copy of flat.vmdk after raid-crash contains old data-state?
Hello community, I will explain the hole story for better understanding - even if that is not necessary. last saturday our server was not reachable anymore. i logged in into the VMware vSphere-Client...
View ArticleVmware on Macbook Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to
Hello - Here's the system I am running on: MacBook Pro (new as of 8/26)Mac OS X 10.6.7Processor 2 Ghz Intel Core i7Memory 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3VMware Version 3.1.0 (261058) And the old system MacBook Pro...
View ArticleCannot deploy organization VDC network : VSM response error (10105): Failed...
Using VCD 5.1 When creating a natRouted Org VDC network we randomly get this error with a different dvportgroup-<number> each time.Deleting a re-creating the network seems to work but this issue...
View ArticleDeployment of edge gateway failed in vcd5.1.2a
Deployment of edge gateway gedgegw failed.com.vmware.vcloud.fabric.nsm.error.VsmException: VSM response error (10105): Failed to publish configuration on vShield Edge. The requested object :...
View ArticleReset NTP Service on all hosts
Hi all. I've been in IT for almost thirty years, and people are always telling me I should learn "language X." They tell me it will save me time and aggrivation. Of course, the latest is Powershell,...
View ArticleCreation of Edge gateway failed in VCD 5.1
Hello,I have the following configuration:VCD 5.1.1VSM 5.1.1Vcenter 5.0 update 1ESXi 5.0 update1 When trying to create an Edge gateway in the VCD GUI, I got the following error: Deployment of edge...
View ArticleWindows License Query
What are steps to licensed an ESXi 5 Host with Windows Server Enterprise edition or Datacenter Edition. Like where we have to put that license key so that i can create unlimited windows vm if i have...
View ArticleSRM 5.1 configuration
Hi all, I am currently trying to upgrade my SRM 4.1 environment to SRM 5.1. My question is the following. Can SRM 5.1 work on a mix environment? I was able to work with a mix environment of ESX 3.5 and...
View ArticleSeparate vCenter for vCloud director infrastructure?
My vCloud Director experience is limited to labs and sessions at VMworld. In of the sessions, a VMworld employee stated that you need at least two vCenters. One vCenter would contain all the hosts...
View ArticleHardware Compatiblity Guide for Workstations?
I have a client who needs a server operating system for an application. I don't think he needs an $1,800 server. A high quality workstation that supports ESXi will do fine.Can someone tell me where the...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi 5.1 update 1 with multicast. Everyone be aware
I am not a VMWare expert and my main knowledge is in networking but I've used ESXi 5.1 update 1 enough. We have a ESXi 5.1 update 1 environment that has been having issue for almost six months now....
View ArticlevCentre Hosts events every few seconds - user root@127.0.0.1 logged in as
hi - i have recently upgraded my DL360 Gen8 hardware to ESXi 5.1. Update 1. Every 60 seconds i now get the following Events logged in vCentre ... user root@127.0.01 logged in asuser root@ logged out I...
View ArticleMulti-Sites VMs backup solutions ?
Hello i am currently running 7 ESXi host 4.1 -5.1 servers in 7 diffenrent cities. Each host contain 4-5 VM. They are connected togheter in vCenter appliance 5.1 in one of the location using NAT with...
View ArticleTerminate Idle VI Client Sessions with PowerCLI Script
Hello PowerCLI gurus I've been looking on the net for a PowerCLI script that would terminate all VI client sessions that have been idle for x period of time. I've found a post on VMware forums...
View ArticleN1K or DVS info on a ESXi Host
We are trying to find a way to see if an ESXi host is on a N1K or standard switch as we are moving all systems to N1K and need to verify it was completed. We thought of using the Get-CDP but since we...
View Articlecannot connect to vcenter
When I open up powercli, I cannot connect to the vcenter. It keeps coming back with a login box and when i enter my domain credentials, it says invalid username or password. username is valis and not...
View ArticleCloned DNS server issues
First let me preface this by saying I cloned our production DNS servers via clonezilla and restored that clone to a VM on our private network. Here's what I have and what I'm trying to accomplish.What...
View ArticleRHEL 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-14smp 3gb ram issue
Hi Everyone, A bit stumped here. We have a 32 bit OS, RHEL 8.0 kernel 2.4.18-14smp, stuck on 3gb total memory when I have allocated 5gb to the VM.Hearing that it's a VMware issue, then another guy says...
View ArticleDatastore size is smaller than virtual disk
Just deployed a fresh installation of ESXI 4.1 rev3 on a new Dell PE R520 server with 4 1gb disks configured in a single RAID5 array. When I log in with vSphere and go to Configuration>Storage it...
View ArticleAppear to have poor storage performance. Best test(s) to confirm?
I am not certain, but I think that I am having performance issues with my storage array. My current environment consists of 2 Dell R510's as my ESXi hosts, and an Equallogic PS6100XV. My data-store...
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