vShield Zones + SRM
Hi, I'm just wondering is there any issues with running SRM on a VM and have vShield zones running on the host. I know in the docs for vShield it says that vCenter VM should not be on a host with...
View ArticleHow to use runProgramInGuest command
Hi all, I'm the beginner user of virtual machines and I really need help.I need to create the batch file which starts VM(with Windows 7 OS) and runs program on it. I created a user on VM with Admin and...
View Articlesplit-brain inquiry in 6.3 Heartbeat documentation
On page 118 of the heartbeat 6.3 reference guide pdf has a section on configuring split-brain avoidance. I have an inquiry about step 5 in configuring it. Our vCenter is on Windows 2008 R2 Standard...
View ArticleCold Clone Blade Server
I'm experimenting with cold cloning and my test subject is a IBM blade HS22. I get "No Networker Adapter Found" error and injected drivers for the Broadcom NetXtreme II NIC. Since this is a blade is...
View ArticleP2V win2008 with GPT partition
vmware converter is not support gpt partition. Anyone have work around to p2v win2008 with GPT partition?
View ArticleVpxd.exe locking out my domain account every 30-60 seconds
Ever since I changed my password recently, my domain account is getting locked out every 30-60 seconds. I have finally narrowed it down to the vpxd.exe process on the VCenter server trying to use my...
View ArticleHelp Needed with SRM PoC - EMC Replication to HDS
Hi All, Was hoping someone might be able to provide some assistance here. Im trying to build a small PoC system with SRM to evaluate it and get a better understanding of how it works. My biggest...
View ArticleLinux distro that would support pcoip
Hi, What I am after is information on setting up a a bootable linux client (usb/cd) that was can use to boot up diskless HP pc's (not branded thin clients). We also need it to support PCOIP which would...
View ArticleGroupwise 8.0.2 HP2 and Opening attached files
I have a thinapp of Groupwise 8.0.2 HP2 and everything seems to be working great except for when you have files like adobe or word docs. It will not open the correct program to view them. I am not...
View ArticlePython SDK
Hi, Python SDK is mentioned @ http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vcloud-api.html So far I've not managed to find it... Perhaps mention of a Python SDK was a reference to libcloud? Can someone...
View Articleuser unable to login, "display protocol for this desktop is not available"
I'm starting to get reports of this more and more in my view environment. Users are logging in from Wyse P20 zero clients. The error message the end user receives is "display protocol for this desktop...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi 4.1 on DELL PowerEdge T105
Hello, I have a problem with ESXi 4.1 on a DELL PowerEdge T105 Server. I can install it normally and start it, but he does not recognize any Harddisks as potential Datastore. I installed from ESXi 4.1...
View ArticleScript or cmdlet to determine ESX install date
Hello, I've been tasked with getting the install date of every ESX host in my infrastructure. Is there a script or cmdlet that can determine that information. I've looked around but could not find...
View ArticlevApp PowerOff and Shutdown URIs do not work as expected
POSTing to the poweroff or shutdown URIs of a vApp results in the virtual machine being "Partially Powered Off" and the vApp is "running." In the API, the VM and vApp show status "8" (powered off) and...
View ArticleStart vm during snapshot removal
Hi, I started removing snapshot from one of our virtual machines. Now operation is taken over 4 hours and we need VM back online. Can I start the VM normally, or does snapshot removal create some...
View ArticleVMware SRM testFailover Error ] Invalid array ID specified
We encounter the issue when do the SRM testing: The storage is IBM DS8700, SRM is 4.0.2. Error: Non-fatal error information reported during execution of SRA: testFailover Output:C:/Program...
View ArticleBroadcom NC382i ISCSI slow performance
Hi, We have recently purchased three HP DL380 G7, they all come with four on board NC382i PCI adpters. We are dealing with very slow performance when I use either hardware of software initiator...
View ArticleThe OVF descriptor file could not be parsed.
Hi All, I have just exported an vApp using ovf from my vCenter v4u2. When I try to import into Vmware Workstation 7.1(running on Window 7 Ent 64bit) I get the following error message "The OVF...
View ArticleAdding a RAW disk to existing VM
I am new to Powershell and PowerCLI and I need to add a RAW device mappings to an existing VM. I am running Vcenter 4.1.0 and ESXi 4.1. I have tried every suggestion I can find on-line and nothing...
View Article[CAPACITY PLANNER] Inventory hangs at AddUserGroups task
Hi all, when I run an Inventory task over Windows Server 2000/2003 machines it always hangs on "Inventory.AddUserGroups" task and after some time it if fails with this error message is 'Job failed on...
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