Advice to overcome stalls on VcPlugin.getAllVirtualMachines()
Hello,I use the method below to find a VM by its name across 5 vCenters. This morning I ran into an issue where one of the vCenters were not responding and as a result a workflow that was using the...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 / CX4-120 / Software iSCSI Multipathing?
I have a host connected via iSCSI to a EMC CX4-120.Port 0 of each SP is connected to subnet 10.1.66.0/24.Port 1 of each SP is connected to subnet 10.1.67.0/24Port 0 of the host's NIC is connected to...
View ArticlevMotion and large VM memory configurations
Hello, Is there a special requirement for VMs with large memory configurations - besides the network connectivity for the vMotion pNIC(s)? I have a cluster with HA enabled only (no DRS). 1:1 ratio for...
View ArticleHA reconfigure after 5.1 to 5.1U1
In poking around with some test systems after going from 5.1 to 5.1U1, I noticed the HA vib did not get updated until I did a reconfigure HA from a 5.1U1 vcenter. Is this required to be done, or is the...
View Articlelinking vmware in differnt domain
Here is what I have going on. Domain Achild domain 1 2 3 4 Domain BLocal intranet I didn't setup the vsphere but I am trying to link the 3 centers together. Domain A is a seperate forest from domain b...
View ArticleCPU Stress Allocation - How is it determined?
So I have this host who's stress badge is 315. Now that is high if you ask me :-)It may have something to do with me experimenting with profiles but still I really see nothing that contributes to...
View ArticleIntel-VT Features and VMware Support of those Features?
Hello Everyone, Intel published a helpful article in 2010 about the various virtualization technology (Intel VT) features offered, and which processor families supported those individual...
View ArticleView Security server questions
Hi, Could anyone please clarify the following questions in regard of the View Security server? 1. Does the Security server authenticates HTTPS connections from Internet clients before they hit internal...
View ArticleHow to export network name into an excel cell ?
Hello,I have the following code:$array3 = Get-VM | Get-View | ForEach-Object { $_.Guest.Net } | select Networkbut it breaks here:$Sheet.Cells.Item($intRow,$intColumn) = $array3[$i]Exception setting...
View ArticleVMware Workstation and Windows XP License.
Hi everyone! Before i will buy my license for WMware Workstation 9 i want one of my questions to be answered. If i want to run little business where i will have to run 10 virtual machines at once with...
View ArticleInstalar ESXi en DL320e
Hola a todos, estoy tratando de instalar ESXi 5 en un HP Proliant DL320e.... la instalación pareciera que la hace correctamente ya que finaliza y se reinicia el server, pero de ahí cuando debería...
View ArticleHow to get information about free space on disk volume in special cases
Hello, if there are on ESX server disk volumes located on classical hard disk, i can get information about its free space.Firstly grab infromation about disk volume from...
View Articleconverting tsql stored procedure syntax issue
I have a couple of tsql stored procedures that I'm having problems converting from the pubs example delivered with SqlServer. How do we translate these stored procedures: CREATEPROCEDURE reptq1...
View ArticlevMotion getting stuck at 65%
We have had 4 machines in the past week get stuck at 65% during routine vMotion as part of DRS. The larger machines become unresponsive after a few hours in this state. My guess is delta file or...
View ArticleUSB 3 device lockup still happens
In 5.0.3 and in the TP, if I plug a USB 3 drive into the host, I get the prompt to 'connect to VM or connect to host'. Then if I pick the host, the dialog goes away, and the drive never appears -...
View ArticleVMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec 2012
Good morning everydoby! I have had a big problema with this applications: VMWare x Veeam x Backup Exec.If I process the job backup (Backup Exec) with Veeam stoped, the job finish with success. But, if...
View ArticleVCDX boot camp
HI Guys, I just wonder if anyone knows the schedule for the next VCDX Boot camps in 2013. (tentative date and places) there is no information related for any of the VMworld this year Thank you for...
View Articlehow to limit datastore overallocation level with SDRS rules
HiWe use thin provisioning but have a business policy to limit overallocation to 200%. We have alarms setup for this.I recently setup SDRS but I found its recommendations would take datastores over the...
View ArticleEnabling host cache on existing desktop pool
My question is if I enable it on an existing pool do I have to reboot all of the desktops in that pool to have any benefit or will there be a benefit to rebooting some of them. I just found this...
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