Need assistance in choosing between Vsphere ICM 5.1 and Vsphere FT
The company i work for is in the process of implementing a total VM solution (additional 15k netapp shelf, possible FC switches and 3-4 HOSTS IBM or Cisco Host solution. With this new project i have...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication Manager Appliance will not deploy
Solved it. When I went to run updates on the vCenter Server, it said it was waiting for a reboot due to previous updates. Bounced and everyone is happy! Thanks for helping me talk it through!
View ArticleChecking VM Guests for AV
Hi,Is there a script that I can run that can check all VM guests for Forefront Antivirus. (Want to know if installed or not)ThanksDeon
View ArticleRe: Strange Console Window Behaviour
Apologies, i normally add this, v5.12 NB: Network traces show the packets being sent to the console IP but no response.This either the system does not know how to get to the port, or the reply does not...
View ArticleTransferring files to and from VMs
I have been playing around with the following sample workflows:vCenter/Guest operations/Files/Copy file from guest to vCOvCenter/Guest operations/Files/Copy file from vCO to guest I cannot seem to get...
View ArticleRe: Problems with audio CD burning on Windows 7 with VMWorkstation 9
In this case using the host to burn data defeats the purpose of having a VM in the first place. The only reason that the host and the guest are currently the same OS is for testing purposes. I wanted...
View ArticleRe: Need assistance in choosing between Vsphere ICM 5.1 and Vsphere FT
The Fast Track isn't watered down, it's just way more info than what the ICM is (and includes Enterprise Plus info). The question is more a question of how well do you learn when you get a glut of info...
View ArticleRe: I'm seeing cpu freezes at random in most of my VMs ESX4.0.0
No. Any particular strings I should look for? I get these: /var/log/vmware/esxcfg-boot.log:2013-07-02 09:01:06 (19348) INFO : loading...
View ArticleRe: I'm seeing cpu freezes at random in most of my VMs ESX4.0.0
goto var/log and open vmkernel log when the issue is encountered. This is esxcfg-boot.log you are looking at
View Articlehow to define disk size with clone vm
Any one know how to define disk size when clone one vm ? following code doesn't work : my $disk = VirtualDisk->new (capacityInKB => $size); my $devspec =...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.0 Update 2
Already check the Interoperability Matrix. Now I understand a little more about the update process.Thank you so much! I appreciated your help guys!
View ArticleRe: I'm seeing cpu freezes at random in most of my VMs ESX4.0.0
AakashJ wrote: goto var/log and open vmkernel log when the issue is encountered.There was nothing obvious in /var/log/vmkernelThis is esxcfg-boot.log you are looking atYes, I was poking around all the...
View ArticleRe: Failing to navigate to plugin registration page after deploying vApp
Hi, If you want to access the plugin registration page, you need access the http://<your serengeti management server IP>:8080/register-plugin/. There is no SSL at the 8080 port.If you need...
View ArticleRe: Constant NetBIOS Name Service query/refresh for Windows 7 VM
I'm seeing this same problem. I migrated my Win7 VM from Parallels 8 and I wasn't seeing any weird NetBIOS traffic before. It definitely seems related to the vmnat process. For me once the NetBIOS...
View ArticleRe: Problems after installing vCenter 5.1a - No vCenter Server found
Does your VC have the required permission given to the user you are trying to login with? By default, the admin@system-domain is NOT given permission to access VC unless you used specified this user...
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Re: False Capacity/IO Alerts?
OK thanks, I'm still trying to figure this out, too! Is thin provisioning being used in this environment? I am thinking the allocation versus capacity may be the factor. In my lab, I am getting...
View ArticleRe: VM Wasted Disk Space Analysis?
Martello, No, sorry I haven't had time to work on that. If there is enough demand I will certainly make the time!
View Articlebridged vs. NAT?
I am running some vms with vmware workstation and while I am getting my job done, I know there are some things I am just screwing up. I have two "setups" - one is a hadoop cluster, 3 VMs working...
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