57 vapp balanced mode setup
All, im trying to track down the conf steps for balanced mode and the docs dont see to find the term balanced mode or balanced profile. Any clues on this please?
View ArticleChanging vCenter Servers & Replication
Hello - looking for comments on changing the configuration of a vCenter Server 5.1 and Replication environment. Have a small vSphere 5.1 environment (3 hosts, 50 VMs) that has Replication configured....
View ArticleAssistance needed enabling nested vSphere 5.0 U2 FT on Sandy bridge Xeon server
After three or four days of trying to get FT working in a nested vSphere 5.0 VM, I am reaching out to the community for assistance. My efforts to enable FT on my nested vSphere VMs has moved from...
View Articleclipboard syncing erratically doesn't work
for as long as i can remember, clipboard syncing of the OSX clipboard to my XP vm's clipboard has been erratic. i made a Screen Recording demonstrating the clipboards being out of sync and attached...
View ArticleMissing Drag & Drop and Sound in Fusion 5/Win7
I've only had this problem on 1 of 5 similar Fusion on Mac installations I've done in the past two years. It started with Fusion 4 and continues now even though I've upgraded to Fusion 5.0.2. After...
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Datastore missing after recovering from a RAID 5 disk failure
Hello everyone! Longtime lurker. I have and ESX server in my home on a Dell 2850 running a local RAID 5 off of the PERC controller. I had a drive fail so i shutdown the system, replaced the drive and...
View ArticleUnable to modify hard drive in vm through Vcenter
I have a server running Esxi4.0, today due to some electrical maintenance I had to shut it down. I shut down each vm through Vcenter and then put the server in maintenance mode and shut it down. Once...
View ArticlevMA 5.1 AD authentication/target issues
Hello, I'm attempting to setup my first vMA 5.1 server in our environment. I've successfully (from what I can tell) joined vMA to our AD domain. When I attempt to add our vCenter 5.1 server as a target...
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One of Two vSphere ESX4i hosts cannot find new iSCSI LUN
Current Setup:Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SAN2 ESXi hosts (esx01, esx02) running ESXi 4.0.0vSphere version 4.0.06 LUNs configured2 Datastores shared between esx01 and esx02 (Datastore01, Datastore02) What...
View ArticleHow to determine ESXi version
Question:My vSphere client shows the ESXi host as 5.0.0-<build number>-standard. If it were version, "U1" would the U1 identifier be in the Summary tab, General window, Image Profile: value? I...
View ArticleQlogic QME8262-k FCoE Mezzanine Card
We have a Dell M620 with Intel 10GbE/FCoE Dual KR X-520 Mezzanine cards. We are installing ESXi 5.1. From my research, it looks like I will not see an "HBA" reference until I configure a "software FCoE...
View ArticleAfter Conversion Virtual Machine cannot login to Domain
I just converted windows 2003 server Physical to Virtual using Vmware Converter 5.0.1Conversion was successfull there were no errors. i tried to login it gives me message System cannot be logon because...
View ArticlevSphere Replication size limits
I've looked all around for specific limits to the size of a VM that can be protected via SRM w/vSphere Replication, but I do not see such documentation. I did see the release notes of 5.0.2 stating...
View ArticleWhere does the OS's for the dropdown for Price Model->Other Cost come from
In Chargeback, under the "Manage Cost" in the "Price Models" under the "Other Cost" you can set the fix cost for guest OS.The "Guest OS Name" dropdown at different times has new OS's in it. I attached...
View ArticleVCP-Cloud or IaaS exam voucher for sale
I have an exam voucher that is good for VCP-Cloud or IaaS exam. The test must be taken by July 1, 2013. I will not be ready to take the exam by then so I am selling it at a low cost. Please let me know...
View Articlegeneral question about VMWare Auto Deploy dependencies and restrictions
Hello, I'm a Network Engineer, so forgive my ignorance of what might be some basic VMware concepts. In my company, we're deploying VMWare Auto Deploy. I've read this...
View ArticleBest practices... How many nics?
Hey guys, We are currently in the process of adding 2 new hosts (HP BL460c G8) to our 4 hosts (HP BL460c G7) cluster. The hosts have the following configurations : - 12 cores (2x Intel Xeon 6 cores)-...
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Virtual Serial Ports in VMWorkstation
In searching for information for physical COM Ports vs USB to Serial in VM's I have found a very mixed variety of answers. I have a couple USB to Serial adaptors and have very mixed results with the...
View Articleesxi 4.1 gast linux findet keine hdd bei VMfs über 800 gb
Hallo folgendes Problem vmware esxi 4.1 build 988178es handelt sich um einen dell PE r310 mit perc h700 raid controller Speicher: 1. raid 1 (130 gb) nur für vmware system (irrelevant für meine...
View ArticleSystem.isHostReachable not always returning true when hosts are pingable
I am trying to use the System.isHostReachable method and it seems to be working for some ip addreses and hostnames but others it is failing. I have connected to the vco host and I am able to ping the...
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