vsphere VSA port group names in brownfield deployment
i have tested VSA in a completely new enviroment (LAB) and it worked perfectly. now i have to configure the VSA in a production environment, my worry is how to configure the port names, the manual i've...
View ArticlevExpert: Cody Hosterman
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameCody HostermanLocationSanta Clara, CAUnited StatesShort DescriptionPrincipal Solutions Engineer focusing on...
View ArticleHardware RAID 1 and ESXi - host not seeing virtual volume
Please bear with me as I try to explain this problem fully. I have a server running ESXi. It has a number of VMs and has been working. This server has an LSI RAID controller and had a single hard...
View ArticleAdd new storage to VCD
Greeting, Newbie in VCD I did created new ORG and it works, just the space not enough, I did add new storage in the vcenter. I can use the new storage in the vcenter, but for some reason in vcd just...
View ArticleFixing Freeze on Guest Reboot Issue for Workstation 8 9
I'm 99.999% sure that this method will work. I've found a solution and described the procedure here: http://www.droidmantra.com/2013/01/fix-vmware-workstation-8-9-freeze-on.html Please don't consider...
View ArticlevExpert: Jason Puig
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameJason PuigLocationSanford, FLUnited StatesShort DescriptionArchitect and implementer of global enterprise scale...
View ArticleDeploying Windows 2003 R2 Servers - No Domain Access
Hello, This problem is killing us and having issues trying to find resolution. My client has a number of new servers to be deployed (hundreds). A large portion of them are Windows 2003. Now we have...
View ArticleVCenter 5.1 Migration Strategy?
We are running vcenter version 5.1 and I want to upgrade to vcenter 5.1a. I also need to move the DB to our SQL 2012 environment. Since I'm doing this I'd also like to install vcenter on a new server...
View ArticleHow to install RHEV -Hypervisor on workstations 9
I had trying to make VM of RHEV- Hypervisor 6.3 on workstations 9 but it wont work. VM system gets hung at the time of the installation after counting 30 sec..Try to work from...
View ArticleFirst New-VM : An item with the same key has already been added.
I'm getting a strange error that I've seen a few other posts about, but with no resolution (or at least one that I can find). When attempting to create a new VM using the New-VM cmdlet, I receive the...
View ArticleScrollbar missing on Presentation element of workflow
I've exported a workflow from one of our VCO build 4.1.1_733 servers to a new build 5.1.1_2942 server. This particular workflow modifies values stored within a configuration element. When you execute...
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Need Help..problem booting up VM in HA cluster..
Hi Experts. We landed up in a strange bizarre scenario. Few of our VM complain to power-up in an HA clusterQuick lookup for vmware KB pointed me to...
View ArticleNew to VMware API's
We have new to VMware API's and have no idea where to start. We want to be able to put VMware API code into our client software to prevent customers making copies of our VM's with a valid license and...
View ArticleView 5.1.1 vs View 5.2 Performance - Windows 7 Optimization
I am using the Windows 7 optimization guide with both View 5.1.1 agent and View 5.2 agent. With View 5.2 agent I see even though the below services are getting stopped when running the optimization...
View ArticleHow to wipe and do a new install with attached iscsi luns?
I am planning to migrate two esx 4.1 hosts to esxi5.1 by wiping them and doing a clean install. Each host is connected to two iscis sans, with 4 luns from each san attached to each host. Each lun is...
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Full 3D Video over VMware View... it's here!!!
http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/ati-firepro-3d/rg220/Pages/rg220-highlights.aspx This is actually a little behind as this announcement was made two months ago but oh well I'm...
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Which user do I need to use to connect an Identity Source to SSO?
If you already installed vCenter 5.1, and configured an Identity Source, you may have ran into this situation. In some cases, in a hurry, you just go there and provide your user/pass credentials to...
View ArticleVSA No RAID
Guys. I am thinking i would like to play with VSA on my two node home test lab. I dont use RAID on my hosts and each host has 3 independent hard disks as local storage. I have seen that with VSA you...
View ArticlevExpert: Burke Azbill
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameBurke AzbillLocationManassas, VAUnited StatesShort DescriptionIT Pro since 1996, currently a Consulting Architect...
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Workstation 8 + Ubuntu 13.04 Module compile error
All, I upgraded to 13.04, and am having some trouble getting the kernel modules to compile. I used to use the 2.6 patch, but since the new kernel is 3.8...old patch didn't work. I did some searching...
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