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Orphaned snapshot delta files left behind after backup
First thing first, here is the background information. 1. vSphere has been upgraded from 4.1 to 5.0 update 2 and the problem started. We use Symantec Netbackup 7.5 with NBD transport mode.2. We have...
View ArticleUnable to create the datastore form Local Storage
Hi,I have installed Esxi 5.1, when i am trying to create a datastore from local HDD, i am getting the following error "The capacity value must be at least 1.3GB"Please find the attachment for more...
View ArticleVCenter Network error
Hello all, I am experiencing "NO NETWORKING DETECTED, PLEASE CONFIGURE YOUR NETWORK" after installing Vcenter Appliance under Workstation 9. I have no idea why I recieved this error. I have attached...
View ArticleWhat VMWare do I need for a Windows 2008 R2 Dedicated Server?
Hi there, I've got a dedicated server client who has requested VMWare to be installed on his Windows 2008 R2 Dedicated Server. However most of my experience is with Linux, and not Windows. I am not for...
View ArticleCan't run any of my existing VMs on Windows 7 64bit
Hello everybody... I've been stuck for a couple of days trying to run my existing VMs on my new laptop which is running Windows 7 pro 64bit SP1. I have 2 VMs : 1st) Windows 2003 32-bit: whenever I run...
View ArticleI get this error when trying to install vmware on windows 8
---------------------------VMware-workstation-full-9.0.1-894247---------------------------The MSI 'C:\Users\PLANET~1\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1357387101\vmwareworkstation_x64.msi' failed.There is a...
View ArticleClone a template to a specific folder on datastore, with powercli???
I am deploying about 135 VM's from a single template using powercli from a CSV file. Each line in the CSV has a login, course, section, instructor Example...Login Course Section...
View ArticleUpgrading VM Player from 3.01 to latest version?
I have been using VM Player as the OS player for a Technical program that uses the VM version 3.01. It asks me if I would like to upgrade to a newer version, but each time I try it tells me it is not...
View ArticleOVF deplyment - cancled by user
HiI have export a ESXi 5.1 server and tried to Deploy this to a new server. The ny server is upgraded fra ESXi 4.0xxx to ESXi 5.1 - after upgrade serveres on this server runs fine.I try to make a OVF...
View Articlewindows 7 64bit cannot boot and blue screen
Hi All, I can use coverter to import my physical windows 7 64bit to ESX 5.And then I tried to use the vmdk file to migrate into fusion. It ran successfully, but it cannot boot. Was it cause by sata...
View ArticleVM 9.0 click the button 'Enter license number' , but no actions
My System is SuSE Server 11 64 bit , after i have installed vmware 9.0 for linux x64, when i create a virtual machine , it tipped me in a dialog, there is three buttions, first is "Buy it now",...
View ArticleGeneral OS patching
We are coming up on a renewal for our patching solution.We currently use Novell ZENworks for Windows and 3rd party patching. Any suggestions on which solution to try? We have 98% virtual servers and...
View ArticleManagement and vMotion on same nic
Hi, we are having 10 nics cards in a ESX host. 5 goes to primary switch and 5 goes to secondary switch. Earlier, we had 1. 2 Nics for Service Console2. 2 Nics for vMotion3. 6 Nics for Virtual Machine...
View ArticleHA issue
Can any one tell me if we have 7 host and we configure HA without DRS and one of HOST machine Down then how HA Decide which Vm machine will move to differnet different HOST please tell me
View ArticleWhy Ping VM-Machine lost 10% ?
I bulid a VM-machine in my windows 7 X64, use VM Workstation 7. the VM-Machine's OS is Windows server 2008 R2. I set VM-machine 's Net to Bridged. I just worked. I mean, VM-machine can visit Internet....
View ArticleESXi and AD authentication
I am configuring my hosts to use AD authentication. I created the ESX Admins AD group and put myself in it. I joined my hosts to AD successfully. I can connect directly to a host using the vsphere...
View ArticleChange default options of a NEW VM in ESXI 5.1
Hello,i am looking for a solution to change the "default" options of a new VM created in ESXI 5.1 I want to have settings like "cpu/Memory HOT-add" default on Enabled instead of Disabled.Maybe there...
View ArticleHow does my network configuration look? (i.e. do I understand ESXi networking?)
I have a very small, single server, ESXi 5.1 host and I'm wondering if I have everything correctly configured... Here's what I have: vSwitch 0 - virtual machine networkTwo physical NICsNIC Teaming...
View ArticleMigrating a PC: Can I be selective with the source computer data?
I have a Windows XP Professional x64 instal that has lots of data locally spread out over several internal drives. I'd like to migrate this machine over as a VM and would like to not migrate EVERY bit...
View Articleubuntu 12.04 not responding in VMplayer
Hi, I encounterd a problem while working with ubuntu 12.04 in VMplayer403. The VMplayer403 doesn't respond after working with the program for a while. There is no possibility to use the keyboard and...
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