Are VM's hosted by ESXi 5.1 associated with the host?
I have 10 VM's hosted on an ESXi 5.1 server. If I gave permission to someone to access one of these VM's (say, I licensed software from a company, downloaded it and ran it on a VM), would they realise...
View Articlevmotion between clusters
Hi All, i'm currently trialling VSA and have FINALLY got it installed using the greenfield method. I just wanted to confirm with other out there whether it should be possible to vMotion running guests...
View ArticleI can not ping two real ip inside the vmeare ; please help
Hello all ,I have two virtual machines in my pc . I assigned the first vmware with : puplic ip 200.200.200.200and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and the second vmware with : puplic ip 200.200.200.2and...
View ArticleHow to see who is currently logged on (Data users) and how to move data off...
Is there a way to see who has logged on to Horizon when it comes to data users (internal or external\virtual)? I also see that you can do the Audit Events report to find out when people logged in and...
View Article"Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." Error ov...
Hello, I'm trying to convert s Windows 2008 32 bit VM from VServer to ESXi 5.1. It always errors with the above message. I have tried using VmWare Converter 5.1, 5.01 and 4.3. Using 4.3 I get a...
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 database update to vCenter 5.1?
Hi all, I have another question :I made a backup of my database sqlserver 2005 vCenter 4.1.I would like to restore it on new vCenter 5.1 database.Is it possible? vCenter can update the database up to...
View ArticleShut down esxi guests without vmware-tools installed
Is it possible to send ACPI signals to guests from the ESXi (5.x) console? Essentially, I would like to shut down guests using the vim-cmd power.shutdown style of command without having to install...
View ArticleUnable to Access server
I have just installed ESXi 5.1, then i changed the vlan ID of Management Network from all (4096) to 10, but when i clicked OK my vsphere client stopped responding and now i am unable to access or ping...
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Issue with Remove-VDSwitchVMHost
Hi guys, First off... Here is the version of PowerCLI I am using:PowerCLI Version---------------- VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.1 Release 2 build 1012425---------------Snapin Versions---------------...
View Articlerealtime
First of all.... couldnt you guys have done this like 6 months ago. Now i have a worthless splunk license;) Great product! i`m missing the realtime "time range" in the interactive analytics? Would that...
View ArticleForce MTU for VMs vNic from Esxi
Hi AllMight be a stupid question but is there any way that we can force the MTU value of 9000 to be used for VMs from the ESXi layer, rather than setting up in the guest os level. I would like to check...
View ArticleWhy does the snapshot process hang my VM's
Good Morning All, Thanks for taking the time to look! I have an issue with numerous virtual servers on our server estate. When VEEAM backs-up the server it takes a snapshot, when the back-up is...
View ArticleInstall a Custom SSL Certificate for Log Insight
Hello, I would like to change the SSL by an internal one. I found in the install and admin doc the entry to "Install a Custom SSL Certificate for Log Insight" Page 23. one point, but crucial though is...
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Installing SSO second node in Multisite hangup
Hello, I am attempting to install the second SSO server in multisite mode and its hanging on the "vCenter Single Sign On Type" screen after i click "next" the vim-sso-msi log file says: Action...
View ArticlevCenter Database retention Policy when does it take effect
I am running low on my vcenter space. If I set database retention policy to 6 months, does it take immediately remove tasks and events older than 6 months, or does it just mark any new task and event...
View ArticleGet Clone Source
I'm trying to run a powercli script that, among other things, is trying to get a list of all cloned VMs. One important piece of data in this is what was the original source of that clone. I'm...
View ArticleBase layer update question
I have updated an exiting base layer to a "major" version 2.0 and am in the process of assigning it to my test lab of computers. When all of the computers are assigned my Base Layer 2.0, will I be able...
View ArticleLocation of rotated hostd.log files?
I'd appreciate it if someone could point me to the location of the rotated (old) hostd.log files on the ESX5 host? hostd.log is sitting in /var/log but I can't find the rotated logs. TIA
View ArticleHow do I display bucket info for Partition Region in v7?
In v6, gfsh had the facility to display bucket distribution summary info using pr -b (after cd /RegionName). I cannot find an equivalent command in the v7 gfsh: neither describe region nor show metrics...
View ArticleClient connection failure
In the process of setting up a new computer. I can connect to the server via the website (downloaded and installed the client from there) and I can ping the server. However, when I attempt to login...
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