vMA 5.1.0.0 does not retain name/domain upon reboot
I'm trying to the latest vMA (5.1.0.0 Build 782391) build and cannot figure out why it will not retain it's hostname. I follow the 'Deploy vMA' steps completely and verify the name is updated, but when...
View ArticleSkipping Certifications
The last time I wrote a VMware exams was VI 3.5. This was for personal reasons. Now those personal reasons have changed and I'm going to start studying again. My question is, if I take the vSphere 5...
View Articlecannot rollback vdp
my vdp appliance failed o start the services and so i tied to rollback o a previous config but failed. any idea what to do now?
View ArticleHyperic agent impact on VM performance?
Hi Guys, couple of questions. 1) We are planning to implement Hyperic 5.0 in our environment for application monitoring. I wanted to know if the installation of the agent will cause any performance...
View ArticleMissing backups, restores, jobs... after reboot.
Hi all, After some maintenance i had to reboot ESX's machines (with Vcenter, VDP, etc) and when i entered vSphere Web Client i can't find any backups or jobs, anything. I tried to reboot again VCenter...
View ArticleWho created these VM snapshots???
I am sure you have been in a situation where there are a lot of old, unidentifiable virtual machine snapshots and no one takes responsibility for creating them. How would you deal with all these “pre...
View ArticleFind datastore of CI-VAPPTemplate
Hey folks, in our vCloud environment we need to put a datastore into maintenance mode and make a few adjustments. I've come to find out SDRS only works on VMs and not the vAPPTemplates or Media within...
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VDP...why oh why or what am I doing wrong?
So I'm testing VDP as a backup solution for two VMs. The backups look like they are successful from the recent tasks pane in vCenter, however on mounting the backups in the FLR I see 0 files 0 folders...
View ArticlePowerCli Migration from E1000 to vmxnet3 issues
All, I've tried to automate migration from E1000 to vmxnet3 on some a 2008 R2 x64 test server. It allows me to go the following successfully: Get-VM <VM Name> | Get-NetworkAdapter |...
View ArticleChange "Host-Only" connection to use gigabit?
Hi, I want to configure a "host-only" connection between the guest and host, but looks like it will only create the network on the host as a 10/100 connection. How do I change the "host-only"...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3. - OSX 10.8.4 - VM's will not start after host was in sleep mode
Hi, I saw that there was similar discussion about this already, but this was about Fusion 4.1.1 and the solution does not work for me as the referred switch does not exist in my .vmx. Workarounds like...
View ArticleHaving multiple domains in the Default Domain list might result in locked...
What is Meaning of this message" Having multiple domains in the Default Domain list might result in locked user accounts during authentication." Please check the screenshot.
View ArticleVM CPU and or Memory Stress Alerts
After upgrading our vCOPs to the most recent version we are now seeing a large number of alerts on CPU or Memory stress and I was curious what exactly this is and how to resolve it? I review the VM's...
View ArticleIncreasing disk size on my Win7 guest OS
Need some help, I'm completely out of disk space (14 MB left). I increase the disk space from VMware (5.3) setting and Windows disk management reflect that change. But my drive properties does not...
View ArticleRecover Deleted VM From VMFS5?
Hello Everyone, Due to a miscommunication, a VM was powered down and deleted from disk (VMFS5.) Any solution/options to recover the VM file, assuming the free space has not been consumed by something...
View ArticleNavigator user web access
Hi I have a user which has Read Only access to vCenter and I want to provide him access to Navigator but he keeps getting " Infrastructure Navigator can only be used by vCenter Server...
View ArticleThick disk capacity issue
Hi,We have a Windows Server 2008R2 VM running at ESX 4.1, but one disk (C:) of 80GB are detected like 40GB disk although the OS view the 80GB. Any Ideas?
View ArticleDisplaying vCenter Ops in a NOC across multiple monitors/TV's - Need Ideas
Is anyone currently displaying vCenter Ops dashboards on TV's/monitors in their NOC / Data Center? I am looking to display it across 4 large TV's at our DataCenter and was just looking for different...
View ArticleHow to get User's Login Name From Webview to the Orchestrator
Hi Folks, I have a question about user authentication. I have a webview front portal associate with a workflow in vCO. Users in the predefined LDAP user group can have rights to log in to the front end...
View ArticleESXi Hardware Monitoring with VCOPS
Hello I have a little question. Is it possible to monitor hardware failures on the esxi hosts? For example when a disk is dead? Thanks!
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