could not connect internet from vmplayer ubuntu
Hi, I installed vm player 5.0 in my windows 7 laptop.I also install Ubuntu 13.0 using vmplayer. But the issue is, I could not connect internet though Ubuntu.I can ping Ubuntu from Host machine(win 7)....
View ArticlePPPoE suddenly stops working in guest OS
I'm running pfSense on ESXi. My modem is bridged with the vSwitch that pfSense is on. Most of the time everything works fine but if I reboot the ESXi host then my PPPoE no longer connects. It will...
View ArticleHow many VMs does vCenter with default database ?
Hi, We are doing Citrix VDI scalabilty testing on Cisco UCS B200M3 blade server for performance testing using VMware as Host. We need some basic queries please clarify us. My Environment...
View ArticleReduce VMDK size
How can we reduce size of VMDK in ESXi 5 Can we directly go to powered off VM -> Edit Settings and from there reduce the size of vmdk by entering the desired value in Size column of VMDK ? Please...
View ArticleVirtualizar un disco físico y morir en el intento??
Estimados amigos,quiero virtualizar el disco "C" con XP. En "L" tengo WIN 7 cuando arranco la computadora me da a elegir el sistema., El caso es que al virtualizar "C" siempre tiene errores por no...
View ArticleNew to VM
We've recently purchased and installed ESXi 5.0 i use sSphere client to manage the server. I have a couple of issues. 1. The server's date and time are off. I've seen posts on SSH into the Server. I've...
View ArticleProblems with Get-VMHostSyslogServer
I am unclear as to why this command is failing. I am connected to my vCenter, and then want to see what the syslog server settings of all my hosts (6 hosts in 1 cluster, 2 hosts in another cluster,...
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...
View ArticlevCenter sql server using 100 % cpu
Hi, I'm running vCenter 4.1 with around 4 hosts everything fine, for last two days vCenter is showing 100 % cpu usage in taskmanager, i found the process was sql server. i didn't make any changes to...
View ArticlevFabric Application Director License Enable
Hi All How can we enable vfabric application director license ? i dont find where to change vFabric application director license for GUI Best RegardsBai
View Articlehow to move sql express database to another sql server.
hi, i installed vCenter 4.1 couple of months ago with sql express installtion. now i wan to move it to another sql server, i don't find any console like sql management studio in my vCenter server. Only...
View ArticleWS 9 client BSOD
Windows 2003 server VM, client running Windows 7. I upgraded from WS 6 to 9 a couple months ago, Ran great but slow. Debugging I noticed my old VM was running single processor (laptop has 8 cores/8...
View ArticleEncrypted VM seems to have gotten corrupted (the VMX)
Hello Everyone, I have an encrypted VM that I use on a daily basis and my Linux PC decided to have a bad day and crash. I rebooted and when I rebooted I brought up my VM's again, The one came up just...
View ArticleAccessing a USB 2.0 device in Workstation 8
The host is running Win 7. The VM is running Win XP. The USB 2.0 flash drive never appears at the VM. What am i doing wrong ? Thanx. Bewildered BobPalm Bay, FL
View ArticleReusing a Workstation for Various Projects, Using Snapshots
Let’s say I create a “base” VM, and take a snapshot of it (Snapshot0). Then I start working on it for one project, reach a certain point in the project, and create a new snapshot (Snapshot1). Can I...
View ArticleStorage DRS - Storage pools
I've been wondering about a question; if I do NOT have storage DRS (Enterprise licenses, not Enterprise +) then would it even have any value to set up storage pools (Datastore Cluster)? Most of the...
View Articlehow to upload ISO files?
I've installed esx4i standalone, but when I try to browse the local datastore from the vcenter client, I do not get the "upload" button. What is the usual procedure for doing this? I assume that I...
View Articleerror 29114 cannot connect to db during VCenter 5.1 SSO install
I'm attempting to install VCenter 5.1 (build 947939) and I've selected the simple install and told the installer to use SQL 2008 express. So, the install gets to a point where it generates the above...
View ArticleFull restore of Server 2008 R2 to vmware workstation 9 from windows backup image
Workstation 9. I am trying to restore a windows server 2008 r2 backup (taken with windows built-in backup) to an existing vmware server 2008 r2 installation. Basically I'm just want to replace the...
View ArticleHow Cloud Cred Helps you to grow?
As many of you know that VMware has came up with Cloud Cred where you get all the stuff about Cloud ComputingHow many of you has availed this free serviceDoes it helps you to gain knowledge or just a fun?
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