Error: Missing LVM Magic
What is the suggested procedure if:- a VMFS volume no longer automounts - trying to add storage wants to reformat the volume- the volume has the correct partition ID- it is NOT detected as snapshot...
View ArticleSystem removal from VMware capacity planner dashboard to Run CE report
Hi team, I am doing assessment ofr 100 system for Consolidation. Initailly i have imported 100 system from CSV file for inventory and performnce data collection. now i am observing in VMware Capacity...
View ArticleChange Default Email Address - FAQ doesnt help
I am unable to change my default email address for Community Site. The FAQ is out of date. It references the old community site, not the new one release about a month ago. Change Your Email Address...
View ArticleSabotage ? - who can write into the first 1500 Mb of a VMFS-volume ?
I have seen some strange things in my recovery work - but this one is the strangest so far. A standalone ESXi 5.0.0 was running 4 VMs on local storage.Today the 4 VMs have been replaced by content that...
View ArticleSSO Database Users
Hey all, Quick question! I've forgot the passwords for my RSA_DBA and RSA_USER users for SQL. Any way to figure them out or is there a way to reset them? Thanks for any input!
View ArticleOrchestrator Client - Windows 7 64 bit
Hello, last week, we configured the Orchestrator Server on our vCenter Server (same server).As I see, on the server (where the Orchestrator Server is installed) I can find a Orchestrator Client to...
View ArticleVcops 5.6 miss tabs dashboard, panning , analysis and reports
Hi I am testing Vcops 5.6 and loaded ova file and did all configurations. But I only have three tab environment, operations and alerts. What else I need to do to get all missed tabs? license? Thanks...
View ArticleWhat software to take images regularly
Hi People, I am looking at datto product Siris Lite which essentially takes backups of your servers on a regular basis and puts it into a cloud.Its £599 up front plus £49 per month for 250gb but...
View ArticleCourse over - preparing for VCP-510 Exam
That's me done the course now for the Vmware 5. The course had plenty of labs however I felt that they kind of skimmed over the exam blueprint and i guess it is upto myself now to go back and read the...
View ArticleAdd the F5 BIG-IP LTM VE SOAP EndPoint to vCenter Orchestrator v5.1
I am trying to add the SOAP Endpoints on an F5 BIG-IP LTM VE into vCenter Orchestrator v5.1 with the following code, where strPassword is an input of type SecureString. 01. var arrAuthenticationParams...
View Articlecom.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: Server...
Hi, ok, big failure to reboot the vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 (i think...)... Now I have the problem that I am not able to login to the vSphere Webclient:whenever I want to login through a browser...
View ArticleHow to add multiple VMs to the exclusion list in vShield?
I would like to know how to add Multiple VMs to the exclusion list in vShield. We have about 2000 VMs in the environment, we have created rules on the about 200 VMs from a source to destination on...
View ArticleHorizon View Optimization Guide error?
Hi All, Just wanted to check in with the people here that they have tried using the 'new' guide for optimising Windows 7 and Windows 8 with Horizon View? ...more specifically the attachments that come...
View ArticleNew to ESX 5 and VMWare
Dumb question, I just installed ESX5 and it keeps warning me about needing a license. I got the 60 day license when I signed up and downloaded the software but there is no place to enter it! I am...
View Articlevsphere 5.0 tuning and maintenance
Hi. I am new to the site and really, a bit newish to vsphere 5. Our original implementation was done well from what I knew at the time and recently I have taken over the administration of our vm...
View ArticlePowershell script help - creating a VM inventory
Hi - I need to create a very specific output for VM inventory purposes.I have, by hook and by crook, coppled together a script that works well for my needs, except for one issue I cannot resolve.My...
View Articledatastore getting low on space
we currently have a vm which is stored on a single Datastore.(2 TB) Is there a way to move individual vmdk files to different datastores without causing an outage? I looked at this link below , will...
View ArticleVCenter Can't start after My Host restart
Dear:I Use Esxi5.1I instal vsa Manager OK and run.BUT, I shutdown 2 Host ,retart the host that contain Vcenter.But the VMware VirualCenter Server can start(in service ,it set as delay start).. I...
View ArticleESX to access The vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)
Hello! I understand that VDS essentially a virtual network layer that provider inner communication between the VMs, however I was curious whether ESX has access to that info?Specifically, if I have a...
View ArticleSplitting up a nVidia GRID K2's GPUs?
What I'm talking about is designating one GPU for vSGA and pass-through the second GPU to a VM for high performance 3D work. In theory this should work, but I'm curious to know if anyone has actually...
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