Hardware Compatiblity Guide for Workstations?
I have a client who needs a server operating system for an application. I don't think he needs an $1,800 server. A high quality workstation that supports ESXi will do fine.Can someone tell me where the...
View ArticleSRM 5.1 configuration
Hi all, I am currently trying to upgrade my SRM 4.1 environment to SRM 5.1. My question is the following. Can SRM 5.1 work on a mix environment? I was able to work with a mix environment of ESX 3.5 and...
View ArticleGemfire licensing
In the Gemfire licensing docs at http://pubs.vmware.com/vfabric53/topic/com.vmware.vfabric.gemfire.7.0/deploying/licensing/licensing.html it is stated : "An individual license is used for each 6-core...
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All Server shut down - Process vmtoolsd.exe Reason: Shutdown Legacy-API
Hello, today all of our VMs shut down and rebooted some minutes later. We are using ESXi 5.0.0 and 3 of 3 Hosts were affected. All of them had the following Event in the System log: (Translated from...
View ArticleQuery: VMparameter script working on 1 vcenter but not on another vCenter
I have created a script to retrieve VM paramters "VM Name, DNS Name, Creation Date, Power State ,OS Full Name ,VM Hardware Version , Tools Version , VM Tools Status , CPU HOT Enabled, Memory Hot...
View ArticleHow Get VLAN ID with Get-VirtualPortGroup
I have vsphere with a number of distributed virtual switches.I have a number of port groups on each dvswitch.I want to get the names and vlan-IDs of all the port groups. I tried: Get-VirtualSwitch...
View Articleesxtop and client performance chart discrepancy for receive packets dropped
I am having difficulty analyzing the various data I receive at the host level, versus within the vSphere client. I need this to determine if a change I made to a VM is fixing a specific problem, as...
View Articlevm clone scipt error
Trying to use a script to clone existing vms to a new data store, but get following. error. see attched script. Please point me in the right direction + Add-PSSnapin <<<<...
View ArticleFT-Record/Replay functionality is not supported by this virtual machine...
I ran across a bug recently when I created a VM with the latest versions of ESXi 5.1.0-838463, Client ver 5.1.0-860230, vCenter ver 5.1.0-880146. If you create a VM for a Windows 2012 Server OS for...
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Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken
I got a purple screen when I start up a vm with a pci device With Esxi5 was working fine. I tested it with 2 vm on different hosts ( but same hardware) i7 2600 32gb mb: dq67sw What can I try
View ArticleFlickering screen using Fusion 5.0.3 on latest 2013 (Haswell) MacBook Air
Hi all, I just got one of the new Haswell-based MacBook Airs and have installed the latest Fusion (5.0.3) on it to run Windows 8 (x86). It installed fine but now I get a large dark area flickering on...
View ArticleSample Question - Need help
Here is a sample test question I have tried to find a good way to figure out the answer but have not been able to. I am missing something. Q. # of IOPS to limit disk throughput to 20 MBps if...
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Advice on Nic Configuration
Hi, We are currently in the process of installing 3 new ESXi 5.1 hosts. I was looking to see if anyone had any thoughts on the cabling and configuring to ensure redundancy and also maximum...
View ArticleQuestion with setting up servers
Hey guys hopefully one of you could help me out here. Now I set up a server for another office using the esxi 5.1 host, got the 3 vm's loaded on the server itself and was updating it. Another person...
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SRM 5.1/V7000 with SRA 2.1.0.x fails during 'testFailover'.
Current scenario:SRM and vCenter versions 5.1 (in both sites)ESXi versions 5.1 (all hosts)Storage: IBM Storwize V7000 with 7.1.0.1 code level (both sites)SRA Configuration: 'non pre-configured'...
View ArticlevCOPS Licensing question
Hi all, IvCOPS5.7.When I addthe firstvCenter(other than the onewhere thevApp), the licenseseemsyou canonly enteron the vCenterregistered.If I adda secondvCenter,howeverI will have tore-enterthe license...
View ArticleControlling Connections to VMFS Volumes
Hello Group, The issue I am trying to overcome is the following. We have 700 VM's across 7 Equallogic arrays in two pools with 70+ in-guest iSCSI connections. We would like to convert these guest based...
View ArticleChance to Win VMware Backup Software Free for 1 Year
Throughout the summer of 2013 you can win a chance to receive VMware backup software free for 1 year just by clicking here and downloading a free trial.
View ArticleWorkstation 9.0.2 Ubuntu Host Unity Mode Taskbar
I'm running VMWare Workstation 9.0.2 installed on Ubuntu 13.04, with Windows 8 Professional guest. Applications running on the Windows 8 VM do not show up in the Ubuntu host taskbar as expected....
View ArticleHelp/Suggestions with setup
Hi, I'm new to the community and as well as with VMWare. I'm now supporting the VMWare ESX 4.1.0 in the company using Dell PowerEdge R710 with 8x2.4Ghz CPU, 24GB ram and 4TB HDD. The server runs the...
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