDB0 B7C8 FF28 E68C 6FAC \

AC74 6F7B F37E 80C1"

INCREMENT VC_VMOTION VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="06EE 9F2F \

B6A0 4EED 6934 18C9 2A36 DD6E 7ABF C816 64C0 321E 6363 B843 \

FD1A 116E 8406 EF83 5671 6FC3 AC8E 05C3 F2FE 92C2 24BE 6DE7 \

9CA0 8DB0 71D0 12B4"

INCREMENT VC_DAS VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="0996 E763 \

2E76 9CDD D235 14BB 3661 F0FB C0DD ED9B 38B3 BD42 E648 D564 \

F38A 0226 AEA6 1738 C06B E3BC 391B 9438 3DD8 75F8 6FFF 752D \

2B99 5933 8591 D2A3"

INCREMENT VC_DRS VMWARELM 2005.05 30-jul-2007 16 \

VENDOR_STRING=licenseType=Server;capacityType=cpuPackage \

ISSUED=01-Jul-2007 NOTICE=FulfillmentId=554548 SIGN="0DFE EFB2 \

EED4 AADC 1E3C 63C1 832D EE55 9891 7B5E C204 24EF B332 C7AB \

3B5C 1F15 139D EB84 539D 33A0 10B7 8813 6C97 EC99 C1F6 18C5 \

E95C C9A2 83A9 8261"

Looks like you should , I would try re-applying the license.

lol...I have done, many times, believe me.

This is why I am frustrated.

Are you connecting your VI client to the ESX host or the VC server? It sounds as though you are connecting to the ESX hosts directly instead of pointing your VI client at the VC.

Are you sure you've installed Virtual Center and not just only VIC?

Lars

Ha, correct.

I do not have Virtual Center installed.

Silly question now.

How do I install. I have a folder on that has virtual center files, but the look like unix files....and there's a readme that says it's an upgrade to CC 1.2

Hello,

Here is an install doc: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_301_201_installation_guide.pdf

Page 57

You can get the binaries from here: http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/eval.html

Good resource

http://thelifecode.blogspot.com/2006/08/installation-of-vmware-virtualcenter.html

It's all there, Tomcat works, the login page for VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access comes up, but as soon as I enter creds...it tells me that the webservice is unavailable.

odbc is fine

The server service starts, then after the first attempt to connect, it stops. No errors are logged.

Try Just the regular VI client to connect, that way you don't have to worry about web stuff. Just load it onto any workstation.

I am using the client...:)