I/O Error Advice
Hi, I have a large SQL backup file that I am trying to restore. But I get an error message: "Write on "???" failed: 1117(The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.)" I have...
View Article2 sites/ 4vcenters per site - need to go to vsphere 6
I got 2 physical sites. each site has 4 vcenters running 5.5 each vcenter has it own sso installed and vcenter all in one box. all 4 vcenters are in linked mode and can access all 4 vcenters via thick...
View ArticleVDP 6.1 - Is it a stable product?
We have a dev and test environment and will need to backup about 50 VMs to start. I have heard there were issues with VDP 5.5.Are there any issues with 6.1 that would cause any major concerns for us...
View ArticleWSX with Workstation Pro 12.1.0 stopped working
I'm currently using VMWare Workstation Pro 12.1.0.Unfortunately WSX stopped working after I upgraded my vmware workstation. I'm pretty sure it did work with version 11 because I used to use it all the...
View ArticleVDP Version Number Confusion
Hi, I am a vSphere Essentials Plus user who has been running VDP 5.8.1 for a year or so and would like to upgrade to latest version. When i log in to myVMware 5.5.11 is displayed as latest version but...
View ArticleUpgrade Process - vSphere 6.0b to vSphere 6.0 Update 1b?
We have two ESXi Servers (6.0b build 2809209) and vCenter Server (6.0b build 2776511)We also have VMware View 6.1.1 (Connection Server, Composer, View Agent) The plan is to upgrade vCenter Server and...
View ArticlePowershell Transcripts with vRO Powershell Plugin
Hi, I am running some powershell scripts on a host via vRO and would like to utilize the Transcript functionality in Powershell (Create a Transcript of What You Do in Windows PowerShell). It seems...
View ArticleUNC queries to \\vmware-host\ are slow/failing after last windows 10 updating
I've run Windows 10 on VMware Fusion 8 last 5 months, but after I did a Windows 10 update that came down about two months ago, UNC queries to \\vmware-host\ are slow/failing as well. I did this update...
View ArticleAdaptec 6805 + ESXi 6 + Maxview
I've been putting together a whitebox esxi 6 host for my lab at home, and was attempting to get adaptec's maxview setup so that I can utilize the utility to grow the raid 6 array as I slot more drives...
View ArticlevCheck asking for credentials with vCenter Appliance
Hello, I am currently building a new environment using vSphere 6. I installed a vCenter Appliance 6. I want to use my good old daily vCheck from Alan Renouf (latest version available). When I run it...
View ArticleClient session disconnecting frequently.
Client will disconnect several times a day. Happens a lot more for heavy users of CAD....(solidworks)
View ArticleHow do i link two workstations?
Hi, I'm new with vmware, I have Vmware workstation 12 which i use for lab testing purposes. I have installed Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. I have setup AD DHCP & DNS on Windows Server 2012. I...
View ArticleESXi 5.5u2 HP, How to Update / Duplicate USB Stick
Hello Community, I was given the task to be admin for our server, currently running ESXi 5.5 System Update 2 with 4 virtual machines. I have been told by VM Support that I am using the "free" Version....
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Vcloud Director Use DNS gateway greyed out
Hi there, Im new to Vcloud Air and i have an Vcloud air Account so i can figure some things out. I deployed a Linux machine and i want a internet connection to it. i Followed the following link....
View ArticleSetup cannot continue. Microsoft Runtime DLL installer failed to complete...
I am newbie to virtualization. Have new PC with 64-bit Windows 7. Downloaded VMware-server-2.0.2-203138.exe. Double-click to run installer, see VMware server spash screen. Installation progress bar...
View Articleesxi 6.0 unresponsiveness
I have one hp dl580g7 server with 2 FC hba connected to hp msa2040 directly. i installed VMware ESXi 6.0.0b on it and after one day it didn't response to ping and disconnected from vcenter. I could...
View ArticleCMDBItemRetrieve - Multiple Items retrieved
Hi, I'm calling the SDK with the CMDBItemRetrieve command which is working fine in most cases, however I call it for a server name: and I get the error 'Multiple Records Returned' - I am specifying it...
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Ubuntu 15 won't be started in VMware workstation 12 after a recent upgrade of...
I'm quite new on the virtual system and linux environment. Could anyone helped me on my issue below? I have a virtual system installed using VMware workstation 12. It works very well, until the upgrade...
View ArticleFull qualified VM names after vCenter 6 restart
Hello Community after we installed VMware Tools on multiple VMs our VC Server crashed an was not available anymore.We have restarted the system and now you can connect against it but some of the VMs...
View Articlelinux auth via public keys
Hello, I'm trying to collect data from linux hosts with only public keys auth allowed. I'm able to successfully test ssh connection and getting to login prompt. However, collecting inventory or...
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