Issue with RAID on Dell 720
So, I'm trying to install ESXi 5.1 on my dell 720. I'm using the dell Disk. My issue is it will not see the RAID array and ignore the virtual disk (raid 5 across 4 1TB drives) but will see the...
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Fusion 5.0.1, Snow Leopard, Spaces and Full Screen issue
Running the latest Snow Leopard (10.6.8), I run 12 desktop spaces, with a Full Screen'ed Win7 in Space #7 and Full Screen'ed WinXP in Space #9. I moved each of these from Space #12, where the Virtual...
View ArticleExplain Ballooning according to my scenario
Hello, Can you guys explain me a little bit values related to Memory, i know we have documentation but it is hard to digest. (Seescreenshot) I have a VM with 2 vCPU and 4GB of vRAMI have set Resources...
View ArticleLSI MegaRAID + ESXi 5 - Deep analysis
Hi all,Im running an ESXi 5 host with Patch 768111 and an LSI 9260-4i Raidcontroller and I want to manage my Raid on a virtual maschine with the MegaRAID Storage Management Tool. I installed the latest...
View ArticleHow to shrink thin guest on VMFS5? or change block size?
Hi all, I'm trying to find a way to shrink bloated thin-provisioned guests in an all VMFS5 environment. We upgraded from 4.1 to 5.1 and then also storage vmotioned all of our vm's to newly created...
View ArticleHow to get and set VM Permissions
Hi, I'm trying out the new powershell CLI for VMWare ESX.Is there a way to Get and Set the permission on a Virtual Machine, not de Host. With Get-VM, i can retrieve my VM, but i don't see the actual...
View ArticleRunning a Win2k VM on Win8 (Player) causes trackpad to not work. Ever Again.
Just what it says. I installed VM Ware Player on my Win8 Laptop, no problem. I installed Win2k on the VM; no problem. After installing VMWare tools and rebooting the VM, everything appeared to be OK-...
View Articleunable to update from 3.5 U 2 to 3.5 U5 Using DVD Stuck on Grub screen
Tried KB http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007908 no go No go still on the same screen Hardware Dell power edge 2950
View ArticlevCO endpoint, vCAC CDK exception
Hello, I've configured a vCO endpoint and Visual Studio/vCAC CDK per Tom's article: http://clearascloud.blogspot.com/2013/03/vmware-vco-workflows-integration-with.html (cross posted, will update once a...
View ArticleUpgrade ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 - UPGRADE option does not appear
I am aware of the many ways to upgrade ESXi. The CD installation media, the vcli and the update manager. I elected to use the installation media on an older Dell PE 2900 test box we have before I do...
View ArticleUsing vCAC Rest APIs
I am looking for documentation on VCAC REST APIS. I found the list of REST APIS exposed in this link and also some information in extensibility guide but there are no examples on calling these APIS....
View ArticleUnable to mount Windows 2008 NFS Datastore in VMware vSphere
Hi Guys, I have a W2k8 Ent. 64bit SP1 which I have configured as NFS storage for my vmware vsphere. If I try to add datastore on vcenter (ver 5.0.0) i'ts always giving me this error message: Call...
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Floating Assignment pool and Wyse P25
I am currently testing some Wyse P25 Zero-Clients and I have set them up to autoconnect via Kiosk mode to a pool that is setup as a Floating Assignment, Linked-Clone pool that refreshes the desktops on...
View Articledisk provisioning disabilitato
Buongiorno a tutti,ho un problema abbastanza grave in quanto su di una vm in eesecuzione da tempo mi ritrovo con l'impossibilità di aumentare la dimensione del disco virtuale in quanto la voce...
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Passthough from ESXi to a real PC (not to a VM on EXSi)?
Hello, I have an ESXi 5.1 Host run with: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula, AMD 3 GHz Phenom II, 16GB RAM1 PCI video card for display the console config screen1 PCI video card to do passthrough /...
View ArticleRunning Fusion as a network user
Hi, I cannot run Fusion as a non local account. I can run it all day long as any local user but as soon as I try to launch it via a network user meaning some one who is logged in and is not defined...
View ArticleFailover question on stopping SRA sync
I am starting to investigate SRM, and have a test lab--though using VRS for this. In production I will have a supported SRA. My question, is if lets say LUN01 has 40 VMs on it. It is being syncronized...
View ArticleProblema ao Acessar Guest via Console no ESXi
Olá Foi efetuada a conversão de uma máquina física para virtual e a mesma foi adicionada ao ESXi, a máquina inicializou sem problemas. Porém ao abrir a VM via console não consigo utiliza-la. O acesso...
View ArticleAdding RDM containing data?
Hi,I have a couple of ntfs HDD holding data that I'd like to add to a VM as RDM using this trick : http://www.tumfatig.net/20120226/raw-device-mapping-of-local-sata-disks-on-esxi/ My question is, can...
View ArticleCreated a new pool, the pool inventory is empty
Hi! I wonder how to start troubleshooting this:I have used View for a little time now. Created pools and have few working on production-level. I created a new pool few days ago, but the inventory for...
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