it seems like I have to reinstall vmware tools every time I update my OS
5.02 1031769 Win 7 host OS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS guest OS The guest OS was telling me that it was due for an update and restart, so I restarted it. Now I can't see any of my mounted hgfs folders. So I...
View ArticleWhat are the ways to move to vCenter 5.1 from 5.0 ?
I have vCenter 5.0 with mixed hosts, most of them are ESX 4.0, couple of them are ESXi 5.0. I would like upgrade vCenter to 5.1.What is the best and least disruptive way to do so? I'm considering an...
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USB flash problem
Hello, I have a problem detecting with the USB flash after connecting it. I'm using workstaion 9 and the operating systems are windows 8 and XP. I uploaded a picture of the problem. I seek your...
View Articleподскажите материал на русском для изучения VMWare Workstation
Я начинающий, мой уровень это пока только запуск ISO)
View ArticleGet List of VMs, Datastores and VMDK / path per Cluster
Hi Folks, as I´m new to this stuff, I´m wondering if anybody has already done some scripting work to gather a list of all virtual machines, its corresponding datastore(s) and the path to the VMDK-Files...
View ArticleChanging vSphere Web Client URL
The FQDN of my vSphere web client is server.domain.com; this takes me to the vSphere "Getting Started" page. On here is a link to the vSphere web client...the link's URL is...
View ArticleHow does HP iLO and Dell iDRAC be configured in vCAC?
Hello folks, While creating new Endpoints to configure physical severs, we have a few options: HP iLO, Dell iDRAC and Cisco UCS. When we create a new reservation with physical servers, does vCAC...
View ArticleCPU Contention Basics
I have been called in to address performance issues in a vSphere 4.1 environment. Most of the VMs are set with 4 vCPUs for no specific reason. It seems to have been set at 4 vCPUs thinking more CPUs...
View ArticlevCloud Director Open Source versus vCloud Director Appliance
I'm trying to set up a development environment. So, I'm looking for a lightweight vCloud deployment. By lightweight, I mean low effort on licensing and installation. The appliance looks good, but...
View Article8 port switch recommendations for iSCSI network?
I’m currently drafting up a plan for replacing our current infrastructure:VMware ESXi 5.0 (17 VMs, mix of W2k8R2 file, Exchange, SQL, IIS)3 x G1 HP BL460c G1 blades in a HP C3000 Chassis 96GB...
View ArticleHow does vCAC configure with Citrix Xen ?
Hello, When we configure an endpoint for vCenter, vCAC will run a workflow in the background to discover and gather all the information from vCenter and make it transparent to vCAC management. Is the...
View ArticleFiberChannel Storage Gaps in LUN Sequence Failing
I have already assigned LUNS to the VM's and started the test session. Workbench is asking me to assign LUNS to the "Servers" with Gaps 0, 1, 3 and then click continue. The test fails every time...
View ArticleReference machine for Base Layer AND App Layer (Mirage 4.0)
Hello, I'm currently working (as a student) VMware Horizon Mirage and I'm currently meeting a problem. 1. I have installed and prepared a reference machine.2. I choose "Create a new reference CVD"...
View Articlevcloud director refuses to start: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException:...
Hi all, I'm trying to install vcloud director -- and it is not going well. I installed it and now it will not start -- what should I do? Here is the log -- hope that helps! Thanks in advance! -Chris...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter 5.0 to 5.1
Hello, I have gone through VMware's most of the KB/Doc releated to Best practises for upgrading vCenter 5.0 to 5.1.I have existing vCenter 5.0 server running with ESXi 5.0 and esxi 4.0 host/cluster....
View Articlestart esx without loading all modules on boot
I've developed an ESX module and added it to the boot sequence so it gets loaded on every boot (the boot.cfg file contains my module). The problem is that in some cases my module can crash the ESX...
View Articlerun script after vib installation / removal
Hi, Is there any way to run a script from VIB files ? I would like to run a script after my VIB has been removed. I'm using esxcli and VUM to install / remove VIB files. Thanks in advance.
View ArticleFrequent Storage Disconnect Alerts
Greetings, We are having recurring storage disconnect alerts in our environment. We have a very large environment. We are using ESX 4.0 update 4 and vsphere 4.1. We regularly receive shrort lived...
View ArticleESXi as VM under a 2008R2 VM running on unknown host OS (esxi/xen)
Dear all, A quick question before I embark on this quest. I have access to a VM runnig 2008R2 64 on a esxi/xen host (don't know exactly, host server is miles away);Within the VM i want to install esxi...
View ArticleWhy Failed to clone disk: There is not enough space on the file system for...
The Situation:1. We have two SuperMicro servers running ESXi 5.1, and do cross-backups each night between the servers using vkmfstools. Each server has Windows 2003 Server VM running Windows...
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