VMware ESXi Fibre Cards on MacPro
What fibre cards are supported on a VMWare ESXi installed on a Mac Pro?
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ESXi 5.0 U1 HBA Details: Power CLI
Hi All I'm trying to extract following HBA information from some 250 hosts in multiple clusters:- HBA Type- Firmware version- Driver version- BIOS version I know that all this informatio is given using...
View ArticleOVFtool bug when specifying datastore
It appears that ovftool 3.0.1 has an issue while specifying the target datastore when importing an OVF when the VI is a vCenter 5.0 server with ESX 5.0 Update 1 hosts that have a large number of...
View ArticleRename a File in Guest
I am trying to create a workflow that would rename my file in a guest by appending the date in milliseconds to it. To start out with this I had used the "Move file in guest" workflow that already...
View ArticleView linked clone error until I log on...
Hi, new pool from a cloned Golden image.I needed a new pool with the same image but more Ram. So I cloned the Golden Image, added more ram, created a new pool... When the pool gets created, it...
View Articlecan't access iSCSI target from second ESX box
I have successfully connected to an iSCSI target running on Windows Server 2012 from one ESX 5.1 box and created a datastore. Unfortnately, I can't get a second ESX 5.1 box to connect to the same iSCSI...
View ArticleSRM Reprotect is getting failed after recover to DR site
Dear All, I have a Vmware SRM LAB setup with SRM 5.1 and netapp Simulator 8.1.2. The setup is Implemented successfully and working fine. I tested and do the recovery to the DR site. Recovery works...
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Blueprint has changed 2 days before my exam!!!!
Hi All, I'm a little stressed out now Have been working my butt off to study for my VCP exam which I have booked for this Friday because I have an exam voucher from HP which expires this week. I've...
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ESXi 5.1.0 Installer Crashes with Python Backtrace
This was going to be a question but now it has turned into a heads up for anyone who encounters the same issue. While trying to install ESXi 5.1 I would regularly get as far as "Select a disk to...
View ArticleDvvswitch Scripting Part 3 - Adding VMK Ports to a dVs - LucD
I'm attempting to use your functions to add vmk ports to an existing dVs My syntax is as follows: $dvkernname = new-dvswvmKernel -esxname $vmhost.name -dvswname $dvs -dvpgname $nfspg -ipaddr $nfsip...
View ArticleProblem setting NAT client to a fixed address
Hi, I'm running a Windows 7 virtual under Fusion 5 on Mac OS 10.8.2 and I need a fixed address on the guest. Following directions I found on the web, I modifies the dhcpd.conf file...
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Error 1075 when trying to start vmware host agent on windows-8 64 bit
I am getting Error 1075 when trying to start vmware host agent on windows-8 64 bit. after installing vmware-server 2.0.2 successfully. Please find the abve images
View ArticleUsing hgfs with autofs
I am running a Fedora 10 VM on a Fedora 10 host machine. I need autofs enabled in the VM because software is upgraded in the VM via CDROM and USB drives. I now need the VM to have access to a directory...
View ArticleESX 5, iSCSI and VMWARE - Logical Drive Not On Preferred Path
Morning \ Afternoon All,I am having a nightmare with a DS3524 and am in desperate need of some help. We have a DS3524 with x2 1GB Ethernet Dual controllers (x4 1GB Nics per controller), we are having...
View ArticleUpgrading 5.0 to 5.1 w/ custom VIBs
Hi everyone, We have recently just upgraded our 2 datacenters with vCenter Server 5.1 and vsphere client to 5.1... now it's time for the hosts to get their upgrades. Currently at the data center I have...
View ArticleVM Player & Windows 8
I have used VM Player for a couple of years under W7 to host XP to run Simian, an automated audio program, recently upgraded to W8 and it runs with garbled and "slow" audio. I have checked all the...
View Articleexporting a VM
Does ESXi 5.0 have a way to export a VM through PowerCLI? I see there's Export-VApp, and read a suggestion to move my VM into a new VApp to export. Is there a better way? If VApp is the only way, how...
View Articleconfiguring CPU and NICs
I'm creating a VM, installing Linux then shutting it down. Using PowerCLI how can I configure the CPU to have two cores per socket (either when creating the VM or after shut-down - either is fine)? I...
View ArticleDid not pass VCP5 just now..
Very disappointed.. Got a 275 which I guess is 5 or more questions short of passing. I have never prepared more for a certification exam. I read the Scott Lowe book cover-to-cover twice, the Brian...
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