MacOS Command-line syntax for OVFTool
Getting command line errors trying to export a Fusion VM (XP.vmwarevm) to and OVF file. # "/Applications/VMware OVF Tool/ovftool" Machines/XP.vmwarevm XP.ovfError: Is a directory# My feeling if that...
View ArticleScript to Generate IOPS Report
Hello, I've been looking around for a script but I cant seem to find what i'm looking for. I would like something that would survey all VM's across all clusters and datastores (everything) And...
View ArticleBackup Errors with backing up thin provisioned disks on ESXi 5.1
Hi I try to setup a backup solution for two little servers running in ESXi 5.1. (free edition).I installed and configured the ghettoVCB successfully and everything seemed to be ok.However, when I start...
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No internet in bridge on guest Linux - Can ping gateway
Hello all, I've been searching high and low but I can't figure this out. I'm running VMware Player 5 with Debian 7 64-bit as guest OS and Windows 7 64-bit as host. I can access the internet using NAT...
View ArticleLinkedIn Group for CloudCred
Has anyone found or created a LinkedIn Group for VMware CloudCred?
View ArticleHow do i increase the number of licences for VMware Mirage and Workspace?
Hi!I need to know if there is a link that says how to buy more licences for Mirage than the 10 you get from buying the suite.I also need to know how to do the same for Workspace.Any information is...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Auto Deploy Stateless Caching Question on HP Servers
Working on setting up Auto Deploy to use stateless caching for our HP ProLiant servers with Smart Array Controllers (ESXi uses the hpsa driver to talk to this controller.) In the host profile, enabled...
View ArticleAuto Deploy Stateless caching.
I have auto deploy working now in stateless mode. I would like to change this to Stateless caching mode. In the web client i changed the "System Image Cache Config" into Eable Stateless caching on this...
View ArticleESXI can not response my ping
helloi am a college student in china and i need do my final project . So i use vsphere . Some days before, i install the exsi operation system in my desktop computer with seagate backupplus 1TB mobile...
View Articlecannot map raw drive using vmware-rawdiskCreator
Followed the instructions for mapping a raw drive found elsewhere on this forum, I get hung up on creating the virtual drive from the physical partition. The command I entered is as...
View ArticleHow many VMs inside a LUN
Hello together, with ESX3.5 we build small LUNs 300-600 GB and approximately 5 VMs in the LUNs. How do you configure you LUNs in your environment. I'd like to use bigger LUNs in order to be more...
View ArticleHow to convert MIBs to snmpwalk output?
Hi, I need to develop a monitoring module, but have no access to the actual device I need to develop for.If I had the device's snmpwalk output - I could simulate the device (e.g., with snmposter) and...
View Articlevmrun insufficient permissions
hello everyone when i try to start a vm using the following commandvmrun -t esx -h https://myserver.com/sdk -u domain\user -p ******* start "[datastore1-mydata] vmname/vmname.vmx"i get an error...
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Struggling with VIN 2.0 test
Small 5.1 (vCSA and hosts) test environment running several Server 2008 R2 Standard guests. I pulled down the OVA for VIN and I am struggling mightily over 3+ days to get it to work. Most logging...
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Mailserver question.
Hi all,I have a problem about mail server in VMmark. It always fail if I try to run the loadgen with mailserver template.It will Pass if I change string to other name....
View ArticleHow to clone from Template without specifying a host?
Hello! I've been using the vSphere SDK for Perl to do automation. I have used until now, something like this to clone from templates:my @args = ("/root/vmware-vsphere-cli-distrib/apps/vm/vmclone.pl...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 won't boot on ESXi 5.0.0 build 821926
I am trying to create a VM of Windows Server 2012 Standard. I am running ESXi 5.0.0 build 821926 (vCenter 5.0.0 build 804277). I create a new VM, attach the ISO (I have tried both the Eval version, and...
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Help! Why does my script crash my vSphere server?
I have to be doins something wrong. I'm not sure what. I'm very new to the API and I'm piecing a script to create VMs together. I can't use the standard one because I have different requirements (SAN...
View ArticleSistemare l'ora su ESXi con ntp?
Ciao a tutti,qualcuno sa dirmi come configurare correttamente l'ntp client su vmware esxi 5 per la zona Italiana?Ogni volta che utilizzo l'ntp mi sballa l'orario di 1 o 2 ore rispetto a quello reale,...
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