Cloning Windows Server 2008 R2 Running SQL 2008 R2?
In a perfect world, I would like to clone my production accouting VM so that we can test an upgrade that just came out. I would like to clone the Windows 2008 R2 server with a different name. This...
View ArticleVM keeps suspending??
So I have a single ESXi 5.1 host that I have 2 VMs on. A Windows 8 PC and 2012 Server. The Windows 8 PC was running great. But all of a sudden it will suspend itself and the only way to get it back is...
View ArticleExpanding disks in OS X
Hi, I am running several Macs on ESXi 5.1 on my Mac pro. If I expand a vmdk in vsphere, is there any known way to make OS X detect the change without a reboot? When the server is rebooted its easy to...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Template will not join domain
Hi. I have made some Windows Server 2008 R2 template at our esx 4 update 1 hosts. My isue is that these servers will not join the domain with the customization I have made. I know I use the right user...
View ArticlevSphere 5.1 group vms by folders
Hi I have been used to using Workstation and grouping VMs into folders such as LAB1 or Production. Is there anyway to do this on vSphere ESXi 5.1 (free version)? I would have thought that just...
View ArticleiMessage on virtualized Macs
Hi, Im running several Macs on my ESXi5.1 build 799733 (on a Mac Pro). Works great! Only thing that is not working is iMessage.I am not able to login. This works great on my physical mac and on my ipad...
View ArticleFile Server Best Practise
Hi, Could do with some advice on this. Current setup - 2 ESX servers and 1 Equalogic SAN Currently have a VM (server 2003) file server. The original setup was 3 drives, one for OS, one for staff areas...
View ArticleNeed some advice on hard disk hot-add
Hello All, VMware vCenter Server 4.0.0vSphere 4 EnterpriseWindows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 (32-Bit)VM Version: 7 Planning to add another 500GB virtual hard disk to this file server. Considering...
View ArticleV2P insight
Hi, I hoping someone out there has some information regarding V2P vmware conversion. I found a pdf with step-by-step instructions (http://www.vmware.com/support/v2p/doc/V2P_TechNote.pdf) but they're...
View ArticleVSPhere Client, Full Screen Wrong Display, Dual Display Client PC
I have dual displays on my PC running the VSPHere Client 5.1.0 I work in the left Screen and run the VSPhere client in the right screen. When I tell the guest insode the vsphere client to run full...
View ArticleVM Performace is Slow
When i connect to a Esxi Host using Vsphere client and try to install Windows 2008 on a VM. The VM responds very slow. I am not sure why this is happeninng.The ESXi host is at different location atlest...
View ArticleSlow (gui) performance Windows 2008 64-bit.
I'm currently creating windows 2008 64-bit templates and in the middle of configuring the windows 2008 64-bit standard virtual machine, the performance of the VM went down the drain. The look and...
View ArticleVMware Queries...
Dear Team, Please help us with the following queries. 1) once we create a vm what files r created?2) what is the name of VM memory file?3) once we poweron a vm what files are created?4) how to...
View ArticleWhat is the best VM CPU configuration for SQL 2012
I'm currently setting up a new SQL 2012 cluster running on windows server 2008 R2 and I configured 4 vCPUs with 2 cores for each VM on the cluster, but I would like to know if there is any best...
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MYSQL "Optimize Table" function very slow on VM
Hello. After spending lots of hours in testing and analyzing I/O problems, I decided to put our problem towards VMware support. Unfortunately our support contract is not valid at the moment, so I post...
View Articleidentifying virtual disks inside linux machines
Is there any way to check the attached scsi virtual disks inside linux machines. like in windows SCSI(0:1) we can check from Bus and target. I want to remove mounpoint from linux vm but unable to...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 GUI + ESXi 5
Hello, Has anyone run into any issues installing Windows Server 2012 gui version under ESXi 5? Every time I try installing the OS, after it reboots to the machine from coping files off the disk, it...
View ArticleBest Practices for Virtualising Multiple Apps Inside a Private Cloud
Hello We are running ESX4.1 and vCenter 4.0 on some old IBM servers and are looking to upgrade to the latest version of ESX and vCenter. We would also like to do a refresh of our VMs as we have a...
View ArticleWindows 7 SP1 as a guest operating system
I'm looking to deploy a Citrix XenDesktop solution in vSphere 5.1. I'm looking at the Hosted Shared Desktop configuration. This means that the Server 2012 will use the RDS service. I know that in...
View ArticleInstalling VMWare Tools for Win2k12
Aloha, I am having trouble getting Tools to install under 2k12. It's hard to determine exactly what happens exactly, but it appears that once I trigger the install it goes into limboland. It never...
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