Shall i load the psudo block driver for ESXi?
We are having the Linux psuedo block driver and we want to port it for ESXi. Basically this intercept the write requests and replicate the data.Question is that : I have downloaded the ESXi source and...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 randomly loses second monitor
When running guests and working inside a guest, I experience than certain things can trigger VMWare to suddenly drop it's second monitor and go back to single monitor, I then have to click the "Cycle...
View ArticleHow to generate alarms or events using any scripts?
Hi I want to test a network management application which also manages the VMs and hosts in the device. It also displays the alarms and events generated by the vCenter.Is it possible to generate the vm...
View ArticleError: Can't call method "macAddress" on unblessed reference
Hello. I am learning vSphere perl SDK and trying to udnerdstand how to use various furcntion before I start writting real-life scripts. I want to print the MAC address of all the VMs that are running...
View ArticleHow to down grade ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 4
Hi,I have installed ESXi 5.1 on my system. I managed to install VM server 2008 with no problem. However, when I try to install XP or Windows 7 the system fails to see the SATA hard drive. I consulted...
View ArticleIncreasing the cloning performance
There have been many complaints about transfer rate degradation in Converter 5.0.Converter uses NFC (a proprietary VMware protocol) for cloning to managed destination. Security has been enhanced in...
View ArticleСоздать ВМ скриптом
Всем доброго времени суток.Возникла необходимость немного автоматизировать клонирование виртуалок на ESXi 5.Собственно вопрос - а можно клонировать скриптом? Из командной строки?
View ArticleNew Storage
Hi, we are changing our storage to a new NetApp. We are now creating our storage design and i wan´t to know if someone could share his experience with the different capabilities to configure the...
View ArticleESXi on Macbook Pro 5,4 HDD
I have an old Macbook Pro 5,4 that I'd like to install ESXi 5.1 on. The installation works great from a USB and I can get through it, except it does not recognize my Macbook's internal HDD. This is a...
View ArticleFully connecting directly attached datastores in an ESXi cluster?
I have deployed two identical ESXi 5.1 hosts (Dell PowerEdge r720xd servers) each possessing 5.46 TB of direct-attached storage. They are both currently registered to our vCenter 5.1 Server and...
View ArticleФорвард портов виртуального файерволла в vSphere
Люди - я вас очень прошу- помогите с этой проблемой или хотя бы дайте ссылку где можно накопать решение!На англоязычных группах че то особо многого не получишь - молчат вся надежда на вас- дорогие...
View ArticleServer Monitoring Tools - Advice, Direction, help please
Hello there, First off let me say ESXI is amazing and flat out works awesome! I'm a nub when it comes to vmware and I just finished upgrading/migrating our entire company from a SBS2000 shop to...
View ArticleView 5.2 - sysprep breaks USB redirection
Just a quick note in case anyone else runs across this. My linked clone (Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit) deployment process looks like this: Install/update the apps I need on my master image (the VM is not...
View ArticleSRM 5.1 & NetApp - VM with RDM and MSCS
Hello,I'm implementing SRM 5.1 with NetApp (With SnapMirror) and I have several questions:- Replication of volumes through the array manager, run correctly- How do the replication of virtual machines...
View ArticleScript for 5.1
Hi everyone.I tried to find the modified script that works for version 5.1 but I wasn't able to find itCan anyone be so kind to post a link or to explain how to modify the script to make it suitable to...
View ArticleProblem With Network Adapter
Hello every body I have a PC (dell Optiplex 7010) with a Built in network adapter Intel 82579LMI installed ESXi 5.1 on the PC and It work FineAfter this i decided to add another network adapter to...
View ArticleMap spanned vmdk
I exported a 2,2 TB vm from ESXi 5.1 to ovf, it took about 4 days because it capped at about 60 Mbps.In my desperate search for quicker solution I figured out it would be faster to create a new VM, and...
View Articlechanging vm storage drs automation level
As per http://communities.vmware.com/message/2172311#2172311 I'm using LucD's method, to extract a list of vm's that have vm's turned on function Get-StoragePod{<#.SYNOPSIS Find a...
View Articlehow to install gcc and make on vmware esxi 5.0 update 1?
how to installgccandmakeonvmwareesxi5.0update 1?
View Articlesaturazione memoria con VMware Player
Ciao,Ho un problema di saturazione memoria quando avvio il player di vmware.Utilizzo Vmware player 5.0.1. build - 894247 su un server win 2008 R2 Enterprise edition 64 bit Sp1 con 16 Gb di ram, e la vm...
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