How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine?
How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine? Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564 In a Mac, you do it pressing the Shift key until you see...
View ArticlevCenter 5.0 to 5.1
Hello All.... I currently have a 4 node cluster(ESX 5) w/ vCenter 5 (update 1 on both). I want to upgrade(migrate to a clean install) my cluster / vCenter to 5.1. I really don't want to do an in place...
View ArticleFLR in VDP
Hello All,I just want to know how the FLR works how VDP can authenticate the local credentials of any guest OS? How it works in Background?
View ArticleIssues with DISA STIG guidance and /etc/pam.d/passwd
In running through the excercise of hardening a vSphere 5.1 environment, I am having difficulty with implementing a particular security control. When I implement the "remember=5" switch as described...
View Articlexrandr showing one virtual display, mirroring it to each monitor in...
I'm trying to get each display on a computer available to a Linux guest (Ubuntu 13.04) provided as a separate virtual device. But instead of doing this, I get one virtual device in xrandr and the...
View ArticleVMware Detection Patch
I work from home as a self-employed contractor. My work environment runs on a DVD that loads Ubuntu on PC start up. So, you cannot run in a Windows environment, and there are only select tools...
View ArticlevCenter Converter Unable to Convert Win764bit?
Is this a known limitation ? I am unable to using a trial of vmware workstation 9 converter 5.0.0 build 470252Craig
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Windows 8 & 64-bit Guest OS Support
Hi All, I just moved a Windows 7 64-bit Guest VM to Workstation 9 on running on a Windows 8 host and all seems lost... My host PC is a Gateway NE56R41u with an Intel Pentium B960 CPU, which does not...
View ArticleSat in VCAP5-DCA exam
I sat in VCAP5-DCA exam. I wonder if VMware provides marks for partially complete lab activity. Every single lab activity has sub question/ activity. If I complete only 1 out fo 3 activities in a...
View ArticleFailed install of VMware Workstation 9 on fresh install of win 7
I have looked at the Failed VMware Workstation 9 install discussion, verified I am an administrator, cleaned out %TEMP% and looked at the registry and am still having problems. The account name being...
View ArticleItems needed for implementing SRM5.0 with a VNX5300 with ESXi5.0
Hi, I know from reading the documentation I need to appropriate SRA, which I have. The issues I am seeing is I can not find what particular NavCLI I need to download.. Do I need to download and...
View ArticleNvidia GRID K1 + Asus ESC4000 G2 + ESXi 5.1.0 Build 1117900
I am looking for some help with GRID K1 and VIEW 5.2: Card is in the server, BIOS is set to load on-board card first, GRID K! card is reporting and set in Advanced Settings>Directpath I/O>Edit...
View ArticlevRAM
Hi,we have a number of servers, vsphere 5.1 ent plus is installed. i think i know the vram entitlement but just wanted to make sure i am right in my thinking. if you have 1 server with 2 processors...
View ArticleFirst New-VM : An item with the same key has already been added.
I'm getting a strange error that I've seen a few other posts about, but with no resolution (or at least one that I can find). When attempting to create a new VM using the New-VM cmdlet, I receive the...
View Articlean error occurred during the conversion 'unknown exception'
Hi, this is the error I get when trying to convert a live (or turned off) server 2008R2 Hyper-v machine to Vcenter inf. using VMware Vcenter converter 5.0.0 build 470252. any help would be appreciated....
View ArticleVDI VM shutting down after logout
Hi, On one of the View infrastructure i manage I have a strange issue since one week. In the morning i find between 1 and 5 VM (out of 15) shut down in VSphere client. According to the log the shutdown...
View ArticleConverter 5.1 - Unable to detect disks or volumes on the source machine. Make...
Hi, I'm trying to convert a RHEL 6.4 virtual machine on KVM, pretending this is a physical system during conversion.After a while the conversion stops with the message "Unable to detect disks or...
View ArticleI Can't Use This
Seriously. I can't use VMware Fusion. I haven't been able to use it for quite some time. Here's why: When running a freshly installed instance of Windows 7 (64 bit Ultimate w/ 2 CPUs and 2 GB RAM in...
View ArticleResource Pool vs DRS?
Hello, I have a VM that is running near CPU capacity all day long. I am looking at allocating more resources to alleviate the demand. My question is; Will I be achieving the same thing if I create a...
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Guest cant power on
HImy VM is lockedand when start this Machine see this error how to solve this problem ? My host is ESX 4.1 tnx a lot
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