Rebuild database from vCenter
By accident I've deleted the latest snapshot of our vCD 5.1.1 installation. After going back to the previous version in particular vApps, vApp templates and vDC networks are missing, while for instance...
View Articleauto logout of profile after guest shutdown?
Sorry if this has been asked before, I did a search but couldn't find anything relavent. This is a pretty simple question that hopefully has a simple answer:Is there a way to automatically logout of a...
View Articlepull out info on who remove vm from inventory
Is there a way to get the information from vcenter on a particular VM that was removed from vcenter... I would like to know when and who did it..if possible thanks
View ArticlevCloud Director Edge Gateway
Hi all, Does "vCloud Director Edge Gateway," "vShield Edge" or "Edge virtual appliance" all refer to same thing? Is there any VMware documents that discuss about this? Thanks!
View ArticleSMBIOS.reflectHost not working
Hello all, I have VMware workstation 9 running on OpenSuse 12.3. I built a VM and loaded Windows 7 in it. I did not initially have "SMBIOS.reflectHost = TRUE" in the vmx file, so WMware of course...
View ArticleVmWare Client not going full screen on second monitor
Hi, I have a dual screen setup on my PC which I connect to my ESXi 5.1 server using the vmware client. The client will go full screen happily on my primary monitor, but if I try it on my second monitor...
View ArticleScript to output WWN Datacenter Cluster Host
Hi All,I am looking to create a script to output: WWN with WWP, Datacenter, Cluster, Host Not sure how to start with this one. I'm assuming I would start by using Get-Datacenter and then get-content...
View ArticleChange VC VDP is registered with
Hi I am in the process of rebuilding my VC.... my old one is working like a dog, after being fixed by VMWare support. Had issues installing client certificates ... Anyway.. I go to re register the VDP...
View ArticleKnowledge Base Understanding virtual machine snapshots in VMware ESXi and ESX...
Would be nice to have someone who actually doesn't sound totally bored when she's reading the slides out. So bored she gets to a point where she just starts to rush through what she's saying and...
View ArticleHow to Set Node's Hostname with REST APIs?
I've been trying to set the VM's hostname when I deploy an application, but have been unsuccessful. The application consists of just the OS - there are no services installed yet Here's one example of...
View ArticleHow does MO ID value get generated ?
Hi, I'd like to know if MO ID value get never changed once assigned. I think using the MO ID value like "vm-88" can help me to identify a certain virtual machine in the environment.But of cource there...
View ArticleBest design for using 8 physical NICs on an ESXi 5.1 host
I have 8 physical NICs to work with on and ESXi 5.1 host using Enterprise Plus licensing. I need to service the following traffic: Management trafficvMotion trafficVirtual machine traffic (Probably 2...
View ArticleYou know, please information about BitLocker
Hello I believe thattrying tooperateto create aCVDinWindows7. Where thePChas failed, restore the Disaster RecoveryIwasrestoredin the state thatBitLockeris disabled. Thisbehaviororwill thenormal? Also,...
View ArticleProblem: Trace characteristics display no charts
I had uploaded a remote trace file, the io analyzer notified me a successful result, but Trace characteristics display no charts:Workload Name : exchange_loaddfdfTrace duration is 0 SecondsTrace...
View ArticleTrick external media player to work with media manager on xp vm on vista host???
I have a Prismiq player set top box that I can hook up to my network card on my physical vista computer. the media manager software isn't compatible with vista so I have to run on XP. I set up XP on...
View Articleselecting revert snapshot displays a useless info box
Hi, I've got a WS10 exp running on PCLinuxOS and I just was reverting a snapshot.During that I get a warning that long mode has been disabled. While that may technically be so, it is really only...
View ArticleWhat do the fields in a trace file mean?
The vscsiStats help says:"- trace contains NO customer sensitive data- only information recorded is: - serialnumber, IO block size, number of scatter-gather elements -...
View ArticleAnyone using multisite SSO with SRM 5.1?
Hi, We're going to put in a "active/active" SRM 5.1 deployment (half the protected VMs on each site - using the opposite site as their recovery site). The vSphere 5.1 environment will be brand new too...
View ArticleSRM Install with Multiple VCs at Site
Question on SRM (5.1) install with multiple vCenters at site. I cant find a clear answer on this. This is a classic Protected/Recovery DR design. Two datacenters, Prime and "DR". Question has to do...
View ArticleHow i get rid of of old test results
I did some tests with the Analyzer and have some test results listed now.I want to erase them but i cant find any way to do this. Does anyone have an idea?
View Article