How to connect client to host
I've run into some trouble. I have Workstation 9 and I created a Win7 client, using 8GB of RAM, 2 CPU's with 2 cores, 60GB disk and installed Win7 64 Ultimate. I normally use VirtualBox and after this...
View Articleesxi 5.1 install - SD card big enough? - RAID5 config correct?
Hello,I'm hoping a noob can get a little guidance here.. ;-) I ordered a t420 from Dell that had a esxi 5.1 image placed on an embeded SD module.I think I may have had them do too small of a module...
View ArticleNimble Storage
I'm thinking of investing in Nimble Storage to replace our current FC SAN infrastructure. It is does some pretty clever stuff with SSD and snapshots for backup ...however they are a relatively new...
View ArticleP2V of Win2K3 Server which is part of windows NLB
Hi All, today i have requirement to P2V windows 2k3 server which is part of Windows NLB(2node). post P2V vm will be added to existing windows NLB Cluster and it will be 3 node cluster. please help will...
View ArticleVirtual Machine List Report
Hi all, I'm new to vCenter Operations Manager and trying to comprehend those standard reports it provides.In the "Virtual Machine List Report" there're columns with headings like "CPU Limited Demand",...
View ArticlevC Ops : Dashboard to troubleshoot Datastore and VM Issues
Hi, Someone had a question on how to troubleshoot which VM's has high IO on a datastore. I created a dashboard for this. See it here : http://www.virtualclouds.co.za/?p=786 Hugo...
View ArticleDefault webpass username - vcloud usage meter 3.1
In short, I forgot the default webpass username... I know I can reset the password... I enabled LDAP integration and that's working fine...
View ArticleConnecting two ESXI to eachother
I have two ESXI host, one with 1 nic and the second one have 3 nic's( one originally and one card with two nic's) . First host - HP N40L( 3 Nic's)Second Host - HP N36L (1 Nic) I want to connect the...
View ArticleCPU Stress Allocation - How is it determined?
So I have this host who's stress badge is 315. Now that is high if you ask me :-)It may have something to do with me experimenting with profiles but still I really see nothing that contributes to...
View ArticleVDR 1.2.1 Challenge
Hello I am hoping that someone could point me in the right direction in resolving my VDR challenge. I had followed documentation and videos on installing this product but when it starts up, it...
View ArticleWhere to get Connector Server License key?
Hi All, I am building a lab with version 5.1 of VCD and would like to use the feature of the advanced version of the Connector Server. I know the core version is free, but can I get a trial key to...
View ArticleVM host in conversion process using the ThinApp converter
Is it okay to use VMware Workstation installed inside a virtual machine created in a locally installed VMware Workstation as the vm host in the conversion process using the ThinApp converter?
View Articlequery on nic teaming
Hey all, was just wondering is it really necessary to team the nics. I have 3 cards running in parallel to a vswitch. The way I understand it, it goes virtual to physical to virtual to physical....
View Article.vmware_ha folder on non-heartbeat datastores
I'm noticing the .vmware_ha folder structure being created on datastores that are not configured as preferred HA heartbeat datastores. Since this is a test environment I end up adding and removing...
View ArticleVXLAN VIB- not able to download vxlan.zip
Hi, I´m trying to get vxlan working within a vcloud director 5.1 environment. Within vShield manager I tried creating the vxlan under connectivity, by following the procedure provided...
View ArticleWidget Help. . .
All: I am trying to make the Heat Map (2) display ONLY the VM's that are on the datastore I select in the Resources (1) widget. Ideally, the VM's would be there, sized / colored by latency. I can't...
View ArticleNeed to clean up my networking - advice please?
Hi, In preparation for some new hosts arriving I would like to clean up my networking, which has remained unchanged since vmware 3.5 - I believe I have redundant networking configured. My current setup...
View ArticleHow to access VM disk
I have created a snapshot and its name is in the form of RHEL6x64bit-000009.vmdk. I am able to access the disk when it is powered off. But i am not able to access the snapshot file when the VM is...
View ArticleNetwork I/O 100% Utilization
Hi guys, vCOPS (5.7.1) is reporting that I have 100% Network I/O utilization on a few of my hosts. I don't want to say this is impossible, but I have 2x 10G network cables connected and they are...
View Articleremove cd from master - need to recompose to push out config?
New to View. Created a desktop pool and noticed they had two LUNs attached, wondered why. Looks like the second one may be because the original master had a CD iso attached. In order to remove this...
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