PowerCLI translation to Perl?
I am working on a script and a PowerCLI commandlet seems to already be written for it. The script adds an existing vm to an existing DRS Rule. Here is the code for the commandlet I would like to...
View Articlenetwork issue with eval of vCloud Director 5.1
I've just installed the eval for 5.1, and am having a lot of problems connecting to the UI. It seems during install (and in the network configuration) it only allows for a single gateway, which...
View Articleproblems with new install of vCloud Director 5.1
I've just installed the eval for 5.1, and am having a lot of problems connecting to the UI. It seems during install (and in the network configuration) it only allows for a single gateway, which...
View Articlemenu dropdown makes remote desktops difficult
Usage scenario is using windows VMs in Full screen and accessing remote desktop from the Virtual Machines, again in full screen. I'm not 100% sure if something has changed in the timing (will verify...
View Articleresource pools question
I am looking for information how cpu and memory allocation is workingbetween VMs inside resource pool and those outside. My memory shares per 1 GB are: Low - 5120Normal - 10240High - 20480 I have the...
View ArticleHow to edit the port profile for a specific network adapter using Perl SDK?
I have been using VMWare vSphere Perl SDK 5.0 (Linux 64-bit) to perform some very basic operations like Creating / Deleting VM'sAdding network adapter and assigning a port profileHowever, I could not...
View ArticleFusion on Mac OS Mavericks 10.9
I'm testing Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks.I put fusion on it and it's working pretty good at the moment. the only thing that's not working is : " Use all display as full screen" I've 2 screens connected to my...
View Articledoes it make any difference what version PowerCLI to use??
We are on ESXi 5.0 U2 and vCenter 5.0 U2.Does it make any difference which version PowerCLI we use??If so, how do I determine the currently used version??And which PowerCLI version matches 5.0 U2 and...
View ArticleWhen to use multiple vSphere Distributed Switches
I have a number of port groups that will reside on distributed switches. I have a number of clusters. Some clusters are dedicated to only containing certain kinds of VMs which are all on the same...
View ArticleWhat would cause an inaccessible datastore?
I am writing a script to import existing datastores and crawl thru them to add all VMs that it finds to the inventory. I know I had this working on our production environment before. Now I built a...
View ArticleDid I find an API bug? : Adding multiple disks soap error
I am able to add the disks linearly like below: my $vmSpec = VirtualMachineConfigSpec->new(deviceChange => [$devSpecs[0]]); $vmView->ReconfigVM(spec => $vmSpec); my $vmSpec =...
View ArticleVMware Workstation license from VCP
I bought one VMware Workstation license prior to becoming a VCP. I believe that one benefit from becoming a VCP4 (in April, 2011) was that a received an additional VMware Workstation license. I...
View ArticleHow to migrate hosts from one vCenter to another with vDS?
Hello, I have 3 hosts that is currently on vCenter 5 and I would like to move them into my newly built vCenter 5.1. Normally, this would be an easy task but with vDS's involve I am a bit confuse of...
View ArticleVdcStorageProfiles missing in Orgvdc object (version5.1)
Hi,I'm trying to create organisation VDC's in vCloud 5.1.New to version 5.1 is the use of storage profiles in the provider VDC.I cannot create an Org VDC with storage profiles since this property does...
View ArticleLoading ESXi onto a blade
Hi Guys, I apologize for a very simple question, but could someone help to understand how to configure ESXi on a bare metal host for my school project. I have ESXi ISO on a disk but the blade does not...
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Help allocating NICs
We have ESXi Entperise Plus license. We have three servers with 8 Intel gigabit NICs. We also have two FC ports for storage access. I'm trying to design how I will allocate the nics and somehow tie...
View ArticleCisco VPN Client Installation Help
Hi, I am a newbie regarding VPN. I was using a Cisco VPN on my windows laptop before it died on me. Now, I am trying to make the Cisco VPN client work on my Mac. I currently running Fusion on Mac X...
View Articlesetting up NFS server - 2008R2, sharing out secondary disk - advice on...
I need to set up a temporary NFS server. I was thinking of creating a virtual machine, running NFS file services on it and adding a second hard disk. I have several attached LUNs available, and want...
View ArticleGuest CPU usage 100% Host CPU 45%
Hi, My windows 2008 server has 4 cores assigned (Terminal server / P2V) and hits 100% cpu usage every day and grinds to a halt. having checked the host ESX that it is running on the CPU is only at 45%...
View ArticleIBM V7000 SRA with SRM 5.1
There is a conversation going on in another thread(http://communities.vmware.com/message/2227065#2227065) - but it is an old thread and started off with different versions of everything. I'm going to...
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