VM's lag on one host vs the other identical host.
Greetings!I have two (old) ESX 4.0 hosts, running Enterprise, with Vmotion etc. They are identical Dell 2950 machines.I have a total of 15 machines running on them.I can move all the machines to Host...
View ArticleDefault or All attributes for adapters?
My vmware adapters are set to default, yet my other adapters - like smarts, hyperic, oem and msft all use the ALL attrib value. Should I change those adapters to use default?
View ArticleError Deploying Orchestrator ovf
When I go to deploy the ovf I downloaded from vmware for Orchestrator I get the following error: Unable to access file: C:\orchestrator\vCO_VA-5.1.1.0-1070383-system.vmdk. Could not find the fie;...
View ArticleWhich one is best, host or guest encryption?
Hi folks,Can anyone please tell me which option is better, I mean whether I should encrypt my data at virtual machine level or guest level? I tried to investigate it but did not find best solution so i...
View ArticleVCP-Cloud or IaaS exam voucher for sale
I have an exam voucher that is good for VCP-Cloud or IaaS exam. The test must be taken by July 1, 2013. I will not be ready to take the exam by then so I am selling it at a low cost. Please let me know...
View ArticleList number of vm's created and deleted - past month
Hi Guys I've found several article about this but i seem to end up with one of 2 results. 1. All of the queries return no results - just end up at the next prompt with no errors....
View ArticleXenApp 6.5 on VSphere 5->Vm performance issue
Hi all,I am having some perfs issues with Vm (Win 2008 R2, 4 GB Ram, 1 vcpu and XenApp 6.5) and I am wondering if that could be a datastore issue because we are using datastore clusters.Has someone set...
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Problem With Network Adapter
Hello every body I have a PC (dell Optiplex 7010) with a Built in network adapter Intel 82579LMI installed ESXi 5.1 on the PC and It work FineAfter this i decided to add another network adapter to...
View ArticleDisable wtmp log
Hi folks, We have a monitoring software that connects to our ESX hosts in a rate that makes the wtmp log explode.It is my understanding that you can delete the wtmp file, and it won't be recreated...
View ArticleThe path to VCAP5-DCA. Help wanted
Hi all, After getting a rather decent score on my VCP5 exam (still need to do the authorised course though) I am looking into working towards the VCAP5-DCA exam and certification. A good starting point...
View Articlecan not install VCM - fails on Error in database
during the integrity check, it fails. SQL.Integrity.Instance Error Problem Fix Message No SQL Server instance is available that satisfies all requirements. A SQL Server Instance must satisfy all SQL...
View ArticleRestoring VMs after Building new RAID Array
Hello All, I am new to virtual machines so I apologize for the newbie question. Currently I have a HP ML350 G6 running ESXi 5.0.0 on a 4GB SD Flash card hosting two virtual machines, and licenses for...
View ArticleVmotion Nic Teaming esxi 5.1
We do not have shared storage so we do vmotion and storage motion simultaneous with live virtual machines to other hosts. I have 3 1gbit nics dedicated to vmotion and I wonder what's the best way to...
View ArticleLog file location of dvSwitch configuration changes
Hi Yesterday we had an issue with our main distributed switch being changed inadvertently, and it took out the majority of our VM connectivity. I have performed a full log extraction from the vCenter...
View ArticleBest Raid Practice
Hello, I'm somewhat new to the vmware world. Here is a breakdown of our system. we have 3 Dell R610 on 1 Md3200 with 15000K drives 24 drives totalwe currently have 40 VM's. now is it best practice to...
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Invoke-VMscript crashes PowerShell
Hello everyone, I am using Invoke-VMScript to run ls command on VM. This is invoked from PowerCLI: The result is that PowerShell crashes: VIX 1.6.2.2190 (from VixCOM.dll file)PowerCLI: 4.0 U1 build...
View ArticleReplication more than 500 VM's
Hi,based on the vSphere Replication FAQ, there is a limit of 500 protected vm's per an appliance.my question:can i use multiple vSRA Appliances registered against the same vCenter and by doing so,...
View Articlehgfs file corruption when using different file handles to the same file in...
Hello all, I'm encountering a problem when using shared folders where files that are written to by a single process are being corrupted if another thread in that same process merely reads from the same...
View ArticleIs it Possible to use Flex vshepre web 5.1 Component ? are they available for...
Hi im currently working on plugin developement for vshere 5.1 web client.is any way that i can use existing UI components of it.Is yes then how.for example the componets that attach in the image.
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 rejecting ESXi 4.1 hosts
Hi all,With the help of a few blog posts, I've upgraded our vCenter Server installation from 4.1 to 5.1. Nothing too fancy, everything all on a single VM, managing less than 100 VMs across three hosts....
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