After Conversion, unable to start Win XP
Using vcenter converter, i tried to converted a physical machine with Windows XP. After 20 Hours, when trying to start the Vm into workstation,i receive a BSOD with code x00007b The main disk is IDE. I...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
View ArticleVMware 5.0.3 hanging on OSX 10.8.3 - MacBook Retina mid 2012 8GB Ram (SSD)
Is anyone experiencing hangs on VMware 5.0.3 ? I was originally on OSX 10.8.2, VMware 5.0.1 (I could not use 5.0.2 because VMware crashed due to the Apple video update.) I started my Mac this morning,...
View ArticleConnecting to A Virtual Machine
Hi everyone, I sure hope you all can help me out, as I am completely stumped on this one. Let me first give you my situation (setup, etc) and hopefully I'll be able to work through this. I have my...
View Articlevmwaretool state off/on
Is there a way to query if vmwaretools is running? I was hoping I could get it from:get-VM | Select Name ToolsVersionStatus but it does not give me what I need. I need to know when it is "not...
View ArticleFind the datastore with most free space.
So I am in the process of building a script to provision vm's. I am having it pick the node to stick the newly provision vm on based off the cluster I tell it to use. I am just using the Random...
View ArticleGuest Memory is equal to host memory
Hi, After installing antivirus in Win 8 machines, guest memory usage has been equal to the host memory. (image attached) This is causing some serious issues as I can't login in VM. As soon as I supply...
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Failed VMWare 9.0.1 to 9.0.2 upgrade. Cannot install Vmware 9.0.1 or 9.0.2
I recently attempted to upgrade VmWare 9.0.1 Workstation to 9.0.2. I made the mistake of not first turning off Comodo Antivirus. Comodo falsely identified the upgrade to be a worm. Shortly afterwards...
View ArticleHow to increase graphical performance of view desktops
We are starting deployment of Win7 enterprise virtual desktops in our organization using 23" LG all in 1 zero clients (pcoip). They are running at 1920 x 1080 native resolution. We have 20 VM's...
View ArticlePING having latency when i power on VM?
Hi All,I have VMware vSphere 4.1 server with two virtual machines. when i ping the ESXi ip pinging normally when one VM running.when i power on another VM ping have lot of drops and i checked out MAC...
View ArticleQuestion regarding new ESXi server and shared folders
First off, let me say that I am new to ESXi server and I have a few basic architecture questions. I currently have a Windows 2008 Server. The OS is installed on a RAID 1 array. My data is stored on...
View ArticleHorizon Workspace: installation wizard fails with SSH error
Hi all I have deployed the OVA file for Horizon Workspace via the vSphere Client.I started then the console of configurator-va.I answered the questions in the Horizon Workspace Installation Wizard...
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Setup Error VMware Player 5.0.2 - WIN7 64bit
Hi!When installing the VMware-player-5.0.2-1031769 I always end up with the following error massage:"The MSI'C:\Users\LT\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1362948247 \vmwareplayer_x64.msi' failed.There is a...
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vCenter 5.1 does not see Host CPU Host Mem or Guest Mem on 4.0 hosts
Pretty much in the title. vCenter was upgraded back in September or so to 5.1, and there are mixed clusters running: 4.0 esx, 5.0 U1, and 5.1. On the 4.0 ESX hosts, we do not see the CPU/Host Mem or...
View ArticleDoes Workstation 9 support VST (dot1q) within hosted machines
Hello, Can anybody please confirm if workstation 9 can or cant perform Virtual Switch Tagging on hosted machines (ESXi for example) when the vNICS are in bridged mode? I found a post in the forum which...
View Articlefunwebproducts
I have just upgraded player to the latest version and my security software blocked the install of funwebproducts. Is this a false positive or is VmWare now bundling rubbish with its products?
View ArticleDuplicate Hosts in vCloud Director
Hello, Not realizing a host was in vCloud Director I removed it from it's vSphere cluster, disconnected it and removed it from vCenter to rename. Having renamed the host I added it back to its original...
View ArticleQuestion on Primeclient and client
I am attempting to get VMmark v2.5 running. To start with, I only want to run 1 tile. I have read every single page of the vmmark 2.5 documentation many, many times. A question I have, that I do...
View Articlehow to create iSCSI storage for ESXi host on windows server 2008 R2
In this article we will discuss how to create iSCSI storage for ESXi host on windows server 2008 R2. To begin with download and install iSCSI 3.3 target from here and install on your windows server...
View ArticleBlast 5.2 client firewall a requirement at all times or just install?
I installed the remote experience agent on all my vm's - blast 5.2 agent in the vm's, and all seems to be well. I just wanted to know if having the firewall on at all times is a requirement now for...
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