Accessing VM Properties when Instantiating from VApp Template via AMQP
Hello, I am trying to determine whether VM's from an Instantiated VApp Template are using a certain Storage Profile. I am having great difficulty accessing this data without letting the task...
View ArticleDo I need two static IP addresses?
I am new to VM. We have the HP DL380 G7 server with two NIC plus an iLo card. When setting up the static IP for the vSphere, how do I know which NIC card I'm adding/setting the static IP to? Do I need...
View ArticleVMs that mysteriously change Port Groups (Network Connection: Network label)
In one of our environments we have over the last few days experienced issues where VMs mysteriously had their Network connections changed to a different port group on a vdSwitch. When we leave at night...
View ArticlePresent iSCSI Target to Guest OS
We are running ESXi 5.0 U2 in a clustered environment and would like to present a target on a separate SAN to a guest OS for testing purposes. Is it possible to present an iSCSI target directly to a...
View Articlemaintenance mode Question
How long does it take after exiting maintenance mode for my guests to return back to their original home? For some reason they are not doing it... I want to make sure there is no set time before I call...
View ArticleNew-Harddisk Problems
Guys, I wonder if someone can help me. I need to add additional hard disks to several virtual machines and am using the vSphere PowerCLI v5.1 against a vCenter Server running 5.1.0b. When I attempt to...
View ArticleIs it somehow possible to prevent the USB connection checkbox? ("choose where...
I have a couple Mac OS X Server 10.6 VMs, each hosted on a Mac Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.6. These VMs run 24-7, but the Macs they run on are used for other purposes, too, so USB devices are sometimes...
View ArticleClash of the PoSH / PowerCLI cmdlets
So, I learned today the hard way that by adding the vSphere Powercli snapins to my PoSH 3.0 session on a server 2012 with the Hyper-V role enabled, that there are several cmdlet names that clash by...
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Hard drive size - 2 specs??
Please excuse the newbie question but I'm completely confused why I can mount, format and use a 3TB drive using the vSphere client but the hardware spec says the maximum is 2TB - 512kb? Formatted drive...
View ArticleThinapp IE7 running on Windows 7
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to Thinapp IE7 (on an XP machine) and ultimately run on a Windows 7 machine. The Thinapp appears to build successfully, but crashes (on Win7)...
View ArticleDebian Squeeze guest idenfication
I've imported a Debian Squeeze 32-bit guest to ESXI 5.1. Using vSphere Client 5.1 Build 941893, I do not have Debian 6 (squeeze) as an available guest OS. (For the mean time I've used Linux Other...
View ArticleAccessing values stored in configuration element
I am modifying a series of workflows that used values stored as an array within an configuration element. The element is shared among several workflows, with it being populated initially via a webform....
View ArticleFast VP + Vmware
Hi there, I'm new here, and I´m new to all this VM stuff, storage, san, etc etc... and I got some questions about VMware and FAST VP. As far as I know I have to move a VM to a LUN on the FAST VP pool,...
View ArticleDoes VMware Workstation/Player for Linux still use HAL?
So, does VMware Workstation/Player for Linux still use HAL or has it been replaced by Udev at some point?
View ArticleUsing a vSphere Storage Appliance at a remote site
I'm considering vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) at a remote site. The remote site has two hosts and no vCenter Server. To use VSA, I would need to connect my two hosts to a vCenter Server over a wan...
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ESXI 5.1 Console (DCUI) diplays Disk Why?
Hello,i ve some strange poblem. After restarting the server (esxi 5.1.0 1021289) the console (dcui) at the server displays disk, see attached picture.the server is working.But what is the reason that...
View ArticleVMWorkstation v9 - 32 vs 64
This is a simple (stupid) understanding question :The host is running Win7x64 and in the task manager vm*exe are found but some are signaled with a *32 which i reckon mean they run in 32 bit modes-...
View ArticleUnable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine.
Всех приветствую.С помощью VMvare vCenter Converter standalone пытаюсь перенести виртуальную машину (линух).Исходная машина находится на древнем VM Server 2.0.1, переношу на ESXi 5.Указываю .vmx файлик...
View ArticleAdd/update a license key with powercli script - standalone host
Does anyone know how to add/update a license key with powercli script. I can do it OK with LicenseAssignmentManager when connected to vcenter server, but i can't do it when assigning a free license...
View ArticleNew ESXi install + Not able to access ESX server to start with vsphere client
Hello All, I am trying to setup my home ESXi lab. I m using Intel Core i7 processor with 32 GB RAM. One inbuilt NIC and one external NIC installed in PCI slot. I have installed ESXi 5.1.0 build 79733....
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