SRM With SAS connections
hi, I am going to make a proposal for a DC & DR site with vcenter Site Recovery manager. We use IBM DS3524 (firmware version 7.84.44.00) storage with SAS connections to the hosts. vmware says SRM...
View ArticleExit standby mode
Dear's, I need help. After configure vMotion, the host started standby mode and now he's do not Power On. On Power On one message is displayed: Exit standby mode:The operation is not supported on the...
View Articleedit default virtual machine settings
Hi, Is it possible to edit the default "typical" settings displayed when creating a new virtual machine? For example, when I select "new virtual machine" in the inventory, the typical settings would...
View ArticleUpgrading Workstation 7 - Academic Store
I'm not sure whether this is the best place to ask this - so if anyone has a suggestion, please let me know. I tried emailing sales with this question but I haven't gotten a response yet. I'm trying to...
View ArticleVMDK file cannot be opened or unlocked
I've been running a Windows XP professional virtual machine for a few weeks now, and until today it's gone well. But today, when I started it up, the machine informed me that the VDMK file "cannot be...
View ArticleUneven placement of images with local SSD storage
All, I'm running through a PoC project with a customer using View 5.1 following the guidelines in "VMware Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops on Local Solid-State Storage with VMware...
View Articlevxlan - preparation not working / vmknic not created
Hello, i´m trying to get vxlan working within a vcloud director 5.1 environment.Within vshield manager i configured the sgement id and in the next step i tryto create the vxlan under connectivity....
View ArticleESXi 4.1 (348481) - AD permission lost after reboot
Hello, I hope someone can offer a suggestion to our small issue. It is not a show stopper problem, just a minor nuisance. We have a freshly installed ESXi 4.1 (348481) box that is joined to AD (single...
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VMWare tools quiescence in linux
I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about VMWare tools quiescence. I'm talking about how vmware tools will automatically run the scripts;/usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script...
View ArticleHow can I search by moref ID (instead of by name)
I'm trying to figure out which property name to use while defining a PropertySpec object to search by moref ID. I'm buildling a plug-in for vSphere and the value that is sent to the webapp looks like...
View ArticleUsers reporting only 2/3 of monitor shown and rest black
I have some users that are reporting to me that when they return from a break / meeting that only about 2/3 of their monitor is showing the VM. If they have dual monitors the secondary monitor is all...
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error while collecting Amazon EC2 resources
Hello , I am getting below two error s while doing intial data colelction after creation of endpoint. however i can get list of avialable zone in Enterprise group but since data collection is failing...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Offset Question
Dont ask me how and/or why, but we came across a Windows 2008 R2 template that somehow has the incorrect offset (32,256) (if you can explain to me HOW thats even possible that would be awesome) But my...
View ArticlevCloud Automation Center – vCAC 5.1 – Custom Properties Demystified
vCAC utilizes custom properties in many different ways. They can be very useful if properly understood. To start with there are two high level classifications for custom properties. Those...
View ArticleESXI - Backing up host and VM's
I'm new to virtualization and have a Dell T320 running ESXI 5.1.0 w/4 drives (RAID 1 - two sets) There are two VM's running, one is a server 2008 R2 running Exchange the other is another Serve r2008...
View ArticleRDP Virtual Channel and PCoIP
Hi, I am new to VMware Horizon View and I have a question regarding the PCoIP protocol. Do you know if 3rd party RDP Virtual Channel driver can work with this protocol in VMware Horizon View? If so,...
View ArticleProblem with vCenter 5.1(W2K8) & SSO without AD
Hi all, I am having problems with my first experiences with vC 5.1 / SSO. I have a vm running W2K8 + DNS but no AD. That's what I want and need. 5.0 had no problem with this but with 5.1 I cannot get...
View ArticleGNS3 to two virtual machines on one host, virtual adapters
How's it going, i've been trying for two days to get this working and cannot find the answer even after the mountainess amounts i've read. I have been trying to get 2 virtual machines (Red hat 4 and...
View ArticleTagging a RAID 1 drive as SSD?
I'm running two SSDs in RAID 1 on an LSI 9260-8i adapter and ESXi 5.1 lists the RAID 1 virtual drive as "Non-SSD". I know I can instruct ESXi to recognize it as an SSD, but should I? What are the...
View ArticleSetting up host connected printer within VM (HP Microserver N40L)
Hi, I have an HP MFP1132 printer that I want to plug into an HP Microserver N40L and then set up from within a Vista VM running on that host. I'm really struggling to get anywhere. Has anyone had...
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