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Unable to select VMware Infrastructure Server
Hi, I'm trying to convert a Ubuntu 12.04 VM to a VMware Workstation VM using the Standalone Converter on the same Windows 7 64bit machine. TheSource type for the VM is a 'Powered On Machine' with a...
View Articlehow to fix a virtual Network Adapter to be the first one (from guest point of...
Hi, I'm sure some of you already got into this problem. I'll give an example right away: I have a VM with 2 virtual network adapters: As seen from the vSphere Client when editing the VM: Network...
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Move-HardDisk Format Change question
Hi, I hope someone can point me in the direction where I'm going wrong. I've got a few disk moves that I'm trying to automate. For the most part they work fine it's just when changing the Storage...
View ArticlevCenter Converter API with Ruby
Hi, In the SDK archive, I have seen some examples how to use the Converter API with Java and dotNet.However, I'm not familiar with those languages and the examples are not use to me. Still I want to...
View ArticleGhost boot/recovery CD
Hello -- I am trying to restore an old windows 98 system. It was backed up by ghost (version 9). I created an empty VM noting that is is a win98 system. When the VM started, it found the Ghost...
View ArticleThe selected base layer was not prepared with the Windows 7 Image Setup tool
hi, I've got this issue : Description:The selected base layer was not prepared with the Windows 7 Image Setup tool. Resolution: Run Windows 7 Image Setup tool on the reference machine before capturing...
View Articlevmdk file
hi there we have a server where the vmdk file increases automatically, but is crippling the server as its using all the available space. i cant see where the data is being used on the server, only that...
View ArticleRunning a VM on ESXi 5.1 that has VMServer 1.0.10 on it
I'm trying to run nested VMs inside an ESX VM. It's an old system and the person that maintained it is no longer employed at my office. Anyhow, is there any workaround to get the VMs to run on...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 does not recognize 4TB storage array
Hello all! This is my setup: HP ProLiant ML350 G52x XEON E5345 quadcore12GB RAMintegrated Smart Array E200i connected to single 250GB SATA diskSmart Array P400/512MB connected to two 2TB SATA disks in...
View ArticleHP Smart Array P400 and ESXi 5.1
Hi, This is probably a discussion for the Hardware section however I dont have permission to post in there so I am posting here. I have just come into 4 X HP Smart Array P400 all complete with 512MB...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 host loses default gateway
I have an ESXi host with one pNIC and two vSwitches. The "outside" vSwitch is connected to the pNIC and pulls DHCP for it's VMkernel port, and the other is for an internal LAN for VMs and has a static...
View ArticleMigrated SQL Database; Error Recreating Some Jobs
I migrated my databases to a new SQL server successfully. I am now recreating the SQL jobs per article 2006097. All worked except for the following:...
View ArticlevSphere Hardening scripts
Hello, I need to harden my ESXis and was wondering if there were any scripts I can run to harden them. I was hoping I could use Host Profiles and even went along setting them on one host, hoping to...
View ArticleCan VMware view dilivery a windows7 vm on MS hyper-v ?
Hi folks, I have a senario that need dilivery a hyper-v windows7 vm with VMware View PCoIP protocol.After configuring Connection server and view agent, RDP protocol works when connect to this hyper-v...
View ArticleGetting two VMs to communicate
I am trying to learn how to use SCCM. I have two VMs on my laptop. One is Server 2008 R2 and i also have a Windows 7 VM. On the Server 2008 I have setup the domain controller, DNS, and DHCP. Now I...
View ArticleTerrible performance on Local Array
I installed a new Host on a Dell PE T420 with a internal storage.. ESXi is installed on mirrored SD cards and the internal storage is configured for RAID 5. Everythign appears nor mal in vcenter as...
View ArticleVSLATempyyyymmdd_xyzxyz is filling up C disk, possible to remove/delete?
Hi We are soon to retire Labmanager but before that we need to move a lot of VMs/Configurations. But we have an issue in SQL DB in Labmanager server.There are a DB called VSLATempyyyymmdd_xyzxyz that's...
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Converter win2000, can't connect
Hi All,I may have this wrong but I have been told I can use Converter for the following issue. I have two old desktop PCs dating back to 2000 and 2004. Both are running win2000pro and they were...
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Custom Spec - Automatic Logon Needed For SysPrep?
When creating a customization spec, is the "Automatically log on" option (below) required to run sysprep? Or, are sysprep and runonce scripts driven by a different process? If so, does sysprep require...
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Help! Distributed Switch in my LAB issues!
i setup a physical lab consisting of the following: two Optiplex 990 small form factors (all i had lying around) as my two esxi hosts ( one Intel 82579LM Gigabit NIC in each host no slots on the small...
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