Powershell/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
View ArticleUDP Tunnel networking
Hello, I am the project leader of GNS3, an open-source program that you can use to create virtual networks based on Dynamips, Qemu and VirtualBox. I don't know if this is the right place but I would...
View ArticleHow do I find the id of the vappTemplate given a vm object?
Hi, In VCD, I use a vappTemplate in order to create a VM. Now after creating the VM, I need to retrieve the id of the vappTemplate from which this VM was created in the first place. But looking at the...
View ArticleMove vCSA to new host using vMotion?
I am in the process of upgrading 2 ESX 4.0 hosts to ESXi 5.1. Both hosts are part of a cluster running under a vCenter Appliance that is on one of the hosts that needs to be upgraded. At this point I...
View ArticleVCenter 5.1 update 1 upgrade fails with "insert disk 1", now vcenter won't...
I’m having a problem with updating VCenter 5.1 to 5.1 update 1. I downloaded the ISO then mounted it on the VCenter server at our D/R site (it’s not gone “live” yet, so it makes a good test). I opened...
View ArticleHA admission control - dedicated failover host and maintenance mode
I am in the process of building a new 5.1 U 1 3 hosts cluster, and due to the fact that I don't use resource pools or limits on the VMs , I have opted to use the admission control policy "use dedicated...
View ArticleFusion itself (not VM) is very slow on startup
My Windows VM boots (no boot camp), runs and shuts down very quickly, absolutely no complaints there. I'm working on a fast Macbook with 16GB of RAM and an SSD, so I guess this helps a lot. However,...
View ArticleIE 9 Minor Bug during Configuration Phase
When you click any of the Test Buttons it snaps you back to the 'Welcome to vCenter Log Insight' screenYou can Click Next back to where you were (without having to re-enter information)The same...
View ArticleESXi 4.0 - configuring storage - I've made a mistake
I've made a mistake; but I'm too much of a novice to understand where. Can I please get some direction? I've built a ESX4.0 box on some old hardware, it has quite large disks, the array ended up being...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Authentication Required
Hi All Strange issue here trying to log in the ESXi 5.1 host to change the IP address. It can preinstalled from Dell on our new server. I login via the DRAC no issue and launch the console no issue....
View ArticleCPU Stress Allocation - How is it determined?
So I have this host who's stress badge is 315. Now that is high if you ask me :-)It may have something to do with me experimenting with profiles but still I really see nothing that contributes to...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Welcome page after Fusion install
Hi, I have an OSX server and after installing Fusion 5 my server's main page is now a "VMWARE ESXi 5.1" welcome page. Why would this happen automatically and how can I disable it now and in the future?...
View ArticleHow is the 'LowFreeThreshold' counter calculated?
Hi I assume that the LowFreeThreshold value is determined by using the 'MemMinFreePct' setting, because both values are about the threshold at which memory reclamation techniques as ballooning,...
View ArticleAdding IPs
I'm fairly new to ESXi so bear with me. I have a system setup and running already and if I wanted to add another public IP to it (I have 13 total that will be going in) what do I need to do to make...
View ArticleThinDirect incase of javaScripts
Hi, Infrastructure at our customer site was being upgraded to WIN7 and IE9 and one of our web applications are not supported on IE9 so we had to make use of VmWare Thin App solution to let users use...
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