Copy-DatastoreItem template vm folder between virtual centers
how can i use the copy-datastoreitem to copy a template vm folder from one vcenter to another vcenter?
View ArticlePortgroup backed or vLan backed networking
We are planning our vcloud and discussion came up to which network tech to use. What are the pros / cons of Portgroup backed and vLan backed networking?
View ArticleList of Drives Blank During Windows Installation under VMWare Player under...
I'm trying to install Windows 7 in a VM under VMWare Player under Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS 64 Bit. However, when I get to the portion of the screen to select the drive to install Windows on, the list of...
View Articlevpxd consuming all memory -- vCenter slooooooow and cannot connect
As reported in http://communities.vmware.com/message/2020222 we are still experiencing the issue with vpxd consuming huge amounts of RAM and causing severe vCenter slowness. This has gotten much worse...
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Disk Alignment on guest VM's
Hi All, We have a fair amount of legacy Windows 2003 servers with misaligned disks in our environment and I would like to resolve this to ensure that we are getting the best out of our storage, and not...
View ArticleAutomating enablement of SRM on VMs
Hi All, I have been looking around for a way of automating the enabling of SRM on virtual machines (to be manually initiated on selected VMs or as an option when a VM is deployed via a workflow) but...
View ArticleHow to check whether emc powerpath is installed in esxi 5.0 using powercli or...
How to check whether emc powerpath is installed in esxi 5.0 using powercli or putty.
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VCAP-DTD Numbering
After almost 5 months on 16th i received my pass result. And today i received my VCAP-DTD number after completing task on vmware training site,..... But what is that......????...... my VCAP-DTD number...
View ArticleWriting custom triggers for new alarm definition section
Hi All, I am writing a plugin for a hardware management software. Here we have hardware faults like CPU temperature faults, DIMM faults, hard disk faults etc. What will be the best approach to show...
View ArticleView 5.2 Administration Console takes longer time to load.
* View Admin console takes longer time to load the host information like VM, Snapshot,Resource Pool,Datastore.(approx 20 mins in loading each dialog box).* Found a KB with similar issue...
View Articleesxplot
Hi all, I am going to ask a purely pointless question. I want to gather data and plot it using graphs so I figure esxplot would be great.. it is, but the "unfortunate" piece is the target audience...
View ArticleОтвалились диски vsphere 4.1
От хоста отвалились замапленные разделы с схд, виден только локальный диск(жму add storage, вижу луны которые были замаплены! Что могло случиться? и как вернуть разделы без потери данных? проблема в...
View Articlepref.fullscreen.showDelay -- anyone know if that should work in Fusion?
Would like to modify the delay before the toolbar appears as discussed here: Resize, relocate, remove or delay Toolbar in Fullscreen mode? Doesn't seem to work in Fusion. Thanks,Doug--
View ArticleCan VMware View 5.2 do Diskless VDI without 3rd party?
I wish to find out if this is a possibility the VMware can offer from View 5.2? Otherwise, I see top reviews on Atlantis that seem to be the player who specializes in this and has reference...
View ArticleWorkstation 8 vs. 9
I have read the 'sell sheets' from VMware on what is better with version 9. Is the primary benefit only Windows 8? I say only since we will not be using Windows 8 for a long time... BUT if version 9...
View ArticlevCloud Test Lab
Anyone got any great set up tips to get a test lab up and running? I have limited hardware resources and still wet behind the ears when it comes to VMware. Thanks!
View ArticleWindows XP SP3 with View Client 5.1: Cannot Connect: View Connection Server...
Hi Guys, I need some help. I have an issue with my View Client on a Windows XP SP3 machine. When I click connect, I get the following message immediately: "The View Connection Server connection...
View ArticleVDP Error at vCenter Registration
Hi,I am unable to register VDP to vCenter, i am getting the following error "Unable to find this VDP in the vCenter inventory." or sometimes i am getting "The connection test did not complete...
View ArticleTime of upgrade relative to SQL Server database size?
How long does the upgrade sequence of vCenter (from 4.1 U2 which ours is) to 5.1 U1 take where any needed database changes/modifications are concerned, relative to SIZE of the database? Or put another...
View ArticleVDR to VDP Migration error
I am trying to perform a migration from Vmware Data Recovery 2.0 to vSphere Data Protection 5.1 2.0TB (Standard). vCenter 5.1u1 in managing a single ESXi4.1 host which is running all of my VMs and both...
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