VCP5-DCV and vSphere 5.5 - does this cover new stuff?
Hi all, I will have my VCP5-DCV exam on 9.12.2013. I was wondering if current version of exam covers new stuff introduced in vSphere 5.5? What about configuration maximus - which one should I be...
View ArticleTechnical differences between ESXi and KVM ?
Hi Is there any technical differences between ESXi and KVM if yes then what are they? Feature wise ESXi is more rich and have more functionality but technically what is the difference, can anyone...
View Articlethinapp 5 optional applink
Hi, We where using a virtualised ie8 with optional applink to a virtualized jre (1.5u22)This worked well untill i just rebuild my projects with thinapp 5, thay were originally build in 4.7The ie is...
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strange inconsistent NFS datastore creation problem...
(edit: writing this while I'm still troubleshooting, for progress see other posts)short version: I keep losing connection to NFS datastores on a Win 2012R2 server, an issue that temporarily fixes...
View ArticlevCENTER con Active Directory...?
Yo tengo una proyeccion distinta a ver y avanzar sobre VMware y Linux, por temas de seguridad y prefiero en lo mas completo de mis implementaciones usar solo Linux y Hypervisor ESXi, pero me he chocado...
View Articleerror in snapshot chain
hii somehow got into an error in my snapshot ids like following parent vmdk fileparent id "ffffffffff"CID "fd17ad33" 1st snapshot in rowparent id "fd17ad33"CID...
View ArticlePerformance Statistics Across VM Hosts
I currently have a deployment of over 50 hosts in a VMware datacenter. I can get performance statistics on a per-host basis, but I was wondering if there is a way to get a consolidated view of...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 Free Hypervisor Web Console
I just downloaded the free version of ESXi 5.5 to start evaluating it relative to 5.1. From reading, VMware is moving to a web console only, with the native client only for 'emergency access' to the...
View ArticleLinux Mint VM Guest internet speed slow
Host Configuration: iMac 3TB Fusion, 28G Ram, OS X Maverick, 3 3.0 USB External Hard Drives (Shared to VM), Static IP xxx.xxx.xxx.100Guest Configuration: Fusion 6 VM, 2 Core, 4G Ram, Linux Mint,...
View ArticleWindows app can't create folder in Fusion?
Running Mavericks and just upgraded to Fusion 6.0.2. Mostly just for Quicken. But also need to run geneology app (Family Tree Builder) which holds huge legacy of data and photos. Now, won't launch....
View ArticleVMWare Workstation 10 with Windows 8.1 Guest running Hyper-V
I recently upgraded from VMWare 9 to VMWare 10. In doing so, I have run into a problem with my Windows 8.1 guest, which is running Hyper-V. What was working perfectly find in WS9, is having problems...
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Help with Distributed Switches Reporting script
Hello everybody, my name is Sebastien and I have a question for the VMware community.I need to know which Physical Nic and ESX are connected to a Distributed Switch. I found that for Virtual Switch:...
View ArticleTechnical questions for a VMware architect.
Hi pals In my company i am assigned to take the interview to recruit a vmware architect.I want to know what are the critical or must know questions for a vmware architect of having 6 to 10 years of...
View ArticleNew-TagAssignment : issue in Linkedmode when same TAG is existing in 2 VC
Hi,I have 2 Vcenter 5.1 in LinkedMode having the same TAGs defined in each vCenter.I noticed that executing a Get-Tag in a PowerCli windows connected to 1 of the vCenter, TAGs from both vCenter are...
View ArticleVmware fusion 6 - minibar menu from full screen vm
In previous versions of VMWare Fusion when running a guest full screen I could mouse over to the top or left side (depending on settings) and get the vmware fusion minibar menu. Now I cannot find the...
View ArticleVMware ESXi 5.5 local users for CIM Monitoring role
Hello, Is it possible to create local users in ESXi and assign permissions/roles to manage CIM interactions alone ? I learnt that local groups are not supported from 5.1 onwards. Does it mean that we...
View ArticleVMware VCA certification for free
Well, there are some vouchers on the web - I need to say I am not the only one offering this. BUT, if you want to do the VCA certification for free, here goes the steps and a voucher code to use:...
View ArticleWindows 2000 on Fusion 6?
I want to upgrade from Fusion 5.0.3 to 6.0.2 as I am going to be upgrading from Mountain Lion to Mavericks, but see from the list of supported guests that Windows 2000 in no longer supported. As I have...
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