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Troubleshooting the VMware VirtualCenter Server service when it does
not start or fails
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Stopping, starting, or restarting the VirtualCenter Server service
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Troubleshooting the database data source used by VirtualCenter Server
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Determining if a port is in use
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Investigating the health of a VirtualCenter database server
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Investigating Active Directory when it causes the VirtualCenter Server
to stop or fail to start
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Overview of migration compatibility error messages
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Troubleshooting VMotion CPU feature requirement error messages
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Diagnosing why VirtualCenter is not sending email alerts
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Diagnosing an ESX Server that is Disconnected or Not Responding in
VirtualCenter
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Changing an ESX Server’s connection status in VirtualCenter
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command
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Verifying that the Management Service is running on an ESX host
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Verifying that the VirtualCenter Agent Service is running on an ESX host
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Restarting the Management agents on an ESX Server
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Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
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Diagnosing slow deployment of templates or clones from VirtualCenter
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Troubleshooting slow template deployment on a single template
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Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
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Configuring the speed and duplex of an ESX Server host network adapter
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Troubleshooting template deployment or cloning when it fails
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Determining the correct version of sysprep to use
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Ensuring VirtualCenter Server is the only VMware product installed on
host
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Ensuring the guest operating system type is set correctly
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Diagnosing the Virtual Infrastructure Client when it fails to connect
to an ESX host
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Verifying that the Management Service is running on an ESX host
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Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command
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Troubleshooting permissions errors when connecting to an ESX Server
host with the Virtual Infrastructure client
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Diagnosing the Virtual Infrastructure Client when it fails to connect
to VirtualCenter
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Stopping, starting, or restarting the VirtualCenter Server service
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Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command
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Troubleshooting the VMware ESX Server Management Service when it will
not start
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Restarting the ESX Server Management service
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Investigating disk space on an ESX host
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Troubleshooting the firewall policy on an ESX Server
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Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
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Unable to connect to an ESX Server host using Secure Shell (SSH)
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Verifying that the Secure Shell Daemon is running on an ESX Server host
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Enabling Root SSH Logins on ESX Server 3
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Configuring the ESX Server host firewall for SSH
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Testing port connectivity with the Telnet command
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Diagnosing a VMware High Availability cluster configuration failure
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Verifying a feature is licensed
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Identifying issues with and setting up name resolution on ESX Server
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Configuring name resolution for VMware VirtualCenter
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Verifying and reinstalling the correct version of VMware VirtualCenter
Server agent
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Diagnosing VMware VMotion failure at 10%
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Unable to set VMkernel gateway as there are no VMkernel interfaces on
the same network
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Testing VMkernel network connectivity with the vmkping command
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Identifying issues with and setting up name resolution on ESX Server
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Verifying time synchronization across environment
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VMware VMotion fails if target host does not meet reservation
requirements
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Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
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Troubleshooting migration compatibility error: Device is a connected
device with a remote backing
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Troubleshooting Virtual Machine loses network connection after VMware
VMotion
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Testing network connectivity with the Ping command
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Port security on the physical switch causes a loss of network
connectivity
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Diagnosing VMware VMotion failure at 90-95%
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Restarting the Management agents on an ESX Server
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Verifying time synchronization across environment
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VMware VMotion fails if target host does not meet reservation
requirements
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Checking for resource starvation of the ESX Server service console
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Identifying shared storage issues with ESX 3.x
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