Esxi5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade (Failed!)
Upgraded from v5.0 to 5.1 yesterday. Had major issues..... A brief overview of what happened; 2x sites (A & B)3x hosts (2x at A 1x at B) using local storage and onboard SD card with install of...
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BI x VMWare - Lantência
Boa tarde a todos, Vou se bem objetivo: Tenho um ambiente business intelligence (BI) em SQL Server virtualizado com a configuração de 8 vCPUs e 56 GB de memória (6 GB para o SO e 50 para o...
View ArticleConnecting to ESX and retrieving hosted VM names.
I'm fairly new to the vSphere API (I've done a lot more with VIX) and I'm trying to do something relatively simple which is to connect to my ESX server and then obtain a list of the VM names hosted...
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vSphere fails to connect to ESXi 5 Server
I have started getting this message for the past week: Call "ViewManager.CreateListView" for object "ViewManager" on ESXi "[VMware server IP]" failed. Can anyone point me to a log where we can diagnose...
View ArticleESXi 5 vmkping from specific interface
Hello everyone, Is there a possibility in ESXi 5 to send pings from a specific vmk interface? The option seemed to have been removed from vmkping. Thank you!
View ArticleCannot create workpool. Can I join the club?
I have read the prior postings, read the blog links, scoured the forums, and cannot find a solution. I too am experiencing HTTP 404/500 errors while attempting to create a workpool. The twist? For...
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Getting an error in Windows Explorer when mapping a vmdk
I am using Workstation 8.0.4 with a Windows 7 64 bit guest on a Windows 7 64 bit host. I am trying to map a 1TB vdmk but I keep getting the following message. It appears to map but I can't access...
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Persistent Location for common functionality of plugin
I need to find a place or extension point to add some common features or functionality needs to be visible throughout the application.Please suggest is this a valid location to add custom help /...
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Context manu item name
Hi, 1) I have added my content in VMware context menu by default is displaying the name like “All noGroup Action ”. It is possible to change the default name and add my plug-in name. If it is...
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Attempting to add custom annotations to an existing 'Export-VMInfo' script
Hi everyone! Running into some difficulties, going against a 4.1 cluster, with 5.1 PowerCLI client and could really use some help here, as this report is already pretty awsome, just need a bit more...
View ArticleGet-VMhostHBA WWN
All, I am running the following command to try and gather all the WWN's for my hosts, but the outputted number does not equal what I have listed for the Emulex of our blades. Any reason this number...
View ArticleAccess to Shavlik forums and transfer to new Communities/forums
The old Shavlik forums are now being redirected to http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2040883 which states: "In May, 2011, Shavlik...
View ArticleWin 8 upgrade from XP: "Standard PC" isn't compatible
I'm running Fusion 5.0.2 under 10.8.2. on a Retina MBProI have an XP SP3 VM that I'm trying to update to Windows 8.The VM has a 32GB IDE HD, 2 GB of RAM, with 4 processors allocated (also tried 2 and 1...
View ArticleReceiving syntax error
I keep receiving the attached output when I try to run a backup. I've also attached a copy of my ghettovcb.sh and file and myvmdk.vmdk files. Any suggestions would be awesome! ESX or ESXi:...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter DB 4.1 to 5.1
Hi,I want to upgrade our Infrastructure from 4.1 to 5.1Host name of vCenter Server 4.1 is as05345I have installed 3 new servers:as10446 will get the following Services -> SSO + vCenter...
View ArticleLogic in the Checks
Does anyone have any documention on how to create the checks in the logic. (In the conditional data property under rule wizard). It would be a great as a tool to refer back too and complete them at a...
View Articlecpu stats
I am looking to pull cpu average, cpu min, cpu max in mhz for all of the vms in managed by vcenter. I would like to get one weeks worth of these numbers. I am using get-vm | get-stattype...
View ArticleGenerating Reports in VCM
Our team is looking into VCM. Does anyone know if there is a feature where these reports can be sent and generated on a weekly/monthly basis within the current version of the product. Most of the...
View ArticleVMRC working example like in 1.5 for 5.1?
Is there a working example similar to the one provided in 1.5 where I can just pass it the host and ticket id and get a basic console popup? I need to replace our old one which was using this prebuilt...
View ArticleRelease Notes for View Client 5.2.1-937772?
Can anyone provide any information on the VMware View Client 5.2.1-937772? I actually just finished testing 5.2.0 and then realized 5.2.1 was available, but they are located in seperate areas in the...
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