Cleanup: Unable to delete generated zip file
I am finding the following message in the jointool-0.log in D:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\tomcat\temp 2011-11-30 14:49:28 INFO] Creating new record with data: id: '1073743327' data_type:...
View Articleinstalling single sign on database and getting error 29114
when ever I try to create the connection to an existing db, i am getting error message 29114 cannot connect to database. i have followed the kb article and installation guide for installing sso but...
View ArticleAutomate the disabling of VM Logging using PowerCLI 5.1
I am experiencing the log spew issue with ESXi 5.1 and I want to implement the documented workaround of disabling VM logging because it is blowing up my datastores. Problem is, I got a couple of...
View Articlesimple VC5.1 upgrade. Could not contact the lookup Service.
We have a 4.1 vSphere environment wanting to upgrade to 5.1 . Testing the upgrade path in our LAB from 4.1 to 5.1 Having a few issues upgrading using the vCenter 5.1B. Did a simple install of SSO,...
View ArticleOff-site backup with VDP?
So currently we have vSphere Essentials Plus, with 3 ESXi 5.1 host machines, a dedicated vCenter Server and a ReadyNAS 3200. I'm using VMware Data Protection to do backups of each of the VMs each day,...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 HA SSO with F5 load balancer
Hello, Has anyone tried to configure this? I'm looking to see if anyone has some sample configurations on how to get this working. Thanks
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Upgrading VMware Environment to 5.0 and Deep Security to 8.0
Hello, I'm in the process of planning our VMware View 4.6-366101,vCenter 4.1-345043, vShield Manager 4.1-310451,ESXi 4.1- U3 and Deep Security 8.0 upgrade. After posting a quesion on the View...
View ArticlePHP - vSphere WSDL Primer
I'm not sure if this is the "correct" place for this, but after spending HOURS of searching and many, many curse words, I wanted to share a quick little guide to using PHP to interface with the vSphere...
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 ArticleDell Management PLugin for Vmware.
Has anyone installed the Dell management plugin for virtual centre. I am trying to see how it is configured. I know its appliance which you import into VC. Once configured you can setup profiles...
View ArticleUsing templates and reactivation of Windows Server 2008
Hi, i'd like to create a template of a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM which breaks a lot due to perserving testing and playing. What is the best way to do so, if I don't want to run into reactivation...
View Articlekeep disk as thin move VM to another datastore by powering off
dear experts, i have few vm`s which i want to move to another datastore. i can bring them down before moving. they are having thin provisioned disk. i know behavior of vmware make the thin disk flat...
View ArticleEspacio en Disco De Fault Tolerance
Hola, tengo una duda con Fault Tolerance y con el espacio en disco que debo asignar al ESX, quiero crear una maquina virtual y quiero asignarle un disco de 50Gb quiere decir que tengo que asigar 100...
View ArticleAuditing ESX - Change Management
I am attempting to audit a random selection of host servers and compare the date of last configuration change to a change management database in order to determine if a corresponding change ticket was...
View ArticleThe session is not authenticated
I am trying to communicate with vcenter server using webservices SDK. I send Login XML and is successful. I tried RetrieveServiceContent method and is successful and able to get all details. I...
View ArticleHow to disable save state feature in Fusion 5
I would like to know how to disable the save state feature in vmware fusion 5. I have employees who need to access my vmware image 24x7 and need the image to be available all the time. The save state...
View ArticleRemove "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in a Windows guest
(I already posted this in another discussion but it was so burried down in the thread I fear no one will see it. Plus the discussion topic had nothing to do with this issue really. So there's my formal...
View Article2008 Terminal Server / RDP on VMWare ESXi 5.1
Hi, I am new to VMware and need a little guidance, hope that I will find an answer. I need a best practice guide to follow. Done a lot of research but seem to find only old posts related to vmware 4....
View ArticleBasic usage/setup/license questions from newbie
I want to setup a home network server that allows for multi-user simultaneous access with custom desktop for each user. I would say the max user number would be 5. This is just a means of getting my...
View ArticleWarning to java developers: don't upgrade to VMWare Fusion 5!
I'm a Java developer using Java IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA, eclipse and NetBeans. They all use "Ctrl+Space" to bring up context help in the editor. A function that is used quite often. I just upgraded to...
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