Documentation Report on all advanced settings in vCenter
Trying to set a list of all the advanced settings in vCenter for a "build-as" report in a 2 column format with a list of option and then the value. When trying to run this I get the information I...
View ArticleVMware 9 workstation problem.
I recently downloaded VMWare 9 (i think it's the latest version). I want to use WindowsXP on it and am currently running Windows8 (host). i have already started the installation process, i was...
View ArticlevMotion in this setup (3 hosts, SAN)
Finished a Dell implementation yesterday with Esxi 5.1, 3 hosts and PS 4100 SAN. I have created a cluster in my "lab" environment and now looking at setting up vmotion. Here is the basic setup: Hosts...
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When can we expect a proper retina display implementation
Hi Vmware I own one of these macs with the not so new but brilliant and crispy Retina displays. I know that Window has it's own problems with High-DPI but others like paralles managed to solve it as...
View ArticleNeed script to enable "Check and upgradetools during power cycling" on all VMs
What is the best method for enabling this option on all VMs? Is there a good way to do it without either editing the VMX files on every machine or doing it manually though edit settings?
View ArticleException 0xc0000005 (access violation) connecting USB Device; VM at My...
Hi, Running VMware Workstation 9.0.2 on Windows 7 64bit. Created a Windows 7 64bit VM at My Computer in VMware Workstation i'm able to connect an USB Device to it and it is recognized inside the VM....
View ArticleVolume Shadow Copy VSS disabled but still running
Hey Everyone, Has anyone run into the issue where on a Windows 2008 Server, Volume Shadow copy is disabled but it is still using and taking up more space? I have found both virtual and physical...
View Articlessl verification failure for "ip" due to a host thumbprint mismatch.
Hello.Have big problem with vSphere clientToday i press button Clear SSL certificate in IE on my Windows 7 OSThen i faced with strange issueI'm trying connect to vm console (client connected to...
View ArticleBlock Internet access by an ThinApped Application
dear community! in sandboxie there's an function called "block Internet access by all programs in sandbox except selected process" can i configure an thinapped application that has no internet access...
View ArticleVCP Iaas CBT
Hello all , I am sitting for my VCP IaaS exam on the 30th of August. I would like to find out if there are any CBTs which may help me on this. Many thanks . Simbarashe
View ArticleESXi 5.1u1 + 3ware 9650SE on Haswell
Hi, I'm currently in the middle off a hardware upgrade for my home ESXi 5.1 (u1) machine, which I use for testing and training towards certifications (mostly microsoft) The specs for the machine are...
View Articleconsolidate disk in vcloud
Hi - in vcloud 5.1, I'm looking to consolidate a VM in a vapp. If I consolidate a VM, does it affect prior VMs and vapps ? For example, is Vapp A is saved as Catalog A, and then cloned as Vapp B. If I...
View ArticlevCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
I am trying to install the first vCenter server in our organization and it keeps failing with the error "Could not contact Lookup Service. Please check VM_ssoreg.log in system temporary folder for...
View ArticleConverter Hangs at 1%
I've got a machine that I've been tasked to virtualize, but I never get any farther than 1%, which is wierd because a collegue of mine P2Ved this server a couple months ago and it went through. (we had...
View ArticleCredentials for the vCenter MHM Service
Trying to install vCenter MHM so I can control multiple ESX hosts with one client. Problem is, when I'm installing vCenter MHM it's asking for credentials with rights to start a service. no matter what...
View ArticleVm won't boot after moving to another server
Hi all, After our production server went down with a broken mainboard, we setup another server (different hwardware) and installed vSphere 5.1. The existing virtual machines (database) (original...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Settings Window Freezes With Multiple NICs
I have VMware Player 5.0.2 installed on a Windows XP SP3 host and any time I attempt to view the virtual machine settings on a VM that has multiple NICs installed on it the settings window freezes and...
View ArticleWho deleted this datastore ? - a script ? - a bug ? - misconfigured tool ?
I have a quite strange issue - I need to find out what or who deleted a VMFS volume by first deleting the partitiontable - then recreating it and formatting it the following entries can be found in...
View Articlewindows 7 high idle cpu until VM brought into focus
I've seen other treads on this, but no solutions were given other than "check for background processes in the VM" and "suspend instead of letting it go idle". These are not solutions. I have a window 7...
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vSphere host reports less reserved GPU memory than View pool configuration
Hello, I have a View pool configured to assign 512 Mb of video memory to all VM's. My Dell R720 hosts have an Nvida Grid K1 card in each. However, when I run GPUVM on a putty session with my host, I...
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