Upgrade/migrate from free to vCenter managed
So we have 2 of the free version esx hosts running 4.0. There are 2 virtual machines on each box stored on local storage. We will be spinning up a new 4.1 esx host that will be managed by our current...
View ArticleSporadic Black Screen Issue
I know the black screen thing is common but I have already followed the normal guides. Nothing really matches what I get and none of it works anyway. My setup... - View 5.1- Win 7 VMs both linked...
View ArticleESXi v5.0 to v5.1 - Upgrade or Install - what and why?
I am an ESXi novice in charge of three Dell Poweredge servers with two to six VMs on each host. Each host has two datastores and boot from a USB memory stick using hard drive emulation. I am updating...
View ArticleHow do you collect vCenter Alarms?
Hi all: I need to collect vCenter alarms to determine if vCenter administrators have added necessary alarms. I've seen the powercli script that gets alarms and writes them to an output file. I'm...
View Articleassign static ip pool through apis?
Hello, We are facing an issue with the static ip assignment from the network pool through api's..Although we are providing ip scope in the data we are still not able to get a static ip from the pool.....
View ArticleCannot create provider VDC
Could not find the wildcard storage profile vCD 5.1 - see attached screen shot Please help
View ArticleHow to Migrate SQL Cluster from existing vSphere 4.x to vCD 5.x
Hi All, I am migrating servers from vSphere 4.x to vCloud Director 5.x and i have no issues in migrating it from VM's to vApp using the vCloud Connector.But, i have one Challenging situations where i...
View ArticleRecomposedVapp Task from api
When I create or delete from a Vapp. Task only says Recomposing Vapp. where do I get the link to the vm and if it was deleted or created? I do have blocking tasks.Recomposing VApp is a task at the...
View ArticleRecomposedVapp Task from api
When I create or delete from a Vapp. Task only says Recomposing Vapp. where do I get the link to the vm and if it was deleted or created? I do have blocking tasks. Recomposing VApp is a task at the...
View ArticleDrive - Predictive Failure, Snapshots won't delete, cannot clone
Ok guys I have a serious issue. I moved 5 VM's on to a single disk to resolve ISCSI storage problems. ISCSI issues have been resolved but I cannot get my VM's off this single disk due to all the failed...
View ArticleError Logging Into Physical Workstation
Hi All, I have recently upgraded from View 4.x to 5.x. I am having trouble with a couple of the Windows 7 physical workstations we have published through View. The issue is that if a user does not...
View ArticleConnecting IBM DS3200 to ESX 3.5 (IBM x3650)
Hello, I'm trying to repurpose a DS3200 for our development cluster of ESX 3.5 hosts. I have one SAS cable connected from the host to the DS3200A controller. Here's what I've done so far in trying to...
View Articleafter upgrading to vcenter 5.1 evaluation mode expired
Hello After upgrading from vcenter 4.1 to vcenter 5.1, vcenter license is in evaluation mode expired, and i can't upgrade hosts because I can't vmotion virtual machines for clear out the hosts why...
View ArticleVery slow when opening the console for a guest on vSphere Client
I opend vSphere client and when I right click on the Guest Operating System and choose Open Console, it takes about 40 seconds for it to open up. Now if I just click on the guest and choose the tab for...
View ArticleDriver for Intel X540-AT2 and Intel Corporation 4-Port SATA/SAS Controller
Hello together, i'm currently evaluating VMWare vSphere for our company and got stuck on the installation of two devices in an ESXi 5.1 host running on an Intel S2600GZ server board, where both are...
View ArticleFolder Redirection of My Documents using Persona Management
Hi, I'm having some trouble with folder redirection of the My Documents folder. I've specified the Persona Management policy to utilize our users home drive path for My Documents redirection:...
View ArticleShrink VMDK on ESXi 5, vmkfstools -K doesn't do the trick
Hey guys, I'm trying to reclaim space back on VM's with thinprovisioned disks. I've use sdelete inside the guest (Win 2003) which wrote 0's across all the free space, then I switched the VM off, ssh...
View ArticleVMware Studio - Template & Supporting Files for Ubuntu Server 12.04
I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to create a VMware Studio template and supporting files to create a Ubuntu Server 12.04 appliance. Has anyone been able to accomplish this and be willing to share...
View ArticleFusion 5.x.x - VM lose gateway randomly
Hello , I install VMware fusion 5.x.x on Mac OS X 10.8.2 and after some random time all VM lose gateway. The only option I can make this to fix it is just to stop them and quit Fusion after power on...
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Blogging Opportunity for VCDXs
Blogging can be a great way to build your reputation in the industry, but it takes a commitment that can be difficult to maintain with busy schedules. If you’ve ever thought about blogging but weren’t...
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