Creating Templates, do I use sysprep.
I use ESXi5 and Vcenter5. I have a few questions about templates. Do I need to use sysprep? On the vSphere 5 Documentation Center page I can either convert or clone a VM to a template no mention of...
View ArticleVirtual Network Editor
Hi I work at further education college and we moving to windows7, and wish to automate as much software as possible for deployment, I am currently trying to get VMware Workstation 8 to install...
View ArticleI want to move VMs to a folder name called Linux, but we have multiple folder...
I want to move VMs to a folder name called Linux, but we have multiple folder by the same name in our Datacenter, please provide me PowerCLI Script to move exactly. I tried to use to the below...
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Настройка виртуального коммутатора VMware Esxi 5.1
Доброе время суток, уважаемые. Ситуация такая, скачал с сайта VMware версию Esxi, все настроил вроде - все хорошо. Есть одна проблема:В сервере две сетевые платы, одна сделана как коммутатор с WAN, с...
View ArticlevCOPs Alerting not working ?
Hi, I have added my VCOPS server and I can from vCOPS Click on "actions-> search in vlog insight"..that is working well so I think the adaptor is configured correctly. Now the issues is when I setup...
View ArticleLogin Issues
We are having some troubles logging to the MOB. It wont accept any credentials. Is there a setting somewhere I missed to allow this feature? We are using credentials that are admins in vCenter as...
View ArticleTrouble after convert Windows 7 64 bit into VMware
after convert Windows 7 64 bit into VMware, I get a bluescreen. I try to install vmscsi onto the source Computer before convert. It is not possible. Do you have an vmscsi for 64 bit? Kind RegardsE.Prietl
View ArticleShut down esxi guests without vmware-tools installed
Is it possible to send ACPI signals to guests from the ESXi (5.x) console? Essentially, I would like to shut down guests using the vim-cmd power.shutdown style of command without having to install...
View ArticleHow to backup and restore VCO appliance (Postgres)
Hello,Is there an official KB on how to backup and restore the VCO appliance using the Postgres? Similar how to backup the VCSA...
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P2V Dynamic Disks
Dear all, We have an organisation who desperately want to convert a Server into VMware, however the disks are dynamic, please see image. Can anyone suggest the best route to achieve this? Many thanks
View Articleconnecting local CD/DVD drive hangs
Hi! I have seen this problem several times in the last days: When trying to connect my local DVD drive through vSphere Client with a VM, the CD/DVD button shows "connecting..." but never actually...
View ArticleCPU has been disabled by the guest operating system error
Running VMPlayer version 3.1.3 build-324285 on Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit with 8G memory.When I try to install certain Linux-based VMs from ISOs, within few seconds, I get the error:"The CPU has been...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 management network no connectivity with two nics connected
IBM H Chassis populated with HS22 bladesBlades use Broadcom 5709S dual gigabit NIC With ESXi 5.0, system was running fine with both NICs connected (with static IP) in the management network settings...
View ArticleCentOS 6.3 64b WSX does not start after reboot
Hi, I am having a problem with WSX 1.0.2 on a CentOS 6.3 64 bits box (with Python 2.6.6 installed).Once installed WSX starts and I am able to connect.As soon as the server is restarted, WSX fails to...
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VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Error "com.vmware.sps.fault.QsConnectionException"
Hi, The subjected error occurs very frequently, in fact after every minor changes or click in vCenter Server Console.We are accessing the VI client locally on the vCenter Server. It will be certainly...
View ArticleConsolidate Helper -0 snapshot issues
Hello, I am on esx5 using local datastores with plenty of space. I am using Veeam Backup to back up my VM's. Occasionally I will see a "Consolidate Helper -0" snapshot left behind on the VM. It...
View ArticleIssues After Upgrade
Not exactly sure what went wrong but I recently upgraded my VM environment from ESXi 5.0 - 5.1.1 along with vcenter. Now I'm getting an error in View "Cannot connect to vcenter server because the...
View ArticleNetworking and Workstation 9
I have a sandbox built and was troubleshooting an issue and resolved it but I do not know why the original configuration did not work and would like to have clarification from the community. My home...
View Articleupgrade esx 4.1 to esxi 4.1 in a cluster question
We have a cluster with 4 hosts. All hosts are running ESX 4.1. This Cluster has HA and DRS turn on. Now, I am planning to upgrade those host from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 4.1 one by one. Do I have to turn off...
View ArticleConverter standalone 5.1 crashes host on retrieving source machine information
Hi all, I'm kinda stuck atm. We are using 2 ESXi servers. I'd like to convert the servers of 1 ESXi to another.I'm using Converter Standalone 5.1. The source server is running ESXi 4.0, the destination...
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