PowerCLI: Enable / Disable Alarm Actions on Hosts / Clusters
Hello All, I have done some serious googling, and am about to accept that it is not possible through PowerCLI.But I wanted to make a last effort by asking you guys. For ESXi host maintenance, I want to...
View ArticleWe are planning to buy an esxi server for hosting our VM's Need suggestiion...
Hi Team I need all the experts suggestion as i am newbie to vmware esxi We are planning to buy a vmware esxi host..i wanted to know if it is possible to host 300 or atleast 100 windows 7 vm's in a high...
View ArticleLaggy windows with P20 / P25
Hi! I have an environment that is running good. but I have one anoying problem, and that is when dragging a window across the screen the pointer moves and then the window, (choppy and so) however, when...
View ArticleDeploy a VM from template on linux and windows
Dear All, I need to deploy VM from template, but i could not find any tool provided with vSphere SDK in Perl. If you have a script which does this task please share with me, any pointer will also help...
View ArticleMajority of my datastores disk space issues incorrectly
Hi Guys, I am using isilon storage and most of my datastores are reporting the following errors: 0 days of usable Disk Space Usage capacity remainingis Over VM Capacity by 14 VMs because of Disk I/O...
View ArticleStatic route
Hello guys,I have Fusion 2.0.1 with Leopard OS X Server as a virtual machine. Our company internal network is in 192.168.168.0/24 range and I would like to assign a new private IP range for my OS X...
View ArticleGenerally Post-Scripts
Hi Guys,I'm testing a lot with vmware Mirage with the aim of rollout Windows 7.Actuall I'm writing post scripts. If I update a Base-Layer the "post_bi_update.bat" runs really good and calls the...
View ArticleCan't passthrough USB storage to VM
Hello, I have the following setup:Thin clients with windows embedded connected to a VM pool with hardware version 8. The VMs have a USB controller installed.My problem is this: when a user plugs his...
View Articlemenu dropdown makes remote desktops difficult
Usage scenario is using windows VMs in Full screen and accessing remote desktop from the Virtual Machines, again in full screen. I'm not 100% sure if something has changed in the timing (will verify...
View ArticleThinApp Internet Explorer 8 Redirection Issue ThinDirect.txt ThinDirect.adm
Hi, I have a problem with redirection a virtual Internet Explorer 8 back to native Internet Explorer 9 (Windows 7 x64). I tried the two available methods of deploying ThinDirect.txt (via .txt and GPO),...
View ArticleUpgrade VCenter 4.1.0-258902 to 4.1.0-978694 with HeartBeat V6.3
Hello ALL,I'm going to upgrade my Virtual Center Server as versioning in title ... actually my Vcenter is also configured with Vcenter Server HeartBeat V6.3, my scenario is composed by two physical...
View ArticleMulti-monitor Support
I really like the new interface for multiple monitors. I have my VM (Win7 host, Win7 client) spread across three monitors all day long. I like being able to just select that from the drop down. Thank you.
View ArticleUse of FilePortal / Upload Policy
Hi,I've some questions regarding the file Portal and the User Area in the upload policies.In the "User Area" I've defined two rules.1. %systemvolume%\Data2. D:The aim is, that the user can see and use...
View ArticleVDP 2TB image ran out of space on root
/usr/local/avamarclient folder seems to be full of huge log files. Are these safe to delete? 0 bytes left on / How could I have prevented this?
View ArticleESXi not reconnecting after VUM Reboot?
I'm in the process of applying the latest updates to my ESXi 5.1 servers via VUM and I'm noticing that after the host reboots I have to manually reconnect the host to virtual center. After this...
View ArticlePlatform-specific Error 1867
Hello, I'm trying to convert a laptop to a VMware Workstation image and i'm getting the error straight away, A General System Error occurred: Platform-specific Error 1867. I can't find anything about...
View ArticleMessage:The features supported by the processor(s) in this machine are...
Hi, I copied the entire VMWare image from one system to another and now i am trying to open that image from a VMworkstation already installed on the machine. I was able to open the image but when i am...
View ArticleVsphere 5.1 on exam?
I took the 5.0 class in Nov. 2012 and plan to take vcp 5 exam this weekThe class did not cover 5.1 but 5.1 was release in Oct 2012 Are there 5.1 questions in the vcp5 exam?How accurate is the mock...
View Articlecpu AND ram usage supermetric
Hi all, I'm using vcops 5.7I need an alarm when cpu&ram usage are both < 40% for a week on a host system. I think a supermetric can help me, but I don' t know how.I think something like this: if...
View ArticleSQL Edition for Virtualcenter DB
Hi, Pros and cons for running SQL 2012 Express for the virtualcenter database?, we have about 300vms and we are thinking of moving our current db to maybe an Express of SQL to save sql licens.Is that...
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