Removing Unwanted Hardware from VM, while powered on. -issues
So while trying to work/modify scripts that already exist; to identify and "remediate if possible" unwanted hardware (Serial, USB, etc...) If found some gotcha type issues. *Previous scripts also based...
View ArticleTransfer Files off iPad?
It doesn't look like it's possible to transfer files like notes off an iPad using Workspace. Is this a planned feature for a future release? Mike
View ArticleExecute "vmware -l" on multiple hosts at once
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place, but I looked for the right forum and I thought this was the closest to right that I could find. Recently I was asked to find the system version of esxi that...
View ArticleIs this network configuration makes sense ?
Hello, I have the following set up in an isolated cluster and would like to know your input in the network configuration according to the screenshots given. Thanks for your help
View ArticleMix of virtualized and native addins for office...
In our baseline configuration, we have Office and a document management (Autonomy) client plugin installed. When I package a plugin (for Powerpoint for example) and add an entry point for Powerpoint,...
View ArticleVMWare Workstation 9.0.2 painfully slow
I am attempting to run a virtual machine of a Windows Server 2003 image using the latest version of VMWare Workstation. When I power on the vm it boots up fairly quickly and I am at the login screen...
View ArticleInstalling vmware tools in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 64-Bit
Hi, I would simply like to install vmware tools in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 64-Bit VM from a RPM. I don't want to install kernel files and gcc at all, so compiling is out unless I absolutely have...
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SuSe SLES 11 sp1 installation on VMWare Workstation
Hi Fellow, I'm new to virtualization and I'm trying to install SuSe SLES 11 sp1 as the guest OS inside VMware Workstation. I have the iso image of SUSE SLES 11 sp1 which I have mounted on the CD/DVD....
View Article"The specified network name is no longer available." and "No connection could...
1st time and 1st error Started 4/19/2013 6:01:18 PMFailed 4/19/2013 8:18:51 PM 2nd time and 2nd error Started 4/19/2013 9:55:55 PMFailed 4/20/2013 2:34:18 AM Details are its a Server Standard 2003 DC...
View Articleit seems like I have to reinstall vmware tools every time I update my OS
5.02 1031769 Win 7 host OS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS guest OS The guest OS was telling me that it was due for an update and restart, so I restarted it. Now I can't see any of my mounted hgfs folders. So I...
View ArticleIometer workload profiles for Oracle and Sharepoint
What are some good workload profiles to use in iometer for Oracle and Sharepoint, in terms of % read, % write, % random, % sequential, and data size? Thanks!
View ArticleUpgrading vCOPS and retaining history
I need to upgrade both my vCOPS from 5.0 to 5.7. In addition, I'm migrating all my VMs from an old 4.x to a new vCenter server 5.1 environment. Is it possible for me to get vCOPS 5.7 running and...
View ArticleHP Smart Array controller Health Status with non HP Server and ESXi 5
For the upgrade to VSphere 5 of our existing HP Prolient servers we wanted to use newer Supermicro Units but stay with the Hp Smart Array P410i controllers and disks we had before. For this task we...
View ArticleError deploying ova for HP Virtualization Performance Viewer
I am attempting to deploy HP's new vPv tool via ova. The deployment fails with an error indicating (Unable to access file: C:\system.vmdk) and (The remote name could not be resolved:...
View ArticleCant perform Guest Windows Update
Hi there. I am having problems on a ESXi 5.1 host running Windows 2008 R2 guest O/S in that the windows update fails with the error message "An error occurred while checking for new updates for you...
View ArticleTrouble Cloning VM
Background:I work at a university. For each computer class, we want to create a new vDC and within that, create a single new vApp (from a Template). Then for each each student in the class, we want to...
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Provisioned Space Not Equal to Actually Provisioned Space
Hey All, I have an odd issue with some NFS Datastores in my Environment not reporting the correct Provisioned Space on the Summary Tab of the Datastore. I have 2 of my datastores showing the...
View ArticlePhysical RDM Adaptec RAID - cannot see more than 2 TB on VM guest
I am having a problem with a VM which I cannot get a 10.9 TB RAW storage to be seen from the guest. Here is the environment: -ESXi 5.1 - latest-Adaptec 5805 PCIe (passthrough to vm)-Windows 7 Ultimate...
View ArticleChecking PCoIP secure gateway on VCS breaks view
I am trying to get my VCS 5.1 to work with a new view security server that I have setup. I was running view on a secuirty server with a self-signed certificate but I bought a ligit cert and added it...
View ArticleProcessor for VMWare View Client
We are replacing a virtual lab and looking at 2 different Thin Clients. The first is an HP t510 and the other is a DakTech Orion Nettop 2 thin client. As far as I can tell both seem to perfrom quite...
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