is open suse or novell's suse??
Hi, We are doing esxi 5.0 server certification. In server certification guide , they mentioned one of the guest operating system as SUSE Linux server (SLES) 11 version .Can any one tell me which one to...
View ArticleVmtools and ThinPrint
We are experiencing issues with ThinPrint on VM s. Whenever VMTools is updated, ThinPrint fails. Anyone seen ths?
View Articledisk structure is corrupted and unreadable
hi How to solve this problem, if WIN2008 R2 server installed as a guest VM on vSphere 5.1 reports this message: >>> disk structure is corrupted and unreadable<<< We have already...
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Browse option not available when I go to the Edit Settings Window of virtual...
Dear all, Happy to be part of VMware community , posting my first question to you all. After creation of the Virtual Machine in an Esxi host, when I am trying to mount ISO image for Guest OS, Browse...
View ArticleHello all, sometimes VMs and datastore (ISCSI) get inactive, why so?
Dear all, I experienced a strange problem today, my VMs and ISCSI datastore got inactive, italicized and greyed out, can someone explain me why this happens and what is the resolution for this? Please...
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Does virtual Windows Server 2012 cause file sharing to not function?
I have been following several tutorials on Youtube as well as online instruction and so far file sharing is not working under Windows Server 2012 which is being virtualized by VMWare ESXi 5.I don't...
View ArticleTrouble with VM Player
Hi All,I am attending school for networking administration and I was given an external hdd to have Windows 7 on it. We use VM Player at school and are suppose to load it at home. I have to computers...
View Articlechange disk space settings within vmware
Hi, I have done a fair bit of research but haven't been able to find a concise answer. The VM guest OS is RHEL and has disk space of 40GB (checked this via the OS using df -h). Within vSphere when...
View ArticleInstalling VMware tools during VM build
Hi All, I have a sles11sp2 64bit based customised virtual machine targeted to run on ESXi5.0 and greater. The vm is built in an automated fashion using susestudio. It does not have a cdrom drive.I want...
View ArticleSelective Network Connectivity Loss after VMotion
We have a mixed cluster of ESXi hosts running 4.1, 5.0 & 5.1 which is in the process of being all upgraded. The issue has been around before the upgrade when the mix was just 4.1 and 5.0s. A...
View ArticleCan't convert virtual disk from thin to thick in 5.1
I am attempting to convert a virtual disk from thin to thick in a 5.1 environment. I shutdown the VM, choose migrate, on "select disk format" I choose "thick eager zeroed". I choose the other...
View ArticleResize C drive (W2K8)
I have two scenarios where I need to resize the C drive of a Windows 2008 R2 VM. I know this question has been asked a lot, and I have searched/read lots of posts. But I want to confirm my...
View ArticleHow to get run once commands to run after sysprep on windows 7?
When deploying from a windows 7 template the VM will sysprep it's self and then auto login with the Administrator account but it just sets there and doesn't run the run once commands that I have that...
View ArticleServer 2008 Extend Volume and Disk Drive size
Hello- We're running ESX 3.5 and have a Server 2008 x64 Standard VM. We were trying to grow a data partition (primary partition; no issues with page files, system disk or anything) and Disk Management...
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Join domain won't work from template with customization
Hello, We would like to deploy Windows 7 from a template. After I deployed the template the computer won't join the domain, everything else works. I created a Customization specification with the...
View ArticleWindows NETLOGON 5719 at Startup
I am having what appears to be either a networking or guest startup issue with Windows 2008 R2 SP1 guest machines on my VSphere Essentials setup. Configuration is: HP BL460C G7 servers, 72GB RAM, with...
View ArticleVmxnet3 ghost nic why vmupgradehelper cant be used successfully
I Have 70 vm's that have the vmxnet3 nic. Every time a clone or disaster recovery copy occurs windows 2008r2 redects the nic and the original is ghosted all ip info is lost. I have found the post sp1...
View ArticleGuest machine processor type not updating per current ESXi host processor
I've a ESXi cluster running with ESXi4.1 & the hardware are mix of Dell PER900/PER910 with Processor types as E74850@2.00GHz & E7330 @ 2.40Ghz with an EVC mode of Intel Merom Gen.If I check...
View Articleinstall VMtools without thinprint components
how can I install VMTools without the thinprint components?
View ArticleMy PC is rebooting automatically while installing RHEL 5 in VMware 9
Hi Team, Though it could be late, the fact is- this the is first time I'm working with VMWare tools. I have installed VMWare 9 in my Laptop and I'm trying to install RHEL 5 in it. While doing so my...
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