How to prevent access to the vCloud Director System Administrator Interface
The vCD web interface exposes different functionalities on the same base url: https://vcd.example.com/cloud - web access to the system adminhttps://vcd.example.com/cloud/org/<orgid> - web access...
View ArticleCold Migrate vCenter to new Hosts
Here's what I have going on: I have to migrate all VM's from our old hardware environment to new one. We are basically replacing all hosts and the underlying storage. I was going to add the new hosts...
View ArticleHow Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it...
How Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it cane be implimented with VMware webservices?
View Articlevmware host profile host requires reboot before previously applied config...
Hi All, hope this is the correct place for this. I have autodeployed two hosts. I have created the host profile from the reference host and applied it to the second host. This has all been working...
View ArticleVDP fails to start backup jobs
Hello all, I'm new in VDP. I try to run backup job in VDP, but job not started. In VDP I see failure status whitout any error code. VDP create snaphot and after that remove it. I read KB:...
View ArticleBluescreen 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys
I was using 2 virtual machines, decided to restore a snapshot of one (while it was running), and the host BSODed with 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys. This is actually the 3rd blue screen I had since...
View ArticleUpgrading tools on Windows 8 asks to stop VMWare services and forces a logoff
When I upgrade VMWare Tools in my Windows 8 virtual machines (both 32 and 64-bit), the installer first asks to stop some VMWare services, then while installing the drivers logs me off forcefully (one...
View ArticlevExpert: Tom Hollingsworth
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameTom HollingsworthLocationNorman, OKUnited StatesShort DescriptionNetworking nerd and virtualization evangilist....
View ArticleConcerns over upgrading vCenter Server from 4.1 to 5.1
I'm currently reading through the guide and how to upgrade vCenter Server in Chapter 4 of "vSphere Upgrade: vSphere...
View ArticlevExpert: Giuseppe Guglielmetti
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameGiuseppe GuglielmettiLocationPiacenzaItalyShort DescriptionSr. System Engineer specializing in Virtualization and...
View ArticleVsphere data protection
Hi all.I have install two vsphere data protection vm and I note some problems during backup windows.In the log of virtual machine I see message like that:"Backup scheduler is not running" and after 10...
View ArticleWhat happens to last restore point if retention period is reached
Hi, Anyone know what happens with the newest version of VDP if backupscan't be made for one reason or other and retention period is reachedand backup is still active and scheduled. First version of VDP...
View ArticleSSO upgrade question
We have two sites running 5.0 that I need to upgrade to 5.1.After reviewing the upgrade documentation I have a question.We are not currently using Vcenter linked mode but I want to deploy it. Based on...
View ArticleYou may not power on a virtual machine in a virtual machine
I keep getting this message when I try to power on a VM into ESXi, which is running inside VMware Workstation 6.5. I'm doing this to test everything before formatting my production server and...
View ArticlevExpert: Mark Achtemichuk
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameMark AchtemichukLocationCalgary, ABCanadaShort DescriptionTechnical Marketing, Performance Specialist, VCDX...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 on ESX 4.1
Hi, I have physical hosts installed ESX, 4.1.0, 260247 and I tried install nested ESXi, 5.1.0 1065491. Install successful, then I tried to setup in VM on the nested ESXi 5.1, when I power up, I hit the...
View ArticlevExpert: Drew Henning
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameDrew HenningLocationOmaha, NEUnited StatesShort DescriptionSr Systems Engineer specializing in server and storage...
View ArticleAudit VCenter 5.x
Hi all, As you might perform an audit in real time or get a log of vCenter 5.x??In this audit do want to see all users all the time you are connected to vCenter. As could be done??Not interested in...
View ArticleDisk performance issue in the VM cluster node 1 in ESXi5
cluster node 1 is having disk performance issue in the SQL DB when cluster node 1 becomes the Active node. while in cluster node 2 there is no disk performance issue when it becomes the Active node. DB...
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