Running workflow not getting updated configuration element attribute value
I have added an attribute called "maintenanceMode" . At the beginning of a workflow launch I look up the value of this (it is a boolean) and if it is set to true the workflow sleeps for 5 minutes then...
View ArticleRename cluster in N1KV Enviroment
We have 3 clusters and they have dedicated N1KV switch for the VM traffic with 2 uplinks, both Management and vMotion is on vSS. Now we have to rename the cluster ‘ABC’ to ‘ABC-XYX’. Will there be any...
View Articleimproving iSCSI performance: Delayed ACK, IOs per path, Large Receive Offload
I've raised a ticket with VMware for these 3 settings and I'll post the response, but I'd also appreciate any comments anyone makes. We have two Dell R620 servers with ESXi 5.0 U1, directly connected...
View ArticleDirect Connection to Storage area?
I would like to house my Mirage server in one of our remote (very remote) datacenters. To keep traffic down i would like to use storage local to the PC. My question is - when backups/updates of...
View ArticleiSCSI, jumbo frames, and vMotion question
Hello, I have an ESXi 4.1 cluster using vCenter and a MD3200i SAN. I am going to be doing an upgrade to optimise the setup, which includes the installation of quad-port NICs in the hosts which will be...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 and Web Client
I saw the great video from Chris Wahl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6E_-4dSlLY&feature=relmfu Looks though like it's only on vCenter Server? Not on the standalone free version of ESXi 5.1?
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Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred
I keep encountering the error "Exception 0xc0000005 (access violation) has occurred." and then my VM crashes. I moved the VM to two different hard drives (one SSD and one hard drive) and the error...
View ArticleInstall Fails - Error UI Timed out ...
hye there.. why i can't install VMware-player-3.0.1-227600 on my laptop? here the image link http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/ijalij0l/untitled2.jpg is there any solution for this? Currently...
View ArticleSymlink bug in shared folders with Linux guest
I have a Linux x86_64 guest running on an OS X Lion host. I am experiencing strange behavior with symbolic links accessed from the Linux guest in a shared folder. The guest is unable to follow some...
View ArticleESXi Hypervisor 5.1 (Free edition) installation on dell Poweredge c6100 XS23-TY3
Hi , I am planning for the installation of Hypervisor U1 Free edition on dell Poweredge c6100 XS23-TY3 . I have following questions : 1. This server has four nodes : each node contains 12 GB RAM and 2...
View ArticleIssue with increasing drive sizes
Hello all, I've got an apparently common problem but unfortunately the common solutions don't seem to apply. I have a VM that I migrated from ESXi 4 to 5.1 a year ago and have been using without a...
View ArticleVcenter update manager,Patch management for View
Hi All,I am looking for best practice of Patch management in View Environment,as my view infrastructure has 8 esxi(4.1) host & around 65+ Floating Parent & 10 + Dedicated Parents configured...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 Install Issue
Hello, I'm trying to install ESXi 5.0 on my HP DL360p Gen8 server. The problem is it can't see the local hard drives that are mirrored on the server. It only recognizes the internal SD storage. Has...
View ArticleSharing folders on Windows 8 host
I am running Windows 8 as a host and VMware Workstation 9.0.2. I have a Virtual Machine (Windows 7 x 64) that I have brought across from VMware Fusion on a Mac. (I have come back from the dark side)....
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A timeout occurred while loading the inventory
Имеется локальная сеть с двумя хостами ESXi 5.1, и удаленная сеть (через vpn)Из локальной сети я без проблем подключаюсь клиентом к хостам, но из удаленной сети могу подключиться только к одному хосту,...
View ArticleScript to Generate IOPS Report
Hello, I've been looking around for a script but I cant seem to find what i'm looking for. I would like something that would survey all VM's across all clusters and datastores (everything) And...
View Articlevcenter failed to boot from disk 0
lately my vcenter is often having this error of failing to boot from disk 0 , I have to use the operating system windows 2008 disk and do a disk check and then become fine for sometime, but its started...
View ArticleChange to ICMP ping response behavior in ESXi 5.1
Hi, I have a problem with ping response on the ESXi 5.1 hosts, in last febrary VMware published a a following KB : VMware KB Article UnavailableBut it's not authorize nowIn this KB it was a workaround...
View ArticleCan SRM use NetApp VSC quiesced VM backups?
We're using VSC to quiesce VMs and back them up, then initiate a SnapMirror replication. SRM only sees the most recent snapshot, which is the SnapMirror's and not the VSC snapshot. So when we test, VMs...
View Articleupgrade
I'm just new on virtualization infrastruture now i want to upgrade from 4.1 to 5 or 5.1, so what i want to know which procedure i must follow, for instance do I have to reinstate/renew my licences so...
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