VMware vSphere 5 now offers vCenter Server as a Linux-based virtual appliance in addition to the traditional release that runs on Windows. While there are a few limitations with the vCenter Server Virtual Appliance (VCVA), please keep in mind this is just the first supported release. Old-timers may recall the excitement generated by the Technical Preview over two years ago.
VMware vSphere 5 License Reporting
The new vSphere 5 licensing model is accompanied by a new licensing report that allows customers to query vRAM utilization. Although this report is accessed through the standard vSphere Client, it is based on the next-generation Flex framework and served up via the vSphere Web Client — a server normally used by end-user web browsers. The report looks like this:
VCVA License Reporting Bug
Conveniently, the VCVA comes with the Web Client already installed. Unfortunately, a small workaround is needed before the license reporting feature can be used on the VCVA, which shows the following error by default:
While the actual bug is in the vSphere Client, the workaround is to re-register the Web Client from the command line on the VCVA. Keep in mind the default username/password for the VCVA are root/vmware, shown below — please change yours. To fix the reporting issue, log in via SSH and run the following commands, which will prompt interactively for confirmation:
# /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/scripts/admin-cmd.sh unregister https://`hostname`:9443/vsphere-client localhost root vmware # /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-client/scripts/admin-cmd.sh register https://`hostname`:9443/vsphere-client localhost root vmware
Here is the process in action:
After re-registering the vSphere Web Client, the license report will work as expected.
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