Backup of VM's fail because .VMX file is locked
Hi all, We have an environment of 5 ESXi hosts all connected to an iSCSI SAN. we use Veeam Backup and Replication 6 to backup the VM's. Most of the VM's get backed up ok, but some fail with an error...
View ArticleHow to clean up licenses in vCenter?
we need to remove the old license from our environment hence, would like to know how to clean it.we have got ESX 4 vCenter and want to use enterprise plus licenses for ESX4 and need to remove the old...
View Articlestorage vmotion stuck
Hello, virtual machine is stuck at 62% during Storage vmotion. I can see most of the files in both source and destination datastores. Thanks
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Not able to see Harddisk 2 in VM
Unable to find the second harddrive which was already added in the VMUsing ESXi 4.1, when we try to add the VMDK file from the datastores gives error A internal error occurred in the vSphere Client....
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Миграция с VMWare Server 202 на ESXi 5.0
Собственно не сам механизм миграции важен а конвертация... на вмварь сервер 202 стоит двухштучная винда с крутящейся на нем оракловой базой. Хочу переместить этот вынь на ЕСХи 5.0. Запускаю конвертацию...
View ArticleNetwork test
I'm looking for a way to test my network and remember some app we used at vcp training where an 'endless' data stream was created between two vm's. The idea is to test what different settings do to the...
View ArticleRaw device with MSCS
Hello,i can't understand what is the best practice to manage a MSCS cluster into vmware enviroment. My Esx 4.1 infrastructure is composed by a 4 cluster with 10 esxi hosts. A lot of vm has into a MSCS...
View Articlewhat is gpm in vmware powercli?
In powerCLI we use commands like, get-vmhost, add-vmhost, etc, my concerned is about gpm gpm add-vmhostgpm get-vmhost what is gpm and its role in vmware?
View ArticleWorkstation 8 no longer bridges to vlan
How do I configure Workstation 8 to bridge to a vlan? Running Fedora 16 as the host with the following setup: eth1.104: bridges to vlan 104 on eth1 eth1.105: bridges to vlan 105 on eth1 eth1.107:...
View ArticlevappTemplate and productSections
Hi, Adding vApp or VM metadata to a vApp works like a charm following page 102 of vCloud API Programming guide.However, the PUT method on...
View ArticleFusion 4.1 & OS X Lion : Time Machine
I am constantly getting backups on my VM's to Time Machine of anywhere from 2GB to 7GB per hour. I have the "1 Per Day and Keep 2" setting enabled on my snapshot(s) for the VM's--but every hour I get...
View ArticleКонвертация из Hyper-V ... с хитростями
Вот такая задача возникла.несколько ESXi машинок управляются сервером, которые виртуальный и живет на Hyper-V. Ну вот так исторически сложилось. Сейчас хочу перенести его на одну из этих vmware.Как...
View ArticlevApp Post Deployment Steps?
Hi, I am wonder what people are doing in the way of post startup for the first time scripts etc for vApps/VMs in vCD. We have a private cloud with RHEL6 vApps and would like the Linux VM to register...
View ArticleIssue with WSUSBVHUB.SYS driver?
Hello. Before I go on. I am running ESX hosts at version 4.1 Update 1 build 433742. It is an 8 host VMware View 5.0 cluster. Running on UCS B230 Blade servers both 6 core and 10 core. The VMs with...
View ArticleVLAN issues with Realtek NIC (RTL8169)
I have an ESXI 5 server connected to a Layer 3 switch. I also have a DHCP server connected to the same switch. I get an error message when any virtual machines request a lease from the DHCP server....
View ArticleI need help in VMWare WS 8
Hi, I am about to evaluate VmWare workstation 8 but I immediately come accross a problem where I simply can't find an answer or clue as how can I possibily create a VM as described below. As I am...
View ArticleLost Sound
Am running VMWare Fusion 4.1.1; Lion 10.7.2. Haven't experienced problems until this morning when I noticed I have no sound in Fusion. Sound is just fine on the Mac side. I updated Creative...
View ArticleExamples of Transforms?
Greetings, I'm attempting to use a Transform filter on incoming data from a LANDesk connector source, and just not doing well on figuring out the proper VB.Net syntax. For example, LANDesk reports a...
View ArticleCloning a production server
If you Clone to New Virtual Machine, does that remove the original server's SID on the newly cloned box? Or do you need to run sysprep on the original box first, then clone? Thanks
View ArticleConnect vSphere 5 to Clariion CX500 ?
We have just installed the first vSphere 5 host in our environment and are trying to connect it to our EMC Cx500 Fiber SAN. I have setup the Zoning in our Brocade and McData fiber switches but the...
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