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Snapshots reverting problem
Hello folks, I have setup 6 VM's on a ESXi 5.1 Host and I noticed there's something very strange with the snapshot behavior. Here's what my symptoms are: 1st) I install a clean Windows 7 client and...
View ArticleUnable to reconnect to View over PCoIP
Today I had a weird anomaly occur within our VMWare View environment. It started at around 9:45am and seem to resolve/clear it self at about 10:10am. I had about 70 users connected at the time. All...
View ArticleRemove-VM -DeletePermanently leaves files behind
I'm removing a VM with the -DeletePermanently switch but it's leaving a few files around. I've tried:$oldVM = Get-VM -Name $vmNameGet-HardDisk -VM $oldVM | Remove-HardDisk -DeletePermanently...
View ArticleUnsuccessful McAfee Antivirus install in Fusion 5 bundle?
I purchased the Fusion 5 / McAfee Antivirus bundle and got no McAfee product install. Is there someway to activate this part of the purchase. There was absolutely no explaination of what to do. Abysmal...
View ArticleUrgent! Cannot Remove Snapshots Data store Full
Good morning, Setup:+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Vcenter Server 5.0 running on physical serverESX1 - Vsphere 4.0 LOCAL STORAGEESXi - Vsphere 5.0 iSCSI shared storageESXi - Vsphere 5.0 iSCSI...
View Articlename resolution failed from console
Hi guys, I've noticed a strange issue from the ESXi phisical console: if I want to test the management network in a fresh installation, I logon to the console, go to the "Test Management Network" and...
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PSOD Exception 14 when adding a NIC dual gigabit NC360T
I have ESXi 4.1 running on a IBM SystemX 3250 that makes use of the two onboard gigabit NICs.Now I'm trying to add a dual gigabit NC360T card.When rebooting the server after connecting the NIC, I get a...
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PowerState Question
Morning, (for those in the US ) Question on PowerState. I am trying to shutdown and delete a number of VMs. Script is simple, but I want to have a catch if the VM is running, turn off the power. I...
View Articleeth0:duplicate address detected on on guest VM(debain)
I was trying different options to get internet on my guest OS and all of sudden I have started getting this messageHost OS: Fedora15Guest OS: Debianeth0:duplicate address detected on on guest...
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Advice on Nic Configuration
Hi, We are currently in the process of installing 3 new ESXi 5.1 hosts. I was looking to see if anyone had any thoughts on the cabling and configuring to ensure redundancy and also maximum...
View ArticlevDS multiple default gateway
Can vDS have multiple default gateway assign to different port group? I have Management port group and vMotion port group on same vDS but cannot assign different default gateway to each port group and...
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Install VMware WS 9.0.2 in ArchLinux fails.
Hi, Following step by step the https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VMware guide, I've tried several times this week to install VMware Workstation 9.0.2 on an ArchLinux 6.4 rolling 64 bit host without...
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No Device Drivers Found Esxi 5.1
I have configured a guest vm and pointed it to boot to a ISO so I can load window2008 r2 when I power on it brings up the os screen I hit install now it then tells me No device dirvers were found....
View ArticleUpdated Blueprint
I see the vcap 5 dca blueprint is now at 2.5. Does anyone what is different from the 2.4 one? Thanks Ed
View ArticleSymlink bug in shared folders with Linux guest
I have a Linux x86_64 guest running on an OS X Lion host. I am experiencing strange behavior with symbolic links accessed from the Linux guest in a shared folder. The guest is unable to follow some...
View ArticleUrgent Recovery Help needed - crashed server, no backups
Here is the situation as it is now: 1. Power outage and upon restart had 1 drive marked bad by the RAID controller (HP).2. Replaced the drive only to have the rebuild stop at Interum Rebuild3....
View ArticleThe VMware ESX server does not have persistent storage
Hi, we have an HP Proliant ML350 G6 with a p410i RAID controller. The raid was created using 4 1TB disks, as this: Disk 1: RAID 0Disks 2-4: RAID 5 The server is running ESXi 4.1 since 2011 without any...
View ArticlePosting Code in Discussion Question
How is everyone here posting code so it looks like it came right out of PowerGUI?? When I post code it just looks like text. ThanksBoston Tech Guy
View ArticleDirext3D support for VMware Workstation 9 - Windows 7 Pro
Hello all, I am trying to get a game of mine working in VMware Workstation 9 and I have done quit a bit of reading. I have read that you need to add these lines found in this tutorial: Enabling...
View ArticleHow to create symlinks on a Linux guest's shared folder (VM WS 7.1.x)?
Trying to create a symlink with ln -s [target path] [symlink name] on Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.04 guests: user@ubuntu:/mnt/hgfs/db-win/dev/ws$ sudo ln -s /home/user/develop/ws...
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