TCP Checksum Offload ESXi Hypervisor 5
Hi @all, I have been searching for a while if there is any option for TCP Checksum Offload on the level of physical network adapters or the VMkernel?I know that there is a possibility to turn it of and...
View ArticleHighpoint RocketRaid 272X Driver for ESXi 5
After hitting a wall I am at a point where I need to cry for help..... Highpoint is either lazy or not interested in helping its customers . And no drivers from VMware I am looking for either a...
View ArticleDifferent Kinds of Demand
Hi, I am using vCOps Manager 5.6. In the Planning> Virtual Machine Capacity Usage view, I can see CPU and memory demand, effective demand and usage. I get it that usage is the actual consumption (in...
View ArticleMigration 5.1.1 High Cpu
Since migrating to a newly built cluster running ESXi 5.1 build 838463 and View 5.1.1 build-799444 we experience high cpu utilization on the esx side. It appears to be related to PCoIP because if I...
View ArticlevSphere Replication
Hi All, can i install and configure vSphere Replication in vSphere 5.0 environment. Cheers Venkat Kurela
View ArticleHelp Troubleshooting Throughput Problem
I'm seeing some really poor network performance on a specific VM and I'm wondering how to best troubleshoot this.Is it the NAS?Is it the Host?Is it the physical network?Is it the virtual network?Is it...
View ArticleUpgrading vCenter v5.1 to v5.1.0a
Hi, Can anyone advise on the correct procedure to upgrade from v5.1 to v5.1.0a. I have looked at KB 2038472 and upgrade release notes but there seems to be little guidance, unless of course I haven't...
View ArticleCan't open Boot Camp VM with Fusion 5.0.2
Upgraded to Fusion 5.0.2. Have a Boot Camp drive that was working under previous version of Fusion. Now, when loading Windows XP (SP3) I get an error that says "The operation on file "/dev/rdisk0s1"...
View Article''Storage views'' tab missing
Hi, I am running ESXi 5.0 and i didnt find the "Storage views" tab there. I am using it as an Evaluation mode and i am having Vsphere client only to connect ESXi and not having Vcenter server....
View ArticleDefault printer not remembered (zero clients, windows 7, linked clones,...
Everytime when a user logs on, the default printer is reverted back to the pdfcreator. the user has to manually set the default printer at logon. We are using linked clones + persona management, users...
View ArticleVMware View Security Server DMZ
Hi! We are currently setting up a small VMware View installation in our office as a POC and i have a question about the security server and the need for open ports against the clients. Our setup: 2...
View ArticleRemoving VMware Completely when Installer Fails -- HOW ??
I had VMware Workstation 8 working fine on a Windows 7 64-Bit machine. I bought Workstation 9 and tried to install it, and it said it had to uninstall version 8. Well, it failed. Now I cannot install...
View ArticleWindows 2000 via 4.0.1 Converter to vSphere 5.1?
Has anyone successfully converted a Windows 2000 box using the 4.0.1 standalone converter to vSphere 5.1? I've seen a variety of messages on the discussion forums, some people talking about it working...
View ArticleBinaries for 32 bit Player requires 64 bit ?
Downloaded and installed the bundle for linux 32 bit. Ran vmplayer and setup a virtual disk ready to install. "VMware-Player-5.0.1-894247.i386.bundle Binary DetailsVMware Player for Linux 32-bit...
View ArticleIBM x3550 M1 (7978B4U) - will it run ESXi v5?
Sorry if this is duplicate of another question out there, but didn't find one with searching the discussions (only references were to v3.5 and v4, not v5 of ESXi). Has anyone been successful...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Hypervisor: embedded network adapter fails on HP ML350p G8
Installation of ESXi 5.1 Hypervisor fails, cause no network adapters get detected!Installation stopps at Network configuration, cause no Nic's.Hardware is branded as VMware compatible.When I install...
View ArticleBluescreen 7b after restore
Hi. In the past (ESXi 4.1) we successcully backed up and restored our VMs by cloning the vmdks via vmkfstools to a NFS-Datastore in 2gbsparse format. Now we have two VSphere 5.1 installations where we...
View ArticleDo you have a host update policy?
Hello, IN an environment of 6 clusters with about four hosts per cluster, would you suggest that an update policy for hosts should be implemented? At the moment, hosts are updated when time is...
View ArticleNetwork planning
Here is my situation I have two data centers connected by dark fiber, I am looking to rework it and remain in best practice standards. I have 4 servers standalone on one side Hp dl385p g8 and I want to...
View ArticleTimeframe for vmotion in vmware health check script
Hiim using vmware health check script 5.. After running on client side i got 3300 vmotion performed. I want to know what is the timeframe defined in scripts for vmotion like does it look at all the...
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