Re: VM Protect in a Completely secure environment
You will need to be able to obtain the definitions/binaries for vCenter Protect as well as any patch files that are required for applying patches. The best way is to have a separate console that is...
View ArticleRe: VMDK Descriptor file
Datastorebrowser only display broken vmdks correctly. If name-flat.vmdk and name.vmdk match Datastorebrowser displays name.vmdk only.If name-flat.vmdk do not match - maybe because of an invalid entry...
View Articlemanagement network, set on host or vcenter?
I've a few ESXi 4.1 hosts where the management network IP address set on the host is different from what is set in vcenter (host, configuration, networking, properties etc) . Should these be the same?...
View ArticleRe: Template Upload / Download Issue "TimeOut" in VCD 1.5
Hi I Am VCloud AdminI checked and transfer session timeout is Set to 1400 Minutes.So I think it’s a very big window to start upload / download window. We are using GUI interface of VCloud director...
View ArticleRe: Configuration question: Establishing connectivity between HP A5120 switch...
"You sound like a network guy wondering without direct access to the ESXi host." You are correct, I am a network guy that has little to no direct access to the ESXi host and the Network Administrator I...
View ArticleRe: What is the best way to change the physical harddisks of my server?
Do you currently have a backup strategy in place, and can you restore those backups? You could also export the VMs to OVF - this would allow you to save them on a file server, external USB, etc.
View ArticleExport/Import VM Folder/Permissions/Roles - vCenter 4.1 to 5.1
Apologize if this thread has already been raised but I'm wondering if anyone out there has a "proven" PowerCLI script that will export (migrate) the entire VM folder structure and corresponding...
View ArticleRe: Virtual machine not starting after upgrade to 5.1
The vmx-file can be recreated by reading old logs - if you post the old vmware.logs recreating the vmx is a matter of seconds. Old vmware.logs will also give you the correct sequence for rebuilding the...
View ArticleOne template, multiple networks (automated dedicated pool)?
Does anyone have any idea how to go about sharing a single template across multiple pools that have their own portgroups? The weakness with the View automated process is that it does not allow you to...
View ArticleRe: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon
Channing Benson wrote: Hi, I just got it working with CentOS 6.3 on a ASUS Z77 Sabertooth Mobo, ASUS HD6450 graphics card on ESX 5.0.1. The key to getting it to work was to turn of KMS (kernel mode...
View ArticleShutdown existing vCenter Server, create a new one
I am wondering what the repercussions might be of shutting down our existing vCenter Server 4.1 vm, and installing a new vCenter Server 5.1? I know we'll need to recreate the data center, clusters and...
View Articleneed help my windows 7 ,can't open it
Cannot open the disk '/Users/felixfingerhut/Desktop/Stuff/Windows 7.vmwarevm/Windows 7.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.what should i do Thanks alot
View ArticleRe: Копирование файлов между датасторами
Ну как обычно стоило спросить, как и сам нашел. :-) vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/storage1/vm1/disk.vmdk -d thin /vmfs/volumes/storage2/vm1/disk.vmdk
View ArticleQuick Port Group/upLink Assignment question
Ok...I think I have the dvSwitch setup figured out. :-) I just have two little questions... I have Dell R910s with two 10G nics and four 1G nics. We don't have enough 10G ports on our switches to...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 4.1 missing datastore after HW crash - no VMFS Label
The only thing you can say for sure at this time is that the partition tables have been trashed - thats quite normal and happens frequently.Before you have not tried to recreate the partition tables I...
View ArticleRe: Slots Query !
With Admission control disabled, HA will try to restart VMs without checking the available slots, so VMs may or may not power on depending on available resources. Without Admission Control enabled it's...
View ArticleRe: The vSphere client could not connect to You do not have permission
Yes, I've logged into the DCUI as root but there's no option for lockdown mode that I can see. Correction: the option is there, it's just greyed out as it's disconnected from vCentre.
View ArticleRe: Export/Import VM Folder/Permissions/Roles - vCenter 4.1 to 5.1
Did you already check this thread Script to import/export the folder and permission structure to a new datacenter And there are a few more in this community.See if that works for you, otherwise let us...
View ArticleRe: HttpsessionManagement - C/S example
Hi, I am enclosing the sample project. Its simple shopping cart, you select camera's and it adds to the list.I basically copied same war with a diferent name (Townsend and Sendtown), and deployed both...
View ArticleRe: Error 29155.Identity source discovery error.
If your like me.. I created my vCenter server on a Host that did not have the correct time... VMware realy should add a NTP feature when installing the hypervisor. Anyway.. Correct the time on my...
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