Task ID for a workflow
Hi, I am looking for a way to kick off a VCO flow asynchronously and capture the task ID for the execution for the flow. I want to then monitor the progress of that run separately. Is this doable? I...
View ArticleHow do I tell if partition alignment is my issue?
I have bveen trying to pin down a particularly frustrating issue I appear to be having with storage I/O. I have read many articles documents about partition alignment, and the claims that fixing it...
View ArticleIs there a way to catch session close event in Plugin?
Is there a way to catch session close event in Plugin, so we can do some clean up before user close the session? Is session timeout and user close the browser trigger the same event or different event?...
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No more space for virtual disk error message - VM will not run - ESXi 5.1 -...
I'm running the application Openfiler as a VM on [datastore 1] plenty of disk space free.[datastore 2] used by Openfiler to store files is the problem. It has run out fo space with the following...
View Articleesxi 5.x upon importing a vm , vm won't start acpi.sys error.
I have an ovf that I'm importing with vshpere client verion 5.0.0 build 455964 and vmware esxi version 5.0.0 build 469512. the importing of vm is successful but when I start the vm , I get an error...
View ArticleScratch partition on SATA SSD's on supported SAS controller
Hi all, I'm looking at building my own ESXi 5.1 server for home study. This box will have a LSI MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i SAS controller, with 2 x SATA SSD's configured as RAID 1. However I have just...
View ArticleESXi Management not working Cisco LAG
I am setting up a 3 host ESXi cluster with an Essentials + license. I am using a pair of stacked Cisco SG500-28 switches for switching redundancy. Each host has 8 NICs. 4 to each switch. I have...
View Articlehow to crossover connect 2 multi-NIC ESXi 5 servers with static IPs?
Is it possible to connect two multi-NIC ESXi 5 servers together with a crossover cable? Here is my scenario. I have two ESXi servers with 2 NICs each. I want to connect one port from each box to the...
View ArticleVMware Tools for v5
Is anyone aware if there is an intent to reinstate the 'Shrink' facility, previously offered in VMware tools for v4.x? Not sure why this disappeared with v5. I find it a useful facility, and have...
View ArticleCannot add host to Vsphere
I'm having a problem adding one of my hosts back into vcenter. When I try to connect through the vcenter console, the connection times out and an extra long error message appears here is the jist of...
View ArticleCan I connect to ESXi stand alone host via vsphere client without internet?
I know it may be a dumb question. I am learning vSphere 5.1 so I had this question in mind. If the ESXi host is configured with private IP, lets say, 10.10.10.10 and the Client is installed in the...
View ArticleSilicom PXG4BPi Quad Port Gigabit PCI-X Ethernet Ports NIC
Does ESXi 5.1 support Silicom PXG4BPi Quad Port Gigabit PCI-X Ethernet Ports NIC in HP ProLiant DL 385 G1 Server? Please suggest because I need more NIC ports for the ESXi 5.1 which is installed on HP...
View ArticlevSphere Client 4.1 Window Issue
I have this issue on two different computers, both running Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When I open the vSphere Client 4.1 to connect to VMs, it works fine. Then, I minimize a VM Console window and do...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Health Status Unknown
Upgraded an Intel S5520HC Serverboard based system from ESXi 5.0 U1 to 5.1. Configuration; Hardware; Health Status from vSphere Client in 5.0 U1 always showed data - typically "Normal". Using vSphere...
View ArticleBlack Screen When I Try to Load VDI
My company is going to virtual desktops shortly. As a test they had me load vdi on my laptop. VDI does not work ( I get the black screen when I login and then the message "The connection to the remote...
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Orphaned vmdk is not listed using the script
Hi, I am using this LucD's script to find the orpahed vmdks list. Script exists in the below URL. http://communities.vmware.com/thread/266913 I ran this script on vCenter as well as directly on ESXi....
View ArticleProblem while backuping an virtual machine
good evening community, my first time to start a new thread in this forum. I use ghettovcb to backup virtual machines on my esxi vmware server. As i red, i know, that the actual version of ghettovcb is...
View Articleis snapshot create performance issue ?
Hi Folks, We have one sql production vmware server its window 2008 server . Long time back we one snapshot. Now from last few days we are getting high cpu spiket issue but this not on constant basis....
View ArticleStuck on getting Windows 7 to clone
I haven't done any training for VMware, so please bear with me with stupid questions! I've created a new Windows 7 computer with component settings from the VMWare View Optimisation Guide for Windows...
View ArticleBest way to analyze physical machine prior to P2V
What are the best tools to use in order to analyze the requirements of a physical machine prior to performing your P2V conversion?
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