Deploying UAG 3.x using powershell with PKCS#12 certificate fails
I was delighted to see that UAG 3.0 now has support for certificates in PKCS#12 format. Unfortunately trying to deploy a UAG with my PFX file fails with "Error: The specified PFX certificate file is...
View ArticleVDDK open disk failed when using nbdssl
I am testing the vddk library. The version is 6.5. When I run the sample program to connect to an esxi server 6.5 to get disk info using the following command: ./vix-disklib-sample -info -host...
View ArticleAdding existing NFS datastores to new ESXi Host
I have just added a new host to my existing cluster of 8 x 5.1 hosts. I need to add the existing NFS datastores to this new host but we have over 40 datastores and Im wondering if theres a better way...
View ArticleWorkstation slower than expected
Hello I'm running Workstation 12 on a physical machine which has: Win7 Ultimate16 GB RAMi-7 CPU @2.30 GHz My Virtual machines are 3: Win2008 R2 x64 x2 (6GB and 1GB allocated)1 ESX (4GB allocated) And...
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How to set reservation policy with Event Broker
I have a need to dynamically assign the reservation policy after a request has been submitted based on the type of catalog item requested and business group membership of the user. I have created vRO...
View ArticleRaw Device Mappings
Hello.I have a question about Raw Device Mappings. I have never used this feature. What I would like to know is how the VM actually uses the Raw disk which gets assigned to it. For example, if a RAW...
View ArticleVM boot order change
Need to change boot order. (Using Vsphere 5.5) XP 64-bit, needs a .flp file from the virtual A:\, but with that live, XP tries to boot from there first. Tried changing bios bootOrder, but the changes...
View ArticleHP DL380 Gen9(p840ar) disks are not visible - ESXi 6.0 U2
Hey guys, We have 6*HP DEL380 Gen9 hosts with p840ar smart array controller. - On each host with have 3 SSD drivers and additional 9 SAS magnetic disks of 6TB.- The host operating system is ESXi 6.0...
View ArticleHow do I get a XP NIC driver uploaded?
I've created an XP VM, but need a driver to get the NIC functioning.The diver Intel give is an EXE, how do I get that as an ISO or whatever to get the XP VM on the domain? Thank you.
View ArticleSkye status intermittently stuck on "Away" with Blast Extreme through UAG
We are seeing an intermittent issue with remote users using Blast Extreme through a UAG where Skype thinks the user is still Away. You can not manually set it to Available and the Skye client must be...
View ArticleConsolidation failure
We have been trialing Dell Rapid-Recovery for ESXi backups, and occasionally experience consolidation failures. Any advice on how to track down why, so that we can fix it? This server is running ESXi...
View ArticleWin10 Workstation USB won't work
I am trying to get Workstation / Player (tried both, no different) working on a Win 10 Enterprise build 1607 host with the ability to bind USB devices to the guest. (Ignoring USB devices, everything...
View ArticleVMware standalone converter error
Hello! I'm trying to do a P2V conversion to a ESXi 6.0 host using the VMware standalone converter on a Windows 2012 server. After completing the C: drive, and starting a larger 1.8TB drive, the...
View ArticleI need your thoughts on ESXi business continuity
Currently we use ShadowProtect, which works with Oracle's virtual box to do that and it works great, especially for physical machines. However, I'm looking for something that works with VMware so...
View ArticleHow to access instance in mulitple networks
Hello, I have installed one instance in vmware workstation in my laptop and able to access in office location1 from host system (windows) . When i go location2, i coudn't able to access instance in...
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Booting MacOS Sierra from EFI/USB Corrupts Display
Hi everyone, I'm new to VMware (running on my dad's Workstation 12) so bear with me. Here's my issue. I'm trying to make a VM of my Mac (2011 MacBook Air) run on my server computer (Windows 7 x64, Core...
View ArticleDefrag a virtual machine hard drive
Is there an option or tool within ESXi 6.5 to defrag the hard drive on a VM?
View Article"VMware Fusion could not find any Boot Camp volumes on this Mac." - Win 10...
Hi guys, There is a bug in latest VMWare Fusion in which it doesn't see fresh installs of the Win 10 Creators update, this could be on all Macs but it's certainly on the new MacBook Pro's (4k drive...
View ArticleSmall-Scale Hyperconverged
We need to support a small-scale cluster (two hosts, each in a different location on campus) to support less than 10 VMs without shared storage. We're primarily an HPE ProLiant shop, so our sales guys...
View ArticleUnable to get License Expiration details
Hi All, I am unable to get the license expiration details as it shows blank $LicenseManager= Get-view LicenseManager$LicenseAssignmentManager= Get-View...
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