ESXi 4.1 -> 5 / VMFS 3 -> 5 migration and live Storage vMotion
Hi Community! I'm looking at migrating VMs from 4.1 to 5 and then storage vmotioning them from old VMFS 3 to VMFS 5 datastores. If the old VMFS 3 datastores are presented to the new ESXi 5 hosts (4.1...
View ArticleHow do I transfer VM to another ESXi server?
Hi, We just bought a child company and they are running 2 VMs on an ESXi server. We bought a new physical server and installed ESXi (latest version) and would like to transfer the 2 VMs to the new ESXi...
View Articleupgarde hardware ver4 to 7
Dear Team, If i upgrade my hardware version 4 to 7 is there any impact, will i able to boot VM, will there any impact on a VM. is there any possiblity to revert if required 7 to 4. regardsMr VMware
View ArticleLoading ESXi onto a blade
Hi Guys, I apologize for a very simple question, but could someone help to understand how to configure ESXi on a bare metal host for my school project. I have ESXi ISO on a disk but the blade does not...
View ArticleESXi5.1 and Large Amount of Local Storage
Hi, I have a ESXi 5.1 host with a VM acting as a file server. The host has over 4TB of local storage which is not in use. Is it possible to present this 4TB as a single volume to the file server VM?...
View ArticleVMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec 2012
Good morning everydoby! I have had a big problema with this applications: VMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec.If I process the job backup (Backup Exec) with Veeam stoped, the job finish with success. But, if...
View ArticleCan/Should you store old snapshots in a different location or at all?
My question is whether I can or should store old snapshots? And if so do I have to keep them with the latest snapshot or can they be stored in a different location?
View ArticleESXI5 on MAC BOOK PRO EARLY 2011
I was trying to Install ESXi 5.1 on 2011 Mac book Pro. I got it installed properly. But i am having issues with DHCP lookup failed. Can you please help me how to resolve it. Have you tried to...
View ArticleLatest Queries related to GemFire
Hi, I am a java devloper trying to explore Gemfire. I have downloaded the 60 days trial version with which I have executed almost all the quickstart examples and gone through few docs provided by...
View ArticleMysterious Backup
I've been tasked with taking over a VM environment from another consulting group. This is a small company with no purchased backup solution. In the vSphere Client, when looking at a specific host,...
View Articleconverter error "Host key can't be retrieved.
Hi all, I'm having an issue using the standalone converter to p2v a linux (CentOS) box. It gets to 1% then fails with the following error: FAILED: A general system error occurred:Network error. Host...
View ArticleVCenter 5.1 update 1 upgrade fails with "insert disk 1", now vcenter won't...
I’m having a problem with updating VCenter 5.1 to 5.1 update 1. I downloaded the ISO then mounted it on the VCenter server at our D/R site (it’s not gone “live” yet, so it makes a good test). I opened...
View ArticleInstalar ESXi en DL320e
Hola a todos, estoy tratando de instalar ESXi 5 en un HP Proliant DL320e.... la instalación pareciera que la hace correctamente ya que finaliza y se reinicia el server, pero de ahí cuando debería...
View ArticleHelp determining best Anti-affinity configuration
I am starting to dabble in VM and Host affinity rules for the first time. One of our customers is looking to have 30-40 VMs spun up to use for distributed processing. They want to ensure that in case...
View ArticlePrograms installed from CDs do not work in an app layer
I have a department which uses 11 programs particular to that department. They programs are all installed from CDs. On a VM that I was going to use for an app layer, I performed the pre-scan, installed...
View ArticleCreate Hardware Report
Hi,I tried to create a hardware report from all the known clients in Mirage.I've checked all the tables in the database and found the Tabel "conitainer" as the core object for the Client.But where are...
View ArticleVCM Download Service
Just wondering if there is a way to create a VCM download service similar to how VUM UMDS works?Working on an architecture for a client where VCM does not have internet access directly. Is it possible...
View ArticleCache Size on Mirage Server
Hi,on the Mirage Server we've defined a drive D: with 100GB for Caching. The dirve is filled up to 99%. What is the prefered size for the Cache dir? Allocates mirage at every time the full disk...
View ArticleVCAP-DCA Experience
Hi All Sat my VCAP-DCA5 in Leeds, UK yesterday Big shout out to http://www.valcolabs.com/vcap5-dca/http://thefoglite.com/vcap-dca5-objective/Trainsignal DVD'svBrownBags Also, biggest resource for me...
View ArticleQuestion about SpoofGuard and multiple IP
Hi, I've some Linux machine that historically have some interface alias configured so I have an eth0 and eth0:1, eth0:2 configured with different IP Address.Going on to do an initial approval of IP...
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