Can I upgrade my ESX4 to ESXi5 if my server IBM blade type S with SAS...
Hi. I study Upgrading to ESXi 5.0 best practices. link http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005102and find out SAS controllers...
View ArticlevSphere Client Default view
Hi Guys, I have a quick question for you. Do you know if it is possible to change de default view in the vSphere client? Currently the default view is "Hosts and Clusters" and I would like to change it...
View ArticleVMware Orchestrator WebService and Perl
Hi guys, a little bit offtopic, but unfortunately I only found little help in the orchestrator forum (http://communities.vmware.com/message/1796606#1796606). Hopefully someone in here can help. I use...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
View ArticleCannot use host "lab1" because the host's CPU is not compatible with the...
I see that this error has been posted out here but didn't seem to find a post with a resolution. We are using Lab Manager 4.0.4 and just upgraded the hosts in our lab. Prior to upgrading to ESXi 4.1...
View ArticleHP ESXi 5.0 does not boot until key press
Hi guys, I wonder if anyone could shed some light on this for me. I have a HP ProLiant DL385 G7, with HP bundled ESXi 5.0 install onto its internal SD card. However when it gets to the boot stage, it...
View ArticlevMotion PortGroup Question
In ESXi (vSphere 5) If I have 2 physical NICs attached to vSwitch0 which already has a VMkernel Port for Management, is there any compelling reason to create a seperate VMkernel Port for vMotion? or am...
View ArticleExchange NICs
We use Windows 2008 R2 templates on ESX 4.1 and have the E1000 network adapters on them. We recently provisioned and installed 4 VMs for Exchange 2010 SP1 and this is up and running but not quite in...
View Articlevm will not boot after extending disk
i recently was asked to extend one of our servers (win 2008R2 SP1 ENT). After i extended the HD the server will not boot.can anyone help.
View ArticleWorkstation 8 quit working - libgio undefined symbol
Workstation 8 had been working (Arch Linux 64-bit) but quit working (wouldn't start), presumably after a glib2 update to version 2.30. The cause of the problem was found in...
View ArticleDefault for Serial Port?
I have a VM for a project that's gone through several versions of Workstation and (now) Fusion. The project requires a serial port, and when I converted the VM to the latest virtual hardware, the...
View ArticleClipboard sharing doesn't work in VMware Player 4 Unity mode
I'm using a Win7 host with Ubuntu 11.04 guest and clipboard sharing works fine when I'm running VMWare windowed but not when it's in Unity mode. I have to drop out of Unity to get text copied in the...
View ArticleHow do I get started with the Web Service SDK in C#
Hi All, Where can I find usefull information about the use of VMware.Vim in C# .NET. Sofar I've setup an application with the use of VimClient.FindEntityViews but find it extreemly slow. So I'm looking...
View Articlepossible CNA issue
I just set up a 5 node esx cluster running Qlogic 8142 CNAs connected to two Nexus 5000.At first everything seemed fine but I then noticed strange performance issues when copying lagre amonts of data...
View ArticlevCenter Appliance loses db on reboot
I was stoked to try out the new vCenter appliance, however I'm having a problem that I can't seem to figure out at all. After deploying the OVF, I configured the embedded database and sucessfully...
View ArticleView 4.6 - View PowerCLI Get-DesktopVM error
Hi,I am trying a simple Get-DesktopVM command and get an error that I can't find a solution for. I am running the command on the connection broker with View v4.6 and have tried two different brokers...
View ArticleAMD Bulldozer (FX-8120) and ESXi 5
Apparently they don't get along. The hypervisor itself will load but the second I try to boot a vm the vsphere agent crashes. There are errors about the CPU microcode not existing etc. I'm wondering if...
View ArticleVMWare Fusion 4 Black Screen on my Mac Pro
Please help it is driving me carzy.... It looks like the guest WinXP is Running well, but just black screen. When I resize the window from full screen to window mode, I can see my desktop of WinXP. And...
View ArticleCisco UCS vs HP C7000 for datacenter virtual environment
Hi All, We are planning to rollout either Cisco UCS Chassis and Blades or go with HP C7000's. Obviously both have pros and cons, can someone who is familiar with both give usan honest opinion? I'm...
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