ESXi 5.1 Update 1 clean install hung at 27%
Hi, I am installing ESXi 5.1 on a HP BL460c G7 blade. It is stuck at 27% and has been for the the last hour. Previously tried yesterday and it got stuck at the same stage. I have 6 of these blades and...
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Access lab from production network using rdp server 2 nics(1 connected to...
Hi all,I have a copied of my prod DC and a few servers onto esx5 host which i have created an isolated vswitch(no nic assigned). In addition all lab vms on the isolated vswitch has no default...
View ArticleReading / Writing to Network Shares using vCO
I'm sorry for the question, but I have perused the this forum and am still failing to set up how to read and write files to a network share. Can someone give me more explicit instructions? I have tried...
View Articleslow NFS transfer speeds
Hi everyone, My scenario:FreeNAS with:-one CIFS directory-one NFS directory Esxi 5.1 with:-2 hosts-windows machines and linux machines I have added the NFS directory as a new Datastore on both hosts...
View ArticleDoes ovftool 3.0.2 support vCenter 5.0?
I'm using ovftool 3.0.2 to deploy an OVA to vCenter 5.0. I'm getting this message:Error: A connection to the remote object could not be made. OVF Tool does not support this server. My command with...
View ArticleVCAP5-DCA exam today - Performance issues
I sat the DCA exam today, and it was PAINFULLY slow. I only made it through 22 tasks. This is the first time I sat for this exam, and I am a little frustrated because there was nothing on the exam...
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VCAP5-DCA exam - That lab is slooooooowwwww!
Sat the VCAP5-DCA exam today. It was really frustrating. RDP screen redraws were taking 30 seconds at times. There wasn't anything that I didn't know how to do, however I just started skipping...
View ArticleNewbie - Trial question (pro/standard)
Hi. I'd like to try the 30 day evaluation of fusion with the plan to purchase the standard version if I like it. Since the trial is for the pro version - will I have trouble when I move to the standard...
View ArticleRetrieving IP Address/Hostname of an extension from Serenity
We are writing a vCenter server extension that runs in its own VM. And we have a client web server plugin that would like to make calls to it. After receiving the call, I need to know where our own...
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vCOPS Script errors when using vSphere Client Plugin?
I'm having a strage issue with vCOPS Foundation both version 5.6 and 5.7, three separate installs, and each one getting a similiar error. When I access vCOPS plugin from vCenter and acess the "World"...
View ArticleSSO DC Server changed
Hello, I installed a new DC server with Windows Server 2012 in my lab. I moved all roles from my old DC server (Windows 2008 Server) over and demotes the DC server and shut it off. What happens that...
View ArticleAllocation Based
Hi All, I have problem when trying to generate report with Allocation Based Billing Policy, why the value always" zero", but when i tried to used Billing policy with words containing "Usage", the value...
View ArticleAccess LSI MegaRaid status visible in vSphere Client (CIM) via ESXi SNMP server?
After installing the LSI MegaRaid CIM into my ESXi server, I can view the RAID and drive status via the vSphere client. However, I cannot access these values through the ESXi SNMP server. Is there a...
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PowerCLI: Detect incorrect Time Configuration
Hi all, I am looking for PowerCLI code to detect "Incorrect Date&Time Settings" We have some ESXi 4.0 U1 hosts (Dell blades) of which the BIOS time has a too large offset to the NTP...
View ArticleVC 5.1 Update manager
Hi I am having issues add esx 4i base image into UM, it added my 5.1 ones. I have some 4.1.x hosts that I still manage.Is this a feature ?
View ArticlevCenter Single Sign on
When was single sign on services feature introduced into vCenter? From 4.1 version or from 5.1?
View ArticleQuick VM Network Quenstion on ESXi5
hi all, i am little confused about vm network traffic inside the same esxi host,we have 3 ESXi5 and each of the ESXi5 has 1 vswitch and 5 vm port groups for vm networks on that vswitch, each vm network...
View ArticleConfused about ESXi 5.1 VM Memory Usage
I am really confused about what I was just told by support on the phone. Maybe it was some of the language barrier between myself and tech support, so I'm posting on here for some follow up. Just for...
View ArticleWindows8 about how to migrate
I havethevalidationofHorizonMirage4.2. I do not understandthat it will work with theWindows8Whatmethoddo you needtorunthe① ②? ①migration:Windows7 → Windows8 ②Base Layerchange:Create...
View ArticleHELP! vmware won't mount vmfs volume
We recently had a hard disk failure in an esx 4i free host. Long story, but for some reason the failure of a single disk managed to take out the entire raid 5 volume (so much for resilience!)(There is...
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