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Running ESXi 5.5. Host server cannot upgrade to 6.7 too old. Created a 2016 server working fine.Had to set MAC to a predefined address because of a third party license requirement. All posted process...
View ArticleCant get into my vcenter server
I'm setting up a lab infrastructure. I've got 2 ESXi hosts and a VCSA, all 6.5, running in workstation 15. I've imported and configured the VCSA. I can't get to it through a browser, it just times out....
View ArticleVCSA Upgrade from 6.5 to 6.7 failed on Stage 2: Pre Upgrade Checks
Hello all, I try to upgrade my VCSA from 6.5 to 6.7 and it fails the Stage 2 Pre Upgrade Checks It ends with Error: "Cannot validate target appliance configuration as not enough information from the...
View ArticleDRL and Edge Gateway
Hi, the limitation for Edge service is 8 nodes for ECMP, Can I have more than one instance of Edge linked to one DLR? if I assumed each instance contains 8 ECMP
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HP Proliant DL360 Gen9 + VMware ESXi, 6.5.0, 8294253 = Host hardware fan...
This issue does not show up on VMware ESXi, 6.5.0, 7967591 (U1). Once I upgraded to U2 the erroneous issue shows up. iLO shows Fan 1 & 2 are NOT installedhost (and vcenter) shows them as installed...
View ArticlevSAN configuration issue
Hello everyone,i have cluster consist of 4 SuperMicro servers with NVMe drives and i have vCenter 6.7. when i am trying to configure the VSAN in Create fault domains step i click next but nothing...
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Office 365 Slow when ANY appstack attached
So we've been looking into some performance issues we have with Microsoft Office and it turns out it is App Volumes causing it. First I'll explain the issue. If you are using a Microsoft Office...
View ArticleWritable volume to act like persistent disk in old school linked clones ?
I find writable volumes in existing form quite useless:- UIA -> useless because it doesn't keep user profile and we do not want for user to install apps. Those who can have full VMs managed by...
View ArticleSSL Exception when Converter tries to connect to vCenter
Hi,I want to migrate VMs from vCenter 5.5.0 U1b to vCenter 6.5 U1b using Converter Standalone 6.2. When Converter tries to connect the source vCenter (5.5) I receive this error:"A general system error...
View ArticleUnmanaged workload detected on SIOC-enabled datastore
Hi. I need help with this problem: Three weeks ago, we updated our VMware build number. From many compilations to the last 10719132 (ESXi600-201811001.zip). This is because we try to mitigate the...
View ArticleVM Guest HDD percentage
$report1 = Get-Datastore "yyyyyy" |Get-VM | Select Name,@{N="GuestUsageGB";E={[math]::Round(($_.Guest.Disks | %{$_.CapacityGB - $_.FreeSpaceGB} | Measure-Object -Sum | Select -ExpandProperty...
View ArticleDragging within Windows stops working after a while
Does anyone else have this issue? After a while of use (which in itself causes a whole host of other performance issues i've been complaining about, but will keep separate here) - one very specific...
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After upgrading ESXI Host form 5.5 to 6.5 , host cann't connect to vCenter
HelloI have update vCenter Server from 5.5 to VCSA 6.5 the proccess completed successfully, after that i updated the 1st ESXI host to 6.5 U1, during the task running and at 44% the host disconnected...
View ArticleHTTP-Checks in VROPS 7.0 stopped working
Hi all Since I've upgraded my to vROPS 7.0 all my http-checks stopped working. When the http-check object is stopped and started again, the collection status goes to 'blue', but never reaches...
View ArticleKeyboard and Mouse not working in VMWare Fusion guests
I installed Mac OS X Mojave Beta 5, and now when I start a VMWare Fusion guest (Windows 10) my keyboard and mouse are not working in the guest. When I was using OS X Mojave Beta 4, they worked fine....
View ArticleVM_CopySupportFiles: error code 1603
I'm getting the next error in the installation log file when attempting to install VMWare Workstation (v15.0.0 and v15.0.2): CustomAction VM_CopySupportFiles returned actual error code 1603 (note this...
View ArticleChanges in Policy not saved
Hi all I need to set a maintenance-schedule on http-check objects, bit policy-changes are not being saved. So, I did the following:1. created a maintenance-schedule2. created a new policy for the...
View ArticleAdd Host with trial license to a licensed Vcenter
I'd like to add a new host to my estate for a 30 day Proof of Concept that I need. I already have a licensed 2 host estate pointing to vcenter. Is it possible to add a 3rd host using the default trial...
View ArticleMandatory Profile Trumps UEM Start Menu persistence?
In the effort to make logons faster and the Win10 Start menu quicker to launch, I implemented a mandatory profile on Win10 1803. After implementation, logons were a little faster and the start menu...
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Mandatory User Profile / Start Menu Tiles
Hi,I try to set up a Windows 10 Golden Image with Window 10 1803 with this guide: https://techzone.vmware.com/creating-optimized-windows-image-vmware-horizon-virtual-desktop and a mandatory profile....
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