how do i connect openfiler
Hello i am using a testing environment.i have installed vmware workstation 9.On Vmware workstation i have installed vcenter on windows 2003 x64 and i have installed 2 esxi5 servers i have one network...
View ArticleESXi 5 host shut down from vCenter 5
Hi, I am supposed to shut down one ESXi 5 host in order to add more memory. I know how to do it in vCenter and this is where I am going to do it. But one question is do I have to be in Maintenance...
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multi displays setup
Hi, I have successfully setup ESXi 5.1 and install guest OS Win 7 ultimate x64 after following the steps given in http://communities.vmware.com/message/2177388#2177388. The mobo is GA-Z77x-D3H. The...
View ArticleAdding another cpu
Hi, I chave an esxi 5.1 server with 1x quad core cpu inside. I want to add another quad core so i will have 2x quad core cpu inside. I rang vmware and the lady told me i should be able to do this with...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Disk grows extremely due to large vmware.log
Dear all, We have a couple of Ubuntu 10.04 64 bits guests installed on vSphere 5.0 on two separate physical machines (HP DL380 G5).All servers are running OK, except two specific servers, one on each...
View ArticleDVPort - Manually assign the Port No. while creating VM
Hi, In my set up in once of the VLAN DV Port group there were 128 ports were assigned. Yesterday we found that all the ports have been used, so that we have increased the port counts from 128 - 512,...
View Articlereset Non-FLR pci devices
Greetings, I've got an esxi 5.1 w/patch 1 host running niceley with out any issues but i've got the need to build a win7 vm with a PC DVR card passed through it via DriectPath which i've successfuly do...
View ArticleCannot upgrade virtual hardware v7 to vmx-09
Hi All, I'm trying to upgrade the virtual hardware of version 7 VM.I right click it from the vSphere client and choose "upgrage virtual hardware". And in the taskpane everything seems to be fine, but...
View ArticlePlug-in's Disabled
Hi Guys, Hope someon can help. I'm running vSphere Client & vCenter Server 5.0.0 (Build 804277). When I select the Plug-Ins menu, I'm notified that both the vCenter Service & Hardware Status...
View ArticleMSCS Cluster Disks
Hi Everyone, I am hoping someone can shed some light on this issue I have been scratching my head about all day. I am in the process of setting up a two node MSCS cluster across two hosts with fibre...
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Problem with shutdown on ESXi 5.1 with APC Powerchute Software
Hi,i am a complete newbie so be gentel to me I installes a ESXi 5.1 an a vMA with the APC Power Chute Business Edition (V9.0.1) and configured it with the manual from APC.So far no problem.I have...
View ArticleUnable to mount any NFS datastore: Unable to resolve hostname ''
Hi, On a particular ESXi server, whenever I try to mount any NFS datastore, I get this error message: Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi...
View ArticleVPXD problems with vCenter Server Appliance
I am trying to use the Linux vCenter Server Appliance for a Server Certification. I have a host, which has VMs for the server appliance and the VMWorkbench.When I try to configure the db in the...
View ArticleIs there any way to change VMWare Tools Settings ?
Hi, We just upgrade all ESXi hosts to Release 5.1. VMs are updated with latest VMware Tools & upgraded to latest Hardware Version. We find that there is no option for us to change VMware Tools...
View Articlemigrating vm to different datastore
I'm running 5.1a. I have a vm with 2 vdisks. Currently it's on a 2TB volume. I'd like to move the VM files along with the first vdisk to one volume and the 2nd vdisk on it's own to a second volume....
View ArticleESXi on Dell 2950 and OMSA
Hi Im new to virtualisation and learning has been fun. I managed to get a hold of a Dell 2950 Server and all is running well. I would like to install the Dell OMSA so that i can manage my raid arrays...
View Articlevsphere 5.1 upgrade afterwards...
Does anyone have any tips on things to check after upgrading to 5.1? I know there are some sections in the docs, but one thing that I didn't see mentioned for example was upgrading your dvSwitch to...
View ArticleHelp wtih new HP DL585 G7
We just purchased a new HP 585 G7 with 4 opteron processors. I am new to VM so i hope this is not a stupid question. I searched and didnt see anything. When I boot from the disc to install VM it goes...
View ArticleFailed to log into NFC Server
Hi guys, New here, so first of all my apologies if my question has allready been answered. I have been looking for answers in various posts but have not been able to come up with a solution so far....
View Articleupgraded but now see strangely named tasks descriptions
I upgraded from 4.1 to 5.1a. Now whenever anything is performed in vcenter the Recent Tasks has them named strangely. Here are some examples: xxx host.datastoresystem.computeDiskPartitionInfo.label...
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