How to -- get VMWare to recognize a manually created partition?
Hello, all Due to some difficulty with hard drive format types I had to manually create a partition on my iMac on which to install Windows. Now, however, I cannot get VMWare to recognize that...
View ArticleWhite screen in thinapp of Firefox, thinapp not working - Firefox version 50...
Hi everyone,we're experiencing another problem with the thinapp of Firefox; since Mozilla Firefox 50.x, the thinapp the packaged application only shows a white screen, even without the menubar. We've...
View ArticleShared Folders - Windows 10 upgrade from 15.11.
Hello, yesterdaywas recordedbyMicrosoftupgrade from Windows10.sinceI can no longeredittheshardfoldersasnetwork drive.itisthe"vmware-host" no longerfound(net use z: "\\ vmware-host\Shared Folders").Has...
View ArticleESXi 6.0U1 install hangs at "Logs are stored on non-persistent storage"
I've downloaded the evaluation version of ESXi for testing and educational purposes, and am attempting to install it from DVD on rather old hardware. At first, the installer hung on "Initializing IOV"....
View ArticleScrambled screen when booting ESXi 5.5u2 installer via UEFI... comes up fine...
I'm trying to set up a home server using a SuperMicro X10SL7-F + e3-1241v3. I burned a DVD and am able to get the installer running booting through BIOS (was able to install onto an on-board USB stick...
View ArticleRunning vm as a service, always on in background
Hello all, I've got a few extra cores on my i7 here, so I'm hosting a Linux vm that I want to basically always be running and online. Host is Windows 10 x64 running the latest VMware 12.5. Guest is...
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Unable to Add Storage from iSCSI LUN in OpenFiler 2.99.1
Hi, My setup of OpenFiler Storage Appliance is as shown in the snap shots attached. The ESXi 6.0 U2 host is unable to find this storage although I have correctly setup my network with proper ACLs. Not...
View Articleerror: expired cookie error while downloading the file
Hello, I am receiving the following error. I think something is wrong with the repository as it works for other files. expired cookie error while downloading the file...
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OSPF debug command in ESG and DLR (debug packet display interface vNic_n) has...
Hi, Experts I have configured simple ospf with ESG and DLR as below.DLR forwarding ip address 192.168.5.2 and its protocol ip address 192.168.5.3. When I executed debug the ospf with "debug packet...
View ArticleLinux / VMware Player
I've just installed the latest version of the VMware Player in a Debian (Jessie) environment. When I try to open an existing virtual machine (VMware) 2 errors occur: (Before posting a question in this...
View ArticleNetwork usage alarm
hello.i need to monitor esxi network usage, i saw that i can configure alarm, great!but i would like to verify something about itin the attachment i configured 30720kbps trigger, my nic is 1gig...
View ArticleVCA6-DCV (1V0-621)
Hi Guys, Anyone who have recently passed VCA6-DCV (1V0-621) certification?
View ArticlevSphere ESXi 6 UEFI PXE Deployment via WDS
Hello I'm trying to create a PXE deployment for vSphere ESXi 6 through WDS.My environment is this: - WDS on Server 2012 R2- WDS is the DHCP server and WDS server- WDS is able to properly deploy...
View ArticleNeed to restart VCenter Appliance manually 5.5
This is a bit of a 911 I was doing maintenance and shutdown the host with my vCenter appliance on it and no auto start vCenter on reboot. (yes self inflicted head wound) Is there a way to restart it...
View ArticleVMware Player - When host resumes from standby USB device not functioning in...
VMware Player 12.5.1 on Windows 7 64 bit HostWindows 7 64bit as guest (don't ask..... need to run all 'my' software separate to the work) I have a USB Edimax 7811 USB dongle which I pass through to the...
View ArticleCan't get D: drive in VM?
Background: I've just been assigned a new laptop to replace my old one. The old one has a smallish C: and much larger D: drive, and I set it up with only programs on C: and all of my development...
View ArticleDoes free version of ESXi 5.5 require a licence? If so, how do I get one?
I've spent an hour looking at the licensing info on the VMWare site, and also contacted a VMWare support rep who simply directed me back to the parts of the site that I'd already seen (Licensing ESXi...
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If the Answer is NVMe, what were and are the questions?
If NVMe is the answer, then what were and are the various questions that should be asked? Some of the common questions include what is the difference between NVM and NVMe? Is NVMe only for...
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high cpu wait times on all VMs
I got 2 host in a cluster each host has 2 cpus/8 cores per socket it is running 30vms per hosts here is my esxtop. very high wait times. but the host is not high on cpu. any idea? each vm is using 2...
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Datastore is consuming disk space in a rapid and unexpected manner
hello, my vrom have alert "Datastore is consuming disk space in a rapid and unexpected manner" like this picture, my question is the reason why my datastore consuming diskspace rapidly ? i chek first...
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