Storage Reclaimation
Hi All, Need clarification on Vmware 5.1 new feature of Storage Reclaimation. Can someone confirm if it works with thin provisioned disks in ESX environment, as I can find from the documentation that...
View Articlefixed cost model!
can u explain me plz how can i calculate the fixed cost in function of time and how can i configurate the fixed model cost .thank you
View ArticlevSphere Web Client design
What is the best way to make a redundant design for the vSphere Web Client? A vSphere Web Client can connect to multiple vCenter Servers, but can I for example put two Web Clients behind a load...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client: Identity Source ADS failed
Hello, I having problems with identity source of Active Directory type. I don't know why, but after delete the first identity source ADS create during the installation of vCenter 5.1 SSO, when I try...
View ArticleV4V - vCenter Operations for Horizon View Dashboards disappearing
Hi guys, we are having some strange issues with a V4V installation. Everything has been up and running for nearly exactly 2 days (minus 4 minutes) after the V4V adapter has been installed onto vCOps...
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esxi 5.1 install problem on LSI 9240-8i: loading module megaraid_sas
It hangs on loading module megaraid_sas for a very long time and it didn't pass. Any ideas? LSI 9240-8i (2 750GB RAID 1, 4 4TB raid 5) Thanks Jason
View ArticleLots of "User root@127.0.0.1 logged in" messages
Hello,I am seeing lots of messages as the screenshot says but I have not able to figure it out where do they come from or what log to check. I did check vmkernel, vpxa and vcenter log and nothing......
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PowerChute Shutdown Server VMA 5.1
Anyone experience issues with the PowerChute Shudown Server (PCNS) install? I'm able to get everything installed and can run the config, but constantly run into the following: The folks @...
View ArticlePlanning vCPU per core
I'm doing some planning around vCPU contention ratios, and I'm curious as to whether there is anything actually published by VMware. I've variously heard that the planning range should be 5 - 8, or 5 -...
View ArticleHow to update a VM template and reseal it
HiI have a VM template out of date on the HW Version, VM tools and Win Updates. How do I update it and reseal so when it's next deployed it asks me for machine name and all (sysprep) This is a...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 randomly loses second monitor
When running guests and working inside a guest, I experience than certain things can trigger VMWare to suddenly drop it's second monitor and go back to single monitor, I then have to click the "Cycle...
View ArticleActivating DRS and HA before hardware upgrade
Hello. I am in progres of moving the virtual servers from the ESX4 platform to the ESXi5 platform. Som of the servers are already on the ESXi5 hosts. I did not upgrade the VMs hardware just yet....
View ArticlevCloud 5.1 api SourcedVmInstantiationParams
hi,as 5.1 now supports the ability to choose the storage profile when provisioning I'm trying to rework my instantiateVAppTemplate php sctipt. The REST API shows: <InstantiateVAppTemplateParams...
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My Windows 7 fails to boot on VMware Fusion on Mac
Please I am desperately in need of help.I run VMware Fusion 3.1.3 on MAC OSX 10.7, and have Windows 7 installed on the VMware. I feel so terrible caused I believe I actually caused the problem I am...
View ArticleUsing Remove-VM
I am trrying to run a scheduled job to delete a cloned VM. Every time I run Get-VM <..........VM Name...........> | remove-vm -deletefromdisk -confirm:$falseBut the VM goes Orphaned - files are...
View ArticleHow to re-generate expired ssl certificate in esx 4.0
Hello, I want to re-generate, expired ssl certificate in esx 4.0. I have reffered this : http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009092...
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"Apply Template" in VSM
In Infra8 when you viewed “Requests Outstanding”, or did a “Request Search”, there was an icon called “Apply Template” - this button enabled you to apply a different workflow template to the selected...
View ArticleConverter will use source Volume space?
Hi everyone I use converter in windows xp env.When I converter the local machine xp to ESXi server, It's don't use any xp(source volume) computer disks space, and then it's success to convert to...
View Articlereplication suddenly failing: status "not active", error "invalid state"
I have been replicating between sites for some time. Today, all but 1 of the VM replication states changed to "Not Active" .. and later, of course, to "Not Active (RPO Violation)". When I try to...
View ArticleAvoid sharing interrupts in virtual guests
Hi all, Is it possible to avoid sharing interrupts in a virtual guest modifying vm configuration? For example, I have a vm with 10 vnics, and: interrupt total rateirq1:...
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