Fusion "mini bar" minimize option grayed out -- how to enable?
For the life of me I cannot figure out what I have done to make the "mini bar" minimize button work. Sometimes it is functional and sometimes it is grayed out. When it is working, it works great. It...
View ArticleVMware Newsletter 5.13
From the editors Virtual DeskHi everyone, busy week for me with the start of the TAM VCP Study Club. We also had another very successful Lunch and Learn session on SRM. This week we have our local...
View ArticleSetting up server
Hi VMware family, I'm having some problems. I'm trying to set up a Windows Server 2003 (yes I know it's old, outdated and blah, but it's all my company will allow me to have so I have to work with it,...
View ArticleStart up Error
I have VM Fusion 3.1.4 . I cannot start virtual machine and get the following error: File "/Users/Morgan/Documents/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows 7 x64.vmwarevm/Windows 7 x64.vmx" line 1: Syntax...
View ArticlevmPlayer の汎用SCSIデバイスの認識エラー
お世話になります。以下の内容にてエラーが発生していますが、対応方法が分からず困っています。【環境】VmWarePlayer5.0.1にて、以下のような環境を構築。ホストOS:Windows7 ProゲストOS:Win2kPro SP4 (VmWare Player5.0.1)...
View Articleesx server "freezes"
I have an esx 4.0 server that "freezes" randomly.When I look at performance I can see blank gaps in all the "switch to" areas. Don't see any errors or warnings. Server Hp dl 380 g62 5520 procs 48gb ram...
View ArticleMounting NAS device onto ESXi 5.1 host/copy VMs
Hi, I want to do two general things: 1. NFS-mount a newly purchased (and formatted) NAS backup device (ex. IP 192.168.1.10) onto an ESXi 5.1 host (ex IP 192.168.1.5).2. Copy powered-down VMs (by host...
View ArticleESXi 5.x のパッチについて理解できる記事
こんな記事を見つけました。パッチ適用について解説されています。 Understanding ESXi Patches – Size & Patch Bundleshttp://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2013/04/understanding-esxi-patches-size-patch-bundles.html簡単にまとめると・・・...
View ArticlevCO Presentation/User Interaction Resources
I am having problems determining what the proper syntax is to format text within the presentation/user interaction modules of vco. For example, told tags (<b></b>) seem to work in the vco...
View ArticleEmulex - Multichannel NIC question.
Hi All I'm in the process of setting up new ESXi blade servers with a dual port 10Gb Emulex card capable of multichannel (effectively making 8 virtual NICS). Now when I enable multi-channel 8 vNICS...
View ArticleRestrict access to specific VM in a secure manner?
I would like to embed the VMware console in a webapplication, and am looking at the VMware Remote Console SDK documentation.The documentation suggests my webapplication should log into vSphere using...
View ArticleTransfer a Linux installation from a physical disk to VMWare Fusion
After my old triple boot system died recently I now desparately need to get my old Linux installation running in a virtual machine on my new system.I therefore upgraded to VMWare Fusion 5, my machine...
View ArticleVmware OVF Size
We are creating an OVF of a RHEL 5.4 64 Bit Guest OS. The guest VM is created with 30 GB VMDK (thin provisioning). The total size of the occupied space is 11GB. But when we are exporting the OVF size...
View ArticleConnect to another computer from my VMWare installation
Hello, I have a MacBook running VMWare Fusion 5.0.3. I have a virtual machine that is running Windows 8 Pro. From the Windows 8 Pro virtual machine, I would like to access a folder on a Windows 8...
View ArticleQuestion about Oracle conversion in vSphere
Hello there! I'm new to VMware and have tried to find this answer prior to posting here, but no luck yet. We have a client that is going to be virtualizing their servers onto an ESXi 5. The current...
View ArticlePassed VCP 5.1, now what?
I'm excited I passed. Now, I guess the next step is getting my certification validated by VMware. Does anyone know how long does it take to receive my certificate and show it on myEducation portal?...
View ArticleAgent unreachable
Hi,I got some problem with view 4.5 I made linked clones using view composer.And when I logged in the agent machine, it looks fine.but after leaving the agent machine for 30 mins without touch, I tried...
View ArticleNew VSA Deployment on 2 Dell R720XDs connected via PowerConnect 5448
Hello, I have a network-related configuration questions in my install of VSA. 2 Dell PowerEdge R720XD servers each with 1 Broadcom quadport NIC1 Dell PowerConnect 5448 Gb switch - Only currently using...
View Articlehow to use vSphere Client script plug-ins with the vSphere Web Client
Hi, all how to use vSphere Client script plug-ins with the vSphere Web Client. I found...
View ArticleFile Level Restore - snapshot sometimes overwritten
Hello, I'm testing this features but have a behavior I don't understand. I did the following:1. I edit a file "edit.txt"2. I click "Sync now"3. I edit the "edit.txt" file again.4. I click "Sync now"...
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