Re: Migrating VMs from one datastore to another on ESXi 5.1 (free license)
Yes, for the VM's which don't require any snapshots, run "Delete All" from the snapshot manager to consolidate all snapshots.For the VM's which require snapshots, you can only use vmkfstools for the...
View ArticleRe: Changing VMware infrastructure from 4.x to 5.x
Ok, great thanks for helping me clear this up...I believe I now have all the info I need to move forward with the upgrade.
View ArticleRe: VM shutdown on APD possible?
I could use esxcfg-mpath to get the state or grep vmkernel.log run from cron but would prefer something built in, or at least have the option to shut a VM down. This is serious for us, and we have a...
View ArticleConfused about ESXi 5.1 VM Memory Usage
I am really confused about what I was just told by support on the phone. Maybe it was some of the language barrier between myself and tech support, so I'm posting on here for some follow up. Just for...
View ArticleCan't connect to sound card
I'm running VMPlayer 4.0.4 with a Windows 7 x64 guest. The host is Fedora 19, which I just upgraded from Fedora 18. The sound was working fine before the Fedora upgrade. Now when the virtual machine...
View ArticleHow would I do the following
I want to build an active / active topology between two data centers. I have two data centers and in each data center I am running a Vcenter 5.1, brokers, and security gateways. Each site has its own...
View ArticleRe: Are these results as bad as they look? (DB -Pre-Upgrade Checker output)
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2004286 lists the most severe errors and warnings and how to resolve them. What Service Pack is your database running on? Remember that you need at least SP4 to be in a...
View ArticleRe: Confused about ESXi 5.1 VM Memory Usage
To be honest, I never heard of such a limitation until now. What I could think of is that this might be related to HA!? Do the hosts run in an HA cluster? How is Admission Control configured? André
View ArticleRe: VCenter Service Failing.
Verified SQL instance is set as dependent on vCenter Service. I cam ping devices connected to all networks associated with the Vcenter Server. I am actualy remotely connected to it, using vsphere...
View ArticleRe: Confused about ESXi 5.1 VM Memory Usage
Hi,Even I think there is no such limitation , unless if you have reserved specific percentage of resources for fail over . RegardsMohammed
View ArticleRe: Tagging design question
The first question to answer before a design would be what license are you using? Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus? If Enterprise Plus do you plan on using vDS (vSphere Distributed Switches) or...
View ArticleRe: VCenter Service Failing.
When i try to start the Vcenter instance a Warning comes up. "Windows could not start the VMware VirtualCenter Server Service on local Computer. Error 1067: the process terminated un expectedly."
View ArticleRe: Port mirroring available with vswitch or only dvswitch?
If you want to see a way on how to accomplish this using vDS (vSphere Distributed Switch) have a look at the link below. The scenario provided is using a Cisco switch but the same logic should follow....
View ArticleRe: Upgrading a 32 bit VM to 64 bit
You cannot upgrade a Windows Server 2008 32bit to 64bit, you have to reinstall. // Linjo
View ArticleRe: Access_to_Resource_IS_Forbidden Error when Undeploying vApp with Java API
You must be a SYSTEM level administrator to use "FORCE" -- Org admins do not have this ability.
View ArticleMid 2013 MacBook Air not booting the BootCamp Partition
Trying to evaluate current VMware Fusion 5.0.3.I've just purchased a Mid 2013 MacBook Air. To replace a late 2007 MacBook Pro. Like on my older MacBook Pro. I've established a working BootCamp...
View ArticleDell Poweredge
Looking to purchase a new dell server and looking at the raid cards PERC H310 Adapter RAID ControllerPERC H710 Adapter RAID Controller which card is supported for VMware 5.1 - upgrading from PowerEdge...
View ArticleRe: Unable to access View Administrator Console
i also did this couple of times and it worked but, this moment that i installed view composer, that's not working any more, i restarted all vmware service just to check and following this Link and...
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