'VssSyncStart' operation failed: IDispatch error #8449 (0x80042301)
Hi guys, I've been attempting to perform an online backup of our VM however continue to receive the above error. After looking this up in the knowledgebase, it states that the issue is either related...
View ArticleGet-Advanced / Set-Advanced
I was pretty ok with the old Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration cmdlet but I'm now rewriting some scripts to to set/reset syslogs using the new commands. Can someone assist here as I don;t see where I'm...
View Articlecould not connect internet from vmplayer ubuntu
Hi, I installed vm player 5.0 in my windows 7 laptop.I also install Ubuntu 13.0 using vmplayer. But the issue is, I could not connect internet though Ubuntu.I can ping Ubuntu from Host machine(win 7)....
View ArticleApplication doesn't return exit code when using VDDK 5.1/5.1.1
Hello We've compiled the following code against VDDK 5 U1, 5.1 and 5.1.1 on Windows as x32 application. int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { VixError ret; char *msg = NULL; if(VIX_OK != (ret =...
View ArticleGeo location not working
Hi all,I have configured vC OPS 5.7 to use geo location.I successfully configured in vc ops google maps key, created "GEO Location" tags values & configured these tags values with the correct...
View ArticleDHCPv6 issue on VMware Player-installed-Windows PC
I'm now investigating the issue with VMware Player.If you have some knowledge, please let me know. [Issue] Sometimes Windows PC (VMware Player is installed on this PC) fails to get IPv6 address from my...
View ArticleHow can I get chargeback license？
I had installed chargeback successfully , the version of chargeback is free . when I input the ip address of chargeback, it needs a license key. How can i get a free chargeback license ? thanks!
View ArticleRun Batch in Guest Remotely via PowerCLI
Hi All, I'm sure I've come across a script that can execute a batch file within Windows guests remotely using PowerCLI, but for the life of me I can't find it. I have 4 Windows VMs, which have the same...
View ArticleInstalling vCenter and Single Sign on, Error, could not connect to lookup...
Hi, I want to install our first vCenter. Now I am at the Point to install die Single Sign On. But I get always the message, could not connect to lookup Service.Details can be find in VM_ssoreg.log in...
View ArticleExtremely Slow Performance
I was trying to P2V a server tonight and ran into substantial performance issues. I was getting transfer speeds approximately 500KB/sec on each attempt. Here are some of the steps I tried in...
View Articleenable to start a virtual machine
hiwhen i tried to aactivate a virtual machine (vshield manger ) i had this error Could not power on VM : Admission check failed for memory resource See the VMware ESX Resource Management Guide for...
View Articlehow to move sql express database to another sql server.
hi, i installed vCenter 4.1 couple of months ago with sql express installtion. now i wan to move it to another sql server, i don't find any console like sql management studio in my vCenter server. Only...
View ArticleWS 9 client BSOD
Windows 2003 server VM, client running Windows 7. I upgraded from WS 6 to 9 a couple months ago, Ran great but slow. Debugging I noticed my old VM was running single processor (laptop has 8 cores/8...
View ArticleAccessing a USB 2.0 device in Workstation 8
The host is running Win 7. The VM is running Win XP. The USB 2.0 flash drive never appears at the VM. What am i doing wrong ? Thanx. Bewildered BobPalm Bay, FL
View ArticleReusing a Workstation for Various Projects, Using Snapshots
Let’s say I create a “base” VM, and take a snapshot of it (Snapshot0). Then I start working on it for one project, reach a certain point in the project, and create a new snapshot (Snapshot1). Can I...
View ArticleStorage DRS - Storage pools
I've been wondering about a question; if I do NOT have storage DRS (Enterprise licenses, not Enterprise +) then would it even have any value to set up storage pools (Datastore Cluster)? Most of the...
View Articlehow to upload ISO files?
I've installed esx4i standalone, but when I try to browse the local datastore from the vcenter client, I do not get the "upload" button. What is the usual procedure for doing this? I assume that I...
View Articleerror 29114 cannot connect to db during VCenter 5.1 SSO install
I'm attempting to install VCenter 5.1 (build 947939) and I've selected the simple install and told the installer to use SQL 2008 express. So, the install gets to a point where it generates the above...
View ArticleStartup of VMware WS takes forever, 32 seconds! Host: Win7 64
When I start VMware Workstation (tried both 8 & 9) it take 32 seconds before the program shows on the screen :-(There are no activity on the PC (harddisk/CPU).....vmware.exe(32) uses 0% cpu usage....
View ArticleFull restore of Server 2008 R2 to vmware workstation 9 from windows backup image
Workstation 9. I am trying to restore a windows server 2008 r2 backup (taken with windows built-in backup) to an existing vmware server 2008 r2 installation. Basically I'm just want to replace the...
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