Are VCAP certifications subject to the recertification expiration window, or...
Are VCAP certifications subject to the recertification expiration window, or does that only apply to VCPs? I know that to recert your VCP, you can take a vcap. Im just curious if i have to retake a...
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vSAN weirdness.....Policy ?
Some vSAN weirdness, all was well with the BETA, and all was well for a few weeks, on another test lab. So rebuilt, servers, and setup vSAN from new....and all gone pair shaped, the Disk Group was...
View ArticleGroup study for VCAP5-DCA
I am in preparation for my VCAP5-DCA exam. Like to form a group to study for the exam over gotomeeting or so in US CST timing. If anybody interested, pls respond...
View ArticleOne Way Connectivity / Invisible member Servers
Hi all. It's me again. Progressively adding VMs while working through a "training kit", I have installed two new member servers in a domain which has been up for a while. The servers are assigned...
View Articleservice account in vCO
Hi, i'm new to vmware world so some of the things i say may be a little off, if you need additional explanation please ask. i have to whole vcloud environment set up, what i having issues with is that...
View ArticleShared RDM for Cluster Node
How to configure shared RDM between 2 node windows/Linux fail-over cluster.
View ArticleVMWare workstation 10.0.3 unrecoverable error (guest OS BSOD 3 times a week)
Hi, I just installed VMWare workstation 10.0.3 build-1895310 one week ago on the host machine:Windows 7(Enterprise) SP1 (6.1.7601) , x64Intel i7-4930K 3.40 GHz (6 cores, totally 12 logical processors),...
View Articlequick pbly dumb question: how many datastores does a vSAN make?
Is it dependant upon how many disk groups there are? All I've been able to see from the various videos and other materials is that once the vsan cluster is created and disks are added - a single data...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 ASUS H97M Plus, Intel I218-V "No Network Adapters" Error
Hello all! I'm experimenting with ESXi on my home computer, but keep running into the "No Network Adapters" error, which I understand is because the 5.5 default drivers don't support the Intel I218-V...
View ArticleAnyone using a vmware supported (or not) HD audio/virtual sound card in their...
Running ESXi 5.1 update1a I found a "hack" online where if you edit the VMX file of a VM and add in these lines, then re-upload the vmx file and boot the VM, an "HD Audio" device shows up in the VM...
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Troubleshooting alert emails not being sent...
Hi guys. I've been trying to get email notification alerts working, but running into some issues. What has been done so far:Logged into ADMIN interface, set up SMTP server settings. Appears to be...
View Articlereplication questions
We're on ESX5.1 using the free replication appliance. What is everyone's experience with the VSS option when setting up replication? Is it really necessary or does it cause more problems with good....
View ArticleIs local storage a viable option with VMware?
At this point, I have concluded the following: 1) Good shared storage is very expensive compared to good local storage. 2) Good shared storage is much more prone to complex failures than local storage....
View ArticleUpgrade HP vSphere 5.5 to 5.5 U1 – Error Conflicting VIBS
We have a small vSphere Environment using the Essentials edition. We have no Update Manager. To update we (virtually – using iLO) mount the installation .iso, boot from it and choose “upgrade” in the...
View ArticleHP P420i/P440i HBA Mode = on ( If you want to use embedded controller on DL...
After weeks of trial and error, finally figured out how to bypass the "SMART RAID" feature on HP Embedded controller and use it for vSAN. Here is the procedure worth my time to share with you: To...
View Article"Kernel Headers 3.7.3-1-desktop were not found"
Question for the Gurus of VM, I am running openSUSE 12.1 and just have installed Workstation 10.0.3 installation went well and I received the successful installation message. When attempting to start...
View ArticleHow to determine if a User is a member of a User Group?
Trying to determine if the logged in user has been granted the AuthorizationRole "Administrator", what is the easiest way to determine this?
View ArticlePXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received
Hi, I'm trying to get Auto Deploy working, and recieve the error PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received. The ESXi host is using an 'access configured switch port' and no VLAN tag assigned...
View ArticleTask "StartedTime", "QueuedTime", or "CompletedTime" = Snapshot created time?
I'm leaning on StartedTime right now, but need your input.
View ArticleMicrosoft Active Directory Content Pack Question
So I have installed the content pack for Microsoft Active Directory, and it works well for what it has been designed for. Would it be possible to add another section for File Integrity Monitoring?...
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