Listing the virtual center for a given host
Ok, I am sure I am missing something very easy here so I will throw it out and see if any one can help. I am trying to do a report on my hosts listing number of processor sockets, cores, virtual...
View ArticleWhere can I find the libXdmcp RPM package for vCloud director 5.1 install?
Hello everyone, I’m doing my first vCloud director install and am not a Linuxguy at all. In any case my RedHat 6 OS does not include the libXdmcp RPMpackage. I have downloaded and installed...
View ArticleVCenter alarm history
Aloha, Where can I find a history of all alarms triggered?? Mahalo, Bill
View ArticleWinXP Guest Performance Issues under Linux Host (Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS) using...
Just wondering if anyone has any hints or tips for improving the performance of a Windows Guest running under a Linux Host. I just upgraded from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to 12.04.2 LTS. I had my Windows...
View Articlehgfs file corruption when using different file handles to the same file in...
Hello all, I'm encountering a problem when using shared folders where files that are written to by a single process are being corrupted if another thread in that same process merely reads from the same...
View ArticleHide a Custom Menu Option in UI based on Custom Property
Hello, I'm curious if it's possible to show or hide a custom menu option based on the existence or value of a custom property? (similar to the machineStates filter in the operation config file)The use...
View ArticleLinux Kernel 3.9-4 Guest-VMware Tools fails to install
Host Windows 8Guest Debian Sid VMware Tools fails (as it does in VMWare 9) with following error message: Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.update-initramfs: Generating...
View ArticleVDR "trouble reading files, error -3956 (operation failed)" issue
UPDATE : Mistake corrected with red color Hello, I use VDR 2.0.0 with ESXi 5 HA cluster created with 3 hosts and FC SAN acting as datastore.I've tried to backup VM with two vmdks - first 102GB and...
View ArticleFlickering screen using Fusion 5.0.3 on latest 2013 (Haswell) MacBook Air
Hi all, I just got one of the new Haswell-based MacBook Airs and have installed the latest Fusion (5.0.3) on it to run Windows 8 (x86). It installed fine but now I get a large dark area flickering on...
View ArticleESXi rescan datastore after reboot
Hi guys, I hope this is an easy one and that I'm just over looking something. Whenever I reboot any of my ESXi 5.1 hosts it doesn't rescan for datastores by itself. It would be really nice for it to...
View ArticleFull screen but with minimal toolbar?
I'm a workstation 7 user thinking it's time for an upgrade so I am trying out this tech preview. So far so good. But I really dislike this huge toolbar with the menus, toolbar buttons and tabs. I...
View ArticleCommand Bar Behavior
Workstation Preview 2013Pinned and hidden work as expected. Player Preview 2013Command bar once shown never hides again. Anybody else getting this?
View ArticleLync 2013 VDI plugin only works with RDP protocol
Hi,we have tried all day making the VDI plugin for Lync 2013 work with PCoIP protocol, but we only get it working with RDP.We cannot find any information if there are any firewall ports that needs to...
View ArticleProtecting vCenter and SSO with Replication
Hi I was wondering if someone has a working solution to protect vCenter and SSO with vSphere replication.In first instance I will be relying on HA and that should be fine. I am still considering...
View Articleproblem getting Hostsystem properties using C /gsoap2.8
actually with the below code, i receive a SOAP_OK for the soap call of RetrieveProperties, but the returnval turns out to be empty, what is the problem???i paste the xml recieved in bottom too please...
View ArticleNTP support MD5?
hi Guys, can find out if the NTP settings in ESXi can support MD5? if can, where is the place to configure it? Thanks
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Wrong capcity value for a DS6k volumes in vsphere client -> Storage Adapters...
Hi all, I have created volumes on a DS6000 subsystem and assign them to a ESX 5.1 hosts that has been added to my Vsphere client V5.1. I can see the LUNS in the "Configuration ->Storage...
View ArticleManagement network traffic
I currently have a 100MB management network on a pNIC and a second network on another pNIC which is 1GB. Due to the network setup, there is no way for me to use the 1GB pNIC as the default management...
View Articleloss of management network after passthrough enabled raid card
I tried to write the first occurance off as a fluke, but I just started over on the same equipment, recreating a lab environment...it occured again. When I try to enable passthrough on an lsi 9271-8i,...
View ArticleInstalling esxi 5.1 on a virtual machine on esxi 5.1, getting "VMWare...
Hi, I am trying to install a ESXi server on a virtual machine in a vSphere 5.1 environment, but keep getting the purple screen with "VMWare requires the Execute Disable/No Execute CPU feature to be...
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