Vmware Esxi 6.5 autostart
Dear reader,First, I want to thank you for your interest in this topic. I have VMware ESXI version 6.5 and build number 4564106I'm running 2 vm's. One WIndows VM and one Linux vm. When I set the VM's...
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Hi. My environment has Horizon 6. Recently i tried to deploy VM with some app(Symantec SEP...) via deploy from template and used Guest Customization. It's successfully deployed and start guest...
View ArticleDefrag an ESX Guest?
I've been reading multiple threads on this topic but I think I am missing something here. There are several threads encouraging people to defrag their ESX guests. How does this improve performance?...
View ArticleEl Capitan freezing when running for first time
I am trying to install OSX on a virtual machine to use specific software not available for windows, I am following this tutorial: How To Install OSX on PC (in VM) 100% WORKING 2016 - YouTubeI have done...
View Articlevmtoolsd.exe: info-get guestinfo. returns "no value found"
"C:\progra~1\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe" --cmd "info-get guestinfo.ovfEnv" C:\Users\Administrator><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Environment...
View ArticleError: File can not be uploaded to
Hi, I am uploading one text file from local path to Datastore using the follwoing command. vifs --credstore credstore-itc --server LOD-INTLVC02.lod.data.lab --put test.log.txt...
View ArticleServer 2008 loses network connectivity after reboot
So far, this is happening on 2 different Windows 2008 R2 servers on different hosts in different v5.5 clusters. I can reboot these VMs all day and they always come back up on the network with no...
View ArticleThe storage I/O latency too high,it will affect the virtual machines cpu usage?
Our storage due to the recent utilization , resulting in latency too high.Average latency is between 42216~1463757 microseconds.(The SAN environment)I found that the increase or decrease of each delay...
View ArticleInstalling new Vmware Tools on Centos7 detected open-vm-tools
I have moved VM Centos 7 to new ESXi 6.0U2 host.I tried to update vmware tools when I encountered the following message.Thanks in advance and please advise.
View ArticleC# / .net based initiateTransferToGuest not working as expected (vSphere 6.5...
Hi All, Recently setup an ESXi 6.5 host to test with. Its using the trial still, so I don't know if that will make any difference? Anyway, I'm using a custom written c# program that imports an ovf,...
View ArticleSmart Card Authentication / SSO Errors VCSA 6.5
I'm trying to setup smart card authentication for the VCSA 6.5. I setup the reverse proxy cert store and imported all my certs. It's on the domain. When I choose smart card authentication at the web...
View ArticleFailed to install VmWare Tools in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Hello, good afternoon.When i try to install VmWare Tools on the server, the following fault occurs:How to repare the problem?
View ArticleActive memory column in vSphere web client
Hello, as you all know, currently, vSphere web client shows "Consumed" memory for compute objects. Is there a way to get "Active" memory column instead? Consumed could be mis-leading at times from a...
View ArticleProblems Installing VMware Workstation Pro MS-Windows 10
I have problems installing VMware Workstation Pro, the latest version which I downloaded from www.vmware.com. The installation go’s well until it wants to install the VMCI driver and the whole screen...
View Article"Failed to start the virtual machine" Cannot open the disk '(name of...
Hi Guys, Would like to report that Upon Powering up the VM we encountered an error which is "File VM(.VMDK) was not found." "An error was received from the EXSI host while powering on the VM" Please...
View ArticleWindows VM WMware Tools Showing Status not running in Event logs...
IN SHORT:I have a large Windows 2012 R2 VM (11TB: C: 200gb D: 10.8tb) which has noticeable deteriorated performances after migrating to ESXi 6.0U2 including:delays, unresponsive, dragging, network...
View ArticleUnable to access CentOS on Vmware Workstation 12 via putty.
Hello, I have installed CentOS 6.5 (64 bit) on VMware workstation 12 on Windows 10 host machine.Configured the IPv4 network settings like IP address etc manually. When trying to access CentOS via putty...
View ArticleAuto start a VM if the VM goes down
Is there a way to auto start a VM in the event that it shuts off due to updates or hangs for any reason? I have a VM that shuts down once in a while and is a production server.
View ArticleVirtual or Hard Disk Storage
I recently built a Windows 2012 R2 Server which I will post to a Cloud service. My question is:1. I want to kept my data separate from my OS, should I install a virtual disk or a hard disk?2. Depending...
View ArticleUpgrade to VCSA 6.5 and Mixed environment with ESX 5.5 and 6.5
I am planning to upgrade to vCenter 6.5, and upgrade all hosts to ESX6.5, but few of my hosts are not compatible and cannot receive anything above 5.5 U3. Due to this I am planning on having a mixed...
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