Backing up all data on ESXi 5.1 server
Hello, I have a server set up running ESXi5.1 that has two hard drives installed.Originally i wanted these HDD's RAIDed but my RAID setup is not compatible with ESXi 5.1, so instead I just want to back...
View Articleanother arcconf question
hi all i have successfully installed the latest adaptec driver and also cim on my esxi 5.0 server.remote arcconf from windows works fine. is it possible to use arcconf on esxi locally (without...
View ArticleVM on SSD or SATA III disk?
Hi, I'm building a new tech support workstation and will greatly appreciate your advice: In short, I'm migrating from a 92GB Win7-32bit with only 4GB RAM platform, to a Win8-64bit with 32GB RAM...
View ArticleConfiguring SSO in HA Mode ~~ ESXi 5.1
Hi All, I am trying to deploy additional node for SSO Server in HA mode. I am following below article...
View ArticleRun Program in Guest as an Administrator
I'm attempting to automate some machine set-up tasks using the VIX API with VMware Workstation v9 using VBS. I have hit a blocker when attempting to use the "RunProgramInGuest" option on Windows 8, the...
View ArticleUnable to add NFS storage to the Data appliance
Hello, I’m trying to add NFS storage to the data appliance.I followed the documentation, and when I ran the script supposed to mount/add the NFS storage to the appliance, an error saying that the...
View ArticleC# API for Working with ESXi 4.1
Hi all, Not sure if this has been asked before or not, when searching for it, I get alot of unrelated results but here goes. I am in the process of building a support tool and would like to integrate...
View ArticlePowerCLI - Incorrect StartTime when placed in a CSV?
The StartTime is dramatically different when it is placed into a CSV. For example: For one user, Get-RemoteSession shows a StartTime of "Sun Jun 23 08:28:12 MDT 2013". But when I pipe it to...
View ArticleList number of vm's created and deleted - past month
Hi Guys I've found several article about this but i seem to end up with one of 2 results. 1. All of the queries return no results - just end up at the next prompt with no errors....
View ArticlePermission denied while connecting to a remote server
Hello everyone, I'm using VMware Workstation 9 to connect to a remote server. Since VMware Workstation 8, it's a feature I greatly apprciate to connect to my virtual machines on my vSphere clusters....
View ArticlePowerCLI for VMKPing
Hey Gang, With 5.1 removing the ping response for any vmk outside the Management vmk vlan, I'm looking for a way to run VMKPing w/o SSHing into a host. Is there a PowerCLI one-line I can use for this?...
View ArticleProfile driven storage - usefulness ?
i am trying to understand the usefulness of profile ( or policy) driven storage. In our situation we use vsphere 5, and we have virtual machines, whereby the OS is installed on hard disk 1, page file...
View ArticleGuest USB device not getting enough power
Hey all,We just put in a shiny new server for a client, but I am having an issue with one part - the payclock software. They use Lathem time and have a usb powered fingerprint scanner (a TS100 if...
View ArticleStep 2a: Database Connection Setup with External DB and Load Balancer
I know that several others have had issues at this step, but I can't seem to piece everything together in order to get past this step in our installation. Here's the setup we have so far. (Generalized)...
View Articledefault root password
Hi all -- I've successfully deployed Log Insight 1.0 and I can get into the GUI web page as "admin" just fine. However -- I coulcn't get into the root Linux console as "root" or "admin" with those same...
View ArticleVCenter Upgrade 5.1 .0 - Consolidation
Hi, I am wondering if someone can guide me in the right direction: Currently this is my enviroment: I have 2 different offices/Sites connected via the WAN. There is also small remote site with one...
View ArticleHow to change default location of Virtual Machines ?
I thought this was possible, but I can't find out any information on how to do it. Is this possible ? Default locations are: Nornaml VM's: "/Users/yourusername/Documents/Virtual Machines/"BootCamp...
View ArticlevimService(Vim::load_session):The session is not authenticated
Hi All, I was trying to create a sample vSphere plugin using Perl SDK. I was able to successfully print the “Hello” statement in vSphere client after registering the plugin. Now I am trying to parse...
View ArticleUpgrade to 5.1 U1A Fails
Upgraded SSO Successfully (dedicated server)Upgraded Inventory Service Successfully (dedicated server)Upgrading vCenter Server fails. As per the logs, error indicates "SSO Registration tool failed...
View Articlehelp need to upgrade esx3.5 GA release to 3.5 U5 207095
Dear Team, Planning to upgrade my esx3.5GA release to Update 5 207095, planning to follow below steps, please correct me if i am wrong. 1) download "upgrade-from-esx3.5-3.5.0_update05-207095.zip" 2)...
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