is it possible to let a VM with layer 2 bridge function to bridge 2 vswitches...
Hello, i have a question here.i have a vm with layer 2 bridge function, when i run it in VMware Workstation 9 , it can bridge 2 vmnets (vmnet1 and vmnet2 , all hostonly). When it comes to Esxi5 ,...
View ArticleUnable to snapshot 2TB drive
I created a virtual machine with 2TB drives. I tried to take a snapshot of it. It failed. I did some searching for the problem. I found out VMware does not support taking a snapshot of a drive over...
View ArticlePowerCLI script for deploying VMs via template using guest customizations
Hello....I'm hoping someone can provide me with a script that will do the following: 1) provision VMs from a template in vCenter (I need 125+ VMs created within the next day or two)2) use existing...
View ArticleWorkstation 10 on Windows 8 Host, Linux Gentoo guest- erratic mouse behaviour...
Workstation 10 on Windows 8 Host, Linux Gentoo guest- erratic mouse behaviour with open-vm-tools After updating vmware workstation to 10 on my Windows 8 host, I am getting very erratic mouse...
View Articlevcenter wigging out
We've been making a ton of changes in the past week, mainly moving VMs from individual datastores to shared and then deleting the old datastores. We also set up CHAP. Our setup:4 esxi 5.0 hostsvcenter...
View ArticleRe: Documentation Report on all advanced settings in vCenter
Ok, I think I understood what you are trying to do.I took that code and changed it slightly.Have a look and feel free to ask if some parts are not clear....
View ArticleIs Workstation appropriate for my small business
I appreciate your help. I have been evaluating Workstation 10 on my Asus Q550LF (i7-4500U, 16gig ram, 256 gig SSD, 1T HD) in a Windows 8 environment. I operate my own business without an IT...
View ArticleVMware 10 - can't map physical disk as writable
Using 10.0 on a Win 7x64 host, I created a Win 7 VM from a physical disk. I edited the vmx and then took a snapshot of the VM. I can map the physical drive, but I cannot map it as writable. If I...
View ArticleCannot install VMware ESXi 4.1 "Unable to find the system image to install"
Downloaded ESXi 4.1 iso, burned to a CD, booted CD, go through screens, hit F11 to install. Immediately get the following error: -Installation operation failed! The installation operation has...
View ArticleVeeam Nightmare
http://vbscs.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/veeam-nightmare/ I am IT consultant for a few companies and all of them use different software packages for the same purposes of virtualization and backup. All of...
View ArticleATTENTION DEVELOPERS - PROBLEMS WITH AUDIO CARD
I have a audio card Focusrite Scarlett 18i6. I before running on my Mac, the version 5.0.3( VMWARE) and everything was working. After I updated to the new version 6, and my audio card, no sound comes...
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Fusion6 - VMware Tools Problem
Anyone else having problems with VMware Tools from Fusion 6 on Windows 7?Any solutions? (A reinstall of VMware Tools did not help.) Thanks!
View ArticleHA App Monitoring Supported Applications List
Is there any web page available where i can check all those application names those are supported for application monitoring feature of HA?
View ArticleTotal Processor script
Hi, Looking for a script that will return the total number of processors for all clusters / hosts. I want to compare this againts total vCpu to see what our subscription levels are. Thanks for the help...
View ArticleUpgrading VMtools via PowerCLI with a CSV file
Does anyone have as script that can upgrade VMtools (and hopefully v.hardware) and take advantage of a list of VMs in a XLSX or CSV file? I have about 800 VMs to upgrade in varying folders mixed with...
View ArticleWindows not installing from iso in NFS datastore
Hello All, I searched this forum for a few days and have tried suggestions from various posts without success. I have recently installed ESXi 5.1 Update 1. I setup an NFS datastore on the same machine...
View ArticleSRM Failover Failed with RecoveryPoint
Hi Folks, we have setup SRM with RecoveryPoint array. We had no issues with any configuration. But when we validated failover we get the following error at recovery steps. Error - Failed to sync data...
View Article"No bootable device" after successful ESXi 5 installation on Intel DG35EC...
So... Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC I'm using a test box for ESXi. The motherboard is an Intel DG35EC with G35 and ICH8 chipset. Back in the 4.1 U1 days I could install ESXi 4.1 w/ update 1 to...
View Articlegetting problem on esx 5.0 server
Hi All, For some days i am facing one problem that is my esxi 5.0 server some time become hang and at that time when i try to reconnect from VC i am getting error. same time ssh is also not working and...
View ArticleInstall Wireless Lan Card Driver in ESXi Host
Is that possible to Install Wireless Lan Card Driver in ESXi Host?
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