Find datastore of CI-VAPPTemplate
Hey folks, in our vCloud environment we need to put a datastore into maintenance mode and make a few adjustments. I've come to find out SDRS only works on VMs and not the vAPPTemplates or Media within...
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VDP...why oh why or what am I doing wrong?
So I'm testing VDP as a backup solution for two VMs. The backups look like they are successful from the recent tasks pane in vCenter, however on mounting the backups in the FLR I see 0 files 0 folders...
View ArticlePowerCli Migration from E1000 to vmxnet3 issues
All, I've tried to automate migration from E1000 to vmxnet3 on some a 2008 R2 x64 test server. It allows me to go the following successfully: Get-VM <VM Name> | Get-NetworkAdapter |...
View ArticleChange "Host-Only" connection to use gigabit?
Hi, I want to configure a "host-only" connection between the guest and host, but looks like it will only create the network on the host as a 10/100 connection. How do I change the "host-only"...
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ESXi 5.x on new Apple Mac Mini 6,2 Late 2012 *NOT* working
Hello! I bought one of the new MacMinis, which were presented yesteraday, plugged two 8GiB DD3-1600 modules in (OsX reported 16GiB of memory, as the models before) and tried to install ESXi 5.1 Build...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3. - OSX 10.8.4 - VM's will not start after host was in sleep mode
Hi, I saw that there was similar discussion about this already, but this was about Fusion 4.1.1 and the solution does not work for me as the referred switch does not exist in my .vmx. Workarounds like...
View ArticleHaving multiple domains in the Default Domain list might result in locked...
What is Meaning of this message" Having multiple domains in the Default Domain list might result in locked user accounts during authentication." Please check the screenshot.
View ArticleVM CPU and or Memory Stress Alerts
After upgrading our vCOPs to the most recent version we are now seeing a large number of alerts on CPU or Memory stress and I was curious what exactly this is and how to resolve it? I review the VM's...
View ArticleCannot delete vDC with shared Org Network
Hello, it is not possible to delete an vDC as long as as org Networks do exist. That makes sense, but is problematic if the network is shared between vDCs.If the network is beeing deleted it gets...
View ArticleHelp with moving the hard disks from one scsi controller to another scsi...
Hi I deployed a bunch of VMs from a template and trying to customize them as per the requirement. I referred to one of the post and used the below code. The settings of the vms changed but the image is...
View ArticleIncreasing disk size on my Win7 guest OS
Need some help, I'm completely out of disk space (14 MB left). I increase the disk space from VMware (5.3) setting and Windows disk management reflect that change. But my drive properties does not...
View ArticleNo guest results
Hello,I'm using the 1.5.1 Analyzer, I get host results but I'm not getting any VM guest results. Any ideas? Thanks!
View ArticleRecover Deleted VM From VMFS5?
Hello Everyone, Due to a miscommunication, a VM was powered down and deleted from disk (VMFS5.) Any solution/options to recover the VM file, assuming the free space has not been consumed by something...
View ArticleNavigator user web access
Hi I have a user which has Read Only access to vCenter and I want to provide him access to Navigator but he keeps getting " Infrastructure Navigator can only be used by vCenter Server...
View ArticleThick disk capacity issue
Hi,We have a Windows Server 2008R2 VM running at ESX 4.1, but one disk (C:) of 80GB are detected like 40GB disk although the OS view the 80GB. Any Ideas?
View ArticleHow to get User's Login Name From Webview to the Orchestrator
Hi Folks, I have a question about user authentication. I have a webview front portal associate with a workflow in vCO. Users in the predefined LDAP user group can have rights to log in to the front end...
View ArticleESXi Hardware Monitoring with VCOPS
Hello I have a little question. Is it possible to monitor hardware failures on the esxi hosts? For example when a disk is dead? Thanks!
View ArticleMove 32Bit Windows 2008 Standard Server on a ESXI 4.0.0 208167 box to new...
Hi all , What is the best way to move a Windows 2008 server from an older 4.0.0 box to a new 5.1.0 Box Can I use Vcenter from the 5.1 download link and move it over? Thanks in advance
View Article[Solved] Possible to register Workstation via the command-line (Linux)?
Hi all: Under either Linux Mint or Ubuntu, the pop-up that should allow me to register the product key will simply not display, rendering me unable to use the program. Normally, the system should ask...
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Windows 7 and 8 guest VMs freezes 64-bit W7 SP1 hosts?
Hello. Does anyone know why my Windows 7 and 8 guest VMs freeze my 64-bit W7 SP1 hosts? My Windows/computer hosts become unresponsive for a minute or so. It seems to be related when guests idle too...
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