Virtual Machine Groups
Any thought of having logical groups or containers of virtual machines in VMware Workstation? An example would be two hosts and a virtual center wrapped in a "soft" container where the VM's contained...
View ArticleBoot failure with 2 SATA disks on 5.1
I have a stable 5.1 installation on an Ivy Bridge based laptop. I have 1 SATA SSD and everything works fine. If I add a second SATA disk (in the DVD-ROM bay via a 2.5inch HDD bay converter) the system...
View ArticlePermission required for 5.1
Hi all, I want to run healthcheck with a custom user set of permissions, as per the document the minimum required permissions are;...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
View ArticleCannot connect to server (Could not find Spring Shell library)
Hi all, When I run: sqlf>connect client 'mysqlf:1527'; I get the following error:Failed after trying all available servers: [], for control URL: UbuSQLFire01[1527]. (connection refused)Failed after...
View ArticleDatastore inaccessible - Denying reservation access on an ATS-only vol
Hi All,I'm having a strange problem with ESXi 5.0 Update 1 and CX4-960 array. After I created a LUN on the array and was successfully created a VM on it, but when I did a "Rescan All..." on...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client and Mac OS X
Hmm... with the release of 5.1, they seem to be encouraging everybody to move to the web client. But it seems that Mac OS X is still not supported. What's the plan to support Mac OS X? I really...
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VDS import to new vCenter fails
In the process of migrating to a new 5.1 vCenter we upgraded our old vCenter from 5.0 U1 to 5.1 since we rely heavily on vds. This would make it possible to export current VDS configurations and import...
View ArticleRecent Tasks breaks with java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
The error happens intermittently. I'm running vSphere Web Client: Version 5.1.0 Build 1063329 with vCenter Support assistant installed. Here is the error message that covers recent...
View ArticleNot applicable to ESX version below 4.1 Patch 3
I have removed the vShield endpoint app and now when I try to re-add it I get the message:"Not applicable to ESX version below 4.1 Patch 3" I'm running ESX 5.0. I have found this kb article but it made...
View ArticleMass vApp Deployment
I have a customer that needs to deploy somewhere between 600-800 VMs from the same template. I know there was a post about this in the past, but I can't seem to find it. Can someone point me to a...
View ArticleAny way to automatically 'check' the VMware Tools option when deploying an...
We packaged up a VM as an OVF template. We set some network properties during the deployment itself, using XML properties in the OVF. These properties can't be sent to the VM unless the "VMware Tools"...
View ArticleSound on Server 2008 R2
I have a Server 2008 R2 up VM and running but I do not have any sound with it. I am not able to see the sound card under the device manager or under the VM properties. This was working when it was...
View Articleрасшарить интернет на другой сервер
Вопрос, вероятно, достаточно примитивен - но что-то не приходит в голову какое-либо простое решение. Имеется два сервера, на каждом по 4 сетевых разъема. Сервера соеденены коммутатором Cisco. К одному...
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vmk0 in different subnet than vmnic it is attached to on dvSwitch yet it...
I noticed that one of my hosts vmk0 IP is in the 192.168.200.x subnet but it is in a port group that is connected to a vmnic that is connected to a switch in the .111 subnet.(see observed networks) I...
View ArticleCould not power on VM : Invalid metadata - storage
Hi, I am new at this forum and I have problems starting VM. My configuration of esx 4.1 is :- two host in cluster ( esx1 and esx2 ) HA- datastore is on DELL MD storage conected via ISCSII When I try to...
View ArticleProgram that require .net framework?
My question is about the program Just Gesture which require net framework 3.5 to run. How to package the program so it will run on my OS, which is Windows xp, without installing net framework 3.5?...
View Article“VirtualCenter Server service in vCenter Server 5.1 fails to start after...
I need some help with my VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0. Afterthe installation and configuration the system was running smooth for about aweek until for whatever reason it stopped responding. I can’t...
View ArticleUsername and password for VUM installation on 5.1
During VUM installation you mush enter a username and password. I'm referring to the screen that says vCenter Server InformationEnter vCenter Server Location and credentials "Please provide the...
View ArticleAutomating USB device hook up
I have ordered Fusion 5.0 so I could use Win XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, OS X 10.5 Server, OS X 10.6 Server on one Mac mini. I have noticed that my USB device can only be connected to one OS at...
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