vCenter Service Status and Hardware Status plugin errors in vSphere 5.1 -...
When I tried to enable the VUM for vSphere 5.1 (another issue I'll address in a different thread but if anyone has information on that, by all means chime in here), I also noticed there were 2 other...
View ArticlevShield Networking for Multi-tenant vCloud Deployment
Hello Everyone,I've read through a lot of documentation and white papers but I cant seem to find out exactly how this works. At our datacenter we've been hosting a multi-tenant system separated by...
View ArticleUpgrading from 7 to 8/9 causes colors to be all washed out.
I've been using VMware Workstation 7 (since i had access to it) to run a few games through, some cause they don't allow miltiple clients localy, and some coz they wont run on my current OS. A year ago...
View ArticleAll VMs disconnected on the vCenter between 2:30 am and 3:00 am
Hello, Everyday all VMs appear disconnected in the vCenter console between 2:30 am and 3:00 am.SCOM is reporting them as not connected, heartbeat failing etc.. Application users are calling as they...
View Articleone LUN for one RAID array, or break it up?
We are just starting a modest virtualization project. We are an 11-person company with 8 real servers, most of which are old, none of which are very busy, although the one that is our Active Directory...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter Server 5.1
Dear, In upgrade process vCenter Server 5.1 from vCenter Server 4.1. When register vCenter Server with Single Sign On, at Lookup Service URL, in SSO_host_FQDN_or_IP, I type the localhost that I...
View Articlebrowsing a map drive inside a vm issue lost connectivity
Hi all i have a map drive open in a vm and i browse some folders insideand if i try to browse the same path in my prosuction pc at some point i lost the connection with the map drive inside the vm...
View ArticleUpgrading from ESX 4.0
Thanks in advance for any advice. I’m the IT Manager at a school district and I am preparing to upgrade to Vmware 5.1. I currently have three ESX 4.0 servers and one Vcenter 32bit server on a...
View ArticlevCenter Protect Update Catalog (Previously SCUPdates) - List of Supported...
Updated: 5/3/2013 7zipQ7ZIP920 - 7-Zip 9.20Q7ZIP920 - 7-Zip 9.20 x64 Adobe Acrobat 8QAA0831 - Adobe Acrobat 8.3.1QAA0811 - Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1QAA0812 - Adobe Acrobat 8.1.2QAA0813 - Adobe Acrobat...
View Articlehi all
hi deari want to help from all members of the vmware community. i have installed fedora17 on vmware 8.2 full version, running is vary well but i look a problem when i udate my fedora17 on vmware after...
View ArticleHow to install windows 8 on esxi 4.1 ?
Hi I would like to install windows 8 on my current esxi 4.1 environment, of course without success. I receive the error about thatHAL_Initialization_Failed I've found serveral forums that only...
View ArticleDisks need consolidation and active snapshot?
hi guys I have a virtual machine that is telling in a warning that "Virtual Machine Disks consolidation is needed" but also VM has an active snapshot a prettu old one by the way. so what should I do...
View ArticleScheduled backup of ESXI-configuration and Vcenter
Hello,i am trying to find a scheduled procedure to Backup the ESXI-configuration of the ESXI-servers and also for Vcenter (5.1). What to do to achieve this? Thx
View ArticleHow to delete a vmware account?
I would like to delete my vmware account. Can someone please tell me how to do that? Thanks!
View ArticleVMware View 5.2 PCoIP Poor Performance
Hi, We're running view 5.2 via PCoIP, everything with the virtual desktops runs great, however when we start viewing the internet or watching anything on YouTube even @ 380p it's very slow and all...
View ArticleVDP not usable after reboot
Hi to everyoneI need some help to regain access to my VDP appliance.Environment:vCenter server 5.1 listening to port 444ESXi hosts 5.0 build 623860VDP appliance 5.1.1 After first installation the...
View ArticleLarge File Server options
I need to host about 10TB of contiguous Windows File Server space. We all know about the 2TB VMDK limitation. So I guess I have several options: Make several 2TB VMDKs and use Windows software...
View ArticlePost Base layer script
Hello, I'm trying to use this features that execute a script named post_bi_update.bat right next a base layer deployement but I have the following error in the event log:"Error in Base Layer...
View ArticleWin 8: Automatic repair couldn't repair your PC - What to do?
I have VMWare Fusion running on a Mac Book Air. Installed Win8 fine. An install of Visual Studio hanged and I had to reboot Win 8, After the reboot, I can't get Win 8 to start, it says that the...
View ArticlePhysical RDM
If we attach rdm discriptor file to a vm will the vm read the RDM lun which that discriptor is representing. By attaching i mean by going to VM-> Edit Settings->Add->Harddisk->Use Existing...
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