Failed to import/open an OVA file
Got Error: "The configuration file <file name> was created by aVMWare product that is imcomatible with this versiono of VMWare station..." I'm running Workstation 8.0.5 on Windows 7 Pro. Imported...
View ArticleView 5.1 with multi domain
Hi everyone ! Happy new year ! Last week, I have updated our View 4.6 server to 5.1.2Everything seem to work except option "login as current user" I have 2 domainsUsers from first domain can connect...
View ArticleInput/Output error in Fusion 4
I have fusion 4 running on a macbook pro. I have my virtual XP machine on an external HDD. I had to power down while running a virtual machine cleanup. I now get an input/output error when trying to...
View ArticleHow do I shrink a virtual disk?
I have a virtual server (Win2K8 R2) with a 40GB System drive and 100GB data drive but I want to reduce the data drive to 50GB. I booted my virtual server using GParted boot DVD, shrunk the disk down to...
View ArticleCorrupt vmdk?
Hi all, According to the most recent log files, it appears that one of my users ignored a "The specified virtual disk needs repair (14)" error long enough that the vdisk is now corrupt. The corruption...
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Snapshot not showing in Snapshot Manager, but 0000002.vmdk still around
We have this same problem...several VMs running on a Snapshot (i.e. 0000001.vmdk or 0000002.vmdk, etc.), but when we view the VM in Snapshot Manager, it does not appear to be aware of any Snapshots....
View ArticleWindows 8 Release preview and vShere 5 client issue?
Hi, I have installed the Windows 8 Release preview (x64).http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-8/release-preview And I am having trouble getting the VMWare ESXi client to work. When I try to...
View ArticleThe hard disk is blank.
hi I have ESX 4.0.0 installed and if I try to add a new storage (SCSI Volume, Raid5) then I get this message: "The hard disk is blank."Error during the configuration of the host: Failed to get disk...
View ArticleVM Client install on Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Hi all, Obviously, Windows 8 Consumer Preview is not a supported product, however, having installed it, I would like to use the VM Client for 5.0.. When installing it comes up with "This product can...
View ArticlevSphere client for Windows 8
Anyone figure out a way to get past the install error message that you have to downgrade to Windows XP SP2 or higher to install the client? I'm trying to install the vSphere client on Windows 8 64-bit.
View ArticleContinous problems with vSphere client 5.1
Hi all, I have continous problems using vSphere client 5.1 agains an ESXi 5.1 free hypervisor. Every time that I can try to "Open console", same error appears: "The VMRC Console has disconnected .....
View ArticleESXi5 Switch Configuration
Good Afternoon, I would just like to clarify the best way to configure the management and vmotion networks in ESXi5. Basically, is it okay to create a virtual switch as below: vSwitch0: 2 Physical NICs...
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PowerCLI: Detect incorrect Time Configuration
Hi all, I am looking for PowerCLI code to detect "Incorrect Date&Time Settings" We have some ESXi 4.0 U1 hosts (Dell blades) of which the BIOS time has a too large offset to the NTP...
View ArticleGet IP address of the View client
Hello, I have a security question for View experts. How can I get IP addresses of the physical View clients that connect to the VMs? We need to use source IP addresses for application access...
View ArticleFlashdrive will not redirect
I seem to be having issues redirecting flash drives with View Client 5.2, I think it effects other clients as well. I've looked at this article...
View ArticleWin XP host gets reboot while install Windows 8 guest in VMWare Workstation 9.01
HelloI have a machine that running Windows XP SP3 with 2GB (DDRII) of RAM with Intel Core 2 E7400 CPU @ 2.80Ghz. I want to test out Winodws 8 before installing on this machine. I download and...
View ArticleUse case scenario of Thick eager zeroed and Thick Lazy zeroed
Anyone who can tell me the Use case scenario of Thick eager zeroed and Thick Lazy zeroed?
View Article"Uneven" Network Configuration with HA/VMotion
we run a fairly boring and simple scheme where all access layer switches (A,B,C,D) are layer 3 up to the core, local access layer VLANs are not available everywhere. In order to VM all of the devices...
View Articleesempio pratico ambiente virtuale per consolidamento server
Ciao, perdonatemi la banalità ma vorrei capire che tipo di hardware per l'infrastruttura utilizzate e quanti e quali macchine virtuale riuscite a farci girare all'interno. Qui stiamo valutando un paio...
View ArticleFailed to stop SQL to apply security updates
When deploying a custom Patch the target machines shows the following entries in the windows event log in this order. InformationThe description for Event ID 12377 from source ShavlikPatchMgmt cannot...
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