How do I remove an iSCSI Software Adapter in vSphere 5.1?
I was going to post this in vSphere community but I could not start a discussion so I am placing it here and I am sure the moderators will move to the appropriate community. I have added the iSCSI...
View ArticleNewer IBM servers not vMotion compatible despite identical CPUs
I just installed a new HS22V blade, identical to a pack of others installed about a year ago. CPUs are identical, UEFI version is identical, Processor Settings in the firmware are identical. Still...
View ArticleQueries related to Gemfire Developement
Can any one please answer below given urgent questions related to Gemfire Developement: 1. Can you please provide help in doing a POC based on the following Use Case: Say we have a database...
View ArticleUsers randomly prompted to reboot when they logon
View 5.1.2. Non-persistent pool with persona enabled. Randomly, users will be prompted to reboot the VM when they logon. We've tried multiple versions of the agent, no difference. Doesn't happen...
View ArticleView Agent reports a Protocol Failure in View 5.1
We saw an issue with a manual pool VDI, where it reported an error in View Administrator of Protocol Failure. We could not connect to the VM via PCOIP, but we could with RDP. We fixed the issue by...
View ArticleSRM licensing ?
I am about to install SRM 5.02 in our environment. We have two sites one Production and one for DR. We would like to have the ability to fail back after a disaster (Reprotect?).It appears to do this I...
View ArticleApplying app layers - Downloading to Done
I have applied 4 app layers to one of my CVDs. It went through the layer update, rebooted, and now when the systray VMWare Mirage icon is opened, it says it is Connected and Idle. However, in the...
View ArticleIs there a way to access the ESXi console through vSphere?
When I login to my XenServer, I select the Xen Server and there is a "Console" tab that is available if we need to access the hypervisor's shell. I was wondering if theres any equivalent to that in...
View ArticleHorizon View licensing question
Hello all, I have a license for VMware View 4.6 in my environment and I have recently completed an 90 evaluation of Horizon View. What are my options for upgrading? Can I upgrade to Horizon View...
View Article.vmware_ha folder on non-heartbeat datastores
I'm noticing the .vmware_ha folder structure being created on datastores that are not configured as preferred HA heartbeat datastores. Since this is a test environment I end up adding and removing...
View ArticleHow to get Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) To work in Vmware Fusion 5!
Alright, so i finally found a fix to this problem. Alot of people have been reporting recently that they cannot run the game in VmWare Fusion 5. For me, it works flawlessly on VmWare. When i checked...
View ArticleProblem building sample code
Hi!I did install the vddk component in my ubuntu64. I did try the compile.I did obtain a lot errors like "vixDiskLibSampl.cpp:(.text+0x358): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_InitEx'"and similar.The...
View ArticleStar Wars The Old Republic (SWTOR) Not Working with Fusion 5
I am having a problem running SWTOR in VMware Fusion 5.0.3 (1040386). I am able to start SWTOR fine; I get the game to run as it's fully patched and up-to-date, login to it successfully, and hit Play....
View Articleunable to install vmware tools
Hi, I'm new with vmware and I'm kinda struggling with basic installation of windows 7 in vmware. *Maybe* there's something wrong with my HW (few days old), I do not know, but Virtual box fails...
View ArticleCannot ping VCenter Server and Security issues
Hi, I am testing a lab (Windows) in which I do push installation of an antivirus which requires communication between server and remote machines. As part of the pre-requisites a ping from server to...
View ArticleUpgrage 4.1 to 5.1
I have two host that are running esxi 4.0 update 3 and 4.1 update2. I would like to upgrade to 5.1. Do I need to install the patches or will the update bring everything I need? Thank you
View ArticleSetting pathing policy
Is there a faster method than the command below to set the pathing policy for a specific naa id? For whatever reason this command is taking a good 1-2 minutes per lun per host to run and I'm looking...
View Articlevsphere 5.1 snapshot query
My first query - Book says "Virtual machine snapshot includes : settings state- the virtual machine's settings(.nvram and .vmx) and power state" Could someone please provide some kind of explanation...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 rejecting ESXi 4.1 hosts
Hi all,With the help of a few blog posts, I've upgraded our vCenter Server installation from 4.1 to 5.1. Nothing too fancy, everything all on a single VM, managing less than 100 VMs across three hosts....
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