VMware: Call “FileManager.MakeDirectory” for object “FileManager” on vCenter Server “server.domain.local” failed.

January 9, 2013 by

Today I created some new NFS volumes at a NetApp FAS2040, after I configured the datastores in vSphere I couldn’t write files and folders, warning message: Call "FileManager.MakeDirectory" for object "FileManager" on vCenter Server "server.domain.local" failed. Solution: I forgot (stupid me) to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FAS2040, NetApp, nfs, permissions, Rights, Root, vCenter 5.0, VMware, vSphere 5.0 u1a

vCenter 5.1 upgrade removes permissions in vCenter in non AD environment

November 16, 2012 by

While upgrading vCenter to 5.1 in an environment where we used local authentication on the vCenter server, we were in for a little surprise. The original vCenter server had a lot of custom roles and user permissions defind, on all kinds of objects in vCenter. When we did the upgrade, we decided to install the SSO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Issues, permissions, Upgrade, vCenter, Virtualization, VMware