Re: Software re-activation when moving VMs
If all the hosts in the cluster have the same CPU family, you shouldn't be prompted. I've never had a problem with vMotions causing the need to reactive apps installed in the VMs. Anything that has...
View ArticleRe: Listing the virtual center for a given host
I see the ".Uid" property but I don't see ".Client.ConnectionId", and ".Client.ServerUri". Here is the result of Get-VMHost B | GM Name MemberType Definition...
View ArticleRe: How to prevent access to the vCloud Director System Administrator Interface
You could use the load balancer filter I would thin for all... Possible setup:force traffic filter to not allow traffic where URLNOT */cloud/org/* This would allow API access, and system admin access...
View ArticleRe: Cold Migrate vCenter to new Hosts
Sadly no. They don't have underlying shared storage...
View ArticleHow Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it...
How Template get updated internally in Vcenter update manager? and how it cane be implimented with VMware webservices?
View ArticleBluescreen 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys
I was using 2 virtual machines, decided to restore a snapshot of one (while it was running), and the host BSODed with 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys. This is actually the 3rd blue screen I had since...
View ArticleRe: vmware host profile host requires reboot before previously applied config...
Hi What host profile release are you using? I am working on a similar case and I have come across a KB that might help some people but not others. Restarting the vCentre service, web service etc...
View ArticleRe: VDP fails to start backup jobs
That entry looks like it is trying to do a hotadd of the disk (preferred method for backup) and it failed to do so. You should see an entry that shows : avvcbimage Info <9666>: Available...
View ArticleRe: Bluescreen 0xe0000001 in vmx86.sys
Ick. That's not good at all. I presume this is a host system you've been using for a while with no problems prior to installing the Tech Preview... Was this same host previously running WS 9.0.x?...
View ArticleUpgrading tools on Windows 8 asks to stop VMWare services and forces a logoff
When I upgrade VMWare Tools in my Windows 8 virtual machines (both 32 and 64-bit), the installer first asks to stop some VMWare services, then while installing the drivers logs me off forcefully (one...
View ArticleRe: Concerns over upgrading vCenter Server from 4.1 to 5.1
> With such a small vSphere environment why wouldn't you just build a new vCenter server and add your existing hosts to it? If anything goes wrong just add your hosts back to the 4.1 vCenter...
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Re: Concerns over upgrading vCenter Server from 4.1 to 5.1
> I mean the certificate in c:\ProgramData\VMware\VirtualCenter Server\SSL Roger. I found it and took a screen of the SAN: However, it only shows the host's name without FQDN. I.e., it does not...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere data protection
DavPos - If you look in /usr/local/avamar/var/log/dpnctl.log, it should give you an idea of whether the services are "up" as a standard or if they are going down.If your services are going up and down...
View ArticleRe: OSX 10.8 as guest - additional HDDs don't mount on startup
I've wondered about that default. I've had issues in the past with Windows guests and SCSI, specifically P2V with Win2000 server and the VMWare Converter and then not being able to boot up. So I've...
View ArticleRe: What happens to last restore point if retention period is reached
If you have a single restore point and it exceeds its retention cycle, it will be marked to be removed during garbage collection.It may not be removed off the system in the very next pass, but it will...
View ArticleSSO upgrade question
We have two sites running 5.0 that I need to upgrade to 5.1.After reviewing the upgrade documentation I have a question.We are not currently using Vcenter linked mode but I want to deploy it. Based on...
View ArticleRe: You may not power on a virtual machine in a virtual machine
Can you provide some more details about your environment? What is the outer hypervisor? What is the inner hypervisor?
View ArticleRe: Snapshot report on how often
Yes, we can.Do you have a GUI with debugging feature available ?Something like PowerShell Plus or PowerGui ? But first, can you check if your events and tasks are saved in the vCenter database ?See here.
View ArticleVMware Fusion cannot connect to any of my virtual machines after the Mac OS X...
After the update to Mac OS X 10.8.4 I receive the following message every time I am trying to open any of my Virtual Machines: VMware Fusion cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 on ESX 4.1
The outer VM is ESXi 5.1. The inner VM is WinXP. You should edit the configuration file for the ESXi 5.1 VM. The VM should be powered off when you edit the configuration file.
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