how to do p2v using plate spin tool for the windows-nt machine
Hi all, Please tell me the procee for p2v migration of windos-nt physical machine via offline, is it possible or not?and send me screenshots if possible. Thanks & RegardsSudheer AvulaIT Specialist...
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I have installed Windows 95 on VMware Workstation 7 -- but it runs in a very low resolution of 640x480 in 16 bit color -- how can I make this work better? Thank you so much.
View ArticleUse "vmxnet3" on VMware Fusion 4
Greetings, Is it possible to use vmxnet3 device type on VMware fusion 4 by configuring manually on .vmx file? I'm needing this type of interface in order to test the "TCP Oflload" feature in Windows...
View Articlevirtual shortcut process running in task manager
When i launch the virtual shortcut and close it , still the process is running in the task manager . Due that reason from the second launch , shortcut is not opening. If i kill the process it is...
View ArticlePSOD and .lck files on NFS
4 NFS VMs that were running on a hosts that PSODed and left .lck files in the directory and apparently maintains a lock on all of the other files in the VM directory. I cannot deleted the .lck files...
View ArticlevMotion вопрос о миграции при включенной вМашине
Имеем три хоста ESXi 5. На каждом настроена и включена vMotion. К всем хостам подключены два общих хранилища, iSCSI и NFS, а почему то "мигрировать на другой хост и датастор" я могу только при...
View ArticleTipo de licencia recomendable
Una pregunta, tenemos que presupuestar una instalación que ahora mismo solo va tener 3 hosts, pero es previsible que en un futuro tenga 4, que seria más rentable para el: - Ponerle un...
View ArticleTaking a snapshot breaks a Scientific Linux guest
Hi,I'd like to report that on an ESXi5 installation we have a SL guest that operates correctly until a snapshot of the vm is taken, in that case the guest is unable to boot and mount its root...
View ArticleMemory overcommitment in production - could it be appropriate in this case?
Hi Folks, I was given a specification for a number of virtual machines by an application architect a couple of months back. 2 x Red Hat 6, 64GB memory, 4 CPUs2 x Red Hat 6, 32GB memory, 4 CPUs These...
View ArticleUpgrade from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.0
Good morning, TI have two IBM HS22 (7870-AC1) host with ESX 4.1 and I want to upgrade them to ESXi 5.0, when I reboot and begin from the CD start loading files, but once it has finish the host displays...
View Article"Lost network connectivity on virtual switch" errors on one Vsphere machine
Machine is running Vsphere 5.0 with the ESXi500-201112001 patch. I get the following errors about twice a day. Lost network connectivity on virtual switch "vSwitch0". Physical NIC vmnic2 is down....
View ArticleVMUG Präsentation vom 19.01.2012 - Auto Deploy
Anbei die Links auf die Blog Artikel zu Auto Deploy: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/08/25/using-vsphere-5-auto-deploy-in-your-home-lab/...
View ArticleNIC Configuration Not showing on Guest OS
Hello All, I have a Win Server 2K3 guest on a ESXi 4.1 host. Everything seems to be working fine, except I am having trouble with NIC settings in the guest OS. Here's a brief recap: The VM needs to...
View ArticleStudying for VCP 4 - Need Help
Hi all,I am studying for the VCP 4 exam which I have scheduled for mid February. I have the v5.o update class under my belt but need to completee the VCP 4 exam before I take the 5 exam otherwise that...
View ArticleCopy-VMGuestFile fails with large payload
I'm trying to copy a hyperic agent .msi installer payload from local to guest but it fails with the 381MB file. The error returned is: Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.At...
View ArticlePassed VCP5 or was it VCP4 today....
Hi all Passed VCP5 test today. Not great - but I passed. And I was very disapointed. One (1 !) question in a vSphere5 feature of 85 questions. The "Whats new" course is totally waste of money ! All...
View ArticleSeveral questions about 32 vs 64 bit.
So here's the thing... we have a server that has 64bit CPU. But since we didn't have a 64bit I installed a 32bit one. The server is used as file share server and has two Virtual Machines. We decided...
View ArticleSRM 5 Test cleanup fails
Every time we run a test the cleanup fails due to a timeout of the vm trying to power off. Other than changing the timeout period, is there another way to correct this? Would it cause an issue in a...
View ArticleCreate lab environment for VCP study on Amazon EC2?
Is it possible to create a vSphere lab environment on Amazon EC2, to aid in VCP study/prep? This question has been asked before, but never answered....
View ArticleLost performance history when install syslog server
One month ago I set up a syslog server in vma as per this post: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2010/05/28/using-vma-as-your-esxi-syslog-server/ If while in advanced performance tab for any VM or host...
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