Datastore names
Hello everyone, I was wondering how datastores and virtual machines are managed in huge datacenters/multiple datacenters managed by same company. What are the different naming conventions people...
View ArticleUpgrade Virtual Machine running in Fusion from 8gb to 16gb ram
I need somebody's help in upgrading the ram from 8gb to 16gb in a virtual machine running in Vmware Fusion in a Mac Pro Server with 32 Gb. The first question: Is it possible? The operatin system in...
View ArticleCannot Deploy Windows 2008 R2 from Template
Had no probelms with Windows 2008 SP2, but in testing R2 I get error messages after deploying from template and during its sysprep routine. See attachments for error messages. Thanks
View ArticleCan't drag and drop VM into folder
Hello, I have organized my VMs into folders, and some of them I cannot drag and drop. The icon is the circle with the diagnoal line through it, and it won't let me release it on the folder. I can't...
View ArticleParavirtualization (PVSCSI) not suited for DAS?
The following article states that paravirtualization says that PVSCSI adapter is not suited for DAS. I'm looking to find out why it isn't "suited for DAS"... any...
View ArticleUbuntu huge iowait on Vmware 4.1
I spent many hours search web and forums for this solution. I tried almost everything I saw, but no success. I have a vmware cluster, 3 powerful hosts and fiber based storage solution from HP. Have...
View ArticleLinux Disk Best Practices
Been trying to find the ideal way to setup disks/partitions for Linux guests on ESXi. Seems as though Linux is falling behind when it comes easily adding disk space. The end goal is to be able to add...
View ArticleOlder VMs with HW version 4, should they be upgraded?
We have some older VMs with HW version 4. We are working towards upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and ESXi 5.1. What is the suggested best practice around the HW version? Can these older VMs (some still...
View ArticleVMware Customization Wizard + Sysprep
Hello, I have a few questions on what the best practices are for cloning a VM. I have read in a couple of places now that syspreping the machine isn't as much of a big deal as it used to be back in...
View ArticleVMware Player Parallel Port PCI card communications problem
Help! I would be most grateful for any advice with regard to a communications problem that I am experiencing through a Parallel Port PCI card. Background info:New PC running Windows 7 Professional on...
View ArticlePuncturing the bubble - retrieving guest info from inside VM
As part of an SCCM deployment we are looking into ways of automating VMware View desktops. One challenge I am trying to solve is how to ensure consistent naming between the VM object and the guest OS....
View ArticleSR-IOV support with own PXE rom
Hi, Is there any way to configure the usage of own PXE roms with SR-IOV vNICs? It is possibel to configure own ROM-s with e1000 NIC like this: e1000bios.filename =...
View ArticleCentOS increase disk with no shutdown
Hello I am new here, i hope this is the correct forum. What is the best way to increase the disk size on a CentOS 5 or 6 Machine.By a Windows Server 2008 its very simple i extend the disk in vCenter...
View ArticleRedhat 6.3 creating an alias IP address on the network card.
I am trying to create an alias IP address on an existing ethernet interface using the following procedure below. However it does not work, it does not create the alias eth0:1 interface. I've tried...
View Articlerestore an ovf file created from another ESX host
I exported a VM as OVF file to a network share from one ESXi35 host and then went to a new ESXi4 host and deployed it from the OVF file. The VM created on the server and the properties look all good...
View ArticleAttach a scsi disk to guest os thorugh command line
Hi everyone,I am new to esx.I want to attach a iscsi disk to vm through command line. Here are the steps i am doing i did login using my iscsi HBA and got two LUN's ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -l...
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not able to install win2012 guest on ESX5.1
while installing windows 2012 i selected Adapter type as LSI parallel. the disk is not seen Please see attached. All help appreciated.
View ArticleSCO Unixware 7.1.4 and USB
I have SCO Unixware 7.1.4 running in the 5.1 hypervisor, but it won't recognize any USB devices. Anyone have any luck getting USB devices to be recognized?
View ArticleHP management software on virtual server
After creating a VM server 2003 I have a 8 HP programs listed. Lights out, HP diag, HP smart array, HP PCI-express power management. Are these of any use or should they be removed.
View ArticleUpgrading Disk Space (Unit C:) in Guest OS Windows NT
Hi, I´m trying to upgrade Disk Space in a VM Windows NT, Actual configured Space 4Gb, I want to add 2Gb (For a total of 6Gb). No problem asigning space in VSphere, but when trying to add it with...
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