VDI study project
Hello, I have a problem that looks like this: I try to create a VDI infrastructure project for studying purposes with the following requirements:- 1 server which hosts the virtual machines and some...
View ArticleNotes blog post on Network Considerations Video
I post a blog up today on my notes and summary of the 'Network Considerations and Best Practices' video. It is mainly a summary of the points discussed and I do recommend watching the video,...
View ArticlePromiscuous mode on a virtual adapter
I've searched through forum posts, and they are confusing to say the least. Here's what I'm trying to do: I need to have the virtual adapter for one of my servers set to promiscuous mode. I'm using a...
View ArticleCertification Transcript
Hello all together, I'm new here and I've passed yesterday my VCP5.1-DCV exam.Can anyone tell me, how long it takes until the exam appears in my transcript?Is it then possible to print a certificate...
View ArticleInstallation of vCloud Director
Hello, I'm trying to install vCloud Director from a pre-built appliance I downloaded from VMWare pages (vCloud-Director-VA-T2-5.1.2.0-1069180_OVF10.ova).When I deploy it using vCenter on an ESXi host...
View ArticlevCenter (vCSA) is effectively behaving read-only - bogus licensing issue?
vCenter: vCSA 5.1.0.10200 Build 1235310Hypervisor 1: ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standardHypervisor 2 (image provided by Fujitsu for Fujitsu servers): (Updated) ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standardI recently noticed that...
View ArticleWant to migrate network from Vspher standard switch to vsphere distributed...
Hi All, Kindly let me know , we are planning to migrate network from Vspher standard switch to vsphere distributed switch.Which is better to configure either Data Center level or Cluster level..? If we...
View ArticleVMPlayer does not show drives D and E
Guys, New to VMPlayer, but working deep in vCenter.I have pulled a virtual server off the network and am trying to spin it up in VMplayer.It spins up fine.It is a Windows 2008 64bit R2 SQL Server.It...
View ArticleNew to Storage -- VMware Recommendations?
Hey everyone, I am very new the storage realm and am looking for some input on how to proceed. I am currently looking to move away from our host based storage to some shared storage (NAS or SAN) that...
View ArticleHow to add extra memory to root file system in UNIXware7.1.3 VM
Sir I have installed unixware7.1.3 on vmware workstation previously and I have allotted 8GB to the whole system. I want to add extra space to the existing system by using another virtual harddisk added...
View Article32 Bit Virtual Machine on 64 Bit Host
I moved a windows 2003 32 bit machine to a 64 bit host. I would like to upgrade the virtual machine to Windows 2008 R2, is there anyway I can make the virtual machine 64 bit? The host is running ESXi 5.
View ArticleWhat network throughput is possible with WS9 + 10GbE?
I'm getting approximately 325 Mbits/sec throughput with Iperf on VM-network-VM (same host) tests without any tuning whatsoever. I know that's very slow but what would be considered an achievable...
View ArticleLocation Based Printing - Printer Defaults & Configuration
Hi, We have a multi-site View 4.6 environment using Windows 7 VMs. Our users occassionally move from site to site, so I've been looking at implementing Location Based Printing using the supplied GPO...
View ArticleVirtual machines are not recomposed as scheduled when a pool is set to...
When a recompose of a desktop pool is performed, and the pool is set to refresh immediately, desktops with logged on users will not recompose. This is described in the following knowledgebase...
View ArticleGetting data from a CSV into Hyperic?
Hi all, I have a CSV file that is produced by a script. It contain the columns: timestamp, seconds. How can i get the data into Hyperic so that it displays a graph of this? Will something like this...
View ArticleCan't figure out why my VM has great download speed but horrible upload...
Hi - I'm running 5.1 hooked up on a gigabit network and just doing some network testing. I tested a Win 2k12 VM using LAN Speed Test, and getting 475 Mbps down but only 38Mbps up when checking against...
View ArticlePerformance Graph required of last week or month through vCenter 5.0 u2
I need to get the performance graph through vCenter Server 5.0 update 2 but it provide data only one day. How can get the report of CPU ,Memory, Disk and network performance graph of last weak or...
View ArticleCustom Columns Disappearing from vSphere Client under ESXi 5.1
When I turn on certain columns in my vSphere Client such as the VM Version and VM Tools Version Status, they work fine while I'm using the Client, but once I close it, they disappear and have to be...
View ArticleIs this as good as it gets?
Greetings, I’m new to virtualization… trying VMware Workstation v9 for my first experiments. Since I evaluate lots of software, I’m attracted by the promise of rapid and reliable trees of VM snapshots...
View ArticleRetrieve AdminOrgType for Organization
The OrganizationCRUD sample shows how to Create, Update and Delete an AdminOrgType but it doesn't show how to retrieve one. I know I can retrieve the AdminOrganization with this: var...
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