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Software iSCSI Initiator - Network Configuration - VMkernel Port Bindings....
So I have two hosts in the same cluster setup the same exact way.. One host is using both iSCSI vmKernel ports while the other isn't.. Can someone tell me what sets this?Using software iSCSI to an EMC...
View ArticleSCSI Raid controller recommendation ESXi 5.5
I am in the process of moving the 5.5 ESXi to another server using the following:Server Dell R610 with 12G of ram and a Dell PowerVaul 220S Raid 5 with 12, 1.5-T sata HD spaceThe Raid controller is an...
View ArticleVirtual machine primary IP address determination
Hi All, I want to second this unanswered question - how virtual machine primary IP address is determined when virtual machine has multiple NICs? The closest to what I am looking for is vSphere PowerCLI...
View ArticleUndelete deleted VM with vSphere Web Client
Maybe this was asked, i reading things for 4 days now, and its very confusing, but i got this situation, some admin sabotaged the virtual machines and backups, he turned of machines and issued Delete...
View ArticleAny successful directpath passthrough of Intel HD Graphics?
I have been unable to successfully pass-through my intel HD graphics to a VM, yet i have managed to do it with my pci-e raid cards and pci wireless card. What gives? When i add it to the VM, the VM...
View ArticleMigrating to a new vCenter Server and bringing the vDS intact?
Hi. We need to abandon the old (physical) vCenter Server and move everything to a new (virtual) one. It's currently on 5.0, but will be upgraded to 5.1 before the migration. The problem is that all VMs...
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vCenter and SQL server Virtual Hardware Upgrade Stuck
vSphere 5.5I've updated all of my vm hardware to version 10. All went great except for vCenter and the MSSQL VM. They both say the upgrade (succeeded) but I'm unable to vmotion the vms any where...
View ArticleNo free space left on device
Hello allVMTools located in /usr/lib/vmware/isoimage ( simlink ? ) Now, i create a host, Guest -> Install\Upgrade VMTools But see this warning Call "VirtualMachine.MountToolsInstaller" for object...
View ArticleRe-run a failed deployment script
Hi all. I'm trying to troubleshoot a deployment script, specifically it's failing during the deployment step. Is there a way to rerun that specific portion of the script or do I have to have keep...
View ArticleThe administration of VDI Clients and Thin Clients - Sort out the mess?
Hi all!We can really see the benefits of using VDI clients rather then using traditional physical machines. I have been at several VDI workshops (VMware, Citrix, MS etc) and now we finally running a...
View Articleagent cannot be insatlled on a machine where the windows firewall service is...
Hey guys, Is there any workaround for this?? PLease tell me there is. Trying to install 5.3 feature pack 2 on windows 7 and I get this error. GPO has a our firewall disabled and I wanna keep it that...
View ArticleRemote Desktop not working after recent update to VMWare Player, why?
I have VMWare Player installed on a host computer with several VMs. I like to RDC to the host remotely and I have been for months now, but during the recent update of VMWare Player, my RDC connection...
View Articlevmware fusion 6 crashes after unplugging/re-plugging external monitor via...
host OS: Mac OS X 10.9.2guest OS: debian 7 (wheezy) 64-bitvmware fusion v6.0.2hardware: MacBook Air late 2013 11", 1.7GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM This just happened a few weeks ago, but it seems to happen...
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VMware Workstation unrecoverable error
Hello, I'm having serious problems with VMware Workstation (version 9.02) and single Windows 8 virtual machine. VMware Workstation is installed to x64 Windows 8 host. This single VM randomly crashes...
View ArticleAlerts are not displaying - After upgraded to vCops 5.8
Upgraded Vcops 5.7.2 to 5.8 , after that could not able to get an Environment & Alerts overview status in VCops Custom Dashboard console.. Vcops server's health also getting critical.... couple of...
View ArticleControlling Metrics from SMARTS Adapter
We're at version 5.7 and trying to figure out how we can turn on/off metrics for specific resources coming from SMARTS. It appears right now it is all or nothing. We can set for auto-discovery and it...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 Host backup
Hi vSphere community, Curious what people are doing to backup up physical ESXi servers? We have IBM TSM, but I'm not sure it can backup an ESX Host. Strictly looking at ESX host backups at the moment...
View Articlecan I clone a VM disk using vSphere web client?
I've never used the CLI and don't know how. Can I create a clone disk of a VM using the vSphere web client? If so, how? Thanks.
View ArticleHow do you call Microsoft DHCP and DNS using the Powershell 1.0.4...
Hello,To start here are the versions of everything:vCenter - 5.5VCO - 5.5PowerShell Plugin - 1.0.4PowerShell Host - Server 2012 R2 (Powershell 4.0)DHCP Server - Server 2012 R2DNS Server - Server 2012...
View ArticleNew ESXi 5.5 Install threw PSOD, Raid controller driver?
Can I get someone to glance at the PSOD I got on a new install of 5.5 ? Installed this on Friday night and this Monday morning it was sitting at a purple screen. Ran fine all weekend as far as I can...
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