The storage I/O latency too high,it will affect the virtual machines cpu usage?
Our storage due to the recent utilization , resulting in latency too high.Average latency is between 42216~1463757 microseconds.(The SAN environment)I found that the increase or decrease of each delay...
View ArticleC# / .net based initiateTransferToGuest not working as expected (vSphere 6.5...
Hi All, Recently setup an ESXi 6.5 host to test with. Its using the trial still, so I don't know if that will make any difference? Anyway, I'm using a custom written c# program that imports an ovf,...
View ArticleCan't install VMWare Tools on FreeBSD 11.0
I've installed FreeBSD 11.0 as a guest in Fusion, but I am unable to install VMWare Tools. The first attempt ended with a message to re-run the program after installing the compat6x-amd64 package....
View ArticleSmart Card Authentication / SSO Errors VCSA 6.5
I'm trying to setup smart card authentication for the VCSA 6.5. I setup the reverse proxy cert store and imported all my certs. It's on the domain. When I choose smart card authentication at the web...
View Articleautostart VM from ESXI 6.5 web client
I just installed a new ESXI 6.5 server as a learning tool and have several VM already installed I am using the web interface ( so, I did not installed anything on my laptop) and I am trying to find out...
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Failed to install VmWare Tools in Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
Hello, good afternoon.When i try to install VmWare Tools on the server, the following fault occurs:How to repare the problem?
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Active memory column in vSphere web client
Hello, as you all know, currently, vSphere web client shows "Consumed" memory for compute objects. Is there a way to get "Active" memory column instead? Consumed could be mis-leading at times from a...
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Problems Installing VMware Workstation Pro MS-Windows 10
I have problems installing VMware Workstation Pro, the latest version which I downloaded from www.vmware.com. The installation go’s well until it wants to install the VMCI driver and the whole screen...
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"Failed to start the virtual machine" Cannot open the disk '(name of...
Hi Guys, Would like to report that Upon Powering up the VM we encountered an error which is "File VM(.VMDK) was not found." "An error was received from the EXSI host while powering on the VM" Please...
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Windows VM WMware Tools Showing Status not running in Event logs...
IN SHORT:I have a large Windows 2012 R2 VM (11TB: C: 200gb D: 10.8tb) which has noticeable deteriorated performances after migrating to ESXi 6.0U2 including:delays, unresponsive, dragging, network...
View ArticleUnable to access CentOS on Vmware Workstation 12 via putty.
Hello, I have installed CentOS 6.5 (64 bit) on VMware workstation 12 on Windows 10 host machine.Configured the IPv4 network settings like IP address etc manually. When trying to access CentOS via putty...
View ArticleAuto start a VM if the VM goes down
Is there a way to auto start a VM in the event that it shuts off due to updates or hangs for any reason? I have a VM that shuts down once in a while and is a production server.
View ArticleVirtual or Hard Disk Storage
I recently built a Windows 2012 R2 Server which I will post to a Cloud service. My question is:1. I want to kept my data separate from my OS, should I install a virtual disk or a hard disk?2. Depending...
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Upgrade to VCSA 6.5 and Mixed environment with ESX 5.5 and 6.5
I am planning to upgrade to vCenter 6.5, and upgrade all hosts to ESX6.5, but few of my hosts are not compatible and cannot receive anything above 5.5 U3. Due to this I am planning on having a mixed...
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adding a virtual hard disk to suse vm without rebooting
Hi, Have just updated my blog with adding a new virtual hard disk to a vm running SUSE without rebooting http://tinyurl.com/6d8e375 hope it helps!
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static IP address for datapower VM
I am using the IBM Virtual DataPower for developer VM (DPVM) image under VMWare Player 12. The DPVM has 4 virtual NIC. I think I need to use static IP address for each. The host is Windows 10...
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Network Bridging not available after Upgrade
VMWorkstation 12.5.5 build-5234757Host Ubuntu 16.04 After upgrading to 12.5.5 build-5234757 I am no longer able to bridge to my local ethernet interface. If I do not update the vmtools on the guest...
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vmfs local data storage restore
Hi please help, I have raid 5 Local DS that is mnounted but I can add the storage this is happned after the local boot disk failed (I beleve it was raid 1)So I did a clean install on a USB the server...
View ArticleHow can I view VM Log files that are locked?
OK, dumb question: How can I view VM Log files that are locked? I have an issue with a VM crashing and I want to view the current log file to diagnose. When I log into the ESX box with Veeam it...
View ArticleGenerate MAC address for an virtual network interface inside a VM hosted on...
Hi Folks, As of part of a college, i was trying out having OVS bridge inside an Ubuntu VM and adding a port on the bridge. This port is connected to eth1 of the VM. eth1 has MAC address generated by...
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