How to convert an existing WinXP boot disk?
I have a disk containing the WinXP system I wish to run under VMPlayer on my Win7 system. Converter will not accept the physical disk.I tried downloading a trial version of Acronis to create a backup...
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small environment - how many datastores?
Hello. I am new to VMware and am building a relatively small virtual server environment - 2 ESXi hosts and probably 8-10 VM's. I have a storage array in a SAN with iSCSI, CIFS, NFS capability. The...
View ArticleКак поменять имя VDMK-файла?
Хочу назначить файлам VDMK удобные имена. При переименовании VDMK-файла в vScphere Client выскочило какое-то сообщение, на которое не обратил внимание и нажал кнопку ок. В сообщении было указано что-то...
View ArticleTransport (VMDB) error -14: Pipe connection has been broken
Im running fusion 5.0.0 on mountains lion 10.8 (2.53 ghz intel core i5, 8GB machbook pro). I unpluged my machine from the power source for about 30min which caused the Mac to switch the screen off like...
View ArticleВыпал storage на котором лежала система
Предистория. Поставил месяца назад ESXi 5.1 посмотреть, что как работает. ESXi на флешке.Платформа с 2 мя жесткими дисками. В сфере 2 storage (storage0 и storage1) на storage0 стояла система W2K8....
View ArticleBug in vCloud Director 5.1.1 and 5.1 with vCDNI NetPools
Hi, We have after lots of trial an error, discovered a bug in vCloud Director 5.1 and 5.1.1. It relates to vCDNI Pools and connectivity. We re-created and experienced the bug both times in a vCD manual...
View ArticleVXLAN on upgrade from 1.5 to 5.1.1
I have upgraded from vCD 1.5 to 5.1.1 and noticed that I do not have a VXLAN for my clusters. Is it possible to create a VXLAN with the current clusters in place, or do I have to create a new cluster...
View ArticleFiltering certain results in Get-VIEvent
How would I filter the results of Get-VIEvent by either specific keywords in the FullFormattedMessage or by the MessageInfo property? I'm trying to use Get-VIEvent to get a list of warning and error...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 - PXE boot broken - works with Workstation 8
On the newly released VMware Workstation 9, the PXE boot is broken. On the same machine with VMware Workstation 8 it works.VM specs:- Windows 7 and Windows 7 x64- Bridged networking- 1 Processor 2...
View ArticleArray of all IP address in vCenter
I am trying to populate a list of all VMs with VMTools and IP information and am exporting it to CSV I have got some VMs which have multiple IPs so I wanted to list all the IPs in the respective IP...
View ArticleCan I use vCloud Connector Basic to copy vSphere template between datacenters?
A client has 4 datacenters around the world. They use one a couple of vCenter servers in Linked Mode. vSphere/vCenter only, no vCloud. If they create a VM template at HQ, could they use vCloud...
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vSphere Data Protection data flow
Looking to set up VDP and want to make sure I do so in the best way possable. I have a sphere/view enviroment with a couple of ESXi servers on our private network. ALso have a PHYSICAL box for vCenter...
View ArticleOccasional slow down of hard disk I/O
I'm exeperiencing occasional slow downs in my hard drive array I/O running ESXi 5. I'm using Dell R510 with PERC H700 controllers with near-line SAS drives. When all is good, I get about 180 MB/s....
View ArticleCannot login error vcenter
I am trying to trace down where a bad login is comming from. This is occuring every 2 mintes on a vCenter 5 server. The error in the events viewer only shows the Cannot login ASP\username@::1 I am...
View ArticleNeed Help installing Mac OS X on AMD windows 7
Hello, I've a PC with AMD processor and when I try to run mac os x 10.8 on vmware workstation I get the following error:The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. Power off or reset the...
View ArticleNo available memory showing up in VDC's within vCAC Reservations
We are evaluating vCloud Suite and want to connect vCAC to vCloud Director to be able to deploy vApps within vCAC. It appears the endpoint is configured correctly and data collection is completing...
View ArticleBest approach to modify a .VMX file
OK, so I know a .vmx file can be directly edited (power down the VM, remove from the vCenter registry, edit and then re-register). You can also use the PowerCLI to script it... BUT... do you also have...
View ArticleKB2724197 installs over and over again
We have found several Windows XP SP3 workstations are showing missing KB2724197 when it shows installed in Windows update history and the registry. When performing a windows update the patch does not...
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Adding datastore to VMware with dell perc5.i after enabling vt-d
Dear VMware community, I have a problem with my Sphere v5 adding datastore to VMware, the problem comes when I put vt-d on enable. I have my datastore on raid 5 with a dell perc5.i. When I enable this...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 + Apple Mac Pro = fan speed...
Hello, I've installed successfully VMware ESXi 5.1 on my Apple Mac Pro (model 5,1). It's fully supported by VMware.Unfortunately it looks like the result is unusable as a quiet desktop, because ESXi...
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