Re: Keeping ESXi and VMware Tools Up to date
I saw this on-line in my vmware tools logon but when I went to download it took me to the latest ESXi build. Is there an actual Upgrade Manager component which needs to be installed? Does this sit on...
View ArticleRe: Adding disks to VM or creating new VM in one vApp fails
Thanks a lot. I will have a Look at the exact size of the Disks and the Free space, as soon as i am back at the office tomorrow.i will also invest some Time in understanding what it Means for the...
View ArticleRe: Replicas & Linked Clones on Local Host storage ????
This is what we're doing - local SSD for View desktops - and it works really well. No DRS as you mentioned, but with a stateless desktop it wouldn't matter anyway. Geoff
View ArticleRe: reclaiming space on thin provisioned disks - used to work, doesn't now
Definitely still different block sizes. I've gone into the properties for the different LUNs, and I can see some at 1, 2, 4, and 8 MB. I think the change to new storage happened before the 5.0 upgrade,...
View ArticleRe: Keeping ESXi and VMware Tools Up to date
Here you go - http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vum_pubs.html
View ArticleRe: Network Design and Configuration
Thank you Weinstein and thank you rickardnobel.So which way to go. I'd like the complex way because I am really flexible. If I need one more DMZ or so I can just add a vlan to the physical switch. But...
View ArticleTried to set up swap disk for cluster (to reduce data being replicated for...
In an attempt to cut down on amount of data that is being replicated via NetApp snapmirror, I configured the cluster to use a separate swap disk. Then I rebooted one of the vms. But I don't know how to...
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Re: Keeping ESXi and VMware Tools Up to date
Maybe this is where I got confused as I assume it was just an ESXi Update but it's actually the upgrade manager. We are an essentials plus owner so I assume I download what's hilighted in yellow and...
View ArticleRe: Best reports to measure effect of storage changes?
FASTcache actually accelerates both reads and writes on VNX....as does the DRAM cache.
View ArticleBinding with VMKernel network Adapter with the iSCSI Adapter
Hello, I'm trying to automate the flow for connecting the iSCSI initiator with the corresponding target server. The VISDK API doesn’t seems to provide the support for automating the “Binding with...
View ArticleHow to shrink OS in vsphere 5.1
Whats the best and easiet way to shrink my windows 8 file since its getting so big? I havent even installed any software on it and its like at 12gb for no reason.
View ArticleRe: Re-install vCenter
It is a very simple installation. We are only licensed for Standard edition so no vDS or DRS. I agree on the firmware. I forgot to add that step but it was in the plan. The main reason being that I...
View ArticleWhy is "nullok" specified as part of the pam_unix.so definitions in...
The "nullok" option on instructs the pam_unix.so module to allow a blank password (which is not the default). Ref: http://linux.die.net/man/8/pam_unix Why is this necessary to enable null passwords...
View ArticleRe: Network Design and Configuration
My preference is always to seperate the management traffice form VM traffic and this also VMware Best Practice - so I would have one vSwitch with the vmkernel and vmotion port- this way if the...
View ArticleRe: How to shrink OS in vsphere 5.1
When you created the VM did how large did you specify the virtual disk? DId you specifiy the disk as thin or thick provision?
View ArticleRe: esxi 5 server flapping ips
" The VMs are of course moving sometimes with vMotion and possible this at some point confused some network device and caused the logs. If it just was on a single occation I would guess that you should...
View ArticleRe: How to shrink OS in vsphere 5.1
Actually its at 18gb right now because i set it up for 20gb. I actually need to install one app on it but for whatever reason it grew out of control and i havent add anything to it yet.
View ArticleRe: Help required in vphere network design for the vcloud
hi please go through the below:- --------------------------------------MSW01(config)#do sh vlan VLAN Name Status Ports---- -------------------------------- ---------...
View ArticleRe: How to create and automate reports
This link is not completely correct I think. I created my custom report just fine, but I can't make it show up in the Report center. I followed the instructions in the link above (add the .jasper file...
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