Filtering by platform
Hi, We are planning to deploy a vdi solution in the town of Montreal. But we are curious, is it possible to filter access based on platform or on which version of the client a user is using. For...
View ArticleNFS Datastore unavailable
Hey all, I'm trying to find out why when the server running our NFS data store goes through a reboot or goes unavailable for any reason our ESX host data store disconnect and will never reconnect. The...
View ArticleWindows on VMware Fusion, Multiples Monitors
So I have looked everywhere for a response to this and I cannot seem to find anything to my specific question. I have a Macbook Pro that I am running and I have 2 extra monitors connected to it. One...
View ArticleFusion 5, XP, 10.6, Unity, and Multiple Monitors
Starting with Fusion 5, a bug introduced itself regarding multiple monitors, Windows XP, running on 10.6.x. This issue had not existed in Fusion 4. When using a Macbook Pro with an external monitor,...
View ArticleAdd an External Network in vCD - "Port group ID" (portGroupMoRef)
I'm trying to provision a new External Network into vCD, which requires a field called "Port group IP" or portGroupMoRef, to be more specific. However, the only way I can find that identifier is by...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 install - Boot Drive vs Boot from RAID
Hello, Specs: Dell T420- PERC H710 R5 (4 - 1TB SATA drives)- ESXi 5.1 images on embedded 1GB SD card My main question:I was wondering if it is best that I should add a separate non-raid hard drive to...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 options for HA without shared storage
Are there any options in Vcenter 5.1 to do HA between 2 hosts not in a cluster having local storage ?... I have heard about Virtual storage appliance ..even Vmware seems to have one for SMB ...any...
View ArticleVCP Book: Kindle or Hardcover?
Hello everyone, I am finally going for my VCP. I have been working in VMware since GSX days, time to just bite the bullet and get the cert. Question on the books. I am most likely going to get the...
View ArticleRunning ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Okay. So I originally allocated a mere 100GB to my ESXi -GUEST- within VMware Workstation 9. Now I'm using VMware Workstation 9 to expand the ESXi guest's disk. When ESXi starts up.. will it just...
View ArticleSSO Error 29148.STS
tl;dr: doing SSO basic install, bundled SQL 2K8 Express DB, getting 29148.STS error in the end ... what gives? I'm trying to do an install of Single Sign On, Inventory Service and vCenter Server...
View Articleiperf results for Windows 7_X64 much slower than Server 2008_X64
I have a situation with several Windows 7 VMs which are observably under-performing with their network issues. They are all X64 with plenty of RAM and CPU and the vmxnet3 driver. And I know iperf is...
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Attempting the VCDX - documention questions
Can you just use the SET stuff as a guideline then change where needed like we would give to a customer? Curious about this and don't really want to screw it up, it's kind of a big deal thanks...
View ArticleGetting this error during the build step: Failed to communicate with VI server
Hopefully someone has some insight as to what may be causing this. Our VMware Administrator has given my Windows domain account the permissions listed in the Developer's Guide. However I've been unable...
View ArticleWindows 95 Ethernet Adapter Not Working
Hi, I am creating a windows 95 virtual machine and followed the directions exactly given in the link below. VMware Documentation for Windows 95 However, the network adapter does not function. I have...
View ArticlePowershell/PowerCLI Dynamic Email Message Body
Hello, not sure if I am in the right spot to post my question about PowerShell/PowerCLII have a script in powershell that will send an email to an outlook client.The msg body will have values regarding...
View ArticleProblem with get-stat command and scripting
Hi,I'm currently trying to write a simple script that could get resource pool statistics, but having problems with it.I am using vSphere 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, ESX 4.0(update 4), PowerCLI 5.1...
View ArticleProfile driven storage - usefulness ?
i am trying to understand the usefulness of profile ( or policy) driven storage. In our situation we use vsphere 5, and we have virtual machines, whereby the OS is installed on hard disk 1, page file...
View ArticleVMware Installer error - VMCI service failsH
Host: Ubuntu 13.10 kernel 3.9.0-6-genericAttempted guest: Windows 8 NThe program (VMware e.x.p) installed without errors according to the installer (this needs to be fixed since in fact the...
View ArticleOn VM opening : "Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to" or...
Hello, Since yesterday after a reboot of my host (E6410 DELL, W7 SP1 64 bits, 8GB RAM, 2x750GB SATA3 running WorkStation 9.0.2, up to date Windows Update), I cannot open any of my existing VM. I often...
View ArticleChange the webserver port
Is it possible to change the default port of the UI Website (vcops) from 443 to a custom port? Thanks
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