How can I disable a VM pref retroactively or by policy override? (e.g. to...
I am using VMWare Workstation 7. One problem I've come across in a lot of the VMs we have is that they didn't have "Automatically connect new USB devices" disabled when their snapshots were created....
View ArticleInformation needed on set-up
Hello All, I want to make the following (Terminal Server/RDS setup): Base: VMware vSphere HypervisorOS: Windows Server 2012 Standard 2x RDS (Remote Desktop Session Host)1x DC, DNS, Remote Desktop...
View ArticleThe underlying connection was closed
Been randomly getting this error below lately for some parts of the daily script I run...sometimes it runs fine and sometimes I get this error on some parts. Anyone seen this before? "The underlying...
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Private network with Internet access
Hello, Using WS 9. Trying to build an isolated 'private' network that still has access to the Internet for testing purposes? I have built a VM that has AD, DNS, and DHCP installed. Wondering if it's...
View ArticleHelp required in vphere network design for the vcloud
Hi all, I am trying to setup a test lab for the vCloud 5.1 with ESXi 5.1 on 4 hosts and i am using the cisco catalyst 2960 switch.[each host is configured with the 4 nics. ] What i have done so far:-...
View ArticlevCOPS scalaility
Hi, I have some questions regarding scaling vCOPS 1. Does vCOPS support large implementation of managing 100K servers?2. If it does what is the recommended architecture? How many vCOPS server would we...
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ESXi 5.x on new Apple Mac Mini 6,2 Late 2012 *NOT* working
Hello! I bought one of the new MacMinis, which were presented yesteraday, plugged two 8GiB DD3-1600 modules in (OsX reported 16GiB of memory, as the models before) and tried to install ESXi 5.1 Build...
View ArticleHow to determine if xcopy is being utilized for storage vmotions
My array is VAAI and xcopy capable. Is there a way to look back at storage vmotions that happened during a given day, and confirm that in fact xcopy was utilized to allow the array to do the copying...
View ArticleRecover vm with two different sra's?
Using vsphere & srm 5.0.1 Would it be possible to protect/recover a virtual server using two different sra’s? Scenario would be the OS on a vmfs data store would be protected using IBM SVC SRA....
View ArticleGaps_In_LUN_Sequence
Hi,How to execute Gaps_In_LUN_Sequence test for iSCSI and ESXi5.0 and Workbench 2.1.In iSCSI all LUNS have ID as 0. Thanks,Prashant
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 U1 install process idle
Hey guys, Just doing a fresh install of vCenter 5.1 U1. Installed SSO on its own server. Installing inventory service and vCenter service on a separate box. SQL also sitting on a separate server.No...
View ArticleUpgrading VMWare ESXi 4.0 to 5.1 U1 on IBM X3400 (7974)?
Good day folks, I am aware that VMWare ESXi 5.1 is not listed in the VMWare Compatibility Guide for IBM Tower X3400 (7974). Since I have two ESXi 4.0 running on this hardware platform, can I even...
View ArticleVM hung undeploying
We've got a VM that has been hung up for 24 hours trying to undeploy. If you look at the pending tasks in VCenter it shows the following Reset Virtual machine ...95%Power Off virtual machine....in...
View ArticleViewing Storage Statistics for datastores
Other than the "planning" -> "summary" tab, is there anywhere else where I can view the average commands per second (IOPS) for a given datastore? Thanks
View ArticleVDI solution or suggestions for lab infrastructure
Hello, Just recently took a job at a University where I will be over seeing (supporting) all the student labs. Currently there are about 375+ thick clients that run Windows XP (stop lauging). The...
View ArticleError creating admin user – hostname in certificate didn’t match
We have a working installation of Horizon Workspace but installed another one since we want the gateway-va to have a more user friendly name that will be the same as the outside address for when it’s...
View ArticleCan Workstation 9.0.2 be installed on a Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit?
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View ArticleVMtools installation problem on Ubuntu 13.04
Hi, I have a vm (workstation 8.0.6) running with ubuntu 13.04 64 bit - I am trying to install vm tools, but am getting this error in the middle of the installation: "The path "" is not a valid path to...
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how to get vm's in a subnet? (old linux config included)
Hey everyone,i migrate from a linux vbox several machines to esxi and now i want the same network configuration as before for the vm's but dont know how to do it on vsphere/esxi 5.1i think its much...
View ArticleProblem Creating Provider vDC in vCloud 5.1 Evaluation Guide's path
I'm folling the vCloud 5.1 Evaluation Guide. Everything seems to be going well, but when I try to create my first provider vDC, I have problems. At the vCD level, I'm just told the operation has...
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