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Number of VM Processors on Server
Noob question, So this is the server I'm working with So it has 8 processors I can use for VMs: 1 is used for the ESXi 5.1 installiation - correct?the other 7 can be allocated to the 4 VMs that will be...
View ArticleJoining Single Sign on Server to a Domain
I am installing Single Sign on Server on a separate VM from vCenter Server. The plan was to install Single Sign on First, get vCenter Server connected to it, get everything working, then join both...
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Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken
I got a purple screen when I start up a vm with a pci device With Esxi5 was working fine. I tested it with 2 vm on different hosts ( but same hardware) i7 2600 32gb mb: dq67sw What can I try
View ArticleGet-datastore shows every datastore twice
Hi Admins, I trying to move VMs to another datastore using powershell.move-vm servername -datastore iSCSI-vmfs04Error message : Move-VM The specified parameter 'Datastore' expects a single...
View ArticleWorkstation 8 and Windows 7 Host Network Question
So, we have a Windows 7 laptop that has Vmware workstation 8.0.4 installed. This laptop is primarily used for demo purposes, therefore it won't always have an internet connection. We noticed from the...
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Problems with logging in Win7 on Fedora host
Hello everyone,I have Fedora 14 as a host and Win7 as a client (VMPlayer 3.1). After some updates of Linux and Windows simultaneously I can login in Windows only in safe mode. When I try to login in...
View ArticleHelp needed. Server shows as not patched in home view
I know for a fact that the server mentioned are fully patched but it still shows as not patched in home view. How can I get it out of the home view ? /Maverick63
View ArticleBest way to move a VM to new hardware
I've got a SBS 2011 VM running on ESXi 5. The hardware is not adequate and the performance is slow. I want to move the SBS 2011 VM to new hardware. After installling ESXi on the new hardware, what...
View Article/bootbank/boot.cfg question(s)
Let's say I have a customized .vgz file the contains some information (files) that normally wouldn't persist across reboots. I move the "customized.vgz" file to "/bootbank". Then I believe I need to...
View ArticleConverting HP UX system to VM
We have a VERY old HP UX system (version 10). We still use it as a production server and are afraid of a hardware failure. What is the process to convert something like this to a VM? I am using ESXi...
View ArticleTemplates
Have a question, not sure how to do this or if I need to set it up like lab manager 4.0 using only one organization...but with the new organizations feature, I created a Templates organization and I...
View ArticleRe: metric Needed
Hello Guys, In the Super metric package editor, (formula section) i need a metric for the Cluster Which tells about the available vCPU for the future deployments. I need the vCPU in Mhz. Similary...
View ArticleReport Scaling and Hierarchy
I am investigating ways of automating external network usage reports for my customer VDCs via Chargeback. I have managed to schedule this type of report for a single customer VDC quite easily however...
View ArticleVcenter 5.0 to 5.1 upgrade issue
I did a 5.1 upgrade on a VM running Vcenter 5.0. The SQL 2008 database resides on another VM. This is a test data center. I ran the checker and it came back fine. Vcenter and SSO installed on same VM....
View ArticleESX5.0 Windows 2008R2 VM Hangs
We recently deployed a Windows 2008 R2 VM in our environment. The server is also running Microsoft SQL and Microsoft SCCM. We have noticed that the server tends to hang or freeze every couple of days...
View ArticleExport Datacenter Hosts Information
Hi Anyone has a PowerCLI that can export the following info to CSV... DC, CLUSTER, HOSTNAME, MANAGEMENT IP, MANUFACTURER, MODEL, CPU CORES, PROCESSOR TYPE, CPU SOCKETS, CORES PER SOCKET, MEMORY, NICS,...
View ArticleVCenter -I did something stupid and need help
Hi all, I was going through the stages of replacing my SSL certificates on VCenter server, and got into a muddle and ended up running this command: vpxd -p (in directory...
View Articlemem capacity.usage counter gone as of vSphere 5.0U2?
I run a weekly host performance report including the memory capacity.usage performance counter.
View Articlebackup hangs when snapshots are present
Hi, when backing up my esxi-server there was 1 machine with a snapshot.ghettoVCB recognizes this snapshot but tries to backup it ignoring its own finding ...On removing the snapshot ghettoVCB hangs....
View ArticleJava 7 update 11 be available?
When will Java 7 update 11 be available? Homeland Security warns to disable Java amid zero-day flawhttp://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/ Java...
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