Upgrading VMware V5.0.5 without losing data?
I dislike upgrading for this every reason.... It all started because Warcraft needed a newer OS on the mac (cheaper to cancel subscription..). I made the foolish mistake of upgrading to Mac OS X EI...
View ArticleResource Action - What Inputs are Passed to workflow?
So in a workflow stub, vCAC:VirtualMachine, VC:VirtualMachine, vCAC:VCACHost, among others are passed to the workflow as inputs and can be used in the workflow. I'm trying to find some documentation...
View ArticleAndroid 6.0 breaks Watchlist App
I can login to the ESX server with the Watchlist app, however, when I Power On a virtual machine, it crashes the app. This crash occurs on a Nexus 5 with Android 6.0, build MRA58K. The app works fine...
View ArticleQuery Export does not work
Hi Everbody, I have a problem while trying to export the result of any query (with Log Insight 3.3.2).After clicking on Export, no matter which format I choose, Export button shows no function, only...
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Cleanup after vSAN crash (due to power-failure)
Hello, We had a total power outage on both our UPS'ses at the same time (yep, you can't make this sh*t up...) causing both power-sections to go **POOF** at the same time.Our 8 node vSAN 6.2 environment...
View ArticleBest practises App Volume
Hi,is there any document with recommendations in the number of appstack to attach to a VM and how to decrease the time it take to logon ? Thank you.
View ArticleRedundancy - Failover and HA
Hi All I have a project I'm working on and the PM has asked if I can cost a single ESXi server to run a handful of VM's. So I have no problem doing this but I want to stress that adding a second node...
View ArticleVDP Datastore sizing
If i'll be backing up all virtual machines to a Data Domain, what size does my VDP storage need to be on the host storage system? Do I need to calculate it based on the VMs that will be backed up?
View ArticlePowerCLI console auto start after login to Windows Server and auto login to...
Requiments: 1. After login to Terminal Sserver , PowerCli console will autostart 2. Console will automatically connect to Specific vCenter(ask me only about credentionals) I have idea to perform this...
View ArticleRandom App Stack Connect or Error
Hello Everyone, I'm having an odd problem with AV 2.11. We are getting random behavior where some of the time the App Stacks connect to the desktop without a problem and other times a message stating...
View ArticleESXi Root Password Reset
My company recently took over control of our VMware environment from a managed services company. They had somehow managed to lose/not record the root password for two of our hosts. It would appear the...
View ArticleWhy am I getting these host compliance errors?
I am getting the following errors that show the host profile is out of compliance, and need help figuring out how to fix it. In the past, I would just update the host profile, maybe uncheck the boxes...
View ArticleApplying host profile fails with coredump partitioning error
HI all,I'm trying to add a new host and use the host profile feature to configure it. The procedure fails with a popup message: 'failed to execute command to configure or query core dump...
View ArticleWorkstation 12 running Ubuntu Server 16.04 resolution issue
I've created an Ubuntu Server 16.04 under Workstation 12 running on Win 8.1(remember Ubuntu servers do not have a desktop; just only a console.) The VM uses the "vmwgfx" video driver by default the...
View ArticleAuto-Deploy Rule to Assign Host to Cluster
Trying to implement auto deploy into our vsphere 5.5 environment but running into one issue when creating deploy rules. Image Profile = PROD-ImageCluster Name = DC01Profile = Auto New-Deployrule...
View ArticleNot getting the machine.cfg file after agent install - show "waiting for agent"
This is a test of Linux desktop with view 7 I have tried many things but that file does not want to show up. The only thing I can see that might be an issue is the linux desktop I try to prepare is on...
View ArticleCoredump file is active but configuration issue is not resolved
In newly deployed host, there is this configuration issue "no coredump target has been configured" and I have created a coredump file manually in my shared datastore. I have checked the status and the...
View ArticleGuest resolution hell on a 4k laptop display
I have a Lenovo Yoga 900, which has a 4k display. The video card is an Intel HD Graphics 520 card. The machine is running Windows 10. I have the latest VMWare Workstation 12.x. I'm trying to run a...
View ArticlevRA 7 linux guest agent and custom props
Hi guys, I'm moving to an agent-based customisation process for my VM's in vRA 7 (vRO previously).I'm using the VirtualMachine.Software0.Name,VirtualMachine.Software0.ScriptPath properties ok but when...
View ArticleWindows 7 Hyper-V machine to VMWare question
Hi All, I am trying to convert a Windows 7 Hyper-V machine to VMware. I installed Converter 5.1 on the source machine and converted it successfully.On boot, I am getting a BSOD 7B error. I have...
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