How to recover VMFS volume after a RAID controller failure
Dear community, I have a very critical issue regarding my ESXi installation and VMFS datastore.Here is the story:ESXi 5.0 (free) installed on IBM 3650 with adaptec 8k RAID controller and 6xHDD (1 was...
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slow deployment of templates or clones from vCenter Server
Deployment of VMs was all fine until last week & suddenly everything became very slow. I have downloaded the performance report for the ESXi & i can find some difference only in disk. Please...
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Exception calling "SetEntityPermissions" with "2" argument(s):-Error when...
Hi I get the following error when trying to import folder perms: Script is attached. Thanks!
View Articleshrink function was gone in ws 9.0 ?
hi alltoday i installed workstation 9.0 on linux host, and tried to use windows guest workstations. in previous versions of vmware i shrinked vmdk-files using vmware tools installed in windows guest....
View Articlewhy we create 64 NFS volumes for the NAS Certification
Hi, I want to understand why we create 64 volumes on NFS setup ? Is the any link to understand the test cases of NFS/ISCSI
View ArticleAssign base layer - status "Blocked"
I'm playing around with my computer, and noticed that when I click "Layers>View Assignments", it shows that I removed an app layer from my PC's CVD, and that it is "done". I didn't see a Base Layer...
View ArticleSQLFire error: SQLSTATE=XJ001,SEVERITY=-1,SQLERRMC:
Hi Everyone, Could anyone tell what can ause this exception in SQLF1.0.3? Thank you,Dmitri Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: SQLFire error: SQLSTATE=XJ001,SEVERITY=-1,SQLERRMC:...
View Articleview security server problems
Hi, getting the same black screen on logging in via a HV security server.... and then it diconnects. Have tried unintalling agent and tools and reinstalling tools then agent, no luck... can see data...
View Articlehow to get the dns name of vm ?
i need a perl api script to get the dns name of vm from vshere webclient ..
View ArticleHow to access Data Object from Perl thread
I am trying to import OVF. I have gotten as far as getting a Lease and starting VMDK upload. I see the data going through, but connection times out because I need to call HttpNfcLeaseProgress...
View ArticleWin7 loss of focus at application start
I am noticing that when I open a Windows application from either my OS X dock or from the VMware application menu, the application will open in Windows, but in a split-second after it opens it will...
View ArticleView thick client working - but HTML isn't - using security server
Though I best start a new thread after the marathon of getting the thick client talking through the DMZ security server.... all working well now. I am now testing the HTML experience through the same...
View ArticleRSA_USER keeps getting dropped
Unable to complete SSO install, every time we run the install I get error 29114, when the database is checked the user RSA_USER is removed. We ran the sql script which is part of the install. any ideas...
View ArticlevMA 5.1.0.0 does not retain name/domain upon reboot
I'm trying to the latest vMA (5.1.0.0 Build 782391) build and cannot figure out why it will not retain it's hostname. I follow the 'Deploy vMA' steps completely and verify the name is updated, but when...
View ArticleSkipping Certifications
The last time I wrote a VMware exams was VI 3.5. This was for personal reasons. Now those personal reasons have changed and I'm going to start studying again. My question is, if I take the vSphere 5...
View Articlecannot rollback vdp
my vdp appliance failed o start the services and so i tied to rollback o a previous config but failed. any idea what to do now?
View ArticleHyperic agent impact on VM performance?
Hi Guys, couple of questions. 1) We are planning to implement Hyperic 5.0 in our environment for application monitoring. I wanted to know if the installation of the agent will cause any performance...
View ArticleMissing backups, restores, jobs... after reboot.
Hi all, After some maintenance i had to reboot ESX's machines (with Vcenter, VDP, etc) and when i entered vSphere Web Client i can't find any backups or jobs, anything. I tried to reboot again VCenter...
View ArticleWho created these VM snapshots???
I am sure you have been in a situation where there are a lot of old, unidentifiable virtual machine snapshots and no one takes responsibility for creating them. How would you deal with all these “pre...
View ArticleHow to find Base/original disk of VM which is running from snapshot?
in our backup solution..client VM's snapshot will be taken and VM's base disk will be attached to backup proxy nodes. After backup completes VM's base disk will be detached from backup proxy nodes..but...
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