Clone VM Without Quiescing?
We use PowerCLI 5.1 to automate routine cloning of some VMs. Since upgrading VMTools to 5.1, some VMs cronically fail to clone with this error when attempting to create a snapshot: The guest OS has...
View ArticleVMware restarts every day.
I'm running VMware ESXi, 4.1.0 It's been restarting every day at exactly 4:09 PMI have 3 virtual servers that get rebooted at 4:09 PM because of this and in the system logs it always says 'Unexpected...
View ArticleHow do I restore a virtualized OS X Lion 10.7 client with Time Machine?
Hi all, I've got a Time Capsule set up so that my virtual Lion clients back themselves up. This works great; my Lion clients see it as a remote Time Machine and happily back up regularly. So far so...
View ArticleCreate "powerfull" template with somehow ovf template
Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the good place for my question but here it is. I've created a template (LAMP with a preconfigured CMS) but everytime someone need a new one, I deploy a new VM from my...
View ArticleUpgrading tools on Windows 8 asks to stop VMWare services and forces a logoff
When I upgrade VMWare Tools in my Windows 8 virtual machines (both 32 and 64-bit), the installer first asks to stop some VMWare services, then while installing the drivers logs me off forcefully (one...
View ArticleGuest OS error "Not enough physical memory is avalible to power on this...
any adviceplease????i was using windows 95 on VMware Workstation and error occurred
View ArticlevCloud Director 5.1 prepare hosts with busy load
Hi, we have 3 hosts in a vSphere 4 cluster with vCenter 5.1. I am planing to install the vCloud agent on all three hosts. My problem is there are currently tons of VMs running on those 3 hosts. If I...
View ArticleCan't connect to Webview
I've installed a new VCO 5.1 server and migrated the workflows, configuration elements, etc, from our 4.1 environment. Everything is successfully configured, but I cannot connect to the one Webview...
View Articlemouse jumps and clicks
Randomly the mouse will jump to a random location and clicks (its driving me crazy). I happens in Autocad 2008 and not sure if its related to that program. It is literally the only program I use in...
View ArticleWorkstation 7 host disconnect.
Having an issue where the Workstation 7 VMs stay connected to the network and internet, but the host completely disconnects. Only way to get the host to reconnect is to close VM Workstation. When I say...
View ArticleScrollbar missing on Presentation element of workflow
I've exported a workflow from one of our VCO build 4.1.1_733 servers to a new build 5.1.1_2942 server. This particular workflow modifies values stored within a configuration element. When you execute...
View ArticleDiscount voucher for the DCD offer?
Right, so I have been in contact with a VMware Education Sales guy for a while and he emailed me about this offer for the vSphere 5 Design Training. Offer was: - 100% discount voucher for the DCD- A...
View ArticleGeorge - Washington
I converted a Windows 2000 SP4 Acronis backup image. When power on machine, it goes to Blue Screen (BSOD). Message: *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xEB41B848, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)...
View ArticlePhotoshop CS3 Licensing Issue
Hello, I am trying to virtualize PhotoShop CS3, but I am encountering an issue. First, I should point out that on this page, I don't really understand the instructions under the notes. I apologize for...
View ArticleFC attached RDM - many errors in vmkernel.log
We have multiple ESXi 5.1 hosts attached to an IBM XIV. We are exposing LUNs for use as RDM's. In general this works great. However, we are in the midst of migrating some clusters from iSCSI to FC...
View ArticleWSX on Synology NAS?
My goal is to access my VMs from a tablet or a smartphone. With WSX on my Windows host machine, I managed to control them quite well (instead of using a remote control client like VNC or Teamviewer)....
View ArticleDisable clipboard sharing (only)
VMWare Fusion 5.0.3 running on ML with Windows 7. VMWare tools installed. How do I (only) disable clipboard sharing between Mac and Windows environments, without affecting other components like file...
View ArticleA pdf demonstrating the effects of CPU overcommitment
Hi -I was creating this document for a specific purpose, but thought I might share it here. It seems like everyone puts too many vCPUs on each Virtual Machine! I wanted to demonstrate why fewer vCPUs...
View ArticleWindows 8 Easy Install no valid image found
I never install a guest OS using Easy install any more but was curious to see what happened if I did do this dumb thing. So I choose Easy install of Windows 8 and enter my serial and userid,...
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How can i use PowerCLI on"edit virtual hardware (experimental)"?
Hi All,I got a problem here. So, request any help from you guys .I wrote a powershell script with PowerCLI, to scheduled clone some VMs in vCenter 4.1.0.Problem:There are 2 ESX servers, ESX A has two...
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