VMware Hardware Version vs. VMware Tools versions?
We are running vSphere 5.5 U3 and would like to standardize on VMware Hardware Version 9 for our virtual machines. What should the version of VMware tools be? Thank you.
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rac setup in vmware
hi i like to setup rac in vmware. I installed 2 guest OS. But I could not able to built shared storage beteen 2 nodes. please can you tell how to install shared storage for rac setup. thank you
View ArticleHow to stop vr replication for vms which are powered on manually at Protected...
Hi there, Here is my issue;I'm using vCenter 5.5, SRM 5.5.1, VR 5.5 appliance I did a failover for ten vms from the protected site (Production) to the recovery site (DR). It failover smoothly. I then...
View ArticleNVIDIA GRID 2.0
Anyone here using NVIDIA GRID 2.0 with the Tesla video cards? ThanksCal
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mysteriously expanding VM
Hey all, this may be a stupid question but as I'm an not yet deeply experienced in ESX I'd love some insight from you. I have a VM which seems to be taking more and more storage and with my poor...
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How to create a RHEL/CentOS 7.0 template for VM deploy customization ?
Hello, Just want to know how to create a RHEL/CentOS 7.0 template for VM deploy customization ? Looks like it's not same as RHEL 6.x.
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Windows 2008 R2 and Network Load Balancing
Hello all. Need a help very much to understand to configure two windows 2008 R2/Windows 2012 NLB (network load balance) configuration in multicust mode. Is there any requirement in vDS or Physical...
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extending system disk of w2012 domain controller VM
Easy question for the forum - can I safely extend the system disk of my domain controller w2012 VM?
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Point me in right direction re Cloud
Hi.I`m currently in a process of setting up a virtual machine on Azure. But I need some advice on any VMWARE products I might need to archive what I`m after. My business idea:1. I have created software...
View ArticleWindows 2000 VM on vSphere 6 does not show IP address
Hi,I have several Windows 2000 VM's on vSphere 6 platform, After installing the vmware tools, they don't show IP in "VM Summary", is it normal ?
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Problems with the new release of VM Workstation 12 pro USB
I have updated to release 12.1. After that my USB Scanner Lide 220 was not working any more. First I though it is a software problem on the scanner side. Afterwards I found out on the native shell the...
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vShield VirtualMachine Alarm
Hello,I just cloned one VM from vSphere 5.1 to a shared datastore, then registed the new VM on the vSphere 6.0 platform, the cloned VM threw out "vShield VirtualMachine Alarm" alarm before powering...
View ArticlevCPU scheduling
I have a physical server with 4 sockets and 8 cores per socket. I have a VM with 6 vCPUs. Will those vCPUs always get scheduled on the same socket? Does ESXi always attempt to schedule them on the...
View ArticleNew VM from vmdk, Guest system really required?
The Scenario: I used Terabyteunlimited tools (Copyp2v) to create a vmdk from a physical Win XP Pro machine. Works like a charm. Installed VMware Workstation 10, created a new VM and skipped the Guest...
View ArticleNetwork issue on a VM
Hello, I have three ESXi 5.5 hosts in a cluster. All ESXi hosts are configured with a single dvSwitch with multiple port group (each on a separate VLAN). I can vMotion any VM from one host to any...
View ArticleScsi errors in windows 2003 VM
Hi Team , I am getting continues error messages in the events log , please help to resolve the issue.When issue started: 1 week back the vm got hanged and was not able to access through RDP , I have...
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Partial installation of VMWare Tools
I am working on a product and we need to be able to have people properly shutdown the VM. For security reasons we don't want the entirety of the VMWare tools suite installed by default (most of it is...
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VMWare Error : Unable to find VMWare child window
i am running linux mint 17.1 as guest on vmware on windows 8.1.in the virtual machine my touchpad's vertical scroll (two fingures) function did'nt work, so i came across an .exe on web(Using your...
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Windows 2003 R2 SP2 VM Blue Screen on vSphere 6.0U1a platform
Hello all, I have several Windows 2003 R2 SP2 VM's(32bit and 64bit) running on vSphere 6.0U1a platform, but they crash and reboot randomly. I saw the below error message in the windows system...
View ArticleQueryChangedDiskAreas API Failing with FileFault Error.
Hi All, We have enabled CBT for VM, and while trying to get the ChangedDiskAreas using QueryChangedDiskAreas API, and failing with FileFault ErriorError caused by file...
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