Windows Vcenter Snapshot Restore
I am having to do some updates to my vcenter and one of my higher ups is getting somewhat unrealistic in the expectation that the maintenance that we have to do is going to break our entire vdi...
View ArticleIntel Server and Slow Boot of ESXi
Intel SC2600GZ Server with an Intel RS3DC040 Raid card. Both are on the hardware supported list for VMWare 6.5 I have installed 6.5 with no problems, but when I turn the server on, it hangs at...
View ArticleNetwork Adapter problems after Windows update
Hi,I'm running windows 10, and after every Windows version update (1607,1703,1709) the Vmplayer 12.00, or VmWorkstation(12.00 or earlier..) don't work anymore correctly. After Microsoft updates, in...
View ArticleResource leak with Workstation Pro on Linux?
I have two licenses for Workstation 14.0.0 Pro, both running on Ubuntu 16.04.03 hosts. One install is working great (let's call that 'good machine'). On the other ('evil machine') I am experiencing...
View ArticleNetwork port to be opened - Firewall in between AD server and vCenter 6
Hi, We are setting up fresh VMware environment. There will be 4 node vSAN ESXi + vCenter behind the firewall and AD server is sitting outside the firewall. Question is, what ports needs to be opened in...
View Articleanyone else having issues downloading converter 5.5 or 6.0?
Tried two different users and two different browsers each. No matter what, on the download page all I see is: And they cannot be further expanded (and obviously show no links). Any help...
View ArticleManually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine Problem
I'm trying to "Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine".If I set the mouse over the CD ROM I can see:CD/DVD (IDE): Using file C:\Program Files (x86)\VMWare\VMWare...
View ArticleDocumentation?
New to the vRA Plugin for ITSM and wondering if there is any documentation out there I am missing. I have the Configuring-the-vRealize-Automation-Plug-in-3.0-for-ServiceNow PDF and wanted to make sure...
View Articledelay in refreshing the task status, waiting for task
Hi,I have quite specific requirements regarding host upgrade, so I’m writing a script which is roughly doing:Upgrade ESXiif (finished) {Start Firmware upgrade } I need to know when ESXi upgrade is...
View Articlereclaim free space on VDP to run performance analysis
My VDP 6.1 has only 87 GB free space of 536 GB.I want to expand storage but It's necessary to run perfomance analysis on existing datastore. Job doesn't start because selected datastore has no enough...
View ArticlevROPs data not accurate
When looking at vROPs from a stress/capacity view we see different results when focused on the Datacenter vs vCenter. We have one vDatacenter with 2 vCenters underneath. The stress percentage/value of...
View ArticlePowerCLI 6.5.2.6 get-vm will not return any vm's, only header.
Running PowerCLI 6.5.2.6 on PowerShell 5.1.14409. Can not get the cmdlet GET-VM to return anything. Even when I specify the name of a VM all I get back is the name. any ideas? worked prior to...
View ArticleVcenter Web Console not working in Windows 10
Our vcenter admin recently did an upgrade to vsphere 6.5. Up until now, I had been making do with the Windows Client, but I can't use it anymore. In Windows 10: In Chrome, If I use the vcenter /ui...
View ArticleVDP - Service "Backup scheduler is not running" stop suddenly and recursively
HI everybody, since 2 Weeks our 2 VDP have some problems with the service "Backup scheduler is not running".This service stop suddenly and regularly. The backup-Job works without errors. I tried to...
View ArticleScreen resolution automatically switches to HiDPI on macOS High Sierra
Hi there, I've recently been having this problem on a macOS 10.13.2 virtual machine where I go into the full-screen mode and, instead of changing the resolution to 1440x900 like it should, it...
View ArticlevExpert: Suhas Savkoor
This document is a detail page for the VMware vExpert Directory.Expert InformationNameSuhas SavkoorLocationBangaloreIndiaShort DescriptionTechnical Support Engineer at VMware for 3.5 years and...
View ArticleUpgrading esxi host to 6.5 incompatible ISO
We're upgrading esxi hosts 6.0 to 6.5 with NSX installed We upgraded already the NSX manager and Controllers from 6.2.4 to 6.3.5 , and the Vcenter to 6.5Before upgrading NSX's host component we thought...
View ArticleAndroid SSO Issue- vIDM 3.0 On premise
Test/LAB-Topology: Airwatch in Cloud (version 9.2) with on premise VESC/ACC connecting to AD/LDAP in LAN .On same LAN, a vIDM SUSE 3.0 Appliance is installed and configured (in VMware Workstation)....
View ArticleVMWare licsensing for medium office
I've been asked by a friend to spec them a server/storage config. Part of the spec is VMWare licenses as they want to virtualize. They will have 2 physical servers (maybe 3 in the next 2-3 years) each...
View ArticlePowerCLI 6.5 & CONNECT-HVSERVER Not Working
I am trying to get the connect-hvserver to connect to our 7.1 connection server and I’m having no luck. The following command will act like it is connecting but just times out. I have tried with FQDN,...
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