ESXi 4.1 losing network connection
We have 2 ESXi 4.1 hosts that randomly (about once a month) completely drop off the network. All guests are inaccessible and the management network is inaccessible. You cannot ping any IP address or...
View ArticleUnable to connect to VCloud Director 5.1 build 5.1.1.868405
Hi. We are not able to connect to a VCloud Director ver. 5.1.1 868405. When we try a: connect-ciserver we get the following error: Connect-CIServer The underlying connection was closed: The...
View ArticleProvisioning Error: fault xsi:type=FileLocked
We have a client where we run about 25 virtual workstations with View (5.1). When we provision with View Composer, 4-6 of the vms will get a provisioning error with the following: <date and time of...
View ArticleVMDK operation failed
Hello I am new to VMWare and have encountered a problem that I am unable to fix. I'm not sure what I can do to fix or at least recover my files. I have attached the log files and would appreciate any...
View ArticleNetwork connectivity requirements for vFabric App director
1. Does vApp AppDirector has to have direct network connection to the VM's it is deploying? 2. Does vApp AppDirector has to have Internet access in order to download the Services (e.g. Windows SQL exe) ?
View ArticleESX Host Memory Modules
Is there anyway to pull in information such as the number of memory modules in an esx host and the specs behind the memory? Similar to what the hardware status tab shows when looking @ a host?
View ArticleCustomization Specifications Manager - Need tips on troubleshooting / best...
I have used the CSM tool successfully for several builds. I just added a few command lines to run once and modified the domain information and it failed. I figured a quick look at the logs would show...
View ArticleVMware Optimization Guide Windows 2008 R2
I have an optimization guide for Windows7 created (or published) by VMware called VMware-View-OptimizationGuideWindows7-EN.pdf. I can not find a similar document for 2008 R2. Does anyone known if...
View ArticleFlash 10 to Flash 11
Hello, We have a number of machines in our environment that are running Flash Player 10. Protect detects version 10 and offers to upgrade it to the current version of Flash 10. Is there anyway to...
View ArticleCan't create hadoop cluster from Data director for Hadoop GUI
Hi All when i try to create hadoop cluster from GUI, it showing loading page, just like the screenshot. when i create hadoop cluster from CLI, it can show in the GUI page. i tried IE/Firefox/Chrome,...
View ArticlePLEASE HELP : Migrating VMs from old ESX4.1 hosts to new ESXi 5.1 hosts
hello, we are trying to migrate VMs from old blade server(Intel e5504) running esx 4.1 to new blade servers(intel x5675) running 5.1.we upgraded vCenter to 5.1 to support new hosts. please help me go...
View ArticleInstalling vCenter Server 5.1 on Windows Server 2012
Hiya, ---First of all, I would like to use this topic for experiences running vCenter 5.1 on Windows Server 2012. Hopefully I will manage to get this all running and others will find answers in this...
View ArticleVCenter Server 5.1 show migrated VM on old and new Storage
Hello, we update 2 vsphere 5.0 Hosts to 5.1 and the vcenter too. Now we connect new Storage to the vsphere Hosts and migrate some of the VMs on the new Store.(all of them have latest VMtools...
View Article"No bootable device" after successful ESXi 5 installation on Intel DG35EC...
So... Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC I'm using a test box for ESXi. The motherboard is an Intel DG35EC with G35 and ICH8 chipset. Back in the 4.1 U1 days I could install ESXi 4.1 w/ update 1 to...
View ArticleVMUG 2013
Коллеги, здравствуйте. Информирую, что 17 мая в Москве собираем первую в этом году встречу сообщества VMware.Мероприятие на целый день, бесплатно для участников, обещает быть интересным - программа тут.
View Article"Stretch Guest" autosize option greyed out. Won't power on in stretch mode
I am using workstation 8When i power on my vm. It loads in 'centre guest' mode which is windowed in my display.I go to edit > pref > display > fullscreen.... and then change to 'stretch...
View ArticleVPN from Inside a Virtual Desktop
Hi All, We are running Vmware View in our Network Operations Center/Help Desk area. When one of our agents attempt to VPN into a clients network from within their VDI session if split tunneling is not...
View Article"Virtual Machine Settings" dialog is unresponsive
VMware Player, version 5.0.2 build-1031769Host: WinXP3 (32 bit)Guest: Linux Mint 14 (64 bit) My VM works in every way except as described below. In the top-right of the VM toolbar is found 6 icons with...
View ArticleUsing vCenter Operations to troubleshoot performance problems
A paper has been recently published in the performance area. It has a lot of great information in it so I'd like to point it out here too. For details, see http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-23094
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