Do you really need to put an ESXi 5.1 host into maintenance mode to change...
I need to implement trusted SSL certificartes on some ESXi 5.1 hosts. VMware KB 2015499 states that you have to put the host into maintenance mode. Is this really necesary? The only thing I can see...
View ArticleBug : VMware-Tools / Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition
I have recently deployed some Microsoft Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition VM's and noticed that the Guest OS field changes to "Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)" on the summary tab. The VM is definitely HPC...
View Article[WS 10.x] Change the date in the UEFI interface of a VM
Hi WithWorkstation10.x,Ienabled theUEFIina virtual machine. How do I changethe date inthisUEFI interface? Thanks Bye
View ArticleVmware Fusion 6 performance in Guest OS Windows
I have a mid 2011 Macbook Pro, 2.2Ghz Intel Core I7, 8 Gig Ram with a 7200 RPM hard drive. When I had Fusion 5 I added an external Thunderbolt SSD in hopes of increasing the performance of my VM's. I...
View ArticleVMWare Update Manager session to Oracle
Hi, I juste installed a new Update Manager machine that access an external Oracle 11g database.We noticed that since he start 20 sessions are opened on Oracle and stay always connected. Is that normal...
View ArticleWhy did cold cloning go away? (not how to still do it)
Granted this question should have (and maybe it has?) been asked ages ago. I see plenty of people still requesting a way to do a cold clone, only to be told it was done away with after vSphere 4.1...
View Articleview 5.3 MMR doesn't work on windows7
In order to perform MMR on windows7 desktop, what steps need we do?We can not make MMR work on windows7 desktop via PCoIP. We have done below things, is there any additional settings?1. 1....
View ArticleCopy / Paste doesn't work
I am using browser to access Horizon View 5.2 virtual desktops. I am also trying to configure Copy / Paste feature, but can't seem to make it work. Here is what I did sofar: Create OU for the Virtual...
View ArticleVMware Horizon View and Microsoft Lync 2013
Hi ,I am currently working on a VMware Horizon View project and the major show stopper is Microsoft Lync 2013. I have got the pairing between the Lync vdi plugin and Lync client in the virtual desktop...
View ArticleNewbie needs help in installing Visual Studio in Windows Server 2008 in new...
I'm extremely new to VMware and hope this is the right forum for such a basic question. I have created a new VM in Workstation 9 and have installed Windows Server 2008 as the guest OS. Now I would...
View ArticleUsing: monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "TRUE"
Hi, I have a Win7 program I'd like to run in a VMWare Fusion6 VM. The creators say to use Bootcamp or Parallels to run it on a MAC which I don't want to do. I can install into a Fusion6 Win7 VM OK but...
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Re: New to Vmware : Confused between relation of ESX/vSphere/Vcenter
Did you check the connect at power on box (not checked by default)?
View ArticleESXi 5.5 licenses confusion
I use VMware for many many years, always the free versions, starting with vmware server 2.0. And I have to state, I never ever understood, why vmware server 2.0 was free while vmware workstation was so...
View ArticleIs there a vmtools package for running OSX (mountain Lion)
When I select install vmtools from the bottom panel when the OSX guest is running, nothing happens. If I select it from the manage menu, the system eventually comes back and says it can't find the...
View ArticleMigrating Workstation WM from old PC
I recently re-installed my os to a new hard drive. I had several VMs running on the old (win7) os. I copied the VM folder to a NAS and have tried opening them on my new os (win 8.1) and they run...
View ArticleMonitoring ESXi via SNMP
I have SNMP enabled on my ESXi server, however vmwMemSize and vmwMemAvail seem to always report the same value, even when there are VMs on the host using memory. Is there some way to report via SNMP...
View Articlelun uniformity across all the esxi hosts in the cluster
Hi I need to check lun uniformity across all the esxi hosts in the cluster...Senario is like this Cluster Name : abcEsxi hosts : Total 8 Like esxi1,esxi2 etc..Luns are mapped to vmhba1 & vmhba2...
View ArticleCannot deploy template :unable to access file [datastore]...
Hi The issue is if we are try to deploy the template [Ex:MYtemplate] to the Clustre A host ,all template deployment on host got successful except one host. As per the link ,if the last provision VM...
View ArticleUpgrading Fusion 3.0 in 10.7.5 (Lion) and suspended virtual machine
I was trying to help friends get their virtual Windows XP Pro back up and running after it "hasn't been working for a while". First, they are not able to afford upgrades of ANY kind at this point in...
View ArticleDifference between packaging plugin as dar file and vmoapp file
Hi All, I need help in understanding the purpose of having vmoapp file format. I understand the dar format, but most of the plugins that I see on vmware site are of vmoapp extension.What is the purpose...
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