Couldn't deploy vSphere Replication OVF
Hi,I'm trying to deploy VMware-vSphere_Replication-5.1.0.1-885064.ova. I can select local file source and I can review details and accept EULAs. I can select name and folder. But after selecting...
View ArticleProgrammatically assigning IP information to VMs using vSphere APIs??
I see that this can be done with a customization spec. However, this means adding a good deal of other information about the system using Sysprep. I do not want to change the VMs added by other people...
View ArticlePlayer, win8 and Truecrypt questions?
Hi All,I am trying the win8 eval copy and am waiting fro Truecrypt to finish encrypting the win8 System partition, which popped the thought to mind. Truecrypt will encrypt all sectors of a drive...
View ArticleScript to export Alarms from VCenter to analyze.
Does anyone know of a script, or how to script an exportable report of your alarms that are being used in your Vcenter? Need to know what thresholds are being set.Is it emailed or SMNP as an example....
View ArticleSRM Customise IP is Broken/Useless
Has anybody else experienced issues with SRM and customising IPs? I have 24 VMs which I recover using SRM. When I'm not using the customise IP option, they recover fine besides manually entering their...
View ArticleHelp creating partition via CLI
We recently upgraded our environment from 4 to 5Since then I have been frustrated and not having success creating new VMFS 5 datastores via CLI I am absolutely pulling out my hair trying to use the...
View ArticleCatch 22, win2000 Guest and VM-Tools
Hi All,Trying to get win2000-SP4 working as a guest from an iso. It installs and runs OK, but when I try to install vm-tools I get an error about missing DLLs. OK, so some searching and I find that I...
View ArticleLocation based printing; occasionally a printer is not assigned
We have 50 new HP T310 zero clients running the newest version of the Teradici firmware located in a library. When first deployed about a month ago we were running View 5.1.1 and using location based...
View ArticleLarge number of luns in a growing ESX environment - when to abort the mesh
I have a growing ESX environment. We started with about beefy 3 ESX hosts, 150 VMs and 10 volumes. Each ESX host sees all 10 volumes. No big deal, makes it easy to move vms and not be concerned...
View ArticleNetwork connection drops for 30 seconds occassionally
I've recently installed VMWare Player 5.0.2, to run a Windows 7 x64 Pro virtual machine. I did this because I've upgraded to Windows 8.1, and my citrix receiver no longer works, meaning I can't...
View ArticleRunning Fusion VM on two different computers, way to get around reactivation?
I am a heavily mobile user and do most of my work on my Macbook but when I'm in the office I want to leverage my 27" iMac screen & desktop, so I made a make-shift docking station. Plug the laptop...
View Articlesuccessful upgrade instructions for vCenter 4.1 to vCenter 5.0 using sql express
i hope this helps anyone needing to do the same upgrade i just completed - i saw quite a few people posting questions about it, and not a lot of solid answers (and *definitely* not simple processes in...
View ArticleBackup tools for VMware ESXi 5
Hi Techies, Kindly let me know the Backup softwares being used in Large Scale Production environments and if any documentations available. Kindly update
View ArticleESX 5.1 config changes do not save
I have two identical servers. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX39068Both servers have 32GB RAM.Both servers have 3xIntel PRO 1000 NICs, with an on board realtrek NIC.I have identical USB...
View ArticleghettoVcb proble snapshot missing
good morning i have a problem wnen i try backup a virtual machine in esxi 5.1i use ghettoVcb script report this problem .Snapshot found for Windows-2008, backup will not take placei habe delete all...
View ArticleScenarios to configure and deploy with AutoDeploy
What is the best scenario to deploy Auto Deploy and requiere services? I'll be using autodeploy for the first time in the lab, where I hope to mirror one of my production environments. In the past, I...
View ArticleWhere do you download the dell-configuration-vib package?
When upgrading a Dell ESXi 5.1 Customized installation ( VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0.update01-1065491.x86_64-Dell_Customized_RecoveryCD_A00 ) with an up-to-date VMware build you have to remove the...
View ArticleFailed SSH Check
Greeting, Got error ` Failed SSH Check`` I did the steps which followed vmmark 2.5 manual page 108 for esxi 5.xPlease help me take a look what is wrong, online waiting... result file attached Thanksnewbie
View ArticleChanging length of custom string
Hi.I need to change the length o a custom_string field in the call logging screen.Default value was varchar(30)I also verified the change by editing a call record column value to a string > 30...
View ArticlevSphere HA agent on this host cannot reach some of the management network...
vSphere HA agent on this host cannot reach some of the management network addresses of other hosts, and HA may not be able to restart VMs if a host failure occurshow to resolve thsi issue
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