Percent free on datastore
So I've got the percent free data with the VIProperty module but I'm running into an issue when just trying to find datastores with less than 20%. It seems to only be comparing the first number of...
View ArticleAny upgrading vsphere 5 to 5.1 gotchas with vShield, vCloud and XenDesktop
Hello. I am starting to do some research about upgrading from vsphere 5 to 5.1. We utilize vShield and vCloud director in our environment. The vShield\vCloud environment is not really complicated....
View ArticleAdd new portgroup to entire Cluster
Hello, Currently, I have the powercli script to add a new portgroup to an existing switch on one host. I'm looking to see how to do this on an entire cluster given that the vSwitch I want to add it...
View ArticleHow to use the "Flag Thread" feature
I have been searching the web and the Jive 4.0 documentation and these communities, but somehow I can't find any hints on how to use the "Flag Thread" feature. I have flagged a few threads. Where can I...
View Articlevmware 4.1 and hooking up 2 different iscsi SAN units
I am stumped. Ive got a 4.1 enviroment that is using 2 SAN units 1 is a SATA SAN isolated on its own pswitch using iscsi on 10.10.10.1 all running over the software iscsi adapter...over 1gbe...
View Articlecommand "show gateway rules" does not work
Hello, I'm trying to use the "show gateway rules" command but it does not work.I'm connected to vShield App, in Privileged Mode but the output is : "% Unknown command." Someone could help me please ??...
View ArticleUpdate Manager - Error connecting to VMware vCenter Update Manager - Database...
I have uninstalled and reinstalled, I've triple checked that I can log on to the VCenter server using the Update Manager account that is DB Owner on the Update Manager database. I can connect to SQL...
View ArticleCrazy hack needed for:Save states for Gaming --> 1) saving state x 2)...
Hi everyone, :-)I guess as VMWare Player is limited by design there is not much hope that it works but if it is possible, please tell me how. :-) I would like to skip the saving part when reloading a...
View ArticleI can't find this online...disabling devices
I have been searching for this, I'm following the vSphere hardening guide, and as an example, I want to disable all the floppies on a machine. The configuration maximum shows that there is a maximum...
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VXLAN vs Host Profiles
Hi, I'm trying to get VXLAN working with host profiles on a group of stateless hosts that I am setting up for vCloud Director use. I've successfully gotten the hosts to auto deploy with the right...
View ArticleMessage still queued up at gemfire cache when native client GUI crashed but...
Hi there. Here's the issue we met.we havet .net native GUI client, somehow our gui get closed but not exit totally, the registration keys on gemfire server still keep the connection, but no message...
View ArticleSNMP
Is it possible to monitor a vshield edge appliance with snmp? Traffic on the NIC's. So we can include it in our monitoring software.
View ArticleFusion 4 for mac, (running windows 7, is stuck in suspend mode.
My Fusion 4 for mac running windows 7,is stuck in suspend mode.Dire emergency, I have a MacBook Pro (2Ghz core i7;8GB ram) running Lion 10.7.5.For about a year now I have been running VmWare's Fusion v...
View ArticleFind what vCenter/s you're connected to?
Is there a command to run in powercli that will tell you what vCenter or vCenters you're connected to? I've tried Get-VIServer and Get-VC, neither work....
View ArticleKeeping Gemfire in Sync with a Database
We are developing an application that makes use of deep object models that are being stored in Gemfire. Clients will access a REST service to perform cache operations instead of accessing the cache via...
View ArticleList VM HA restart priority
Hi all Is there a way to list the HA restart priority for all the VMs in a cluster? Maybe with PowerCLI?I found some information about a powershell possibility for ESXi 5.1/vSphere 5.1 but I'm still...
View ArticleVMs are registered, but workload is not started
I am using View Planner 2.1, on vSphere 5.1 and View 5.2. Trying to start local workload on WIndows 7 32-bit.When I start test, Planner finds VM, restarts it and shows that VM is registered, but...
View Articlewhat Graphic cards support Esxi 5.0/5.1
hi everyone, i just bought an intel server motherboard and im trying to setup a server for virtual machines.i got many recommends about Esxi. anyway i just installed Esxi 5.0 and i want to know what...
View ArticleTools not sharing in Ubuntu x64 v13.04
I am using Win 7 (host) WS 9.02 and the latest version of ubuntu 13.04 64b - I installed VMware tools & cut and paste works but file sharing does not work. During the tools install I get the...
View ArticleError "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" when mounting storage to new...
We recently stood up 5 new hosts for our virtual environment. We're running ESXi 4.1. On top of everything, we also implemented a new NetApps system. Now, my 5 original hosts I can connect to the NAS...
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