ESXi can't find the vmdk file after converting to a thin provision from thick.
Running ESXi 6.5 Update 2. (Dell version). I was trying to convert the seven images from Thick provisions to thin provisions (my mistake not realizing what thick vs thin was at the time). After digging...
View ArticleHost dropping vmsyslog logs
Hi, I get frequent email from a host in my cluster that goes like this: Target: esx2014-m-2Stateless event alarm Alarm Definition: ([Event alarm expression: Host error] OR [Event alarm expression:...
View ArticleVelocloud SD-WAN Architecture Videos
hi All, Could someone share the location of vMware velocloud SD-WAN architecture videos thanks,Martin John
View ArticleRecommendations
I just got setup on Skyline and after the initial scan it gives me a bunch of Critical Alerts. Most, if not all say that the recommendation is to upgrade to version 5.5 but the problem is I'm already...
View ArticleProject Pro and Visio Pro 2103 app stacks cause problems with Word 2013
Having an issue getting my Project Pro 2013 and Visio Pro 2013 app stacks working correctly. These are two separate app stacks. Office 2013 Pro (full install) is installed in the base image and the...
View ArticleVMware Workstation 15.1 mouse issue with RDP and Windows 10 1903 host
I have a computer that I RDP into that runs the latest version of VMware Workstation (15.1). I just upgraded it from Windows 10 1809 to Windows 10 1903.There is a defect where anytime the mouse changes...
View ArticleSlow login with dual monitors
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View ArticleAppDefense On-Prem vs SaaS on vCenter without NSX
My customer refuses to purchase NSX, but insists on solutions in the hypervisor for AV, Application Whitelisting, and whatever else they can get their hands on. Currently On-Prem, but will be moving to...
View ArticleMacOS Catalina Beta and 11.1.1
I tried following Apple's advice on creating a Catalina Beta by cloning my Mojave Beta and then allowing Software Update to upgrade it. The VM cannot boot after the installation reboots it however?...
View ArticleFusion 11.5 not installing on my Mojave 10.14.6
Hey guys, I just downloaded version 11.5 of Fusion, tried to install it, but as soon as I put the administrator password, it closes, no messages, no errors, no nothing, any ideas what can be happening...
View Article15.1 to 15.5 Upgrade unsuccessful needed to recover entire machine
I knew I should not have hit that update button. I've just rolled my entire machine back to its previous state after attempting to upgrade from 15.1 to 15.5. Other than the x86 C whatever...
View ArticleVCSA roles permission
The following privileges are required to put in main-mode, shutdown, reboot ESXi hosts in VCSA roles / permission. Is there a way to just allow main-mode and exclude shutdown and reboot ? any advance...
View ArticleSnapshot Unexpectedly Disappears
In our VCenter 6.5 environment, I recently modified a couple existing scheduled tasks that took a snapshot of the same VM. The need to create back-to-back snaps arose again so I just edited each...
View ArticleHyperthreading Mitigation - Threads or Cores?
I followed this article for a HP DL380p Gen8:VMware Knowledge Base It states to enable VMKernel.Boot.hyperthreadingMitigation to "true" and that in doing do, vSphere/ESXi will only display 1 logical...
View ArticleFusion 11 won't see my Mac keyboard or mouse
Hello, I have a MacBook Pro running Mojave. I have been running Fusion 10.5 successfully with no problems. Yesterday I upgraded to Fusion 11. I had a few installation problems, but it eventually...
View ArticleShrinking APFS?
So in the good old days before APFS I could shrink Mac virtually disks with this script inside the VM: #!/bin/shsudo diskutil secureErase freespace 0 Macintosh\ HDsudo /Library/Application\...
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Wireless-AC 9260 passthrough not work on vm(ubuntu desktop 18.04/Windows10)
ESXi Version: 6.7.0 Update 3 (Build 14320388)
View ArticleVMware Fusion 12
It is the time of year when VMware and Parallels release their next versions. Therefore with the release of Parallels 15 I am wondering when Fusion 12 will be released. Of particular interest is that...
View ArticleApp Volumes writeable: logoff.bat, prestartup.bat, shellstart.bat,...
Based on several discussions I have seen on this forum and several KB articles, I came up with a good working set of files to be adjusted in a writeable volume...
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[vCF 2.3.1] vRA Deployment error
Hi all.I would like to ask those who have similar experience.What should I check to resolve the errors in this step? 1. vRA deployment failed through SDDC Manager. 2. evosddc-debug.log : 2018-05-31...
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