ESXi on HP c3000 bl460 blades and no network connectivity
OK guys....i know most people hate noobs and I am one by far.Just started a new job they said here is our blade center fix it. Basically I have five ESXi 5 blades in an hp c3000 chasis they are bl460...
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as the topic title indicates when is the vmware view client for winRT going to be released? many people want this. Businesses wishing to adopt MS surface tablets are going to need this. The pricing was...
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Dear Experts,,I am running Vmware Fusion 5 on MAC LION, running backtrack 5d3 . I am currently trying to search for hosts using ettercap GUI, however i only get the IP address of my host (mac machine)...
View ArticleLatency on host with no VM's
Here's my scenario - Host A and Host B are both connected to Datastore 1 and Datastore 2 (separate arrays, but i don't think it matters in this case). Both hosts are part of a DRS/HA cluster....
View ArticleKickstart Troubleshooting - Static IP - ESXi 5
I cannot seem to set a static IP address in the "firstboot" section of my kickstart script. Everything else-- DNS, Hostname, Local datastore name, etc-- works great. The servers always come up using...
View ArticleThinapped IE 8 and desktop shortcuts to URLs
I'm using IE8 in a thinapp with a specific version of JRE to get around some compatability problems with a finicky web app. What I'm trying to achieve is to completely segregate the thinapp from the...
View Article[BUG] Guest system crash when loading Java on Fusion 5.0.2
Hello, I have been experiencing guest OS crashes every time I try to load a web page that uses java. Even when i go to control panel > Programs and try to run the Java console the OS crashes...
View Articlehost in unresponsive state
One of the esx hosts in cluster has entered into an unresponsive state because one of the mirrored installation drives is hot-removed from the server. The server is still responsive to keystrokes and...
View ArticleAdding EMC SRDF Adapter for VMware SRM fails
Hi Community,We have DMX storage in the protected site and recovery site. We're trying to setup the array manager for SRM.Adding the array manager is failing with the error below; hoping someone has...
View ArticleVMware Customization Wizard - Sysprep Removing NIC
I have a Windows XP Template. I have a Windows XP Customization which will add the machine to the domain, add the CD Key, and use DHCP I am using vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 and have placed the...
View ArticleVMware View Linked Clones: Infinite Sysprep reboots
Hi, I'm testing out a new VMware View 5.1 installation and having issues with the customization process I have created a Windows XP Gold Image with the following relevant specifications Windows XP...
View ArticleCluster inventory script
Hi I am wondering if somebody could help me with a script for gathering an inventory of vms by cluster . I would like to list as much information about the vm as possible (cpu number harddrive...
View ArticleHow to get the hardware's product number via web service SDK?
Hi All, I need to get the host's serial/product numbers. I can get the serial number through, HostSystem: hardware.systemInfo.otherIdentifyInfo[].otherIdentifyInfo.identifierValue But it...
View ArticleESXi 5.1/IBM x3550M3 SAS controller SATA vm creation issues
Hi,Strange scenario. Installed ESXi 5.1 on two IBM x3550M3. Installs fine detects local SATA datastore etc. When creating VM (Win2008R2 x64), the vm won't boot properly. There seems to be some low...
View ArticleVCenter DB Options
When installing VCenter 5.1 we have an option to do a local DB Express install or use a db on an existing supported DB OS such as SQL 2008. I've always used a local SQL express option and would like to...
View ArticleGraceful shutdown with PowerChute or Script?
In the event of an extended power outage, I used to be able to gracefully shutdown the VMs and ESXi in version 5.0 (I thought the free version too). It doesn't look like I can do this the same way in...
View ArticleNetwork Connection problem for 3 systems(workstation ver 9)
Hi All,I am Sumit and I am a Network Security Engineer. I am trying to configure a lab with 3 systems where System A will be a checkpoint firewall and other 2 systems will be connected to that...
View ArticleConfigurar las 2 tarjetas de red en esxi
Estimados com estan, acabo de instalar el vmware esxi 5.1 en mi servidor, el cual tiene las 2 tarjetas de red.Cuando entro en la consola de esxi, en la configuracion de red veo que asiman mis dos...
View ArticleHow get vcloud director version using Powercli 5.1
Hi, After connect to vCD (using Connect-CIServer), how do I get vcloud director version (e.g. 5.1.1 or 1.5.0)? Thanks.
View ArticleFile associations issue
We've got a native MS Office installation that includes the Visio viewer and also a Thinapp release of Visio 2010. When they both get installed, visio file are still opening in the viewer instead of...
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