android error
am getting this error, find the attachment for the error.android-x86-2.2-generic.iso am using this image to install android on esxi 5.0 can anyone help me in this regards
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View ArticleThe name already exists error when trying to add host to cluster
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View Articlemonitoring system health and guests VM resources on esx5 over snmp
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View ArticlevSphere Essentials, 2 hosts + 1 SAN (4NIC), directly connecting the SAN? (no...
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View Articlecopy VM from exsi5.0 to esxi 4.0 ???is it work
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View ArticleDell R610 running ESXi performance questions
Hi all, I'm really a rookie in vmware, as well as in virtualization world. Recently I have bought my first server Dell R610 with 2xXeons X5570, 48GB RAM, 4x146 15K SAS drives and 4 NICs. I have...
View ArticleWin 7 Virtual Machine.
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View ArticleEsxi 5.1 host unable to exit standby mode while running wake on lan test case.
Hi, I am running Wake On Lan Test case during vmware certification. I have configured the system as per certification guide. ( Created Data center --> cluster --> Hosts. Added one VM in each...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 + P2000g3 iSCSI, ESXi periodically loses datastore.
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View ArticlevSphere Support Subscription vs Per Incident?
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