Sharing secondary disk between Linux and Windows Guests
Hi Guys, I have a requirement to have a Windows guest and Linux guest share the same disk (formated as NTFS) and both systems need full access to the shared file system. From what i have read this is...
View ArticleCan't create hadoop cluster from Data director for Hadoop GUI
Hi All when i try to create hadoop cluster from GUI, it showing loading page, just like the screenshot. when i create hadoop cluster from CLI, it can show in the GUI page. i tried IE/Firefox/Chrome,...
View ArticleRestart winodw s7 again-2 help
Hello everyone i m new here yesterday my workstation windows 7 Windows 7-s009 is corrupted and i lost that then i delete that and rename Windows 7-s010 to Windows 7-s009 Windows 7-s011 to Windows...
View ArticleHow to figure it out the USB path
I add an iphone to the Mac Mini and assign it to the guest OS. I saw: usb.autoConnect.device0 = "path:10/1/1/2/4/3 autoclean:0" in the *.vmx file. I plugin in a second iphone to the device, it will...
View ArticleCloning Template and Converting to a VM vs Deploying VM From Template.
Could someone please explain the difference between cloning a template and then converting it to a virtual machine, from deploying virtual machine directly from a template? I thought they were the...
View ArticleHELP, please
Best Regards, please need VMware Fusion for Mac 10.5 I tried to get it and I could not, thank you very much. I want to have window and mac at the same time, because the MAC will not let me see many...
View ArticleCustom OVF Property in my Virtual appliance
I'm trying to create an additional property in my VM that I build with VMware Studio so that I can use OVFTool to pass a value for the property when I deploy the VM to a vCenter. The property looks...
View Article8 vCPU per host">Licensing Question: Using two "Standard Edition" licenses for >8 vCPU per host
Hi, I've been reading up on this for quite a few hours and would like to get confirmation here. I have - a physical host: dual CPU, 8 core per CPU- multiple VSphere 5.0 Standard Edition licenses-...
View ArticleCloudCred Credits
So far, I won a StorageCenter IOmega, and bought a pin, cap, sticker and pin with the creds.
View ArticleAbout VDS 5.1 and LACP
Hy guys, i have configured a vds 5.1 with lacp active etherchannel (ip hash) , but i need to configure a 'beacon probing' too ? Thanks in advance.
View Articlevcsa 5.1 error to join to domain
When i want to to configure my domain from web (https://vcentername:5480) and i launch the wizard, when i configure the domain, it appears this issue:Failed to execute /usr/sbin/vpxd_servicecfg ad...
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How to config ESXi 5.1 to ssh/scp between hosts without password prompt
1) SSH has to be enabled in both hosts. I will not detail this because it's well documented in installation guides.2) Using vSphere client, go to "Configuration" tab for the host. Select "Security...
View ArticleNetwork connectivity requirements for vFabric App director
1. Does vApp AppDirector has to have direct network connection to the VM's it is deploying? 2. Does vApp AppDirector has to have Internet access in order to download the Services (e.g. Windows SQL exe) ?
View ArticleWindows host unable to ping linux guest vms
I have a brand new Windows 7 system (the host) and I've installed Workstation 9. I have two Ubuntu guest machines installed. My system is connected to a local router all on the 192.168.1.x subnet...
View Article64 bit guest on nested ESXi 5 not supported
I get a error about "Longmode is unsupported" when trying to install windows 2012 server on a guest vm on a nested ESXi 5 instance. I've tried all the proposed resolutions I could find on the forums....
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3 + 10.8.3 VM + Apple Preview + COLLADA == Crash
Fusion 5.0.3 w/Mac OS X 10.8.3 VM on 10.6 & 10.7 hosts Trying to open any COLLADA .dae file crashes Apple Preview. Does not crash a "real" install of 10.8.3, so it's something wrong with...
View ArticleNvidia Quadro
I assume that many of you with exictement have read through all news in vSphere 5.1 What cought my eye in View point of view was this: "Improved 3D Graphics Support– (View Only) – hardware...
View ArticleSCSI inquiry to identify Device type as "SSD" and "Non-SSD"
Hi, I have an ESXi 5.0 host connected to multiple storage arrays, When I provision devices from the Storage arrays to ESXi host, some of the devices are recoganized as SSD and some as non-SSD, I want...
View ArticleNested ESXi using SSD LUN
I have Workstation 9.something and I have 2 esxi guests and a few 2008 R2 and 2012 servers.When I put the Windows based guests on the SSD LUN's, they get close to native speeds ~450 - 475MB/s.But when...
View ArticleVM List on conditions to be generated.
Hi All, I am trying to create a list of Windows VMs where I can do, but any export is filled with empty lines. Regardless of whether I use Export-CSV or Out-File when a VM is not Windows I get an empty...
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