retrievePropertiesEx gets soap fault on vm object that was deleted.
I am creating a program to monitor events and get info on the vm that caused it.But retrievePropertiesEx is returning soap faults instead of null. What happens is I get the event (ie vmPoweredDown)...
View ArticleWhat do I need to order to prepare for the VCP5 exam?
Getting ready to start the VCP process so that we can become a vITA (IT academy) The bookstore lists these 3 ebooks 1) Do I really need all 3 to study for the VCP exam? 2) Is there anything else I...
View ArticleWhat happened to vmware-vdiskmanager?
Documentaion indicates that vmware-vdiskmanager should be on the host in /usr/bin. I've got a fresh install of 5.0.0 and there's no vmware-vdiskmanager that I can find. Anyone know where it's hiding?...
View ArticleWhy is Win7 VM in Fusion 4.1.1 (on SSD) so slow on MacPro 12 core?
I run ArcGIS 10 on a Win 7 x 64 bit VM, using Fusion 4.1.1 on a MacPro 64 GB, HDD (2x2TB) and SSD (2 x 0.5 TB). Mac Boot and Apps are on SSD1 running 10.6.8 (sweet!), VM is on other SSD2, Large Arc...
View ArticleSRM service fails to start after migrating database to another host
The following entry found in SRM.log file Failed to create database tables. Details: DB does not contain SRM schema: VdbError: Column name does not exist in table dr_product_infoSRM version: 5.0.0SQL...
View ArticleCISCO UCS, ESXi 4.1 and Microsoft Clustering
Hi, We have an environment which include the following infrastructure: 1 x Cisco UCS Chassis with 16 B200 M2 UCS Blades 1 x NetApp 3140 with FCP licenses and 4 FCP ports 16 x ESXi Hosts I would like...
View ArticleCan't rename objects due to Inventory refresh/flicker
Hey guys, I've an odd usability problem that's killing me.The contents of the inventory in vSphere client is always refreshing and/or flickering. It wasn't really a problem when it was at version 2.5...
View Article稼働中の仮想マシンのvSphere HAがうまくいかない
お世話になります。vSphere 5 にてHAを構成しているのですが、稼働中の仮想マシンがうまく別ESXiサーバに切り替わりません。（ESXホストの切断されると、稼働中の仮想マシンも切り替わらずに一緒に切断されてしまします。）停止している仮想マシンに関しては正常に切り替わるのですが、vSphere 5になり別途設定であったり、構成する項目が増えたのでしょうか。...
View ArticleNetworking a VM (workstation 8) to the host system's network
This just got dropped in my lap - I am no VMWare expert, but I have to whip this up quickly... I am running a base system of Win7/64 Bit; I need to run a Win7/32 VM and have it connect over the network...
View Articleworkstation 8 sluggish when use the connect to server
hi, when i use the workstation 8 "Connect to server" to connect to other shared vm, the vm instance is sluggish. Comparing with the Windows RDP console, the RDP is much smoother. Can someone give me...
View ArticleVMWare Server Home Page not showing what I expect.
I installed vmware server 2.0 on a windows 2008 server box. (VMware-server-2.0.2-203138)I went to the VMWare Server Home PageCreated a VMWhen I click the VM no information or console tab appears.When I...
View ArticleCan't Uninstall W'station: "Checking for currently running VMware Products"
I can't uninstall Workstation 8.0.1 from Windows 7 Professional x64. I am on a 30-day trial of WMware Workstation 8.0.1 (with serial number.) I was unable to create a virtual machine after multiple...
View Article"Remove from Inventory & Delete from Disk" grayed out
Hi, I am facing this problem in my home lab. Recently I rebuild from the scratch of 1 ESx and 1 Esix 4.1 server & Vcenter 4.1 I am running 3 Windows XP Vms on the cluster. Remove from Inventory...
View ArticleImproved installation for WS 8.0.2 and upgrade of VMware Tools
The installer for WS 8.0.2 has been improved and no longer presents the screen (default yes) about checking for updates and sending inforamtion to VMware to improve the product. Also with guest...
View ArticleLocal Account and vSphere 5
Looking to see if there is a way to add local accounts via a kickstart file. Today we use vSphere 4.1 and use a third party tool to call in a python script that makes MySQL database calls to pull in...
View ArticleActual Windows becomes unusable if virtual Windows hangs up on rebooting
I'm curious if there's an easy method of getting out of this situation: I run VMWorkstation 8 on Windows 7 machine. One of the virtual machines is Windows Vista. So what happens is that at times when I...
View ArticleGame Brightness (gamma)
I just started playing around with Vmware, so I don't know a whole lot just yet. I was playing around with getting older games to run on a XP guest (Vista Host). I noticed that games don't seem to be...
View ArticleWorkstation 8.0.1 networking problem with Linux (Ubuntu Server 11.10)
Hi Everyone: I am having network problems with Ubuntu Server 11.10 when installed on Workstation 8.0.1. The problem occurs when I assign a static IP address to the network adaptor (eth0 in this case)....
View ArticleUpdate Manager 4.1 u2: won't download Windows patches
Hi there! I've been having this issue with a fresh installation of Update Manager 4.1 u2 (4.1.0.8977) since the beginning, and frankly, I'm quite stuck. I have configured it to access the default...
View Articlevmplayer grab the mouse by default
Hyi use vmplayer 4.0 under a debian box. I run a virtual machine with a command line like: vmplayer myvm.vmxand i'd like when the vm login screen appears that the mouse and keyboard can be used...
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