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VT is disabled
I'm running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit Host OS with VMWare Workstation. I ran "VMware-guest64check-5.5.0-18463.exe" to check for 64-bit compatibility which returned: However, whenever I try to start...
View ArticleChecking VT-x enabled from a 32-bit Linux guest running on Esx - 4.1
Hi, Is there a way to probe the Esx 4.1 host from a 32-bit running linux guest to check if VT-x has been enabled in BIOS?I could find several ways of doing this on the Esx host - esxcfg-info, finding...
View ArticleBroken pinned icons
We're running Windows 7 SP1 x86 with Persona Management and I'm seeing very strange but easily reproducible behavior with pinned shortcuts on the taskbar. If I log in with a fresh profile, log off,...
View ArticlePowershell help - Cant connect to vCenter connected ESXi host
Hey all, Am just updating my automated shutdown script which my UPS runs if there is a power failure. Have used it fine in the past but realized it hangs up when trying to shutdown my vCenter VM as...
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 Migration
Thanks all in advance for your help on this. I'm running VMware with 2 hosts. vCenter 4.1 with sql 05 express is sitting on the 2nd host and i need to migrate it to another physical server (08 R2)...
View ArticlevCenter SSO Service is stuck on old vCenter SSL Cert
Hi All,vCenter 5.1 (Windows VM)vCenter Server, SSO, and the Inventory Service are all installed in separate VM's. I have been fighting with this for a while now. Our vCenter Server SSL certificate...
View ArticleAdding HA or vMotion to vCenter Server Foundation
I have purchased vCenter Server Foundation and I'd like to add HA and maybe vMotion to it. Where is the pricing model for this anywhere on vmware.com or the web. I've looked for hours and can't seem...
View ArticleSwapping I/O card order
I need to add some additional I/O cards to my Vmware host and it looks like I am going to need to move some cards around on the motherboard to make room. Like moving a Quad Nic from a full height to...
View Articlehow to properly change vCenter Password ?
Hi guys ! I want to change the password of the vCenter could you please help me with a detailed procedure. Many thanks ! vCenter 4.1 Data Base: Oracle
View ArticleTerminal servers freezing
My terminal servers are freezing more often please help what might be the problem and how to solve this
View ArticleESXi 5.1 U1 (1065491) upgrade breaks Dell M710
There seems to be an issue with the latest ESXi running on Dell M710 blades using SD cards. We've recently added 4 extra blades to a new M1000e chassis and as part of the commissioning process we...
View ArticleSlow performance with write heavy applications
We are currently running VMware ESXi 5.0 on a Dell PowerEdge R815. For our storage device we are using an connection iSCSI to a Dell EqualLogic PS4100X. We are attempting to run 80 Windows vm's (20...
View ArticleVsphere client lost connection
Lately I`ve noticed that my Vsphere client just lost connection, inorder for it to connect again I have to restart Vcenter. any solution to solve this
View ArticleDatastore Capacity
Hi Does anyone have a script that reports on the Datastore Capacity as shown on the summary tab? I've seen some using Get-View -ViewType Datastore but the math doesn't quite resemble what I see in...
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Missing VM in ESX 5
Hi, I have very less knowledge in VMWare. I have created a lab environment with ESX 5.0 o VMWare workstation 8.0 and also created a virtual machine on ESX. But the strange thing is the VM will...
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PCoIP and Windows 7: Screen lock and unlock questions
We have a Windows 7 Pro 64-bit VM, running over PCoIP to a zero client. Everything works great (except for no Aero ). The VM is on a domain. One thing I noticed is when I lock my screen, there is...
View ArticleCannot execute VIX API command on a Powered On Virtual Machine - vCenter
I cannot execute any VIX API vmrun command once the Virtual Machine is powered on. The setup is a vCenter server with a number of esx hosts. I can list all virtual machines, and power the machines...
View ArticleCan't delete folder from datastore
I was running a P2V job from VMware converter and the job failed 3 times. It did create the directories in the datastore with the VM name and only the vmdk file. However, I can't delete the directory....
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