can't shrink vmdk with vMotion
vsphere 4.1Windows Server 2008 sp2 VMSecond HDD has 166 GB free now after cleanup Sdelete -c e: (e is the disk i'm looking to shrink)Migrate from datastore with 4MB block size to datastore with 2MB...
View ArticleDuda ESXi y NAS
Hola, Este es mi primer mensaje despues de haber podido poner en marcha 3 ESXi's sin problemas. Les planteo el siguiente escenario: Tengo un servidor proliant gama alta corriendo 5 maquinas virtuales...
View ArticleHow to get GB/hr down
We were wondering if there was a way to get that number down. I was thinking that putting a reservation on every VM would effect that number, but it has not. Is there any other secret?
View ArticleScanning with ThinApps
I work in a clinical environment, and one of the applications we are ThinApp'ing will be utilized by persons performing registration, and will require for documents to be scanned into the application...
View ArticleDisk signature on SRM/FT
Hi all, I am using an application that is licenced for both MAC address and disk signature and I'd like to know if FT and/or SRM can preserve the disk (ID) signature. Thank you in advance for your...
View ArticleVMWare and Tape Libraries
I am trying to do a direct passthrough of a dell pv124t tape library to a W2K8r2 vm. The vm sees the SAS card that the library is attached to with no issues, but the library is not showing up in...
View ArticleMoving 100+ VMs between Intel and AMD Clusters
And here I thought this was an easy one. Objective:1) Move 100+ VMs from one Cluster to another2) Change network the guest is using3) Move needs to be fast Prerequisites:1) Ensure LUNs from old Cluster...
View Articleesxi5.1 on usb key -> cannot boot How to recover ?
hi,I had installed a home server with esxi5.1 on the usb key since 1 month.When I boot from my usb key, I see the progress bar and in the middle, it's like frozeen.and I see cnic_register loaded...
View ArticleApache 2.2 and httpd monitoring
I am new to hyperic and a little confused on how to setup apache 2.2 and httpd montoring. It lookes like they each require a plugin.I looked at the apache 2.2 plugin installation...
View ArticleHelp with Customization Specification
Good Day, I am trying to create a script that will import a Customization Specification (Custom Spec) that was created in a different vCenter. As we know the Password for the local administrator...
View ArticlevCenter SQL DB - Query VM allocated resources
OK, so we all know vCenter uses a SQL backend DB.Is it safe to assume that the SQL DB holds a list of all VM's from all clusters in all datcenters it manages?If so, I would like to query the SQL DB and...
View ArticleNative Cisco VPN in OS X under Fusion 5
I'm currently looking to move from running a few simple Windows VMs under VirtualBox to Fusion 5 on a Mountain Lion host, so that I can run a ML VM guest for my work. I have tested connecting to my...
View ArticleVMware Horizon View PCoIP
Hi, we've a test lab testing out VMware Horizon view on a test enviroment however we're seeing the following issues,when we connect via vmware view client enter the username details then select on the...
View ArticleUpgrading to Essentials Plus
So we got the money to do the upgrade. The new keys were sent and I assigned them to the hosts and the Vcenter server. I was under the impression that there was no upgrade to the software as it just...
View ArticleIs bridged networking possible via a NIC not bound to TCP/IP on a Linux host?
I have this setup working in VMware WS running on Windows hosts. The NIC is installed but nothing except Vmware Bridge Protocol is bound to this NIC. This NIC is bridged to a Virtual Adapter. Any guest...
View ArticlevCenter next version
Hi. Anyone knows when the next version (or an update) to vCenter is released? (with support for Windows Server 2012)
View ArticleVMware Workstation v9 & Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
Tried various processes to get VMware Workstation v9 up and running on my Ubuntu 13.04 machine, but stuck! Initially had the request to look for headers, even though they were in the correct path and...
View ArticleThe Host Returns ESXUpdate Error Codes: 7 ????
I had this posted in the VUM, but it does not seem like anyone looks in that sections so I decided to move it to this locations to see if I can get some help. Version: ESXi 4.1 When I stage patches for...
View ArticleEsxi 5 sur clé USB ne boot plus
bonjour, j'ai installé sur un serveur maison un esxi5 sur une clé usb depuis 1 mois. Le boot se bloque sur cnic_register loaded successfully. et reste indéfiniment sur cette page. Mon installation est...
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PSOD - IBM blade server
I saw this PSOD during reboot on one of blade IBM server which worked fine for a long time.Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this?
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