How to isolate multiple VMs of having same network config.
Hi pals I have a requirement to build all the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 & 6 Labs on one ESXi5.1(IP 192.168.1.2/24) . The Labs consists of eight modules. & for each module there is a server...
View Articlevmk3 showing standby iscsi
I have to vmnics bound to an iscsi software adapter vmnic2,3 however, one of them is showing standby and one active. I checked that both ips are pingable and can ping the iscsi appliance. any idea why?
View ArticleESXi Hardware - Battery Error
We are usning Dell Poweredge R900 server. In vCenter Server when i go to hardware tab of one of the esxi host i see an warning : "Battery On Controller 0 Discharging ---- Battery Staus: Learning." I...
View ArticleSetting preferred DomainControllers on ESXi5
Hi all, in our Firewalls we can see, that the ESX-Hosts, which are configured to use AD-Authentication are using any DomainController which is avaible on the network, depending on the DNS-Answer ( DNS...
View ArticleError installing 1000v - vCenter Server Connection
Hi, I am installing the 1000v on my test lab and getting this error when setting up the VCenter Server Connection (See attached)I deploy the ovh template nexus-1000v.4.2.1.SV2.1.1a.ova - everything ok...
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VpxClient has stopped working
I have recently received a Windows 7 64-bit lenovo laptop for a new job. It has all of the latest Windows updates installed (including .NET 4) I installed the vSphere client (first 4.1, then 5.0)...
View ArticleNo heart beat issue with ESXi 5.1
I have fresh installation of ESXi 5.1 which is crashing quite often. Almost everyday I can see purple screen with no heart beat. I am using custom made server which was working fine on 4.1 and since...
View ArticleHow to turn OFF Forums which I follow
I found out how to turn on Favorate Forums (in this VMware Workstation) but now I can't trun off all the messages I receive in my Inbox. How do I turn this off.
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P2V Our SBS2003
Hello all We have recently bought a new Dell Host so we can run our entire enviroment on that host. Dell Host w/ESXi 5.1 (it was installed last week).The host is configured with 2 x 2GHz, 64GB Ram and...
View ArticleHow to start machine after OVF export?
I'm running OVF tool to export a running virtual machine (ESXi 5.0) from a command line. One of the options is shutting down the virtual machine before the export that works fine. Is there an option to...
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vCenter Appliance joined to domain, but no domain available
I´ve setup vCenter Appliance 5.1 and I joined it to my AD domain, but when I try to create permissions and and link them to AD group, I can´t see my domain: Any idea, why this is happening?
View ArticleWhat is the best VMware suite for the following case
I am trying to build permanent VMware testing infrastructure. The aim is to have testing infrastructure where I can give the trainee the opportunity to install, and configure the following VMware...
View Articlewarning . "Only live system was updated, while installing NEXUS 1000v to...
We have this problem as described below while installing NEXUS 1000v to ESXi5.1 . The issue we’re seeing is that the VEM is disappearing from the ESXi servers uponreboot and they are returning with...
View ArticleUpgrade issues from 3.02 to 3.10
Hi There, i'm trying to update my vCloud Usage Meter, but i run in to some issues, The ./update-dbms past goes well but when i run ./302-310.sh i get messages that some directories don't exsist,...
View ArticleHELP...Accidentally Stopped Fusion From Opening a VM on a USB HD and My VM Is...
Hi,I recently installed a new drive and had a VM of Windows 7. I need to access files and since it wa large, I was hoping to Open and Run it from Fusion on my New disk while the HD was connected via...
View Articleerror message regarding datastore size
I have installed ESXi 5.1.0 on VMware workstation, and interfaced the vsphere client's management interface. This is all on Windows 7 laptop. I am now trying to install an image of VMware vCenter...
View ArticleUnable to ping ESXi5 from vm - No Drag and drop to vm
Hello guys Just installing esxi 5 for a customer and have i am not able to ping host from vmsvm os is Windows server 2008r2 entwhen launch ping from vms to host i have:1 answer ok and 3 answers losts...
View ArticleCan't create Shortcuts to Win XP mode applications
I have windows 7 Pro and have it set up to run Windows XP mode. But The virtual machine Microsoft use to run XP mode does not appear to be working properly - or maybe I have lost or corrupted files.The...
View ArticleMigrate VM's from ESX5.0 to ESXi5.1
Our existing VM environment consists of an HP Bladesystem c7000 with 12 blades. Each Blade is running ESX5.0 and we have a physical server running vCenter 5.0 managing the 12 hosts and their VM's.The...
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