CoresPerSocket
Hi all, I need to build a VM using VMWare Studio and install software that has license restrictions on the number of sockets that are allowed. Specifically, it allows a maximum of 4 sockets. My VMWare...
View ArticleGuestCustUtil.exe crashes on WinXP
Hello,Hopefully I'm in the right place here, but if not, please could anyone redirect me to the right place? We have been installing vCenter 5.1 and recently upgraded to Update 1. Since that time, the...
View ArticleUnconfigured vm prevents recovery of configured vms?
I'm attempting to test a recover plan. There is an issue with one of the vms on the datastore. It has a drive attached from a non replicated volume. When I run the plan it logs the error below for all...
View ArticleDesign questions for vCenter 5.1, SSO and SRM
Currently running vcenter 5.0 U1 at primary and recovery sites. These vcenter servers are currently in linked mode. In researching the upgrade to 5.1, I see a requirement that all vcenter servers in a...
View Article5.7 1091672 vapp not calc Risk or Efficiency
been two weeks on new 5.7 and one of my vapps isnt calculating Risk or Efficiency. Do I need a new build? or is there a missing factor?
View ArticleUltimate Deployment Appliance
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/232 Deploy your favorite OS by pressing F12, bring your own ISO's, we'll do the rest
View ArticleDistributed Switch - How to?
Hi to all. I am revising for the VCP5 exam. My infrastructure was installed by a third party and we use Standard vSwitches. Networking is a greay area for my grey matter! I have built a 'Test Lab'...
View ArticleGet ESX-Hostname of a virtual machine
Hello, does anybody know, how I can get the hostname and datastorename, where a virtual machine is located on? I would like to create an workflow in orchestrator, where I will clone automatically a...
View ArticlevCloud Director Backups
Hey Guy's This isn't a technical question and apologies if this is the wrong forum! I would just like to ask how you are implementing backups of vApps within vCloud. This is something I'm working on...
View Articlecreate osx sandbox?
Hi, I'm running mountain lion on my macbook and I use Fusion for running a VM with WIndows 7.At this moment, I'm thinking of installing a new osx application in a separate OSX for testing purposes (in...
View ArticleVMware-workstation-full-9.0.0-812388 error when installing on Win 7 Ult 64bit
The MSI 'c:\users\administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\vmware_1350244385\vmwareworkstation_x64.msi' failed. Service 'VMware Workstation Server' (VMwareHostd) could not be installed. Verify that you have...
View ArticleRenaming virtual machine name and files in vcente5.0
I am using virtual centre 5.0 with build number 455964, and am in the process renaming a virtual machine name. The display name is done but i want this reflected in vmdk, vmx files etc as well. I...
View Article"Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." Error ov...
So here I am again. Running a V2V conversion on a Windows 2K8 box. I get the "Unable to obtain hardware information for the selected machine." error when I try the conversion. So I try running the...
View ArticleGoing back to previous view
Hi, I'm implementing a global view. Navigation to this view is by a right click context action. Is there a way I can have a button in my view which can take the user to the previous view that they came...
View Articlescript that set up few nats at once
Hello, im tired to set up nats with vmware "virtual network editor" tool. I want to write windows script thatwill do it for me. I found information about C:\ProgramData\VMware\vmnetnat.conf file in...
View ArticleVM shows alert icon with no alarms triggered
I have been having phantom alarms lately. Virtual machines will show the red alert icon with no alarms triggered. I checked the VM, the host, the cluster, the folder, the datacenter, and vcenter but...
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vSphere shared storage
My home server recently crashed and my work put me through a week long vSphere class(and gave me the licenses and such to get familiar with ), so I'm putting it all together now. Of course I find...
View ArticleChild VMs time zone changed automatically with local machine time zone
Hi Team,we have configured CST time zone on Parent VMs & but on child VMs/Guest VMs time zone automatically changed to Local machine timin i.e IST. Please let us know,we want to configured the CST...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Authentication Required
Hi All Strange issue here trying to log in the ESXi 5.1 host to change the IP address. It can preinstalled from Dell on our new server. I login via the DRAC no issue and launch the console no issue....
View ArticleDefault webpass username - vcloud usage meter 3.1
In short, I forgot the default webpass username... I know I can reset the password... I enabled LDAP integration and that's working fine...
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