How to Check the Size of the USB Flash Drive on which ESXI is Installed
dOES THIS MEAN IT IS INSTALLED ON A lOCAL sTORAGE OF 4 gb ??vfat 4.0G 1.9M 4.0G 0% /vmfs/volumes/515473c5-80e2cf4c-6d08-00...
View ArticleDownload/make backup of VM
I have a VM that can be deleted, but I wanted to test being able to make a copy and put it back in vCenter/vSphere if needed. I've think I've figured out at least two ways to download it.1. Browse to...
View ArticleQuestion regarding new ESXi server and shared folders
First off, let me say that I am new to ESXi server and I have a few basic architecture questions. I currently have a Windows 2008 Server. The OS is installed on a RAID 1 array. My data is stored on...
View Articlevmdk "overgrew" 2tb ?!
Hello i have large VM based on LVM 4X2TB disks.i migrated the VM from one datastore to another , it took long time to complete and now i have one vmdk that overgrew the 2TB limit (2.37TB)how can that...
View Article5.1 Hosts not showing as compliant.
I have 4 esxi 5.1 hosts that I have added to a existing cluster of 4 other esxi 5.1 hosts. There is a host profile attached at the cluster level. I added the 4 new hosts and they show as non-compliant....
View ArticleMoving to a new vCenter Server
I need to change vCenter servers for 3 hosts. We are running 5.1The current vCenter is a VM running Win2k8 Enterprise and I need to move it to another VM running Win2k8 Standard.I created the new VM,...
View ArticleChange Rollup Type of a Particular Counter
Is that possible to Change Rollup Type of a Particular Counter?
View ArticleMSI Z77A-G41 Realtek 8111e Problem
This has may already been answered in another post and if so just direct me there because I have been searching for the solution to my problem, where when I try to install ESXi 5.1 its tells me that...
View ArticleHow to Install VMware Workstation on EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS instance
Hi, Please is this even possible?I've been struggling with installing VMware Workstation 9.0.2 and 8.0.2 on an Amazon EC2 instance, and I've tried all the patchesidentfied. /dev/vmmon is still not...
View ArticleEnable 3D Support
Hi I have installed Google Earth on a Windows Server 2008 R2 vm but can't get the 3D graphics to work. Google Earth runs but only dispalys the outline of countries.The enable 3D support option is is...
View ArticlevMotion between g7 and gen8 HP blade servers
Hello,Has anyone tried a vMotion between a g7 (X6575 Xeon) and a Gen8 (E5-2670 Xeon) HP server ?I suppose that in an EVC enabled cluster it will be possible...Thank you.
View ArticleUsing SBS 2008
Hi, We are thinking about converting one or more computers to VMs.One of them is an SBS 2008 server. I've read something about "VMware vCenter Converter".- Does this convert to complete machine without...
View ArticleUpgrade LSI 9240-4i to LSI with BBU - what to use?
I'd like to change the LSI 9240-4i to another LSI product that has BBU. Can anyone reccomend a product for use with Esxi 5.1? Thanks! Arch
View Articleauto start vm problem in cluster
Hello All;On my test platform, I've an esxi 5.1 ha-drs enabled cluster.I enable and set vm auto/start pm vcenter or on esxi itself but the system disables the auto start settings for a while later or...
View ArticleHow to extend vCenter 5.1 evolution ?
Hello, Our vCenter 5.1 evolution expired, I'm look solution to extend it without buy license. Thanks
View ArticleCurrent virtual disk format
How do I check the current disk format for a virtual machine? I have a template I want to build it from, but I want to make sure I match the disk format of another VM. I want to check the other VM to...
View ArticleHow to start Virtual Appliance from within vSphere Client
Have vSphere Client connected to the VCenter Server, with two hosts.All works fine - VMs can be created, migrated, all that. Would like to make a new VM from a Virtual Appliance.I've already downloaded...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 with Emulex HBAs - Way to Manage Adapters Via Command Line?
With ESX 4 it was possible to manage Emulex HBAs from the command line using the hbacmd utility installed via the OneCommand Manager application kit. But seems there is no equivalent package yet from...
View Articleremote cli - default entry for cred store or encrypt password
Writing a script using RCLI (vicfg-*) commands to obtain (possibly update) ESXi server information. Due to security concenrns, we don't want to store clear text password in script. The issue with cred...
View ArticleProvisioned Storage larger than allocated disk size
I am using vSphere 4.1.0. I have a Windows Server 2003 guest that I provisioned for two hard disk drives, one at 80 GB and one at 250 GB, both thick. When I look at the settings this is what I see....
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