Compact virtual disk while running
Hello all,I use ESXi 5.1 with an external storage array (HP P2000 G3). One of the guests has grown very much. It was created with an 1TB thin-provisioned disk. At the moment the actual data is about...
View ArticleFailed to lookup OID for BIGIP F5 device
I have setup hyperic and added an f5 device. Under Inventory > Configuration properties it gives the error: This resource is turned off or has not been configured properly.The problem is: Invalid...
View ArticleVMware Fusion cannot connect to any of my virtual machines after the Mac OS X...
After the update to Mac OS X 10.8.4 I receive the following message every time I am trying to open any of my Virtual Machines: VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have...
View ArticleVDI Windows 7 problems customizing virtual desktops ...
Hi ... I have an environment based on VMware Horizon View 5.2.I installed a Windows 7 Thin Client edition in a parent VM. In this parent I installed some applications (only basics application for...
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ESXi 5.1: vmsvc warning guestinfo RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4...
Hi, we have two RHEL6.3 VMs which need 15 minutes to boot!The problem happens when starting the network interfaces in vmsvc. Host: ESXi 5.1, latest 5.1 tools from repo installed, two vmxnet3 interfaces...
View Articlesimple question about networking best practice - traffic separation for storage
Excuse the newbie question... I am reading up on best practices for network separation for VMware. I see that often things are set up like this (I got this from another post here that was deemed...
View ArticleCan't connect to Webview
I've installed a new VCO 5.1 server and migrated the workflows, configuration elements, etc, from our 4.1 environment. Everything is successfully configured, but I cannot connect to the one Webview...
View ArticleOrgNetwork creation looking for wrong vdnscope
I have all basic setup done on vShield Manager and vSphere. We are using Nexus 1Kv. When I try to create a new Org Network, it always looks for vddnscope-1. But, vdnscope-1 doesn't exist and...
View Articlemouse jumps and clicks
Randomly the mouse will jump to a random location and clicks (its driving me crazy). I happens in Autocad 2008 and not sure if its related to that program. It is literally the only program I use in...
View ArticleVM loses connectivity when copying files to it
Hello, I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue were having with our VMs, and I'm looking for some guidance on how to even start with it. Physical Host: HP DL360e Gen8Version: ESXi 5.1We only have 5 VMs on...
View ArticleLimitation of vCenter 5.1 with ESXi 4.1 hosts
We upgrade our cluster's vCenter from 4.1 to 5.1 standard recently. But all the hosts are still in ESXi 4.1U1. Everything works so far. The hosts are still using the vSphere 4.1 Enterprise Plus license...
View ArticleTurn Auto Login Off
Greetings, During an install of Windows Server 2008 R2, I set VMware to auto login. Now that everything is installed, I wish to turn that off; no more auto login.How do I do this? Thank you,Bob
View ArticleResizing a Windows Server guest
I need to implement a Windiws Server 2008 R2 guest VM acting as a Remote Desktop Server.At the moment I can't predict how much the VM will be used, including the number of users and the way they will...
View ArticleLync 2013 VDI plugin only works with RDP protocol
Hi,we have tried all day making the VDI plugin for Lync 2013 work with PCoIP protocol, but we only get it working with RDP.We cannot find any information if there are any firewall ports that needs to...
View Articlevmotion between clusters
Hi All, i'm currently trialling VSA and have FINALLY got it installed using the greenfield method. I just wanted to confirm with other out there whether it should be possible to vMotion running guests...
View ArticleTesting VSA failure
Hi guys what is the best way to test or simulate a failed host to see if VSA and HA actually work? My current setup is with 3 hosts. Thank you
View ArticleFile Sync vmtools driver for linux gone in 5.1U1?
Is the File Sync driver for linux gone in the new 5.1U1 tools? It is no longer an option when installing---and I dont see it running(in case it was defaulted or embedded somewhere).
View ArticleUsing VMware Standalone Converter with NAT
Hi all, I have been searching the interwebs but haven't been able to find much regarding this issue... We are currently in the process of setting up a VMware environment to be able to sell IaaS...
View ArticledvSwitch + PVLAN трафик невиден на аплинке dvSwitch
Доброго времени суток! Задача: Изолировать трафик ВМ друг от друга внутри LAN, сохранив возможность выхода в WAN Предпологаемое решение: Используя технологию PVLAN создать интернал портгруппе dvSwitch...
View Article"vSphere Distributed Switch teaming matched status" red alert flag help needed
Since migrating from standard switching to distributed switching, I've seen these alerts appear sporadically. They appear, and then they clear seconds later. They only mention the affected host, not...
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