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Attempting the VCDX - documention questions
Can you just use the SET stuff as a guideline then change where needed like we would give to a customer? Curious about this and don't really want to screw it up, it's kind of a big deal thanks...
View ArticleGetting this error during the build step: Failed to communicate with VI server
Hopefully someone has some insight as to what may be causing this. Our VMware Administrator has given my Windows domain account the permissions listed in the Developer's Guide. However I've been unable...
View ArticleWindows 95 Ethernet Adapter Not Working
Hi, I am creating a windows 95 virtual machine and followed the directions exactly given in the link below. VMware Documentation for Windows 95 However, the network adapter does not function. I have...
View ArticlePowershell/PowerCLI Dynamic Email Message Body
Hello, not sure if I am in the right spot to post my question about PowerShell/PowerCLII have a script in powershell that will send an email to an outlook client.The msg body will have values regarding...
View ArticleProblem with get-stat command and scripting
Hi,I'm currently trying to write a simple script that could get resource pool statistics, but having problems with it.I am using vSphere 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, ESX 4.0(update 4), PowerCLI 5.1...
View ArticleProfile driven storage - usefulness ?
i am trying to understand the usefulness of profile ( or policy) driven storage. In our situation we use vsphere 5, and we have virtual machines, whereby the OS is installed on hard disk 1, page file...
View ArticleVMware Installer error - VMCI service failsH
Host: Ubuntu 13.10 kernel 3.9.0-6-genericAttempted guest: Windows 8 NThe program (VMware e.x.p) installed without errors according to the installer (this needs to be fixed since in fact the...
View ArticleOn VM opening : "Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to" or...
Hello, Since yesterday after a reboot of my host (E6410 DELL, W7 SP1 64 bits, 8GB RAM, 2x750GB SATA3 running WorkStation 9.0.2, up to date Windows Update), I cannot open any of my existing VM. I often...
View ArticleChange the webserver port
Is it possible to change the default port of the UI Website (vcops) from 443 to a custom port? Thanks
View ArticleUDP Tunnel networking
Hello, I am the project leader of GNS3, an open-source program that you can use to create virtual networks based on Dynamips, Qemu and VirtualBox. I don't know if this is the right place but I would...
View ArticleHow do I find the id of the vappTemplate given a vm object?
Hi, In VCD, I use a vappTemplate in order to create a VM. Now after creating the VM, I need to retrieve the id of the vappTemplate from which this VM was created in the first place. But looking at the...
View ArticleMove vCSA to new host using vMotion?
I am in the process of upgrading 2 ESX 4.0 hosts to ESXi 5.1. Both hosts are part of a cluster running under a vCenter Appliance that is on one of the hosts that needs to be upgraded. At this point I...
View ArticleVCenter 5.1 update 1 upgrade fails with "insert disk 1", now vcenter won't...
I’m having a problem with updating VCenter 5.1 to 5.1 update 1. I downloaded the ISO then mounted it on the VCenter server at our D/R site (it’s not gone “live” yet, so it makes a good test). I opened...
View ArticleHA admission control - dedicated failover host and maintenance mode
I am in the process of building a new 5.1 U 1 3 hosts cluster, and due to the fact that I don't use resource pools or limits on the VMs , I have opted to use the admission control policy "use dedicated...
View ArticleFusion itself (not VM) is very slow on startup
My Windows VM boots (no boot camp), runs and shuts down very quickly, absolutely no complaints there. I'm working on a fast Macbook with 16GB of RAM and an SSD, so I guess this helps a lot. However,...
View ArticleIE 9 Minor Bug during Configuration Phase
When you click any of the Test Buttons it snaps you back to the 'Welcome to vCenter Log Insight' screenYou can Click Next back to where you were (without having to re-enter information)The same...
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 ArticleGoing back to previous view
Hi, I'm implementing a global view. Navigation to this view is by a right click context action. Is there a way I can have a button in my view which can take the user to the previous view that they came...
View Articlescript that set up few nats at once
Hello, im tired to set up nats with vmware "virtual network editor" tool. I want to write windows script thatwill do it for me. I found information about C:\ProgramData\VMware\vmnetnat.conf file in...
View ArticleVM shows alert icon with no alarms triggered
I have been having phantom alarms lately. Virtual machines will show the red alert icon with no alarms triggered. I checked the VM, the host, the cluster, the folder, the datacenter, and vcenter but...
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