Possible bug in Get / Set-VMHostSysLogServer when using SSL?
Since ESXi 5.0 we have been able to specify different transport protocols to configure for a Syslog server: UDP (default), TCP and SSL. If I want to configure using SSL I need to populate the advanced...
View ArticleSmartcard problem
HiI have a problem at a customer site with smartcard authorization. They use smarcard to logon to 2 different websites. I can logon to 1 site using the smartcard, but when I try to logon to the second...
View ArticleReporting resource usage per VMfolder
Hi guys, I need to get a report that will look into a vCenter's VM folders and will report back the total amount of RAM used by each folder (provisioned and active ideally), CPU used (MHz) and maybe...
View ArticleIssue after System Upgradation
Not exactly sure what went wrong but I recently upgraded my VM environment from ESXi 5.0 - 5.1.1 along with vcenter. Now I'm getting an error in View "Cannot connect to vcenter server. It's the same...
View ArticleDS2 and mailserver App issues
After performed a complete test,check the score.found that no score for DS2, mailserver and loadgen App,then checked the result log ,found some errors: ConfigDS2DB_0.txt Prepping DS2DB Shutting down...
View ArticleVDR 2.0.1 Pre and Post Commands?
Hi all, I'm starting to evaluate VDR 2.0.1 to replace our current backup solution (backup exec). So far am really liking this simple application, especially the small size of the backups. With my...
View ArticleRequires clarification on accessing snapshot files
I have Linux 64 bit VM. I have enable CTK and then taken a snashots.I have taken about 5 snapshots before that and deleted all. Now by calling QueryDiskChangedArea("*") got a vector of offset to write...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 network aggregation
Hello everybody.I am newbie to this so I would like to ask for help.I have task to find out how to make from 2x 1GBps to 1x 2GBPs.I have got IBM x3650 M3 and CISCO manageable switch. Any help will be...
View Articlescript to check weather Dell Omsa Installed in Multiple esxi?
Script to check Dell Omsa Installed in Multiple esxi?
View ArticleHow do I type "§" in Windows?
Hello there,WMWare Fusion 5 on Mac OS X 10.8.4, virtualizing Windows 7. I need to type "§" inside a game, so no Characters Map. On my Italian Mac Keyboard, it's just shift+ù. I've tried everything,...
View ArticleUnable to download using vmware-umds
I have a number of ESXi 5.x hosts on an isolated network that requires me to use UMDS to download and export patches to enable Update Manager usage to said networks. I've been able to install UMDS on...
View ArticleUser profile folders created on connection server?
Just happened to look at the C:\Users folder on my internal connection server and noticed there are profiles there for all of my users. We're connecting with zero clients to a floating desktop pool and...
View ArticleLibro VMware Sphere 5.x
Buenos dias, Queria pediros vuestra recomendacion para comprar un libro lo mas completo y practico posible para Sphere 5.x y todo lo relacionado (vcenter, datacenter etc)A poder ser en español.He visto...
View ArticleESXi vm sees physical CPU's : Activation issue
Hi, I have P2V'd a Windows SBS 2008 R2 server to a temporary ESXi Host.I have tuned this new SBS VM on this host (deleting old hardware and also reactivating due to new hardware being found). Now we...
View ArticleLog Insight is having trouble archiving bucket data. ?
This is an error we are getting : This alert is about your Log Insight installation on xxxxxLog Insight is having trouble archiving bucket data. There are 8 pending buckets to archive when exactly 0...
View Articleretreiving Tasks / Events for the datastores with powershell
Hi, I'm looking for retreiving the tasks events using powershell (the same informations you find using the vi client, Home, inventory, datastores, tasks and events tabs) to find the "delete" task (for...
View Articleno client side download is needed for this plugin
I installed 2 esxi hosts in two different datacenters and installed one vcenter to manage those hosts.after that i installed VR on one host and tried to install the VR plugin from the vcenter. but it...
View ArticleIf its not a rude question, how big is your CMDB?!
Hi All, I'm working with VSM 9.1.5 on SQL2010 - web and DB on separate virtual servers, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. I've recently unleashed quite a lot of the SAM Fed CMDB connector...
View ArticleRookie unable to get HP storageworks MSA60 to be seen
Hi, I've installed ESXi 5 on a HP DL380 G5 that has a Storageworks MSA60 with 9 300gb sas drives directly connected to it via a smart array P800 controller. Using Vsphere 5.1 I can see the P800...
View ArticleVMware-workstation-full-7.1.4-385536 install failure vmware-authd
Just wondering if anyone come across a solution to this but when trying to install the latest version of vmware woskstation consiatntly fails with an vmware-authd error followed by an MSI error....
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