FT in nested VM Hosts replay.supported
Hi All, I am attempting to enable Fault Tollarence on two ESXi 5.0.0 build 504890 hosts, that are nested on top of one ESXi 5.0.0 build 504890 host which is an HP GL380G6 with a single quad core Intel...
View ArticleVM gets rebooted when vmotioned to this Host
Hi Folks, I am running into bit of trouble here, we have a 10 host cluster and all hosts seem to be working fine expect for one. when a VM is migrated to the host from a different host - as soon the...
View ArticleVMware Tools won't install on Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4
We have a vCenter Server 5.0.0 managing an ESX 4.1.0 host running a VM with Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.4 installed. Choosing "Install/Upgrade VMware Tools" from the VM's menu initiates the task, but...
View ArticleHow do I determine if I am running on a VM?
I've come to a dead-end I appreciate your help. I am running my .Net C# app on windows 7 OS on a VM and want my C# code to determine whether I'm running on a vmware VM or a physical host. Right now I...
View ArticleESX 1.0
I know this is an odd question, but is there anybody out there who purchased and used ESX 1.0? If so, do you still have a copy? Thanks, Dan
View ArticleSplitting 2 partitions on a single VMDK to 2 VMDKs
Hi All Due to a configuration oversight when creating the VMs, I have inherited four Server 2012 VMs which have a Single vDISK which in turn contains a C: drive (OS) and D: drive (Data/Files). The...
View ArticleCCMExec service keeps starting during base layer capture.
Anyone capturing a base layer with SCCM installed? I'm trying to capture the layer and have followed all the steps to prep the SCCM client from the Administrators guide. However the SMS Agent Host...
View ArticleErro de E/S no Upload de arquivos
Boa tarde pessoal, Estou tentando fazer o upload de algumas ISOs que estão no meu desktop, para a minha VM. Porém, me retorna mensagem com erro de E/S. Alguém saberia dizer que erro é este e se é facil...
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Server 2012 R2 on ESXi 5.1
I am building a test lab and I have successfully installed Server 2012 R2 but I am unable to activate it. During the activation process I receive an slmgr error "0xc004fd01" and when you google that...
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vmotion from one HA cluster to another--nonshared storage
I was attempting to vmotion both host and datastore of a vm between HA clusters(non-shared storage). The web client gives me this warning and i am curious what it is talking about: **If this operation...
View Articlehow to add ESX as compute node in openstack
hi,is there a way i can include an ESX as a compute node in openstack environment?my question specifically is, if there's support of openvswitch in ESX? if not, how does the VM packets get switched if...
View ArticleRequired permission to query orphaned VMDK files
Hi, What is the specific required permission to query vSphere for orphaned vmdk files? Right now my account has a ReadOnly role in vCenter and when I run a PS script to find orphaned VMDks, I'm getting...
View ArticleHost Profiles
If i install ESXi 5.1 on a new host. Can i apply my Host Profile which was created by using ESX 4 Host. Please suggest...
View ArticleQuestion Before install
Yes, I RTFM. 1) In several places it refers to installing or deploying the OVF "On the vCenter Server"Is this just a misnomer?The only thing "installed on the vCenter Server" would be the plug-in,...
View ArticleExclude a computer from uploading
We would like to exclude one of our users from having his computer uploaded as it is way to large and exceeds our set threshold. However, we want to maintain his connection so his computer can receive...
View ArticlePerforming update blanks out manifest-installed
I had one user report back that his update failed. I looked at the VAMI web management page and it had no properties about the current appliance version. The update tab that usually displays Vendor,...
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 ArticlevCops orphan objects not clearing
Hello everyone, Im working with a vCops 5.7 vApp version on a client, and in order to clear orphaned objects faster i found this KB to lower the values. VMware KB: Removing non-existent virtual...
View ArticleFailing to navigate to plugin registration page after deploying vApp
Hi, we’ve been using Serengeti .8 for a bit and today found and wanted to talk a look at the new Big Data Extensions Beta package. After I deploy the OVA, the management server starts up and I can...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Host HA status is showing as Election
Hi, I have a 4 node ESXi 5.1 HA and DRS Cluster. Recently I have replaced the SSL certificates of all these hosts and before performing this activity I had disabled the HA. Now, post replacing the SSL...
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