Protocol settings in OVF deployment wizard
In ESXi 5.5 there is a section "Protocol settings" on the "Setup networks" page of the Deploy OVF Template wizard, but I have never seen any options there. How do you configure an OVF file so that it...
View ArticleVirtual Machine hard disk (Virtual Disk) maximum limit for provisioned size
Hi there, so I am trying to create a hard disk or a Virtual disk in a Virtual Machine in order to setup the VM as a file server. The datastore is a Promise VTrak M610P and I have setup the vtrak as a...
View Articlevirtual machine IP address issue
environment：1 DC server1 DHCPserver3 VMware host configured vsphere HA all virtual machine IP address are static, recently, I found when I restart those virtual machines, then startup,but then can...
View ArticleAutomation of Windows Updates for Templates
Hello Community, I wanted to share a script I've been working on hoping that other people find it useful and perhaps some PowerCLI specialists collaborate in making it better and more adequate as I’m...
View ArticleVMWare Tools Installation Failure. Anyway to force update/install VMWare tools?
I used to use VMware Workstation 10 and recently upgraded to VMware workstation 11. However, every time I try to install newer version of VMware tools, it fails with message saying something like...
View ArticleHow to extend the vmdk without shutdown Guest OS
Dear all, How do I extend the vmdk size without shutdown the guest OS? I use vmkfstools -X /vmfs/volumes/mystore/myvirtualhdd.vmdk but I need to shutdown the Guest OS -david
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SCCM + VMware Workstation 7
Afternoon Vmware Crew, I have run into a little problem when it comes to SCCM 2012 and Vmware Workstation 7 playing ball and working together Goal : Create my SOE (within VMware Workstation 7) - Then...
View ArticleUSB over IP and vMotion
Are there vMotion incompatibilities if I am using a usb over IP solution, that cause either the vmotion to be stopped or my usb over IP solution to be hindered?
View ArticleBest practices VMware snapshots
Hello Forum, is there any formal document from VMware showing best practices around snapshots? We are having a bit of a discussion at our startup company and we cannot come to a general agreement. If...
View ArticleWindows XP to be p2v. How to prepare for smooth conversion?
Windows XP based setup (OS+user software + user data) has to be transferred to virtual machine. Fusion will be the operation env. of virtualized Win XP.As for the Windows operating on real hardware...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux: correct procedure for extending disk
Hello,I have many server with Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS.I have 2 Virtual Disk: one for S.O. Ubuntu, second for my data.Many times I need to extend second disk.I follow this guide (VMware KB: Extending a...
View ArticleRDM creation
We have an existing EMC VNXe3200 iSCSi STorage with a total of 4TB disk space.2TB is already been used as VMFS storage for the VMS.It is being used as shared storage for 3 hosts. Client wants to create...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 - Server 2012 R2 - Unable to shutdown after adding to domain
Hi All,I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine on ESXi 5.5. When I add it to the domain and it asks for a reboot, I the click reboot and it sticks at 'Notifying services that Windows is...
View ArticleCan't open VM Console in vSphere Web Client 6.0
When I try to open the console of a VM in vSphere Web Client 6.0 in Chrome I just get an hour glass and then it stops and doesn't open. Any ideas?
View ArticleCloning Windows Server 2008 R2 / SID options with VMWare
Hi all, I am trying to deploy some VMs from a Windows 2008 R2 Standard (64bit) base template and was wondering what the best way to give my cloned VMs unique SIDs is? Basically, I see that NewSID...
View ArticleVMCI driver for Linux and Win OS
Hello Community,I Would like to know if there is a KB, document or article can differentiate between VMtools functions when it installed on Linux OS (CentOS)or Win OS respective VMCI driver and vShield...
View ArticleWhat is the best way to clone & sysprep Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH...
People, I have around 60 Windows Server 2008 R2 Identical VMs running as Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Session Host that is used by 15-20 users maximum each VMsin order to accelerate the process...
View Articlevcpu-2| GuestRpc: Channel 5 reinitialized. multiple event locked in...
what is the mening of below entries in vmware.log file 2012-07-25T13:11:21.663Z| vcpu-2| GuestRpc: Channel 5, conflict: guest application toolbox-dnd tried to register, but it is still registered on...
View ArticleStorage DRS Anti-Affinity Rule
Hello,We have vSphere 5.0 U3 I have applied Anti-Affinity rule to couple of Exchange and Citrix servers. I want to know whether this Anti-Affinity rules applies to just configuration files for vmdk's...
View ArticleVM's running very Slow.
We have Cisco UCS Cluster with 7 blades running ESXi 5.1 and about 130 Windows and Linux VM's. VM's are responding very slow and when i reboot it takes for ever? Any idea.
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