Audio issue when starting up and shutting down Windows Vista VM
A couple of days ago I noticed that when I started up and shut down my Windows Vista VM the audio for the logon, logoff, and shutdown sounds stutter really bad but when I play those same sounds from...
View ArticleVSA multi-site cluster
can someone tell me if this is feasible or not.. license - VMWare essentials plus + VSA total of 3 ESXi servers in a VSA cluster. [vCentre on a separate physical server] configuration...2 ESXi servers...
View ArticleChargeback Reports based on actual storage usage inside OS
Hello, Is there a chance that Chargeback would create report based on actual storage usage inside VM. We have problem when Thin provisioned VMs report growth of VMDK somewhat OK, but when user removes...
View Article"Upgrading" from vSphere Hypervisor (free) to Essentials Kit edition
We've been running some production VMs at a remote location on the free vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 4.1). We're wanting to do some very basic backup stuff now. Nothing fancy but we need to leverage the...
View ArticleWait operator on Linked Clones Script.
I have a script to create linked clones (credit goes to members of this forum for helping me get it right) but i'm having issues with the customization as the script tries to apply the customization...
View ArticleDataStore and VM partition configuration best practice
We are in process of virtualizing from scratch. We just purchased a Dell EqualLogic array and plan on a secondary DR site to replicate our data. In order to reduce the amount of replicated data I’m...
View ArticleNew England Takes the Win (Not Just the AFC): NE VMUG Wrap Up
We just returned from another memorable New England VMUG event at Gillette Stadium, home of the 2012 AFC Champions! At the VKernel table, we met hundreds of IT enthusiasts as we demonstrated...
View ArticleSeparate Base Images Per Desktop Pool?
We have just upgraded to View 5, although our issue is not specific to the version. We have several different pools of VMs that are very similar. Just as an easy example, the icons on one desktop...
View ArticleVSphere 5 client on Windows 7
Hello, I'm having a problem with the VSphere 5 client on a Windows 7 x 64 laptop. When I start the client, it attempts to authenticate, and then I receive the error message " the type initializer for...
View ArticleRevert to snapshot on restart
I am a noob I have 59 days left on my 60 day trial of esxi 5 and vsphere 5. I would like to have my guest OS revert to a snapshot on restart. I found that this can be done on Page 59 of the v.4...
View ArticleAfter Fusion 3 install, cannot install Windows 7. Just freezes.
I have had this issue for about a week now and have tried almost everything (except the correct answer). I am running Mac OSX 10.7.2 lion on a Two 2.66 GHz Dual-core Intel Xeon. Here is what happens:...
View ArticleHow to register a plugin using the vCenter Extension vService
I'm having some trouble getting this to work and I was hoping that someone could tell me if I'm going about this the wrong way. I'm using vCenter 5.0 running on Windows 2008 and a Centos VM that was...
View ArticleChanging MTU on vSwitch and not being able to connect via Client
Hi, I changed the MTU on vSwitch from 1500 to 1400 and now I cannot connect to the server using vsphere client. The error is: Connection error The request failed because the remote server 'Server IP...
View ArticleHow to do a powerOn operation via the rest API
I am having some issues trying to powerOn a Vapp. The powerOn operation makes the VM go from "Powered Off" to "Partially Powered Off"... Trying to figure out via the API how to make it really START...
View ArticleVMTools on a ubuntu 10.04 vm, Fusion 4.1.1. MacBook Pro running Lion?
I seelected the option under "Virtual Maching" in he main VMware Fusion task bar (term?) to "Reinstall VMware Tools". A virtual DVD (term?) named "VMware Tools" was mounted. That DVD contains two...
View Articlefor HID, USB VidDisable all USB re-direction except for HID, USB videocams,...
Hi, We're currently running View 5, on Vsphere 5. We upgraded from View 4.6 running on Vsphere 4.1. I noticed that after the upgrade my PCOIP session variables that I set up to disable all USB memory...
View Articlevmplayer 4.0.2 causes windows 7 bluescreen after iistall/reboot
i am running window7 ultimate. after vmplayer install and reboot, my windows 7 bluescreens. any thoughts?? I can recover to my checkpoit, but vmplayer does not work.
View ArticleMicrosoft Remote Server Administration Tools for windows 7 SP1 32bit
This document is a detail page for the ThinApp Application Project Files . Application Info PublisherMicrosoftApplication NameRemote Server Administration Tools for windows 7...
View ArticleVMWare Player error when attempting to defragment virtual disk
I have a customer who has installed VMWare Player (latest version) on his Windows 7 laptop computer. I assisted him in creating a Windows XP (32-bit) virtual machine that we imported from Windows XP...
View ArticleApplying updates to server components
Hi, What are the considerations to take when applying MS Updates and restarting the server components of View (ie; View Connection Server, vCenter)? Is there a proper order to follow? I have never come...
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