ESXi 5.1.0 on XServe 2,1
I know this other discussion has concluded it is possible:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/338942#338942 But I am having an issue getting the installer to recognize the drives. They are connected...
View Articlecannot deploy vapp from vm:unknown ethernet device
i try to import vm to vapp from sphere ,but when i choose the vm in my sphere(ESXI 1.5),it just shows "unknown ethernet device",and i can do nothing.
View ArticleADD A HOST WIZARD IS NOT RESOLVING THE HOSTNAME ONLY IP (ESXi5.1)
I was able to complete a successful install of VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-5.1.0.10100-1123965_OVF10.ova. I was able to login into VMware vCenter Server Appliance web page port 5480 and VMware web...
View Article.vmware_ha folder on non-heartbeat datastores
I'm noticing the .vmware_ha folder structure being created on datastores that are not configured as preferred HA heartbeat datastores. Since this is a test environment I end up adding and removing...
View ArticleCannot start VMware vCenter Orchestrator Server service
After doing a fresh install on version 5.1.1 build 2942, the VCO service will not start. All of the configuration items are green, VC up and running, the service account used for the service a member...
View ArticleRecomposing VM or pool : Refit operation resync failed
Hi everyone, I'm having a hard time trying to recompose either an entire pool or a VM in the View Administrator.The error I'm encountring is : "Provisioning error occurred for Machine xxxxxx : Refit...
View ArticleError: the file specified is not a virtual disk
After working flawlessly for months, something went haywire today and my next attempt to access my VM in Fusion was met with "the file specified is not a virtual disk". I have followed a number of...
View ArticleDelete a Custom Property
Hello, I was looking for a way to remove a custom property, like from a menu operation that calls a workflow to "remove" a component and the associated custom properties. I've looked in the CDK...
View Articleunable to install vmware tools
Hi, I'm new with vmware and I'm kinda struggling with basic installation of windows 7 in vmware. *Maybe* there's something wrong with my HW (few days old), I do not know, but Virtual box fails...
View ArticleVCOPS EMC VNX Connector License
I am currently being bounced between VMware Licensing and EMC Licensing over how to obtain an evaluation license for the EMC VNX Connector for VCOPS. From what I understand, the product is sold by...
View ArticleHow to install new vCenter5.1 in an existing vsphere5.1 environment?
Hi All,I have an existing vcenter (Windows based) in linked mode and not functioning very well since I upgraded it to 5.1. Its DB is messed up, SSO doesn't work etc etc. All my other vcenters are...
View ArticleInstaller crashing. I currently have 4.1.3
My installer crashes as soon as get to the point where it asks for the license key. I currently have VMware Fusion 4.1.3 (730298) installed on OSX 10.7.5, and I and try to upgrade to the May 2013 Tech...
View ArticleBest Raid Practice
Hello, I'm somewhat new to the vmware world. Here is a breakdown of our system. we have 3 Dell R610 on 1 Md3200 with 15000K drives 24 drives totalwe currently have 40 VM's. now is it best practice to...
View ArticleSingle Sign on question
Hi All, We have 2 sites and both running vcenter server in linked mode. I think when we upgraded from 5.0 to 5.1 we chose simple install and everything is working fine (linked mode etc).Now I installed...
View ArticleEnd of lease raising of call
Hi Everyone – We are in the process of implementing a process of automatically logging a call against the customer when eg laptop/pc is about to or has endedits leasing period. Anyone have any...
View ArticleIf its not a rude question, how big is your CMDB?!
Hi All, I'm working with VSM 9.1.5 on SQL2010 - web and DB on separate virtual servers, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise. I've recently unleashed quite a lot of the SAM Fed CMDB connector...
View ArticleStorage vMotion on ESXi 5.0 without vSphere Server
I have installed an evaluation copy of ESXi 5.0 and want to migrate VMs that are currently on the local datastore to iSCSI datastores. I cannot see the "Migrate" line item when I right-click on a VM...
View ArticlevSphere storage appliance using in vCenter appliance, is that work?
Dear All, I need to build a vSphere enviroment. 2 set ESXi host and didn't budget to buy a SAN or share storage. So, I want to use vSphere storage appliance feature. Is that possible running vSphere...
View ArticleStar Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) freezes with VMWare Fusion 5
Hi! I am playing SWTOR on VMWare Fusion 5 and the game generally works well. Firstly, I overcame some initial difficulties by reverting from Windows 7 64bit to Windows XP, and installing Quicktime and...
View ArticleConverter de servidor antiguo Sun
Buenas, A ver si me podeis echar una mano...Tengo un server Sun Fire v60 instalado con una distribucion linux Fedora 1 con BBDD Mysql, apache, php y cantidad de cosas.Tiene una alarma y nos da miedo...
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