How to build a firewall VM for ESXi 5
Hi everybody! Long time to see, now i have to return back the virtual project with VMWare ESXi in that i'm just newbie and i need you help.I'm struggling not know how to create a security layer for all...
View ArticleXenApp 6.5 on VSphere 5->Vm performance issue
Hi all,I am having some perfs issues with Vm (Win 2008 R2, 4 GB Ram, 1 vcpu and XenApp 6.5) and I am wondering if that could be a datastore issue because we are using datastore clusters.Has someone set...
View ArticleTrying to go as simple as possible: One floating VM from vCenter / ESXi....
Okay: So far, I've .. : 1. Failed at creating a pool of automatic linked clones with Quickprep: I need a KMS for that. Don't want to do that.2. Failed at creating a pool of automatic lined clones with...
View ArticleVM's lag on one host vs the other identical host.
Greetings!I have two (old) ESX 4.0 hosts, running Enterprise, with Vmotion etc. They are identical Dell 2950 machines.I have a total of 15 machines running on them.I can move all the machines to Host...
View ArticleReplication more than 500 VM's
Hi,based on the vSphere Replication FAQ, there is a limit of 500 protected vm's per an appliance.my question:can i use multiple vSRA Appliances registered against the same vCenter and by doing so,...
View ArticleDefault or All attributes for adapters?
My vmware adapters are set to default, yet my other adapters - like smarts, hyperic, oem and msft all use the ALL attrib value. Should I change those adapters to use default?
View ArticleVmotion Nic Teaming esxi 5.1
We do not have shared storage so we do vmotion and storage motion simultaneous with live virtual machines to other hosts. I have 3 1gbit nics dedicated to vmotion and I wonder what's the best way to...
View ArticleError Deploying Orchestrator ovf
When I go to deploy the ovf I downloaded from vmware for Orchestrator I get the following error: Unable to access file: C:\orchestrator\vCO_VA-5.1.1.0-1070383-system.vmdk. Could not find the fie;...
View ArticleBriefcase Connection Issues
We have been using the Vmware Horizon Mail app for probably a little over a month now. We have 3 different types of Android based tablets all running either Android 4.0.4 or 4.1.2. What we are seeing...
View ArticlevMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Greetings to All In my book by Lowe he does not say much about local storage. In fact its as if no one uses vSphere5 without an external storage array of some kind. He indicates that "shared storage"...
View ArticlevCloud Roles and Rights
Hey Guy's Do you know if its possible to remove the ability to create a vApp network? I tried removing the vApp "Edit VM Network" right but this didn't work. Any suggestions? Regards Mr G
View ArticleVCenter alarm history
Aloha, Where can I find a history of all alarms triggered?? Mahalo, Bill
View ArticleHost profile error - activeDirectoryAll doesn't match spec
I am trying to configure a host profile for a number of ESXi 5.1 hosts. The profile is being applied to an HP Gen8 blade after updating it to 5.1 update 1a (build 1117900). After checking compliance,...
View ArticleVCP Certification
I heard from some Institutes in Chennai, India that we can write VCP Exam without attending the Vsphere class room training. They are not VATI (Vmware Authorized Training Institute) and still they...
View ArticleHow to backup and restore VCO appliance (Postgres)
Hello,Is there an official KB on how to backup and restore the VCO appliance using the Postgres? Similar how to backup the VCSA...
View ArticleBest practices for scratchconfig location in ESXi 5.x
What is the best practice for locating the scratchconfig location in ESXi 5.1? Is there a lot of traffic that goes from the ESXi host to the scratchconfig location so that you would want it on fast...
View ArticleHow to hide/disable side search bar?
Does anyone know how to hide or disable the side search bar for the latest View Android App? Whenever I click on the start button on my VDI it always seems as if my screen slides to the right a bit...
View ArticleGenerating Alerts in vCenter
Hello, I am looking for a way to get alerted if a host is experiencing high Storage Adapter latency. I can't seem to find the alert for it, although I can see this latency in the performance view...
View ArticleDoes anyone alert into Smarts... the alert event text is backwards
Anyone use Smarts as the MOM for events from vcops? Everyone I see shows the event text backward and that makes it confusing. Most recent example is Noise above 81.0 > 68.8. Shouldnt that read Noise...
View ArticleLACP or no LACP, that is the question
So I am a network guy, trying to find what, from a physical network to ESXi host perspective is the "best practice" design... With a physical topology of a ESXi server uplinking, via 2 NIC's, to 2...
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