New VM with same NTFS folder permission
Hello,I will need to accomplish this task: a create VM from existing (file only) server (Win2012 r2) directly to Qnapb) have all folders/ntfs permissions to be copied over either when creating VM or...
View ArticleXenmobile server vm lost the IP after vm reboots
Hello All, I am running with standalone Exsi 6.5 Update1 with internal storage. Recently i am facing issue with Xenmobile server. We have Xenmobile OVA template, Xenmobile is linux based OS. I do...
View ArticleGUEST MEMORY CONFIGURED NOT SHOWING IN OS
Hi Support, I created a vm guest with 32GB ram and installed OS (Oracle Linux 5.6 64bit) bur hen i checked in OS it is only showing 2GB. Can you lighten me up on this? Regards,Robert
View ArticleCan't change Windows 10 firewall service settings as descrbed in "Setting up...
Hi all, In the "Setting up virtual desktops in Horizon 7" PDF on page 23 it says to change Window Firewall Service settings to restart after a failure. All of the settings in the Windows Defender...
View ArticleHelp upgrading VSphere and ESXi hosts
Hello all, I have a setup running VSphere and ESXi version 5.5. As you know this version is to be deprecated soon so I need to upgrade this environment to 6.5. I'm in the middle of planning this but...
View ArticleUnable to Start Services
OS:Linux parrot 4.16.0-parrot12-amd64 #1 SMP Parrot 4.16.12-1parrot12.1 (2018-05-28) x86_64 GNU/LinuxKernel: Linux version 4.16.0-parrot12-amd64 (team@parrotsec.org) (gcc version 7.3.0 (Debian...
View Article2012 R2 Watchdog Violation Error BSOD Hyper-V Role Install
Hey everyone I am at last resort, I am running 12.5.9 build-7535481 VMWare Workstation A VM with Windows Server 2012 R2 is provided to us for installation of a Hyper-V Role. I can install the Hyper-V...
View Article%VMWAIT and poor VM performance?
Hey all - I have a Linux VM that runs a database backup task at a set time every evening. The backup task is IO intensive and the obvious problem seems to be storage latency, but I wanted to get a...
View Articleis the a way to install the Appliance MUI on my OWN linux host?
hi.. i'm looking for a way that will allow me to install this Web-based UI for the VCSA is Back! - VMware vSphere Blog on to my own linux machines that i'll provide to customers, this will allow them...
View ArticleServer 2016 template
Hello, My windows 2016 server template is failing when the customization spec runs because windows sits waiting for the admin password to be changed on first login. As part of the customization spec i...
View ArticleWindows server 2016 crashes after hot-plug CPU
When we first built our Windows 2016 template, we tested hot-add RAM and hot-plug vCPU. Both worked and so we enabled it in the template. However, today when we tried to hot-plug a CPU on a live...
View ArticleWhy snapshot requires more datastore space
Hi All, I have gone through the VM snapshot. I have seen that the VMware recommends snapshot to be kept maximum for 7 days. otherwise, it will occupy more datastore space. Actually, the snapshot has...
View ArticleUpgrading Virtual Windows server 2003 to 2008
We currently run VI 2.5 with 3.5 U2 servers in a cluster. I was trying to upgrade (in place) a Windows server 2003 st. to Windows Server 2008. However when doing this the guest becomes unresponsive at...
View ArticleLynxOS as a VMWare VM?
My organization will be testing a system for a customer, and some of their components are workstations that run LynxOS 4.2. I have zero experience with real-time operating systems. Normally when we...
View ArticlePossible to use Docker in VM Win10 Pro?
Hi, I wish to experiment with using Docker inside a Windows 10 Pro running in VMware.Is this is possible?Do you have some tips for setting up my environment.?
View ArticleHow to extend VMDK that is utilized on MSCS-in-a-box.
Hello, I'm having trouble seeing anyone posting with this specific issue. We currently have a Microsoft 2012 Cluster in a box scenario. One of the drives need extended, but it fails with the...
View ArticleWhich one do I install on VMWare Fusion for windows 10 - UEFI or Legacy BIOS?...
I am installing VMWare on MacOS and I wanna run Windows 10 on it. Which boot mode do I install - UEFI or Legacy BIOS?
View ArticleCan't talk to DHCP server
Hello, We have a 2012 R2 WDS running DHCP. It's connected to a distributed port group which is also configured for a VLAN. PXE boot worked physically but when I tried to get another virtual running,...
View ArticleSetting Adobe Acrobat Reader DC as default PDF application
Hi all,I'm currently facing this issue where a user logs on sets Adobe Reader as default PDF reader but as soon as they log off the default reader sets back to Microsoft Edge. I've tried forcing the...
View ArticleAutomatic startup virtual machines
Hello, How to automatic startup virtual machines in a vSphere 6.5 Cluster with HA ? Because when a host join a cluster with HA, the VM Startup/Shutdown option is disabled.
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