RAID5 Datastore - Crashed/Blank Data Store
Hey Guys, Question. I have ESXi 4.1 U1 and as it was booting it crashed. (lost power) ever since I was unable to boot into ESXi (says no boot device) but RAID show's OK. So after fighting for a few...
View ArticleError While connecting to the vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service.
Hi I am getting the "Error While connecting to the vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service" daily once, even thought my vcenter is working fine. Once i received this message, i will do the "Refresh...
View ArticleVMUG 2013
Коллеги, здравствуйте. Информирую, что 17 мая в Москве собираем первую в этом году встречу сообщества VMware.Мероприятие на целый день, бесплатно для участников, обещает быть интересным - программа тут.
View ArticleOrchestrator with Nexus 1000v
Has anyone leveraged Orchestrator with Nexus 1000v. I was researching workflow integrations and it appears that nexus 1000v has REST capabilities now. I was wondering if it is possible to hook the APIs...
View ArticleNexus 1000v specify dvport in host profiles
Some of us work in areas where the port profiles are not "open" and things are statically mapped. Without being able to specify a dvport inside of a port profile there is no way I can leverage auto...
View ArticleExport Patch Scan Template
I have VMware protect in one enviorment and am creating a new one in different enviornment. Is there a way to export a template I made?
View ArticleExport/Import VM Folder Structure to new vCenter
Afternoon, We are building a new vCenter 5.1 Environment. Want to duplicate the VM Folder structure from the 4.1 vCenter (Folders under INVENTORY>VMs and TEMPLATES). All we need are the folders...
View ArticleUpdating vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 to 5.1 U1 fails
Waited about an hour after it started installing... still not up. Wen into the updatecli.log, and see that there's an error constantly repeating... any clues? ./etc/init.d/vami-sfcb: line 238: 7385...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - can't boot new VM from OS disc
I'm trying to boot off a Server 2012 DVD to install a new VM. I am using the host DVD-RW drive. I can attach the drive to an existing VM and browse the DVD (it's not the drive) and I tested the...
View ArticleVMWare Essentials Kit Backup possibilities?
Hello, We have a very small system with VMware Essentials. 1 host (no vcenter installed)1 virtual server2 virtual pc's How can we do cost effective backups in case of disaster?Should we use Acronis?...
View ArticlePerformance Management Methodology
In VMware's document they refer to "performance management methology" in context of vCOPS. I would like to get a fuller explanation of what is "performance management methodology". Is there a good...
View Articlecan't access vcenter after decommissioning old domain controllers
help! i can no longer access my vcenter servers after decomissioning our old domain controllers. i tried updated the identity sources in the SSO configuration via the web client but that did not...
View ArticlePerc6/i and ESXi 5.1 - VM creation failures
Hello, This is my first venture into RAID. I'm running an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ on a ECS A780GM-A mobo with 8GB Ram. This is just a home VM server for educational purposes. I recently purchased a...
View ArticleZero Clients Won't Set Correct Primary Display
When setting up new Zero clients, it has been noticed that when you change the primary display in the zero client user settings under display topology, it changes the primary display for the menus...
View ArticleCitrix Xenapps
Hi, The VMWare Workspace Horizon FAQ document mentions that Horizon Workspace supports launching Citrix Xenapps. I've not found anything in the Horizon Workspace installation or reviewer guides that...
View ArticleNetworking for ZFS based "virtual storage appliance"
HiI'm setting up an ESXI 5.1 machine to test performance / proof of concept with a "storage appliance" in a VM on a host.Right now I'm using a version of solaris (nexenta community edition) to test. I...
View ArticleLun Offset Question - NetApp Filers
Im familiar with how VM's are aligned (or misaligned) in this case.... and how NetApp recommends to get them aligned. (MBRalign or the VSC plugin), which brings me to my question. We have roughly...
View ArticleVMware Workstation v9 & Ubuntu 13.04 64bit
Tried various processes to get VMware Workstation v9 up and running on my Ubuntu 13.04 machine, but stuck! Initially had the request to look for headers, even though they were in the correct path and...
View ArticleDefining Baseline Groups
I have a number of sites managed by a single vCenter Server that have different requirements for how baselines are configured. Within a given site all hosts need identical baselines. How should I...
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