can't access vcenter after decommissioning old domain controllers
help! i can no longer access my vcenter servers after decomissioning our old domain controllers. i tried updated the identity sources in the SSO configuration via the web client but that did not...
View ArticlePerc6/i and ESXi 5.1 - VM creation failures
Hello, This is my first venture into RAID. I'm running an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ on a ECS A780GM-A mobo with 8GB Ram. This is just a home VM server for educational purposes. I recently purchased a...
View ArticleZero Clients Won't Set Correct Primary Display
When setting up new Zero clients, it has been noticed that when you change the primary display in the zero client user settings under display topology, it changes the primary display for the menus...
View ArticleCitrix Xenapps
Hi, The VMWare Workspace Horizon FAQ document mentions that Horizon Workspace supports launching Citrix Xenapps. I've not found anything in the Horizon Workspace installation or reviewer guides that...
View ArticleNetworking for ZFS based "virtual storage appliance"
HiI'm setting up an ESXI 5.1 machine to test performance / proof of concept with a "storage appliance" in a VM on a host.Right now I'm using a version of solaris (nexenta community edition) to test. I...
View ArticleVMware Workstation v9 & Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
Tried various processes to get VMware Workstation v9 up and running on my Ubuntu 13.04 machine, but stuck! Initially had the request to look for headers, even though they were in the correct path and...
View ArticleDefining Baseline Groups
I have a number of sites managed by a single vCenter Server that have different requirements for how baselines are configured. Within a given site all hosts need identical baselines. How should I...
View ArticleAbout vmkernel/vmmanagement nic in ESXi 5.0
Hi guys, i need to configure my newsest esxi 5.1 server and i am not sure about which is the network configuration requirement about vmkernel and vmmanagment. I need to create a Vswitch and...
View Articleproblem with VMware workstationin8 openSUSE11.4
hi,Im having a problem in opensuse 11.4 after installing any of the vmware desktop apps (workstation 7.1.4 and 8, server, player etc...). When I first installed workstation 7.1.4 a few months ago...
View ArticleWin7 firewall + Workstation 9 NAT, is a How-to available?
I have just installed Workstation 9 on Win 7 Pro SP1. NAT is not working for the first Linux guest (Ubuntu 12.04). From a quick search, it seems there is an issue with vmnat and the Windows firewall....
View ArticleInterested in script critique
This script: 1. Connects to VC entered by user.2. Reads virtual machine names from a csv.3. Sets vCPU, memory.4. Sets video memory (from function - Thanks Alan).5. Sets CPU/MMU to...
View ArticleNeed help getting quicken deluxe 2013 to work with fusion 5.0.3
Hello, First let me say I am brand new to mac and to fusion. I have a mac mini with OS X 10.8.3 2.5 GHz with 4 GB RAM. I have fusion 5.0.3 and am trying to install quicken deluxe 2013. I have installed...
View Articlevapp 56 to 57 upgrade missing some dashboard interactions
All, just updated 56 to 57 and noticed that I am missing some interactions between widgets on dashboards. Anybody else come across this?
View ArticleLooking for script to collect network configs
Hi, i am trying to find a script to collect / backup the network configuration of vcenter hosts/guests before doing a tools upgrade any suggestions ThanksSastry
View ArticleDouble-click not working in Windows 7
I am using VMWare version 3.02 and I am having a great deal of difficulty getting Windows 7 to recognize a double-click via the trackpad or with an external Magic Mouse. Whether I'm double-clicking an...
View ArticleWinXP VM failed to start after installing Linux VM
HiI am using WinXP VM on a Win 7 host.After installing a Slackware Linux VM, the win XP VM is broken. When starting the machine a Bad Image blue screen message is displayed Please advise tx OJ
View ArticleQuestions on maintence mode
I have a couple of curious (probably dumb) questions on maintainence mode (esxi ver 51). What exactly does it do?What happens if you run the patch command similar to "esxcli software vib install -d...
View ArticleHow do I include 3rd party libs that do not have Bundle-SymbolicName
While developing a vSphere Web Client Plugin service that uses some 3rd party jar files I'm able to use the jar files while debugging on the Virgo server by listing them in the Manifest file's...
View ArticleUbuntu 13 and VMware Player
My installation of VMware Player broke when I upgraded from Ubuntu 12 to Ubuntu 13. Now, when I run `vmplayer` I get the error:Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module":...
View ArticleSlow network performance with CentOS guest
I have a late 2012 retina MacBook Pro running VMWare Fusion 5.0.3. I have been running Windows 7 and Windows 8 for a while with no issue. I installed the latest CentOS (release 5.9) and the network is...
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