Can't restore backup created with ghettoVCB
Hi there! I'm facing a problem when trying to use a VM backed up using ghettoVCB. After a successful backup, I tried copying the resulting files to use them in VMWare workstation and ensure the backup...
View ArticleUninstall VMWare Tools
Hi, I'm searching for a PowerCLI script that i can use to uninstall vmware tools on a specific machine. The reason for this is because we're migrating to Hyper-V, and this requires that you remove...
View Article"Hide Controls" in Workstation 8
In the UI redesign for Workstation 8 it appears that the option to "Hide Controls" has been removed. This option provided the ability to remove much of the Workstation UI from around the VM when...
View ArticleE1000 Having socket issues?
I seem to be noticing alot of socket issues with VM's connecting to even eachother or diffrent hosts. My layout is, I have only 10 VM's. My company's custom software takes in 8 million transactions a...
View ArticleInstalling the Perl SDK thru NAT'd, not proxy, firewalls.
I'm trying to install the Perl SDK and I am behind a NAT'd firewall, which let all internally initiated traffic out. The install script first pings www.vmware.com to insure the internet is accessable....
View ArticlePersona Management Issue - Slow Logon
I have a View 5.0 POC lab setup. I have enabled and configured Persona management as instructed in the admin guide...
View ArticleProblem creating new Fedora virtual machine
Hi, I have VMware Player 3.1.4 installed on Windows 7 and am trying to create a Fedora 15 virtual machine, but the installation halts when installing VMware Tools. I have tried both installing from a...
View ArticleSSL certificate errors after installing Workstation 8
Hi everyone. I recently installed a trial of Workstation 8 so that I could try out the DP of Windows 8. Everything runs fine, but I've been getting strange errors since. When browsing with Firefox,...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 Update 1 - 3ware 9550SX Driver will not Re-Install
I had a working system, and then upgraded to ESXi 5.0, forgetting that I had manually added the 3ware 9550sx driver to the ESXi4.1 system. When 5.0 came up all I could see is the boot disk, not the...
View ArticleVSCENTER 5.0 --Vmware VirtualCenter Server服务启动不了
看了网上说是因为SQL 服务比Vmware VirtualCenter Server服务启动的快造成要添加2个依存的服务一个是SQL 一个是ADAM 我已经添加了MSSQL$VM_SQL和ADAM_VMwareVCMSDS ,重新启动VC 服务还是不行winodws日志里显示VMware VirtualCenter Server 服务因 系统找不到指定的文件。 服务特定错误而停止。但是我在...
View Articleinvoke-script permission error
Hi, while i am trying to use the invoke script, getting permission errors. Error:====Invoke-VMScript : 9/23/2011 1:01:39 PM Invoke-VMScript Permission to perform this operation was denied....
View ArticleLoad balance iscsi, use only specific paths
Is it possible to load balance (RR) between only certain iscsi paths? I have two Starwind iscsi SAN's setup in Active-Active HA mode, but one node is SSD based and the other is SAS-based.Performance is...
View ArticleOSX Guest+Host Shared Folders show stale contents
Either I'm hitting a bug in Shared Folders, or I'm doing something horribly wrong... I have VMware Fusion 4 installed on OS X 10.7.1. Within Fusion, I have OS X 10.7.1 installed in a VM. Within the VM,...
View ArticleWorkstation 8.0 fails to open physical disk
WS 8.0 on XP SP3 appears unable to access physical disks for data. I recently updated VMware Workstation from 6.5 to 8.0 A VM that was previously able to access physical disks now fails to do so....
View ArticleGetting User Input
I have a workflow that uses a JDBC connection to retrieve a set of data from a SQL server database. I have stored the data in a string array. I need to present the data to the user so they can select...
View Articlehow to enable desktop effects and/or the unity interface in Ubuntu guest?
I have a Workstation 7 licence and recently I have been trialling Workstation 8. Disappointingly, I am still unable with Workstation 8 to run desktop effects in Ubuntu guests (as was the case before...
View ArticleDiscount/Re-take attempts on VCP5.0?
Hello All,I heard there is discount on VCP510 exam? is this officially stated any where?Also in VCP410 there was free 2nd attempt is this not provided in VCP510Thank you,Preetam
View ArticleDS3524 ISCSI network setup
Hi. I have just revieved a DS3524, with 2 controller and a 4 port 1GbE ISCSI Daugther card in each controller.im using 2 Cisco 2960 switches for connection between the SAN and my 3 Hosts with 2 x 1GbE...
View ArticleNew tool to backup your ESXi and more !
Hi there, I just want to let you know that I publicly released a few helpful tools for VMware vSphere. In this post I will tell you more about ESXi Configuration Backup. ESXi Configuration Backup is an...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance under workstation
Hi, I’m trying to get started for VCP, so I really need vCenter. I have converted vCSA ovf to vmx and It’s working under workstation, i can login from browser, i’ve made all the configs but the...
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