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question on multiple vmotion ports on a dvswitch
I have read that esxi 5 can use multiple vmotion ports on a dvswitch to speed up vmotions, i want to verify that i set this up correctly because it doesnt seem to make a huge difference... My dvswitch...
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Convert home-built server to ESXi
I have been running Windows Home Server on a computer which I made out of spare components for some years ago. But I am tired of that OS now, I want to run a linux dist + Windows Server 2008. So I...
View ArticleFailed to create process... error
Hi all,I am getting a 'Failed to create process default application context' when I am trying to run a thinapp of any CoolSign product on XP and Win7. It runs properly but I know the user will be...
View ArticleVcenter SRM Plugin extension wont download
I'm stumped, After installing SRM on a server different than the vcenter server the plugin extension download link shows up in vcenter but wont download. It looks like it is starting to download and...
View ArticleAdding VMFS datastore
I have an issue in my testing environment where I have 3 ESXi 4.1 Update 2 hosts with 2 single port fibre card installed and 1 ESX4.0 host with 1 single port fibre card installed, connected to the SAN...
View ArticleMultiple domains in view for tenanting cloud services
I'm setting up my view 5.0 enviroment. I'm going to be a private cloud service for diffrent clients hosting their domains. The view connection server needs to have multiple access to diffrent microsoft...
View ArticleChoppy video performance!
Looking for any help! I have a new implementation of View 5.0 that is running on new hardware and network. The hosts are also running on ESXi 5.0. There are only 10 PC's currently in the pool. They are...
View Articleaccessing usb drive through esxi5 console
Hi Is there any way of coping vmdk files available in the External USB drive to the datastore by connecting the USB drive directly to ESXi 5 server machine.I have load of test vmdk files, and it takes...
View ArticleChoosing the right license
Hi, I'm little confused with licensing and hope I can get answers from here. I have a case where VMware ESXi 5 is going to be installed only on one server. HP Proliant ML350 G6 (24GB RAM, 1 CPU with 4...
View ArticleBest pratice for vSphere 5 Networking
Hi all, Considering of the following enviroment: 1) 4 Physical Servers,each server has 16 Nics (Gigabit) will install vSphere 5 std. 2) 2 Switches with stack function for SAN Storage 3) 2...
View ArticleRegarding using New-OSCustomizationSpec and Set-OSCustomizationSpec
Hi Powershell users, I am trying to create new-vm with New-OSCustomizationSpec and Set-OSCustomizationSpec.As per the VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.0 release notes, its supports only on the 32-bit versions...
View ArticleSRM architecture advice
Hi All, I wanted to ask the experts here some advise about architecting an SRM environment for my company. We wish to run 2 seperate ESX 4.1 clusters (one in each of our 2 datacenters). Each cluster...
View ArticleBoot bank problem
Bank 5: invalid configurationBank 6: not a Vmware boot bank Anybody having an idea what the boot process is looking for? Both banks are OK, as far as I can tell (USB installed ESX5i, so can stick it in...
View ArticleFailed to publish transfer package
Hello, I'm not able to publish any transfer package.The viewserver works fine, but the publishing process stops at 3% with an error message "Failed to publish transfer package". last log entry: Error...
View ArticleWhat type of switch configuration for dual 10gb cards on Nexus 5010
Installing some new vmware servers. Each server has to single port 10gb interfaces. No copper. I have two Cisco Nexus 5010 switches. One card goes to each switch. How should the switch ports be...
View ArticlePossible bug with set-vm version
This is a pretty obscure one, and I haven't been able to find any corroboration, but I can reproduce it easily. When you use set-vm to change the version of a VM, it normally finishes quickly and spits...
View ArticleFusion & MCE Optibay
Hi all, I recently installed an MCE Optibay into my MBP, and have experienced shocking performance issues. I've just found a couple of threads on these forums documenting the fact that this mod seems...
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Any VCAP-DCA from India?
Anybody carry VCAP-DCA certification from India? Eager to know....
View ArticleShrinking vs Compacting
What are the differences if any between shrinking a vdmk using Vmware tools within the guest or compacting the the disk using the VMware program disk utilities when the guest is not running? Any...
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