How to tell if VLAN added to 6248s?
We are working to solve a connectivity problem with virtual machines on a Distributed Virtual Switch. They are connected to a distributed port group that is configured with a VLAN, and the VLAN ID is...
View ArticleDatastore degradato, vm non partono
Buonasera,ho un bellissimo (si fa per dire) hp proliant ml350g6 con a bordo il controller p410i e 8 hd da 600gb sas 10k in raid 5.Mi si sono rotti (il sistema mi diceva proprio failure) 2 hd.Ho...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 install - server with just two 10g NICs into a network LAG via LACP
Group, We are trying to install a new ESXi 5.1 server with just two NICs attached to a network via a LACP enabled LAG. The issue for us is that the boot option only offer interface, vlan, tag/untagged...
View ArticleHow to do a random linkage of child VMDK
Hi, Here is my requirement, Say i have chain of vmdk like follows, parent.vmdkchild-1.vmdkchild-2.vmdkchild-3.vmdk So now if i wanted to make a new linkage as child-1a.vmdk. So the chain should look...
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No thinapp in thinapp factory + unable to create workpool
After having deployed the Thinapp Factory Appliance I noticed that 1. I cannot select the Thinapp version in SETTINGS - CONFIGURATION - CONVERTER 2. I cannot create a workpool. When I try to do this in...
View ArticledvSwitch uplink assignments not restored at boot
Hi all, I'm seeing an intermittent boot issue with our ESXi 5.1 systems that causes a bit of pain sometimes. Essentially, what happens is that when the system boots, the physical network interface to...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 nested VM in ESXi 5.1 corruption/crash
In a test environment I have ESXi 5.1 installed on bare metal, then nested ESXi 5.1 server VMs and a couple guest VMs on that. I've been trying to nest Hyper-V 2012 (unsupported, I know) in that...
View ArticleHow to speed up vSphere Web Client
Hello, we've got a vCenter Server (as VM - 8 cores, 16GB RAM) and running vSphere 5.1 on all hosts. Since the upgrade to 5.1 we're using the Web Client (as recommended) - but the Web Client seems to be...
View ArticleWhy my host disconnects?
Hello kind folks, I am running a three host cluster ESX 5.1 U1a (upgraded from 5.0).DRS and HA enabled. Each of my hosts keep getting disconnected causing migrations, etc.I can see suspicious events in...
View Articletwo hosts in cluster, vms in shared storage, when one host is down, vms show...
I have two hosts in a cluster using shared SAN storage for all VMs and data. Right now I noticed if one host is down, half the VMs show offline/disconnected (they were not running at the time)....
View ArticleAdding VCenter server into AD - Issues?
Are there any gotchas or things to be aware of, when joining our VCenter server (4.1) to our new AD domain? When originally set up, the VCenter server was a standalone machine, as we didn't have AD at...
View ArticleVirtual Machine disks consolidated successfully on host in cluster
Hi All, At the time of clone creation our parant server experienced momentarily network connectivity loss . I don’t suspect that the cloning process would cause the outages. However, I see that...
View ArticleDo I have my VDI Deployment Storage Build correct? Am I close?
After spending some, well a considerable amount, time on this and other forums as well as researching on the web and manuals I have a plan as would like some feed back. We are currently running...
View ArticleEnabling network for VM
Hi, I have installed VMWare for my Windows 7, and I have installed an OS in the VM (Red Hat 6). However, my concern is how do I enable networking for the VM so that it will be accessible from the...
View ArticleUnity Programs has Empty 2nd level menus.
Hi, Here's the basic environment:VMware Workstation: 9.0.2 build-1031769Host: Windows 8, 64-bit (Build 9200) 6.2.9200 , 32668 MB, AMD FX 8350 w/ 8 cores.Guest: Win7Ult SP1 32bit, 1CPU w/ 2 Cores,...
View ArticleSuggerimenti per ESXi
Sto configurando per la prima volta un server ESXi (vSphere Hypervisor 5 U1), ho sempre lavorato con VMware Workstation e mi rendo conto che le cose non sono così immediate.Vorrei perciò dei...
View ArticleNew-VM: Specifying a static IP address for the -OSSpecification parameter
I'm looking for a way to automate a large number of VM deployments using an array of IP addresses. First, however, I need to figure out how to pass the static IP parameter to the -OSCustomizationSpec...
View ArticleView 5.2 pool only available on one connection server
We have 2 connection servers, one for internal access, one for external access with an associated security server. I have created a manual pool and assigned VMs to the pool and made the entitlements....
View ArticleView PowerCLI: cmdlet for Image/Snapshot of VM
Can anyone help me find the cmdlet for the Image/Snapshot of a View desktop? This can be found in the GUI by going into the View Admin Console > Pools > Click on Pool > Inventory >...
View Articlehow to make a better performance during storage vmotion?
I have a local storage and I add a iSCSI storage to the host.But when I migrated VM from the local storage to iSCSI storage I got a poor performance?How to configure the network between ESXI and iscsi...
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