Fusion 5 Bootcamp Boot when Windows Installed as EFI
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone had any keen insight on whether we can get Fusion 5 to recognise a windows bootcamp installation that is using EFI instead of BIOS emulation? Currently trying to boot...
View ArticleVirtual machine can't ping host on fresh vSphere5.1 install
Hi, I've done a fresh install to vSphere 5.1 (previously 4.1 installed which works well). No vCenter for the moment. One virtual machine on LAN is running Paessler PRTG under Win 2k3 x64.This virtual...
View Articleraw device mappings
The upside of using a raw device mapping is that I can have a volume greater than 2TB. What are the issues with these?
View ArticleSysprep and Win 2012
Hi, I'm preparing templates to put in catalog for our customers. The tepmlate includes the command slmgr.vbs /skms xx.xx.xx.xx to point to our KMS server.Since most of them ask how to activate windows,...
View ArticleVDP 2TB image ran out of space on root
/usr/local/avamarclient folder seems to be full of huge log files. Are these safe to delete? 0 bytes left on / How could I have prevented this?
View ArticleGet-Task Error
Hi, I get the following error running get-task. I seems to display the first 3000 odd tasks but then errors: PS C:\> get-taskjobDelete Success 100 11:18:48 AM...
View ArticleHow to mask the CPUINFO in Workstation from Intel i7 mobile to Intel® Xeon®...
Hello forum! In order to test some run some lab tests we need ESXi running under VMWare Workstation to recognize the physical machine CPU (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz) as Intel Xeon...
View Articleorganization vdc can not see the storage profile of provider vdc
I created a provider vdc which has a storage profile. When i go to create the organization vdc it does not offer me the storage from the pvdc in the list. did i miss a step ?
View ArticleFailed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported or invalid disk type 22. Ensure that...
Hi,I manually copied a vmdk file from local system to datastore, then edited *.vmx file of existing VM and changed name vmdk file to my coped file.But, after that I could not start the VM and getting...
View ArticleBootUSB.zip file and feature request
Hi guys Am just trialing VMWare Mirage and would like to try and create a VMware Boot USB Key. In the instructions it says to extract the VMWare Boot USB Scripts from the BootUSB.zip file (obtained...
View ArticleVMworld discounts
I plan to attend VMworld again this year. I am wondering if anyone knows of any Vmworld discounts for VCAPs or for VMware Authorized Conusltants (or VMware Certified Instructors) thanks
View ArticleImport/Export functionality for image composer items
Hi Is it possible to export&import app layers? We would like to offer a service like:- Package apps with Mirage- Export- Import apps to the customers mirage installation- Fill-in the customer app...
View ArticleUnable to logon - Base Layer Provisionning
Hello, During my tests of the base layer provisionning, all looks like to working fine but when I try to logon, I always have the following message that cannot let me logon:"The User Profile Service...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi 5.1 promiscuous mode.
Hi, I have installed VMWare ESX5.1 and I created serveral virtual machines v.7 over it.All the virtual machines are in the same vSwitch and Port Group which are configured to reject promiscuous mode....
View ArticleStandard vSwitch Etherchannel
After much research I know it's clear that in order to use 802.3ad link aggregation on the upstream switches, the ESXi host vSwitch must be configured with a load balancing policy of "Route Based on IP...
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vCenter 5.1 does not see Host CPU Host Mem or Guest Mem on 4.0 hosts
Pretty much in the title. vCenter was upgraded back in September or so to 5.1, and there are mixed clusters running: 4.0 esx, 5.0 U1, and 5.1. On the 4.0 ESX hosts, we do not see the CPU/Host Mem or...
View ArticleWhy are there two edge device vms for my single edge device?
They have the same name, but one ends with '-0' and the other ends with '-1'. Is this the high availability fail over pair?
View ArticlevCenter Operations Manager 5.7 is now available
vCenter Operations Manager 5.7 is now available https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/infrastructure_operations_management/vmware_vcenter_operations_management_suite/5_7...
View ArticleVM disk space allocation confusion
In the vSphere Client, my vCenter server, a Windows 2008 R2 virtual machine, shows under its Summary tab that the "Provisioned" space for it is 88.11GB; its "Not-shared Storage" is 56.24GB; its "Used"...
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