How to List networking information for an ESXi host using virtual distributed...
I would like to list the following informatoin for an individual ESXi host using virtual distributed switches with power cli. Here is what I'm wanting to see: 1. Name of distrubted virtual switch...
View ArticleVMware to Vista - screen lock
I purchased a 21.5 inch iMac and wanted my windows programs on it so I purchased VMware Fusion 5.I downloaded the Fusion 5 and migrated all of my information into the iMac. When I try to get the...
View ArticleWill VIX API continue to be supported in vSphere 5.5 ?
Hi, Will the current VIX API's continue to be supported for the upcoming vSphere version - 5.5?I know that, now similar functionality are exposed by Web Services APIs. Still wanted to check whether the...
View ArticleVMDK & VMX files have vanished -> VM is somehow still running?
Hi Everyone Bit of a weird one, I have a VM which has lost it's VMDKs, including the folder that everything was residing in. It's 100% gone. SSH cannot see the folder either(with LS).The odd part is...
View ArticleHey all, i am ending up with the error - vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault while...
Hey all, I am ending up with the error - "vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault" while configuring 13th VDS (virtual Distributed Switch) but able to delete/create VDS up to 12 successfully repeatedly. Is...
View ArticlevCenter Service Status and Hardware Status plugin errors in vSphere 5.1 -...
When I tried to enable the VUM for vSphere 5.1 (another issue I'll address in a different thread but if anyone has information on that, by all means chime in here), I also noticed there were 2 other...
View ArticlevCloud Director - Web console is blank without any content
Installed vCloud Director on a physical machine (CentOS 6.3 x64 bit). Installation went smooth without any error and vmware-vcd service is up and running. we used 2 separate NIC cards, one for HTTP and...
View ArticleWindows cannot access \\vmware-host\shared folders\desktop
I seem to have successfully moved the virtual machine to a shared folder and given this folder and all the package contents of my windows 7 virtual machine read and write permissions. Windows 7 will...
View ArticleA particular exe file not working in ThinApp on XenApp 6.5
I have an application which just has a exe and a ini file. It is not working as expected after ThinApp on XenAPP 6.5 and gives access violation at a particular module error which is not as per the...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Partition Table Layout (& Increasing diagnostic partition size)?
Hello Everyone, Trying to understand the partition tables created by ESXi 5.1. I have highlighted my questions in bold, hopefully that helps, since I'm providing a lot of information that I beleive is...
View Article16 vCPU VM on Intel E5-2690 vs AMD 6276 Numa considerations?
From the research that I have done the AMD6276CPU has 16 cores, however those cores are split into 2 x 8-core NUMAnodes. Consequently, if I run 16 vCPU VM on a server with the 2 x AMD6276, it will...
View ArticleWindows 7 Games
We've deployed VMWare View with Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit, but much to one of our big user's chagrin, we removed the games from the image before composing. I thought I'd be clever and create a...
View ArticleHow to script changing IP and hostname on 600 Windows 2008 R2 (64bit) VM's
I have 600 VM's that I am currently cloning. Once the clone process is completed I need to assign each server a unique IP and Hostname. What is the best way to do this? Server names are like,...
View ArticleTrying to use VIX coupled with BlackBerry 10 simulator
I've got the basics down, I am using .NET managed wrappers around VIX to boot my BlackBerry 10 emulator. However, there's no 'Guest Tools', so I'm very limited in what I can do. Basically, I need to...
View ArticlevCenter SRM - vSphere Replication Stuck at Initial Full Sync
We installed SRM with vSphere Replication. Our first single VM replication job has been stuck at 0% - Initial Full Sync for over 24 hours. How should I troubleshoot? Thanks,Sang
View Articlevcloud with two vcenter
hello i am looking to create a second organization in vcloud director. Can I use a new vcenter for this totally separate from the first vcenter. Does there need to be any shred components, i.e. shared...
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5.0 to 5.1 via iso
When upgrading Hypervisor 5.0.0 to 5.1u1 will it update all of my host? I have two separate data stores.
View ArticleWould someone please let me know where I can get access to the VCenter 5.1...
Would someone please let me know where I can get access to the VCenter 5.1 eval license.
View ArticleGuest OS Quiescing - is Grayed out
Hi All, I am trying to enable vSphere Replication (VR) on windows VM ( server 2012), everything works fine but Guest OS Quiescing is grayed out. Vcenter and VR in Base and DR is version 5.1.1. Any...
View ArticleVirgo Server Error
Hello, So I'm not sure why I'm getting these errors when my Virgo Server starts running. Am I missing some files? I never had this issue yesterday....
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