vCloud Automation Center – vCAC 5.1 – Automating the vCAC installation
Wow this one is currently a really hot topic. I must have been asked how to automate the installation of vCAC 50 or more times in the last week and I can’t even count over the last month, so here it...
View Articlevmware converter 3.0.3
Hi Guys First offHappy new year to you all. Wondering if anyone has an idea of where I can download VMware converter 3.0.3?I am trying to convert a physical server running windows 2000 to a virtual...
View ArticleHow to increase graphical performance of view desktops
We are starting deployment of Win7 enterprise virtual desktops in our organization using 23" LG all in 1 zero clients (pcoip). They are running at 1920 x 1080 native resolution. We have 20 VM's...
View ArticleFiberChannel Storage Gaps in LUN Sequence Failing
I have already assigned LUNS to the VM's and started the test session. Workbench is asking me to assign LUNS to the "Servers" with Gaps 0, 1, 3 and then click continue. The test fails every time...
View ArticlevCenter converter for windows 2000
I have an old windows 2000 workstation that has important data on it. The database cannot be migrated to anything newer, so i must preserver the data for historical purposes. I tried converter...
View ArticleVery Confused, VMware Certification codes and names, Please Help
Hi, My local University has available many certificationexams including VMware. (authorized pearson vue testing center) THe VMware Exam Is listed as follows: VCP-510 VMware Certified Professional...
View ArticleCannot Change RAM and Other Settings on Shutdown Guests
For some reason, I cannot change the RAM memory allocation for those guest OSs. The settings are enabled (not grayed out) and I can make edits in the settings panels, but the changes are lost as soon...
View ArticleApache 2.2 and httpd monitoring
I am new to hyperic and a little confused on how to setup apache 2.2 and httpd montoring. It lookes like they each require a plugin.I looked at the apache 2.2 plugin installation...
View ArticleNew-VIPermission fails because AD has too many objects
I am trying to use vSphere PowerCLI to create new permissions in my vCenter. I am running the following command New-VIPermission -Entity (Get-Folder folder1) -Role (Get-VIRole PowerMan) -Principal...
View ArticleRun script after VRMAgent activities in WinPE
I'm trying to figure out a way to run a batch script after the VRMAgent applies a WIM image but before it restarts the computer. Windows has the nasty habit of dropping partition info from the BCD when...
View ArticleThe ideal PC for a large virtual lab
I plan on building a large virtual lab in which I'd like to get about 10 or more VMs running simultaneously. The performance of the VMs isn't a real concern though. I was think about either building a...
View ArticleESXI install hung
Hello everyone, Brand new to virtualization and VMware but I thought I'd give it a try and see what it's all about. I downloaded the free product called hypervisor and followed the document to do the...
View ArticleFailed insertion of statistics - vSphere 4.1.0
Hello,I have a problem, when viewing the "events" shown in my vCenter I get the following error "Stats insertion failed for entity XXXX due to ODBC error".I get this error for a bunch of my ESX's. I...
View ArticleVCAP-CIA Results
Sat the beta on Feburary 26th and had actually forgot about it until just getting the magical pass email in my mailbox. Got a 383, actually a bit better than I did on my DCA somehow. Either way, now...
View Articledirectpath i/o Inactive with ucs vmfex
I am getting this error when trying to do direction i/o with vmfex on ucs. any idea what this error mean?
View Articlehow to tell if a host server is being managed by a vcenter server?
I found a ESXi host server in my server room and I can connect to it with the root user name. How can I tell if this server is being managed by a Vcenter server somewhere while connected to the host...
View ArticleUploaded new version (1.74) to Google Play
Folks, We just uploaded a new version to Google Play. It will be a few hours before it is live so please check back. The new features include: - UI optimized for tablets- Easily join conference calls...
View ArticleKeeping Gemfire in Sync with a Database
We are developing an application that makes use of deep object models that are being stored in Gemfire. Clients will access a REST service to perform cache operations instead of accessing the cache via...
View ArticleList VM HA restart priority
Hi all Is there a way to list the HA restart priority for all the VMs in a cluster? Maybe with PowerCLI?I found some information about a powershell possibility for ESXi 5.1/vSphere 5.1 but I'm still...
View ArticleVMs are registered, but workload is not started
I am using View Planner 2.1, on vSphere 5.1 and View 5.2. Trying to start local workload on WIndows 7 32-bit.When I start test, Planner finds VM, restarts it and shows that VM is registered, but...
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