Converting Linux Box
I've got a CentOS 6.3 server currently running in Xenserver 6.0.2. We're migrating over to a VMware ESXi 5.1 cluster in our datacenter and I need to migrate this VM over. I've tried to run VMware...
View ArticleColumns missing when exporting reports to excel
VSM RP08 & RP10: I have come across an issue where we export some of our custom reports to excel in .xls format where the file seems to get corrupted and we loose some of the columns or colum...
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Adding recovered esxi host to "datastores" and "heartbeating"
Dear all, I'm new here and I greet you all. There was a crash of motherboard of one of the blade at my VMWare infasturcture. The blade has been repaired and VMWare host is back - esxi03. There are 3...
View ArticleInstallation
Can you use vCenter Server 5.01 with VSA 5.1 also for the installation do you have to have 2 vmnics on vSwitch 0 as I had an error with just the default single vmnic 0 . Regards Paul
View ArticleAccidentally deleted Logical Disk in HP Storageworks 2000
I have accidentally deleted a Logical Disk in a HP Storageworks 2000 Unit on which 2 virtual machines were running.The logical Disk was based on two 2TB AW555A drives in a RAID1 configuration using the...
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Inherited Data in CMDB
If you have a linked CMDB Item can you inherit data/fields from one to the other? For example: 2 Child Storage Controllers which are linked to a Parent Storage Array.The information such as Warranty...
View ArticleVMware SSO and Linked mode
Hi Guys, We have once vCenter server 5.1 which was installed using the "vCenter Simple" installation method and now we are planning to install one more vCenter Server intance on different location. I...
View ArticleDisk handling
Hi 1. What is the best way to determine if the disk has been created? Vdc vdc = ...DiskCreateParamsType diskCreator = ...Disk disk = vdc.createDisk(diskCreator); //3 Waiting for the disk creation is...
View ArticleVCAP-Cloud Infrastructure Designs Certification Exam Released
Earning your VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Cloud Infrastructure Design (VCAP-CID) certification shows that you can devise a conceptual cloud infrastructure framework based on business...
View ArticleImport of OVF/OVA Fails
Little background on my environment. Existing cluster is a XenServer 6.0.2 with XenCenter 6.1. I've tried exporting VMs as OVA and OVF format with and without a manifest file. New cluster is a VMware...
View ArticleStorage profile limits
Hi Is it possible to determine if there is available space on a certain storage profile for a certain [current] user? VdcStorageProfile vdcStorageProfile =...
View ArticleWIndows 2012 VM's on Vsphere5
We are using vsphere 5.0.0, 455964 and ESXI version 5.0.0, 821926. Does this version support windows 2012 VM's.If not, can you let me know what I need to upgrade to, to get windows 2012 VM's working.
View ArticleESXi 5.1 PowerCLI scripted install
Hi guys I have been given the doubtful honor of trying to sort someone else's script out, and I don't have any previous experience of scripting. The script is a PowerCLI script for vSphere 5.1 (was a...
View ArticlePETITION - Native Mac version of the VI Client
Copied from the Fusion forum...here's a better place I think. I'm going to start this old chestnut again... I'm here at VMWorld 2008, Cannes and I got talking to a couple of people. Now I'm not...
View ArticleMultiple Guests Crash
Hi All, I have a single ESXi 5 host running a coupe of VMs. I have recently experienced 3 crash type situations. Although I can still access the host. The symptoms are as follows: All guests a mixture...
View ArticleView 5.1 Update-AutomaticLinkedClonePool issues/bug
We need to run a scheduled powerCLI script to increase and decrease the number of desktops in a pool. So i am using the command Update-AutomaticLinkedClonePool -pool_id Classroom-PCs -MinimumCount 100...
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HOL-EUC-03 - Hosts are Powered down
Hi, Well, not much more to explain Hosts are down and I can't turn them on so when trying to turn on the VM for configuring the OS optimizations, it says that there is no available host in the...
View ArticleOutput error with non US-ASCII charaters
Hello, some of my environments are not installed with default english language and I encounter sometimes errors like this : Generating VMware vSphere Health Report v5.0.2 "vmware_health_report.html"...
View ArticlevMotion and Windows Cluster Heartbeat Same vlan?
hi guys my customer is asking me if it is possible to use the same vlan that was created for vMotion to transmit Windows Cluster Hearbeat?the say heartbeat traffic is pretty low? so what do you think...
View ArticlevStudio vApp 2.6 GA
hi we had a query regarding vStudio vApp 2.6. we wrote scripts (/usr/sbin/prefreeze and postthaw scripts with execute permissions)we dont see the script getting executed when we take quiesced snapshot...
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