external logging
Can i configure ESXi and vCenter to send only warnings and errors to my external Syslog server?
View ArticlevShield Edge 1.5.0 appliances failing to upgrade to 5.1
Just upgraded my lab to vSphere Suite 5.1 and I'm having some major pains upgrading the vShield Edge firewalls that were deployed before the upgrade. To add to it, the appliances do not appear in the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 won't boot on ESXi 5.0.0 build 821926
I am trying to create a VM of Windows Server 2012 Standard. I am running ESXi 5.0.0 build 821926 (vCenter 5.0.0 build 804277). I create a new VM, attach the ISO (I have tried both the Eval version, and...
View Articleenable to start a virtual machine
hiwhen i tried to aactivate a virtual machine (vshield manger ) i had this error Could not power on VM : Admission check failed for memory resource See the VMware ESX Resource Management Guide for...
View ArticleHow to mask the CPUINFO in Workstation from Intel i7 mobile to Intel® Xeon®...
Hello forum! In order to test some run some lab tests we need ESXi running under VMWare Workstation to recognize the physical machine CPU (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3840QM CPU @ 2.80GHz) as Intel Xeon...
View ArticleConsolidar VMDKS
Amigos, ha um tempo atrás peguei um caso em cliente usando ESXi 4, onde o Datastore tinha estourado, uma VM possuía vário deltas vmdk por causa de vário snapshots feitos, precisei fazer um merge...
View ArticleNeed VM performance report.
Hi All - We are doing some testing for the VMs , so we require the report for every 2 hours for CPU and Mem, I would require scripts for this to execute, If any one has the powerCLI script for this,can...
View ArticleVMware View 5.0
I'm currently rolling out VMware View out to the business and the guys are now complaining about performance when using dual monitors. Also the screen move between the screens erratically during the...
View ArticleSNMP, Generic SQL Data Loader and embedded Port Adapters
Anyone have any success with using the SNMP (non-default mibs) and/or the Generic SQL Data Loader third party adapters? I'm running vCenter Operations v5.7 vApp and testing the custom-ui. I've...
View ArticleBest backup system or data recovery system?
What is the best or most commonly used backup/restore system for a vSphere environment using iSCSI shared storage?
View ArticleMigracion en caliente
Hola amigos, Actualmente tenog un servidor dedicado con 2tb de discos duros y 8gb de ram, se me esta quedando pequeño y ademas quiero revender servidores virtuales.Me quiero pasar a uno nuevo con 4tb...
View ArticleRemove host from vcenter when vcenter is gone or no longer working
So I completely messed up my vCenter appliance and it doesn't work anymore. I've tried to redploy an appliance by connecting directly to the host and it doesn't work. How can I remove the host from...
View ArticleMove a template or VM 'model' to another host?
I created a W2K8R2 VM and it took all day to run updates and build what is basically a model which will be used to deploy several other VMs where only a few may have different specs than the original....
View ArticleFailed VCP5
Have failed VCP5-DV today miserably, 279 score being as you all know 300 a pass... not good enough after being studying on a row for quite a few days. Read the Bill Fergurson official guide VCP5 up and...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi or Linux+Workstation for home server ?
Hello ! I'm planning to upgrade my home server (Samba, XBMC, FTP, VPN, torrents) because I need a test farm of VMs and current config doesn't allows to do it.I'm thinking about ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS, Intel...
View ArticleVMware Player 5.0.1 in ESXi5 VM - Bridged network issue
Hi community, I have the strange situation that I have to run the Player in a VM that is running on ESXi 5.0. Please don't ask why I just have to deal with this situation for now, no alternatives at...
View ArticleAPI Collection Fails on 3.0.2
I spoke to our developers this morning and our API calls all use https, um, and 8443 in the URL they're accessing, but they're still getting 404 errors. This was working properly prior to 3.0.2. Any...
View Article3PAR - Add vendor provider problem
Hi, We have a 3PAR F200 and we try to Add a vendor provider in our Vcenter but we encourt a problem. I followed the following procedure: see image1.Went I try to follow this procedure "HP 3PAR...
View ArticleExpand Physical RDM beyond 2TB
I have a 2TB physical RDM drive on a server that is nearly full so I need to expand it. I am running vSphere 5.0.0 Build1024429. From my research i should be able to attach luns larger than 2TB with...
View ArticleGemfire server embedded in Spring or standalone (and having Spring acting as...
What are advantages, drawbacks of running gemfire server as a part of spring application vs standalone? ThanksJack
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