Guest OS: version displayed is incorrect
HI All, I have a Linux Guest with an identity crisis. The OS is shown as being to different versions depending on where you look. Can anyone explain the cause & resolution? On the Summary page |...
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Hi I am trying to install a new win 7 machine by restoring a previously create disk image with DriveImage XML I create the machine and booted it with an Unltimate Boot CD iso which contains DriveImage...
View Articledeleted scheduled backups still attempting to run
I have a VDP install that I setup to backup some remote servers until I got a chance to do a local install at the site. I have since setup the local install and deleted the original jobs. The problem...
View ArticleLogin???
I don't ever remember (but perhaps I did) setting up a username and password for the IPad app I downloaded. Its VMware Education Services. Every username/email and pass I usually would use doesn't...
View ArticleExporting NIC Report
I am not the most crafty with powerCLI and have been using PowerGUI tools to make some and automate them. I was looking around and there is a script to find NICs that are under 1Gb/s, following that I...
View Articledvswitch traffic shaping ingress/egress when to turn it on
hi all, i have link aggregiate compatible (vsphere 5.0), lacp vsphere 5.1 and hp 4500-g2 10G nic on a jumbo frame enable on a cisco 3750x. when do i need to enable traffic shaping? why the default...
View ArticleVMware Compatibility Guide.
Can anyone tell me how to use this guide. I'm trying to find out which Data Protection we can use. I can get compatibility on ESXi 5.1.u1 bu then not get compatibility on SQL Express.
View ArticleEvaluation Version Locks at Start
I have an evaluation copy of Fusion 5. I am running the latest version of OS X 10.9 Mavericks on a Late 2012 iMac 27" system and when I run Fusion, it opens up the Virtual Machine Library Window but...
View ArticleJava Web Start error message when trying to run vSphere1.2 compliance checker
It installed fine but a javaws usage message displayed when attempting to run. Seems like this might be some kind of Java environment problem on the Windows 7 Pro desktop. Not very familiar with...
View ArticleSSO Install Error 29168
I have never even seen this error before. I am installing SSO onto its own Windows 2008 R2 Standard server. Installing as a stand alone SSO Server, from VCENTER 5.1.0b ISO. Not using Simple Install....
View ArticleScript to create multiple VM's from template not working for Network adapter...
We are working on a script to create multiple VM's from a template. The script works fine, but when we try to include commands to set the network adapter to a specific port group on a dvswitch the...
View ArticleWSX and ESX
Are there any plans for WSX to work with ESXi_4.1 (Free Version), in terms of displaying desktops of the VM's run on ESX via WSX?If so, any estimate when that might be available?Thanks!
View ArticleSlow responding console view in Esxi 5.1
Hi, I am using Esxi5.1 and vsphere client 5.1.0 to run 5 VM's (Win2k8r2 x64), each allocated 8GB Ram, 128MB Video Ram, 2 virtual CPU's. If I try to switch between the VMs and use the console view tab,...
View ArticleTrying to create cluster in a box on ESXi 5.1
I already have a Windows 2012 cluster on my VMWare ESXi 5.1 home rig. I am attempting to do the same thing for Windows 2008 R2. I have built two Win2008R2 VMs to become nodes in a cluster. I created a...
View ArticleSyslog client for Windows
Somewhat off-topic but since syslog is the 'entry point' for events to be sent to vCenter Log Insight does anyone have a recommendation for a good Windows Syslog client?
View ArticleHow to execute a script in Hyperic GUI?
I create a "New platform service" whose type is "Script", and set its "path" to a simple script in the remote machine which just touch a file for testing.But I don't know how to run this script in...
View ArticleCan anybody send the all the topics to be VCP
Actually, I am learning ESXi 5.0 myself. I need guidence to finish all the topics.where to start. I am not able to understand virtual networking. Can anybody solve this issue RegardsPankaj
View ArticleList total number of vCPU per ESX host to avoid CPU over allocation when...
Hi,Can anyone please share your script to give a listing for all if VMHost / ESX CPU total count managed by VCenter that is available ?this is for me to be able to determine whic VMhost I can deploy my...
View ArticleNot getting reports from Automatic Reporting functionality
We are working on configuring Automatic Reporting feature, but after configuring this functionality we are not able to get reports in aggrigator's mailbox.We have configured two mail boxes; one for...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 : Error
VMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 : Error I am trying to configure the VMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 script in my environment. I have V Sphere 5.0 & i have downloaded &...
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