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P2V Dynamic Disks
Dear all, We have an organisation who desperately want to convert a Server into VMware, however the disks are dynamic, please see image. Can anyone suggest the best route to achieve this? Many thanks
View Articleconnecting local CD/DVD drive hangs
Hi! I have seen this problem several times in the last days: When trying to connect my local DVD drive through vSphere Client with a VM, the CD/DVD button shows "connecting..." but never actually...
View ArticleSnapshots deleted and VM wont power on
Hi,I am dealing with a virtual server which is no longer in production, however has some important files that one user needs. Since this server was no longer needed, it was shutdown and some snapshots...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 management network no connectivity with two nics connected
IBM H Chassis populated with HS22 bladesBlades use Broadcom 5709S dual gigabit NIC With ESXi 5.0, system was running fine with both NICs connected (with static IP) in the management network settings...
View ArticleCentOS 6.3 64b WSX does not start after reboot
Hi, I am having a problem with WSX 1.0.2 on a CentOS 6.3 64 bits box (with Python 2.6.6 installed).Once installed WSX starts and I am able to connect.As soon as the server is restarted, WSX fails to...
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VMware vCenter Server 5.1 Error "com.vmware.sps.fault.QsConnectionException"
Hi, The subjected error occurs very frequently, in fact after every minor changes or click in vCenter Server Console.We are accessing the VI client locally on the vCenter Server. It will be certainly...
View ArticleConsolidate Helper -0 snapshot issues
Hello, I am on esx5 using local datastores with plenty of space. I am using Veeam Backup to back up my VM's. Occasionally I will see a "Consolidate Helper -0" snapshot left behind on the VM. It...
View ArticleIssues After Upgrade
Not exactly sure what went wrong but I recently upgraded my VM environment from ESXi 5.0 - 5.1.1 along with vcenter. Now I'm getting an error in View "Cannot connect to vcenter server because the...
View ArticleNetworking and Workstation 9
I have a sandbox built and was troubleshooting an issue and resolved it but I do not know why the original configuration did not work and would like to have clarification from the community. My home...
View Articleupgrade esx 4.1 to esxi 4.1 in a cluster question
We have a cluster with 4 hosts. All hosts are running ESX 4.1. This Cluster has HA and DRS turn on. Now, I am planning to upgrade those host from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 4.1 one by one. Do I have to turn off...
View ArticleConverter standalone 5.1 crashes host on retrieving source machine information
Hi all, I'm kinda stuck atm. We are using 2 ESXi servers. I'd like to convert the servers of 1 ESXi to another.I'm using Converter Standalone 5.1. The source server is running ESXi 4.0, the destination...
View ArticleDell VC Plugin - delete queued job?
Does anyone know how to delete a queued job that has been scheduled with the Dell VC Plugin for vCenter? I have a queued job (simple BIOS upgrade) which does not execute as expected - I need to delete...
View ArticleBacking up the VCSA (vPostgres) via script
Hello,For those of you that use the VCSA, backup can be a manual process. VMware official...
View ArticleVisualizing a Physical Server
Hi, I need a quick answer back on this - if possible? We have a Physical Server and we need to virtualise this server asap. Server has 4 LUNS allocated on the SAN listed below: Windows 2003.Drive 1:...
View Article"Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." Error ov...
So here I am again. Running a V2V conversion on a Windows 2K8 box. I get the "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." error when I try the conversion. So I try running the...
View ArticleP to V - ESX 5.1 - Windows Server 2003 + SQL Server
Good Morning:I am having a bear of a time P to V a Windows Server 2003 that has SQL Server 2005 running with multiple instances. The bottom line, I have a ESX 5.1 environment and attempting to bring in...
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[Complete Guide] How to Increase space on Linux vmware
The steps below is taken from : Extending partitions on Linux VMware virtual machines | TechRepublic . To view the pictures mentioned in the step, please go to the site, i have modified the step from...
View ArticleVDP 5.1.x Read Only Web Access
hi guys Now since Web client is the only way to access VDP, is there a way to create a read only user that has access to VDP in any way?At least to check if the backup was OK. I create a read only user...
View ArticleCan´t change/display network adapter configuration on HP Blades BL685c G7
We have a problem when we try to edit the properties of a network adapter. We can´t change the network speed configuration. It appears as empty... We only realized this erro in: HP Blades BL685c G7...
View ArticleКак ограничить скорость сети у виртуальной машины?
ESXi 5.1U1 Как можно ограничить скорость сети у виртуальной машины? Например, чтобы определенная машина была ограничена скоростью 5 Мбит/с
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