New SAN: Opportunity to re-architect my VMFS
Hi All We are in the process of implementing our new Dell EQL iSCSI SAN.This is giving me opportunity to re-architect my datastores, and I'd welcome any input. On the outgoing Hitachi FC SAN we have 6...
View ArticleOpenManage CLI for ESXi 5.1 ?
I am trying to determine if there are any ways to get omreport and other openmanage command line utilities to work on ESXi 5.1? From reading the Docs, it looks like an Installation of OpenManage...
View ArticleDoesn't recognize flash drive
Trying to backup, and after inserted drive and asked if for windows or mac. I answer Mac and attempt backup to A drive, but drive not recognized. Program is Quicken
View ArticleDetach datastore = sometimes host doesn't come up after reboot
ESXi 5.1 - Desktop board (GA-EP45T-UD3P)I'm doing regular backups of my ESXi host by plugging a SATA hard drive into a removable drive bay (with host off), attaching the device under storage - devices,...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 & DELL R720 Network Connectivity Loss
Ok there have been a lot of threads about trying to get the Dell R720 working with the Broadcom 5720 daughter card. You can inject the drivers post build or you use the DELL recovery cd...
View ArticleWhich Macbook Pro for running 5-6 Virtual Machines?
I am considering buying a Macbook pro to built a Virtualization lab. I have two solutions in mind but need some expert advise on which one shall i go with.I'll be running 5-6 virtual machines...
View ArticleExternal Access to Workspace
I am trying to access horizon workspace from the internet... When I put in the external URL it is than changed to the internal url.... What do I need to change to make the external url stick?
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VCAP5-DCA
Took my exam today for the VCAP5-DCA. Wow it was slow. I hope I passed. I'm sure it'll be close as I wasnt able to get to the last couple questions but if it didn't lag as bad as it did I would have...
View ArticlePoor guest performance on new ESXi 5.1 host
This was recently installed with a P2V'd Windows 2000 server and a fresh install of SBS 2011. The 2000 server was already so slow that I didn't really notice the issue until we loaded the SBS2011...
View ArticleClean up virtual machine option not available with CentOS 6.3 on Fusion 5.0.3...
Sorry if this has been asked and answered I couldn't see any results in the community. I've got a Fusion 5.0.3 install and am running multiple VM's at different times. All of my Windows VM's (Windows...
View ArticleStorage LUN Present
Hi, Please let me know, what is the process to present the LUN's more than 256 in single ESXi host, I hired some settings to be modified.. Is it true? if true please share the steps. Thanks in advance.
View ArticleManagement Traffic Failover
We are preparing to replace some of the network switches that our VMware environment runs on. When I ran a test with a production host running a couple of test vm’s I saw some unexpected results....
View ArticleESXi 5.0 does not recognize 4TB storage array
Hello all! This is my setup: HP ProLiant ML350 G52x XEON E5345 quadcore12GB RAMintegrated Smart Array E200i connected to single 250GB SATA diskSmart Array P400/512MB connected to two 2TB SATA disks in...
View ArticleMap a drive to a Windows VM using command prompt
I am running a Hyper-V 2012 server core Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation 9.I need to copy some files from the host PC to a folder on the Hyper-V server VM.I have set up the shared folder in the...
View Articlecopy a file from desktop to VM using PowerCLI
HiIs there a way to copy a file from my desktop to VM's D drive using PowerCLI???
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Practical diy solar panels Programs
The government, working with different electric companies, is incredibly interested in you successfully installing your personal low cost wind generators. Large corporations and governments can also...
View Articleenter next command without waiting for current command to complete
There is a switch to use that will allow one to enter a powercli command without waiting for the currently executing command to complete. Can someone please tell me what that switch is?
View ArticleWindows 8 Boot Camp activation problems
When I run my Windows 8 BC partition as a virtual machine, Windows is no longer activated and I cannot activate. Every time I activate, I get "thanks, you're all done", but the activation status hasn't...
View ArticleTerminate Idle VI Client Sessions with PowerCLI Script
Hello PowerCLI gurus I've been looking on the net for a PowerCLI script that would terminate all VI client sessions that have been idle for x period of time. I've found a post on VMware forums...
View ArticleSlow opening MS Office doc through shared folder
Well, support can't seem to figure it out so I am about to request a refund... but thought I'd try here first... When I open a Word or Excel Doc that is "Shared On My Mac" the MS Office app comes...
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