How to troubleshoot intermittent network problems with guest in ESXi 5?
We are having a problem with a guest dropping network connection intermittently, an i was wondering how to troubleshoot the network issues with the virtual network cards. Our system is a PowerEdge 2950...
View ArticleVMRun Command Line to run a Windows8 app with arguments inside a MacOS Fusion...
I’ll preface the question by stating that I’m a front-end programmer that doesn’t have a whole lot of experience with the command-line, especially through Terminal. I primarily use Windows but right...
View ArticleIBM V3700 SAN experience and thoughts?
We need to purchase a new SAN this year, and I am doing research. Does anyone have experience or opinions on the IBM V3700 yet? It was just released in November of 2012, and so far the price and...
View ArticleRunning VM in a different geographical location (run your VMs on site A while...
Hi I am asking the question regarding running a VM's from a datastore located in a different datacenter in another geographical location? is this possible? I am asking because I don't think it will...
View ArticleWindows XP SP3 guest crashes in ESXi 4.1
I've been running several Linux and BSD guests and one Windows XP SP3 guest on a single ESXi 4.1 host without a hitch for a couple of years. About a month ago, my Windows XP guest started crashing....
View ArticleReason for 32 ESX hosts in cluster.
why there is a bottleneck of 32 ESX 5.1 Servers per cluster.. can I have HA / DRS turned on with 32 hosts will it work. Is there any dependency to have 32 ESXi servers per cluster.
View ArticleMy company's tech support guys r useless..
Hi guys, I need help! My company recently switched to VDI. They officially do NOT support tablets like ipads or android, but I know and have seen ipad users use VDI. I tried this with the Android VDI...
View ArticleSeveral important questions regarding SIOC / Storage IO Control
So I've read many articles, blog posts and even watched the VMworld 2010 session regarding SIOC, but I still have some important questions I would like to verify before I go ahead and implement this...
View ArticleError 29155.Identity source discovery
Hello I'm installing vCenter 5.1U at the DR site and my AD and everything else is at HQ, We are using VPN to connect the two for what will be SRM. I have successfully setup SRM in the LAB via LAN....
View ArticleVCE Le Vblock - ViB
So this link to the below video was waiting in my inbox this morning with the following lyrics and a note that this was Part 1. Welcome to the ViB: It's time for Change.... Are you ready to get your...
View ArticlevRAM licensing capacity alert
Hi I'm having this alert in vCenter saying "License capacity monitoring" that won't go away. When I check the Licensing report it shows that my Purchased capacity is 0.02GB vRAM?We are running both...
View ArticleRelocate DC using SRM?
Hi Folks, Currently, my company has 2 datacenters. One in NY and one in MA. A decision has been made to close the MA data center and I have been tasked with getting the virtual environment moved over...
View ArticleAPI to add User Entitlement to a specific desktop in Manual Pool
Hello there: I would love pointers to an Powershell CMDLet that would allow me to add entitlement to a specific desktop in a manual pool. Thanks much in advance. cheers,Brajesh.
View Articlehelp getting this script to email a report out of results of NTP time
Hi can anybody help me to get this script to check on host ntp time and send an email of the results . at the moment it doesn't have any thing in the results as i think the time is correct on all the...
View ArticleResolution in Ubuntu 13.04 (Retina Display)
I'm trying to use VMware Fusion 5.0.3 in a MacBook Pro with Retina display (15 inches). The idea is to run Ubuntu Linux 13.04 in a virtual machine, but I'm having problems with the screen resolution....
View ArticleVirtualize Partition
So I really wanted to avoid this discussion alot of it because I wanted to figure it out on my own but I am left with no choice now...Alot of background information is required for this post:I have a...
View ArticleHost ESXi upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 and View 4.6
Hello everyone, I have a question in regards to upgrading my esxi hosts that are running a View 4.6 cluster. Overview of my environment:The 4 current ESXi hosts are running 4.0.0, 261974. These hosts...
View Articlevcp5-cloud or desktop?
i passed the vcp5-dcv last year.do you think it is easier to add vcp5-cloud or desktop to my certifications?thanks.
View Articleadd a second gateway to virt
hello,I am using the vmware vsphere 4.0 host and on thati am running all my virtual servers on a 172.18.x.x network and just build a new a/d, file and terminal server 2003 virt for a client, they do...
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...
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