Upgrading VMware Tools post 5 upgrade
I have successfully updated vCenter to 5 and have my first ESXi host also running 5. For the most part it was a pretty easy upgrade. Now I have two other hosts are that still running 4.1 and all of our...
View ArticleNeed help convert win2k advance server to vmware 4.0.0
My convert stops at 97% fail to reconfigure. I´m runing converter 4.0.0 to my ESX is 4.0.0 If I start the converted machine i get this BSOD...
View ArticleVMWare 8.01 and Windows 7 Bridge Networks issue
I have a Windows 7 box for VMWare Host and Windows XP for Clients Virtual Machine.This box has 2 physical networks, and I tried to make my virtual machines to the Network Bridge, but only one...
View ArticleTroubleshooting Remediation issues
I am trying to deploy updates to 4 ESX 5.0 servers and the task is failing. The related events information does not provide any details. Related Events: "12/21/2011 11:44:43 AM, Task: Remediate...
View ArticleAdding additional CPU Licenses to host
I have a 4 socket host, licensed with Enterprise Plus and 384G of RAM. Server owner added an additional 128G of RAM to the host. From my understanding of the new licensing model I need to add an...
View ArticleCPU problem
HI! I have the following problem: I've used ESXi 3.5 and VM on it with Windows 2003 R2 server. I used VM Converter to download the machine and to make it usable with VM Workstation. When I started the...
View ArticleRemove disk from storage
Hello, I was doing migration from ESX 3.5 to ESX5i. There is a single disk that I actually have to move from the old ESX to the new one. If I remove the disk from ESX 3.5 will it destroy the volume? I...
View ArticleHow many virtual machines can be run in bridge mode at the same time?
I am running Win 7 and XP both in bridge mode. everytime both machines come on I lose the entire network including the host NIC connection. Once I change one of the VM's connection to NAT I can resume...
View ArticleDRS Rules and HA
Hi All, I have a questions about DRS rules and HA. I have a two node HA and DRS enabled cluster. Among other VM's there are two Domain Controllers (lets call them DC1 and DC2) in this cluster. I have a...
View ArticleNTP offset monitor check on ESXi host
I have lost monitoring ability after upgrade ESX to ESXi because of no service console. We have Orion/nagio monitoring tool to monitor network/application. I have look into perl API toolkit but doen't...
View ArticleError configuring/adding firewall rules using vShield (REST) API
Hello all:I'd appreciate any and all information anyone could provide about the following: Using the rest API I can get the current rules. However when I attempt to add a new rule I'm getting the...
View ArticleI want to have a Certification for VCP4 and VCP5
guys i'm new to the VMware and i want to get a certification. can you guys guide me on what do i need to do? im planning to take VMware Certified Professional EXS 4 is there a requirement before i will...
View Articleubuntu p2v - converter fails generic error
Hello, I'm new to vmware and I'm trying to teach myself. I have ubuntu 11.10 running on a spare laptop with linux converter server 4.0.1. I have the Converter Standalone Client 4.0.1 installed on a...
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Resizing VM window with Applescript
Hi, I use VMware Fusion to test websites and screen resolutions. In order to switch between target screen resolutions I wrote a series of applescript commands to change the size of the VM windows. Here...
View Articlechanging from isopath to client device
how do I change all my vms from isopath to client device? C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI get-vm | where { $_ | get-cddrive | where { $_.ConnectionState.Connected -eq...
View ArticleVMGuru.nl at the Dutch VMUG 2011
New VKernel.TV podcast- Edwin and Erik from VMGuru.nl talk about emerging virtualization managment technologies with VKernel's Alex Rosemblat at the Dutch VMUG earlier this month. Hear the full podcast...
View ArticleESXi 5 lost access to Health Status information
Hello,I have a strange issues with new installed ESXi 5.0 servers. I upgraded 3 ESXi servers on HP hardware (DL380G5 & DL385G2) from ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5 (I used same media).All servers has HP ESXi...
View Articlestorage vmotion to eager zeroed thick - vsphere 5
When performing a storage vmotion of a lazy zeroed thick vmdk and selecting the virtual disk format as thick provision eager zeroed, I have noticed that after the task has completed, the virtual disk...
View ArticleゲストOSの動作について
どなたかわかる方ご教授願います。 以前、ESX4.0 build. 261974を使用していました。ゲストOSはWindows2000 Server SP4を使用していて通常動作していましたが、ESXi5にしたら、ゲストOSのソフトウェア（ある特定の物です）が以上に処理する時間がかかるようになりました。 ESX4.1でも試したのですが、同じ現象で、ESX4.0にするともとに戻ります。...
View ArticleHP DataProtector+VCB и бекап через SAN
Ситуация следующая. Используем железный бекап-прокси сервер BL460G6. Есть два хоста esxi 5 (BL460G6), которые так же как и бекап-прокси хост подключены в SAN. Зоннинг на фабрике сделан на каждый сервер...
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