Single vswitch vs multiple vswitch
In 1GbE network , we put iscsi portgroup separately in a vswitch and assign multiple nic card for failover. Can we put iscsi port group and virtual network portgroup in same vswitch(vss) which has...
View ArticleMemory/CPU overcommitment recommendations
We are campaigning for more resources in our vSphere vCenter (VMWare 5.5). Sadly, I don't have the level of access to it that allows me to see things like page size and so far in my reading i can't...
View ArticlevMA 5.5 and vMA 6.0
The vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) is a handy tool for CLI configuration and management of virtual machines using shell scripts instead of requiring the Web client. Accordingly, we've downloaded...
View ArticleConvert P2V Windows 2000 ESXi 5.5
Hi, We're running ESXi vCenter 5.5 with 3 5.5 hosts. I'm trying to convert an old physical Windows 2000 server and add it to one of our ESXi hosts.It seems like the latest version of the Agent...
View Article6 host VSAN Cluster - I want to change the VSAN vmkernel IP's
Hi, as the title says, I have 6 host VSAN 6.2 cluster (with some VM's on the VSAN datastore, powered off right now). What is the best method of changing the VSAN vmkernel IP addresses, without any data...
View ArticleCancel a snapshot removal in progress
We had some issues with our Exchange cluster and needed to cancel the backup job (made a call out to Veeam). Even though the backup job was cancelled from the Veeam console, the snapshot removal is...
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High CPU Contention issue
I have an issue with high CPU Contention which sometimes averages above 10% for a good portion of the day but I cannot seem to get it down below 5%. Here's the basic setup, it runs on ESXi 6.0.0 build...
View ArticleAll programs in Windows 7 have "stopped working"
I recently updated my Mac and consequently VMware, and now any time I try to open a program, Windows gives me an error message saying it "has stopped working", before anything else happens.I think it...
View Articlerequest a catalog item
Hi,I building Xaas blueprint with "request a catalog item" workflow.The Problem is that every request i make running (submitted by) with "configurationadmin" user. any one know why?I have a version...
View ArticleInstalling DNS
Hi, VMware Workstation 12 Pro is installed in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2 is installed in VMware Workstation. Why do I need Bridged Networking for Windows Server 2012 R2 for installing...
View ArticleAny harm in disabling the VSAN Health Service?
Since updating to vCenter / vSphere 6 update 2, I'm starting to see a steady stream of VSAN Health tasks being logged in vcenter. However, I'm not using or even licensed for VSAN so I'm a little...
View Articleperformance chat issue vcenter 6.0 - get - powershell
After upgrading to vcenter 6.0 through gui vcenter i am able to fetch the cluster wise data. but when i use powershell below commned no valus are showing ..its returning blank Get-Stat -Entity...
View ArticleGet-VDport missing data
I am having an odd experience with Get-VDPort. I am doing the following: Get-VDSwitch | Get-VDPort -Uplink | where proxyhost -match "$($ESXHost.name)" This is in a loop of many esx hosts. This should...
View ArticleSetting up 3-node vSAN cluster from scratch
Ok so I finally have all my hardware in to start setting up a 3-node vSAN cluster. I've never even setup an ESXi cluster before (been using a standalone ESXi 5.5 server for the past few years) let...
View ArticleHow can cpu/mem.usage.average be greater than 100%?
Hello, I am using Get-Stat cpu.usage.average and mem.usage.average to check VM usage. I am pulling info at 2 hr intervals.It is my understanding that each of these measurements should be a maximum of...
View ArticleMissing all of my metrics
I'm connected to a vCenter server and this is what I see when checking the metrics I have available:$aaa = Get-Stat -Entity SomeVM#when running this I get an error saying metric counter...
View ArticleShare any link to Download VMware Player for Windows 7 32 bit OS
Please Share any link to Download VMware Player for Windows 7 32 bit OS.
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VSAN Data health always showing issues
Hi,Fresh VSAN setup. All running fine, no VMs on it. Two physical hosts, one virtual Witness. Virtual SAN data health shows all is fine. Virtual SAN HCL health gives some warnings since this a homelab...
View Article¿Puede un Pool asignar memoria a otro que no este en uso?
Buen día, Dsiculpen soy nueva en esto y veo que ustedes ya tienen experiencia, espero me puedan ayudar. Si creo 3 Pool con 10 maquinas virtuales cada una. Si solo estoy utilizando un pool los otros dos...
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