Cannot install VMware ESXi 4.1 "Unable to find the system image to install"
Downloaded ESXi 4.1 iso, burned to a CD, booted CD, go through screens, hit F11 to install. Immediately get the following error: -Installation operation failed! The installation operation has...
View ArticleMSI upgrade fails.
When i run an upgrade with a freshly repackaged MSI, i get the following error: Can't create target file. File exists if i remove the contents of the program files directory (where the install will...
View ArticleUnable to expand VMFS datastore, blank screen??
Hi Guys,We are running vSphere and using Dell Equallogic arrays for storage. Now one of the datastores was filling up, although I had space on the storage side. So I just modified the LUN (Equallogic...
View ArticleHow to mount the CDROM or a USB Drive in ESXi 4.1 ?
Now that ESXi 4.1 is supporting things like USB passthrough, one would expect there would be a (undocumented) way to attach a CDrom or USB key. I have a situation where I want to install ESXi as per...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Set SNMP thru PowerCLI
Hi, I want to set the SNMP parameters on a ESX host thru PowerCLI. Problem is that it generates an error on the last line. Error:Exception calling "ReconfigureSnmpAgent" with "1" argument(s): "A...
View ArticleNo tape drive inside VM with ESXi 4.1?
Hi, I just noticed in my test lab that I can't add my tape drive (Tandberg LTO-3 on Adaptec 29320) to my VMs.I speak about the "old" way, not pass-through. In the storage adapter tab no device is...
View Article"The Virtual Machine Is Unable To Reserve Memory"
Starting recently, my previously functioning installation of VMWare Fusion 3.1 stopped working. When I try to launch it, it complains "The virtual machine is unable to reserve memory," and then when...
View Articlevsphere client 4.1 white console screen
I support ESX 3.5, 4.0 and now 4.1 hosts. When I installed the viclient 4.1 on my windows 7, (giving me all 3 versions of the client), now any host I connect to and try to open a console of a running...
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 Error
After Installing vCenter 4.1 on a new Windows Server 2008 R2 server and upgrading our 4.0 U2 database, I am seeing the following error when I launch the VI Client and connect to vCenter: Call...
View Articledeeper understanding of CPU Ready times
Let me preface this post by saying I understand there have been a lot of questions, articles and white papers written about CPU Ready times in ESX but I have yet to find one that helps me understand...
View ArticleOf property, traversal, and object specs!
I have c# code that retrieves various items of inventory, using the usual rigmarole of object, property, and traversal specs etc. The traversal spec I am using is a fairly "broad" one - it basically...
View Articlewindows 7 support for vcenter server 4.1
Does vcenter 4.1 support any flavor of windows 7? Also, if you bought a copy of vcenter 4.0 do you have to buy the upgrade to 4.1 or is it a free ugprade?
View ArticleInternal View Composer error. Contact your administrator.
Hello. I cannot create an Automated Desktop Pool. In the final step, after I click Finish, I get a red text: Internal View Composer error. Contact your administrator.Event:1 User xxxx is creating...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vsphere + Bladecenter S + HS22 + IBM ts3200 SAS
Hi guys, I have an infrastructure like this : IBM Blade HS 20-21-22 blade servers on a Bladecenter s Chassis. Qlogic Sas switch and a IBM TS 3200 Library ( 3580 TL series). All of my blade servers are...
View ArticleCreating a new TTY in ESXi 4.1
Hi Guys I have an automated deployment system which relies on using a console TTY to display a menu so the engineer can choose a hostname/SC IP/netmask etc So far I have had no luck under ESXi...
View ArticleSetup cannot continue. Microsoft Runtime DLL installer failed to complete...
I am newbie to virtualization. Have new PC with 64-bit Windows 7. Downloaded VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.exe. Double-click to run installer, see VMware server spash screen. Installation progress bar...
View ArticleInterface vmnet1 is not present.
When attempting to use Host Only on a Mac installation of VMWare and Windows 7 as the guest, I get the following error: Interface vmnet1 is not present. This should be created at boot time; please...
View ArticleHow do I get my VMware employee badge?
I'm new to the forums, and was told with my vmware email address, the system would automatically pick up my employment status. Howvever, it seems it did not. How can I get the badge? thanks, Karen
View ArticleОшибка при добавление хранилища
Здравствуйте! Не могу добавить хранилище в vSphere 4.1 Прилагаю скрины
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 as a Virtual Machine - Is it supported (including DvSwitches)?
As I remember vCenter server 4.0 was supported as a virtual machine however there were several caveats to this...Namely this being if using distributed virtual switches (especially for the vCenter...
View Article