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Automating the vAPP deployment
Hi people, I'm trying to see if vAPP deployment process can be automated. I've setup Orchestrator and installed required plug-ins for this.. Here is what I have right now.. vCenter Orchestrator 5.1 -...
View ArticleVEM install issue- URGENT
Help please... Scenario is we have a ESX5 U1 cluster with couple of hosts, trying to add couple of more with the same ESXi build number, then trying to add host to VSM. First I tried to install VEM to...
View ArticleSnapshot hanging
Hi all, i have created one job in VDP (8 vm), it starts as scheduled but the day after this is the situation:- all vm have snapshot attached- no one ended successfully- i have to shutdown vdp, remove...
View ArticleCannot connect on second network ESXI 5.1
Hi,I used to have ESXI 4.1 with two separate networks. This was done by creating a second virtual switch and attached it to the second physical network card, which is attached to another physical...
View ArticleUpdating Vcentre Protect Essentials in an offline Windows environment
Hi, Can anyone help me with a problem I have every month when I try to update Vcentre Protect essentials 8.0.0 (Shavlik) with the latest patches? I have 2 domains that are totaly air gapped from...
View ArticleNothing in VMware player responds
I have had a player set up for about 8 months now. I installed my OS (Windows7) and another program in it and all worked fine until I tried to access it today. When I opened and activated the player,...
View ArticleReducing RAM reservation of an allocation pool below 20% via PowerCLI
Hi all,since the "allocation pool" models reserves a minimum of 20% out of the total amount of RAM allocated to an OrgVdc, I can't provision as many users as I'd like because these reservations will...
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VCOPS VCM Integration, no data on Compliance badge
I'm trying to integrate my vcops and vcm instances. Attached is what I'm seeing. The Compliance badge does have a score, but no other data at all.
View ArticleHow to rename a "Storage Profile"
Hi We have a storage Profile with Silver it it, i want to rename it to Bronze so it comes before Gold. UI can't find anyway visibly in the GUI to do this ? Do you know how this is done ? (without...
View ArticleData protector Backup is failing for VM
Hi, Data protector Backup is failing for VM with an error : "Virtual Machine Cannot be backed up because snapshot creation failed". Can anyone please help me to fix this issue? Attaching the screenshot...
View ArticleHow to Control Downloads?
We have a new 5.1 farm with a new vCenter 5.1. We installed the VUM and configured it per PDF we found off of VM's site. Strangely, the new VUM downloaded all updates starting from ESX 4.0, to...
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Where I can find old ovftool 2.0.1
Hi, Where can I find archived OVF tool 2.0.1 release? I'm digging vmware site for an hours now and still cannot find it... We need ovftool 2.0.1 because our product has been certified with this...
View Articlevcloud and vmotion
I am looking to use vcloud director 5.1 with vmotion. I am runnign vcenter 5.1.0 and ESXi 5.1.0 This is because I have a ESXi server that is disconnecting from Vcenter. When this happens, it seems to...
View ArticlePowerCLI script to alert on snapshots in vSphere
Hello all, I have been using the script from this website with great success. http://vnucleus.com/2011/07/powercli-script-to-alert-on-snapshots-in-vsphere/ What I am trying to figure out, it how to...
View ArticlevApp networks must connect to Org network?
I have setup my test environment and have created a vApp network that is not connected to an Org net. In theory this is a vApp isolated network, but viewing the PortGroups in my vDS, I see that a...
View ArticleUpgrade from MSSQL 2005 to 2008 R2
Hi, Here is where I started :1. vCenter Server 4.1 U2 build 4915572. on Windows 2008 Std 64 bit3. using MS SQL 2005 64 bit on a remote Win2k8 std 64 bit server. I needed to upgrade the MS SQL from 2005...
View ArticleESXI 4.1 to 5.1
Hi Folks THe company i work for has a corporate license for esxi 4.1.I am currently setting up a working area that requires roughly 15 systems using esxi.The problem is that the new systems we bought...
View ArticleSet network adapter type
I am creating a new VM through power cli command (New-VM). I want to set network adapter type ( as vmxnet3).Can anyone please tell me the appropriate command?Thanks in advance!!
View ArticleHost battery status alarm
Hi,I have installed ESXi4 on some servers and they all come up with an alarm in vCenter:Status: WarningName: Host battery status These are all Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers. Does anyone know what this...
View Articleproblem when registering new vcenter
hi,i need some help with my vcops.i have two vcenters, both are physical machines, i register the first vcenter in Vcops and then when i try to register the other one he says that the UUID from the...
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