Windows Virtual PC - A file I/O error occurred while accessing
Hi, I am trying to convert a Windows Virtual PC (XP Mode) using VMware vCenter Converter standalone, as we are hoping to use the image with VMWare player. I have selected the source type: “Backup image...
View ArticlevApp Shut Down Action - not working ?
Hi All I have a vApp container configured with two VM's in separate groups. I have on each VM configured ( under Start Order TAB ) the startup and shutdown actions. For shutdown, I have each on...
View ArticleNeed VMware Interview Questions & Tips(TCS) INDIA
Hi All, I have interview on VMware admin at TCS India can anybody help me with the kind of interview questions and rounds would be there, and if possible attach any vmware interview questions,...
View ArticleIPMI / sfcbd-watchdog Freespace problem
Hiya, I have a problem with one of our hosts. /var/log/ipmi/0 fills up in less than a day. The files selsel_raw getting massive and I cannot seem to find a reason for it. The only way to get the host...
View ArticleTrouble reading from destination volume, error -2241 (destination index...
Just upgraded to version 1.2.0.1131 and now it doesnt appear anything is happy with my datastore, its an nfs mount, and i can see all my backups from previous version, just cant kickofff any new backup...
View ArticleVMesxi 3.5 Lun Mapping Issue
Hi, All I have one vmesxi 3.5 with two EMulex LP10000 HBA installed for connecting one EXC CX300 storage via two EMC switches. ~ # esxcfg-vmhbadevs -a vmhba1:0:0...
View ArticleScript to search datastores for delta "phantom" files
hi there, we having a problem with phantom snapshots filling up our lun'sis there a script out there to search throught the datastores to find these files?the manual way is listed here -...
View ArticleSRM Test Recovery Plan Fails on Preparing Storage
I have an evaluation testbed setup with SRM using two EMC Symmetrix arrays (DMX3 protected and VMAX recovery). I have configured SRM to the point of no warnings or errors following the evaluator's...
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 Annoyances
Don't know about anyone else, but I keep finding annoyances with vCenter 4.1. I have a couple at the moment, I wonder if anyone else has had the same & knows what to do about them: 1) Search -...
View ArticleExtending Deployment Lease
Hi we need to extend deployment of VMs with important work on them. How does the process work with VMs at the end of their lease? They suspend and are stored I know. However, how do you re-deploy...
View ArticleESXi 4.0 + TS3200 ( ULT3573)
При настройке видим dead path для обеих драйвов ( сам Medium Changer) видится.На просторах интернет сталкивались с подобными ситуациями...
View ArticleConnection to VM fails over a Microsoft Direct Access Session - 4.1 client...
All, since upgrading out internal infrastructure to vSphere 4.1 we have not been able to connect to the guest vm console from either vCenter or direct to ESX using the vSphere 4.1 client. This was...
View ArticleConverter Standalone 4.3.0 Issue - Get "the specified parameter was not...
Sorry - hopefully an admin can move this to the correct forum. I could find no community forum labeled Converter so no clue where to post this message. My first time to attempt to use Converter. Using...
View Articleinternal view composer error
Hello, we had troubles with migrating vcenter to 4.1 host ,and put it all back on the 4.0 host, but reinstalled the vcenter server (while a dektoppool was still online). But we imported our first...
View ArticlevSphere Client main window periodically jump into foreground
I'm running vSphere Client Version 4.1.0 on Windows 7 Enterprise x64 and Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise, and I'm encountering problem with the client... When I open up a console window on one of the...
View ArticleVAIO notebooks & Linux - Booting NOT from hdd
The purpose of starting this discussion is to find out if there're people that have, successfully, booted a non-Windows OS from a usb device or a CF Card in a Sony VAIO laptop, especially the VGN...
View ArticleTrouble Installing Intel i340 Driver in ESXi 4.1
<![endif]><![if gte mso 9]><![endif]><![if gte mso 9]> I'm running a fresh install of ESXi 4.1 and the server has a dual port IntelNIC which is recognised by the installer. I'm...
View ArticlevCenter Server upgrade 4.1 - Unable to uninstall Guided Consolidation component
I recieve an Internal Error 25030 when i try to "change/remove" VMWare vCenter Guided Consolidation from add remove programs. I'm unable to upgrade vCenter Server to 4.1 with out first uninstalling...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Converter and Acronis True Image 11 .tib files
I am trying to convert a backup of my XP partiton (which was done using Acronis True Image Home 11 release) to a virtual machine. When I browse to the tib image file and click the View Source Details...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 scripted install
In my kickstart file I have the following two firstboot statements: %firstboot --unsupported --interpreter=busybox --level=998 #Add pNIC vmnic1,vmnic2 and remove vmnic0 to...
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