esxcli - module parameters in kickstart script do not apply
I am deploying about a dozen ESXi servers using a kickstart script. I am attempting to set one of the parameters for the qla2xxx driver, in the firstboot section of the script, as follows: FirstBoot...
View Articlerunning web access service in vCLI
HiI need to run web access service for my ESXi 5.1 . I have downloaded and installed the VCLI as instructed in the link.now I have vCLI installed and I can access its command interface from start menu....
View Articlevmware player dependency on hal, policykit, consolekit
Is there going to be a new version of vmware player which does not have dependencies on these deprecated or dropped packages? It seems that vmware player will not run on some modern linux...
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Looking for a best practices guide: complete cluster replacement
Hi, I've been tasked with commencing the complete replacement of our current ESXi 5.0 U2 hardware environment with a new cluster of servers running 5.1. Here are the basics: Currently HP Blade Server...
View ArticleSetup Windows 2008 R2 DHCP on virtual Network
Hello everyone, here is my question: I have a laptop with Windows 7 installed. Inside the laptop, I installed VMWare Workstation 6.5. Inside the VMWare, I installed 2 client PCs, Windows XP and Windows...
View ArticleKernel mode debugging using TCP?
Is it possible to debug ESX driver using TCP via workbench? If so, then how?
View Articleserver will not boot after reboot
I rebooted one of my vmware servers and it will not come up. it gets stuck at:/xorg.v00 fatal error:11 (volume corrupted) Does anyone have an idea what it means? It was working fine until the reboot.
View ArticleUpdate snapshot
Hello guys. Im trying to figure out how to update an snapshot.I take a snapshot that i revert to often, after a while there are so many updates that needs to be done everytime i need to revert to this...
View ArticleBackup host configuration failed
Hi folks, I'm currently backuping all my hosts configurations. Everything went fine for all the hosts except one. I'm using vicfg-cfgbackup over remoteCli. One host always give this error : A gerneral...
View ArticleWill installing this patch require my host to go into maint mode?
VMware ESXi 5.1, Patch ESXi510-201212402-BG: Updates tools-light (2035778) http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/documentLinkInt.do?micrositeID=&popup=true&languageId=&externalID=2035778 I need...
View ArticleHow to get Datastore Status for each VM [to identify overprovisioning] ?
Hi people, Could you please assist me in generating the report of VM and its Datastore location (with Data store Free Space, Provisioned Size and Usage). ? Ideally it should go like this: VM Name |...
View ArticleReplicate VDP appliance as a backup AND DR strategy?
Hi all, not sure if I'm posting this in the right spot or not...but here goes. I have VDP deployed, and it works great. However, my concerns are also for DR, not just backups of data. So, I was...
View ArticleSRM 5.1.1 in Production
Dear All, I am implementing SRM 5.1.1 into production and I have some doubts/ questions in my mind. I would really appreciate if somebody can clarify these for me... Please? Site A (Protected): vCenter...
View ArticleWill upgrading vsphere 4.1 to 5.1 cause any View headaches?
Hello, I have vSphere 4.1 and VM View 5.0 I wanted to upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and at some later date upgrade to View 5.2.If I upgrade to vSphere 5.1 from 4.1 will VM View stop working in any way or any...
View ArticleUnable to access View Administrator Console
Just got View 5.2 Up and running couple days ago. but now after installing Composer and a reboot. i cant connect to the Console(From the Local Server) and the clients do not see the Server no more.
View ArticleHow to edit files in a Linux vmdk
I am trying to edit a couple config files in a Linux vmdk. I am using the Disk-Mount utility (ver 5.1.0) from within a Linux host running CentOS 2.6 - 64 bit.(The vmdk I am trying to edit is not part...
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3PAR - 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 ArticleTemplate issue
Could you please help me to understand at what point you guys would like to save the VM after Sysprep for template . if i shutdown the VM after sysprep and convert that VM into template then any VM is...
View ArticleSegmentation Fault when using vcloud target
I'm trying to use ovftool to automate OVA deployments to vCloud Director 5.1. I have installed ovftool 3.0.1 on Ubuntu and tested out some operations. Everything seems to work except that I always get...
View Articlesetting ovf properties with ovftool and vcloud
I'm trying to import an OVA file with settable OVF properties for configuration (product key, network configuration) into vCloud with ovftool. It seems from the documentation that I should be using the...
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