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Hello, I know there is a VDI calculator out there, but was wondering if there was a fairly easy way to size a VDI environment? Our current Lab image is 50GB (OS + Apps). We are trying to clean up /...
View ArticleInstall ESX on a desktop
Hi All, I have a HP Z210 Workstation with following hardware config- Intel Xeon CPU E31225 3.10 GHz- No of Cores 4- 6 MB Cache- Memory 16 GB- Chipset Intel® PCH C206 I want to make it an ESX...
View Articleexporting firewall/NAT rules from Edge Gateway
Anyone using a powerCLI script to output firewall/nat rules for Edge Gateways (ver 5.1.2) configured on Org VDC networks for documenation purposes? I've been able to pull plenty of information using...
View ArticleObtain Guest clustering information
Hello, Is there a way to obtain a VM Guest's clustering information? I'm not talking about information that I can get through `Get-Cluster`. I'm getting a lot of false hits from Google, so sorry...
View ArticleSSL Automation Tool Error
I'm trying to update my certificates to certs that are signed by our CA. When I go to update the SSO certificates, it asks for my master password. When I enter it in, it gives me an error that the...
View ArticleGet and Set NAT config
Hi all, I am trying to read and write the NAT config for a larger vApp with complex rules with PowerCLI as whenever the vApp get's added to a different org from catalog all is gone. This vApp needs to...
View ArticleSSO Auth for Java REST calls
Hi there, I was hoping someone could post an example of successful SSO authentication via the Java REST SDK. I have been trying for a few days but seem to hit a wall here. I working in the 5.1 VCO...
View Articlesalvaguardare ram o dischi?
ciao, la domanda sembra un po' filosofica ma viene da una discussione appena fatta con un collega.Un paio di VM linux su cui gira swish-e (un motore di ricerca-indicizzazione) avevano un IO su disco...
View ArticleHow do I log in?
I was given hol.vmware.com link at a recent VMUG meeting. How do I get a username and password?Thanks,LB
View ArticleUpgrade vCSA 5.1 to 5.1 U1
I just started the update to my install of vCenter Server Appliance 5.1 (947940) to 5.1 U1 Started the install via the Web console (https://x.x.x.x:5480) and the prompt pops up stating "the update is...
View Articlevmotion between clusters
Hi All, i'm currently trialling VSA and have FINALLY got it installed using the greenfield method. I just wanted to confirm with other out there whether it should be possible to vMotion running guests...
View ArticleSnapshot report on how often
I was wondering if there was a way to query vcenter with a powershell script to get a report on how often snapshots are taken and how often snapshots are reverted. Thanks
View ArticleA script to produce sum of vmotion moves by cluster?
I need to watch the number of vMotion moves per cluster but I don't know how to script it in Powershell.I'm not really looking for the details, just the number of moves
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 Web Client – where is Update Manager?
I am running vCenter Server 5.1 build # 947673. This is a small virtual structure with less than 10 VMs. The web client software is installed on the same VM as vCenter Server. I installed Update...
View ArticleDoes ESXi5 support nested virtualization?
Hi friends I have a requirement of installing RHEL6 Guest OS on a RHEL6 Guest of ESXi5 Host. Is it possible to install or do you need to tweak something or the ESXi5 simply does not support it? I tried...
View ArticleFusion 5.0.3 - Missing vmdk file
Today morning my fusion client was working perfectly, but after lunch i get back to my office and i find it turned off. So i restarted it but it get me this message: "Document not found: Disco...
View Articleimproving iSCSI performance: Delayed ACK, IOs per path, Large Receive Offload
I've raised a ticket with VMware for these 3 settings and I'll post the response, but I'd also appreciate any comments anyone makes. We have two Dell R620 servers with ESXi 5.0 U1, directly connected...
View ArticlevMotion from ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 U1 stalls at 65% but eventually completes
We recently upgrade a few hosts in one of our cluster from ESXi 5.0 build 702118 (Dell R710) to ESXi 5.1 U1 build 1117900 (Dell R720) and we're noticing that during vMotion operations (maintenance mode...
View Articlevmware windows templates and windows updates
I want to find out wht everyone else is doing regarding updating therir vmware windows templates. Are you converting your template every so often back to a vm and running windows updates on it and...
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