Disable multiple devices via the .vmx file
I'm working on a STIG for a vSphere environment, and I have a question about disabling devices. If I want to disable multiple floppy devices or multiple IDE devices, I am making a line for each...
View ArticlevApp 5.0.2 - Adapter Connection failed
Im sure this has been asked before... but i seem to have the mondays... and I can remember how to resolve this error when trying to connect to a smarts domain.My test fails when I test creation. the...
View Articlevmnet ip addressing question
Hi, I have always been under the impression that I can assign what-ever private space net for each virtual network - right?I have made a vmnet1 with an attached virtual adapter and assigned vmnet1 IP...
View ArticleGetting Password string in ovf property
Hello,I been working on the setting properties in the ovf template and this is working fine so far.Basically, I add property in the product section under property tag and read its value during...
View ArticleVMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.x.bundle User interface initialization failed....
Attempting to install using VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.2-1031769.x86_64.bundle failed. # VMware-Workstation-Full-9.0.2-1031769.x86_64.bundleExtracting VMware Installer...done.User interface...
View ArticleCan you change which kernel ports does vmotion without going into maintence...
If you have a running host, with a standard vswitch, can you change which kernel port handles vMotion without putting it into maintenance mode? What's happening is that we have a number of blade...
View ArticleNot able to ipaddress/gateway/netmask field configuration for deployed ovf in...
Hi, I want to config IP-address/gateway/netmask to the deployed ovf virtual machine and i getting the following info when i run ovftool.exeCan anyone help me out in configure ipaddress fields.Or is...
View ArticleHow to figure it out the USB path
I add an iphone to the Mac Mini and assign it to the guest OS. I saw: usb.autoConnect.device0 = "path:10/1/1/2/4/3 autoclean:0" in the *.vmx file. I plugin in a second iphone to the device, it will...
View ArticleCloning Template and Converting to a VM vs Deploying VM From Template.
Could someone please explain the difference between cloning a template and then converting it to a virtual machine, from deploying virtual machine directly from a template? I thought they were the...
View ArticleHELP, please
Best Regards, please need VMware Fusion for Mac 10.5 I tried to get it and I could not, thank you very much. I want to have window and mac at the same time, because the MAC will not let me see many...
View ArticleCustom OVF Property in my Virtual appliance
I'm trying to create an additional property in my VM that I build with VMware Studio so that I can use OVFTool to pass a value for the property when I deploy the VM to a vCenter. The property looks...
View Article8 vCPU per host">Licensing Question: Using two "Standard Edition" licenses for >8 vCPU per host
Hi, I've been reading up on this for quite a few hours and would like to get confirmation here. I have - a physical host: dual CPU, 8 core per CPU- multiple VSphere 5.0 Standard Edition licenses-...
View ArticleAbout VDS 5.1 and LACP
Hy guys, i have configured a vds 5.1 with lacp active etherchannel (ip hash) , but i need to configure a 'beacon probing' too ? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleHBA Failure Behavior
We have single dual port HBAs in our hosts.. each port goes to a sep SAN controller.. but I am curious how a host handles VMs if the HBA itself was to fail?
View Articlevcsa 5.1 error to join to domain
When i want to to configure my domain from web (https://vcentername:5480) and i launch the wizard, when i configure the domain, it appears this issue:Failed to execute /usr/sbin/vpxd_servicecfg ad...
View ArticleNetwork connectivity requirements for vFabric App director
1. Does vApp AppDirector has to have direct network connection to the VM's it is deploying? 2. Does vApp AppDirector has to have Internet access in order to download the Services (e.g. Windows SQL exe) ?
View ArticleWindows host unable to ping linux guest vms
I have a brand new Windows 7 system (the host) and I've installed Workstation 9. I have two Ubuntu guest machines installed. My system is connected to a local router all on the 192.168.1.x subnet...
View ArticlevCenter Service Status and Hardware Status plugin errors in vSphere 5.1 -...
When I tried to enable the VUM for vSphere 5.1 (another issue I'll address in a different thread but if anyone has information on that, by all means chime in here), I also noticed there were 2 other...
View Article64 bit guest on nested ESXi 5 not supported
I get a error about "Longmode is unsupported" when trying to install windows 2012 server on a guest vm on a nested ESXi 5 instance. I've tried all the proposed resolutions I could find on the forums....
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3 + 10.8.3 VM + Apple Preview + COLLADA == Crash
Fusion 5.0.3 w/Mac OS X 10.8.3 VM on 10.6 & 10.7 hosts Trying to open any COLLADA .dae file crashes Apple Preview. Does not crash a "real" install of 10.8.3, so it's something wrong with...
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