Overhead on hosts from using VSphere replication with SRM.
Hello, We're currently looking to begin implementing a SRM solution between our two sites. We've opted to initially use VSphere replication rather than Storage replication for cost reasons. One concern...
View Articlecannot create a Window Server 2003 VM with VM Player 5 on Window Vista
My host system is Window Vista SP2. I installed VM Player 5. I tried to create a Window Server 2003 Enterpriese Edition VM choosing install from CD. But the VM always say it is trying to install OS...
View ArticleShared storage recommendations for 3xESXi 5.1 host cluster
Hey all I was hoping for some opinions on the various shared storage options using real world (you guys) performance experience. I have a 3 x ESXi cluster (VMware Standard) and a storage requirement of...
View ArticleHost ESXi upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 and View 4.6
Hello everyone, I have a question in regards to upgrading my esxi hosts that are running a View 4.6 cluster. Overview of my environment:The 4 current ESXi hosts are running 4.0.0, 261974. These hosts...
View ArticleiSCSI Storage lost after NICs replaced
Can anyone help with this dilemma.We have 3 identical HP 5.1 ESXi hosts with onboard Broadcom NICs connected via iSCSI to a shared iSCSI storage.All was working fine until system board failure on Host1...
View ArticleConfigure VR replication after losing a VC
Hi, We've recently had to rebuild our VC server which was also a SRM server. I thought I had got it all done but when I try to configure one of the servers for replication I get the following error...
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vCenter Plug-in manager: Plugins Disabled
Hi, I have a problem which is presented on picture below.I have read some similar problems, but I couldn't find a proper solution. I would be grateful if anyone can help me with this. Thanks in advance!
View ArticleView 5.2 and View Agent v5.1.2 (Win v7)
Hi, I am about to upgrade to View v5.2 from v5.1.2. If I upgrade View Composer and View Connection Server to v5.2, will my VM's running View Agent v5.1.2 still connect to a Zero Client or will nobody...
View ArticleHow do I set up replication for servers that have vRDMs
I am trying to set up vsphere replication on several systems that have attached vRDMs. I am not certain about how this should be done, but have tried different ways, and have not been successful in...
View ArticleReplication just sits on Initial Full Sync
Hi All I have installed vSphere Replication appliance at my Main site and another appliance and my remote site. The problem i am having is when i try to replicate to the remote site it just sits there...
View ArticleChoose best OS architecture, which is better x86 or x64?
Hi, I want to deliver virtual desktop to office workers and I have limitation on resources, memory and CPU.I need to advise about OS architecture, which has better performance on x64 processor and ESXi...
View Articlemezzanine network card not detected
i have a NC325m Quad Port 1Gb NIC on bl460c G7 blade server, i can see the card is correctly installed and visible from the enclosure but when i look at network devices in the esxi only the embedded...
View ArticleCan Chargeback data be included in vCops custom dashboards?
If I install Chargeback and integrate it with vCops, could I then have vCops leverage cost data in Custom Dashboards? Or does Chargeback only grab data from vCops (one-way)? Thanks,-MattG
View ArticleErrror - CBT: 986: Unsupported ioctl 58
Hi, I am seeing the following error a lot in wmkwarning log files on ESXi 5.1 host (all latest patches applied) CBT: 986: Unsupported ioctl 58 Any suggestions as to what is up, where I could look to...
View ArticleVCloudException while fetching vApp in Org VDC
Hi, I'm trying out VMWare VCloud Director and when I try to obtain the vApps of a certain organization VDC, I am getting the following exception: com.vmware.vcloud.sdk.VCloudException: validation error...
View ArticleExamples of 3rd monitoring tools being integrated into vCops
I am trying to understand how to integrate the various monitoring tools that organizations may into vCops. SCOM is pretty straightforward, buy the license and implement the adapter, but what type...
View ArticleExtend my VM Harddisk space
How can I increase my harddisk space. I have done under Edit Settings virtual disk 60 to 80 gb. It is showing as provisioned disk space under VM 80 but when I log in to server it still says 60 GB.
View ArticleSSL Certificate Upgrade Gone Wrong
A bit ago I upgraded to vCenter 5.1 with two servers. The SSO and web client on one server and the vcenter service and the inventory service on the other. Had everything running great, no...
View ArticleARM builds in Win Xp VM bring machine to crawl
Greetings I have the latest version of Fusion Professional. Windows Xp VM utilizing 1GB of memory.Macbook Pro Mountain Lion 8 GB of RAM. I use the VM to develop embedded code. My build tools are ARM...
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