Re: Is it possible to mount vmdk file and copy the data to the other vmdk file ?
Please let us know what is the Guest OS ?? Below are the steps ..======================1. Right Click on VM & go to edit Settings.2. Mapped the vmkd file from the path (Datastore).3. From Guest OS...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Appliance on failed hosts
we are running version 5.1. it appears to be that a lot of options for vventer are available on the vision that windows installed, but which is better and more efficient vcenter to be an appliance or...
View ArticleOS 9 and OS X (Tiger) on 10.8 using VMWare ?
I am interested in VMWare, but would like to check first whether it can meet my needs. For legacy reasons I need to run Mac OS X (Tiger) and Mac OS 9. OS 9 is needed for an hp designjet printer for...
View ArticleRe: RDM virtual mode
Kind of i have already look at the docs but as it says In virtual mode, the VMkernel sends only READ and WRITE to the mapped device. The mapped device appears to the guest operating system exactly the...
View Article[JIRA] (HHQ-5878) Hyperic agent script cannot start if COLUMNS environment...
Tal Goldman created HHQ-5878:- Summary: Hyperic agent script cannot start if COLUMNS environment variable is set to small value Key: HHQ-5878 URL:...
View ArticleDistributed switch, failover order
Hi,I have two different hosts type in one cluster. I am creating vDS for this cluster and I am going to take two network card (from each host) to this vDS.The point is that one type of hosts have one...
View ArticleRe: [ warning] [vmusr:vmusr] Error in the RPC receive loop: RpcIn: Unable to...
I am also having this issue. It is a fresh install using the HP distro of 5.1 Update 1 - it is not an upgrade. The solution proposes installing Update 1 to resolve but that is what I am already...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Appliance on failed hosts
It basically depends on your needs whether to use the vCenter Appliance or the Windows version. The Appliance has some limitations (see e.g. VMware KB: Services bundled with vCenter Server Appliance )...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Appliance on failed hosts
armia1 wrote: we are running version 5.1. it appears to be that a lot of options for vventer are available on the vision that windows installed, but which is better and more efficient vcenter to be an...
View ArticleRe: RDM virtual mode
I can't think of a use case for RDM's in virtual mode, other than a Custer-in-a-Box (MSCS) or an already existing LUN which cannot be converted for whatever reasons, but needs to be snapshotted. In...
View ArticleRe: Kubuntu: enter license for evaluation impossible
You said you pushed the "get license key" button!? What happens if you push "Enter license key"?With registering for the VMware Workstation Evaluation, you should either have received an email with the...
View ArticleRe: How to reset configuration on esxi 5.1 which keeps crashing at startup?
Probably the easiest way to reset the configuration in this case is to re-install ESXi. Make sure you select "Install ESXi, preserve VMFS datastore" and - once installed and configured - re-register...
View ArticleRe: RDM virtual mode
Hi, To use RDM there is specific reason, like MSCS clustering ..... Here is link which shows performance difference between vmdk and VMFS , even though there is no much diference...
View ArticleRe: ESX 3.5 et carte réseau ISCSI dépendante
Bonjour, Vous êtes ici pour le forum d'entraide ou vous êtes là pour faire de la PUB :-) Merci.
View ArticleRe: VM goes into System Recovery mode after reboot
What kind of installation image did you use for the VM? It's kind of unusual to have a system recover partition (the 49GB partition) in a VM!?It also looks like the VM has a DVD attached, please make...
View ArticleRe: RDM virtual mode
One more thing is there a quick way to update file system from vmfs 3 to 5 i.e can you use update manager or is this a manual process that must be done
View ArticleRe: RDM virtual mode
Once all hosts with access to the VMFS volume are updated, you may upgrade your VMFS datastore(s) from "Configuration" -> "Storage" by clicking the Upgrade link for each datastore. This can be done...
View ArticleRe: Best NTP server virtual appliance
One thing to remember is if you are using a virtual machine as the time authoritative time source for your VM's is that if they are taking to physical machines the NTP server needs to be pointing to a...
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ESXI iSCSI issue / tuning ?
Hello Pretty new to ESXI / iSCSI so please bear with me I've setup a test rig with a bare metal FreeNas providing iSCSI storage to an ESXi server. The iSCSI networking is done via a direct cable (no...
View ArticleUnable to add host to Distributed Virtual Switch
Hi,I'm trying to add a host to a distributed virtual switch through the API (ReconfigureDvs_Task). I'm setting the following:VMWareDVSConfigSpec - configVersion,...
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