View Desktop Manager 5.1.1 issues with virtual machine on new datastores
Hi guys anyone could explain or tell us if there is a solution or workaround to this problem: After adding new datastore (VMFS datastores) on vmware hosts within a dedicated virtual center and view...
View ArticleUpgrading from 4.1 to 5.1 - SSO Design?
Hello all. We're planning for the upgrade of our vSphere 4.1 U2 (vCenters and ESXi hosts all at 4.1 U2) and have done a bunch of reading including the Installation/Upgrade guides for vSphere 5.1,...
View ArticleHow to get the ESXi host status that is managed by vCenter by monitoring...
Hi, My vCenter is managing several ESXi hosts, and if the ESXi is down for what ever the reason like power down or network down etc..As we see the ESXi host that is down as inaccessible i.e. red cross...
View ArticlevSphere migration from 1Gb NFS to 10Gb NFS
Hi everyone, We are undertaking an upgrade in network infrastructure from 1Gb links to a dedicated 10Gb network for storage. The new network has separate pnics/vswitch/vmkernel, along with a separate...
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...
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Host Profiles playing up in vSphere 5
Hi all, Ive recently upgraded about 200 hosts to ESXi 5 from ESX 4.1 and 2 vcenters 5 also.Ive noticed a problem with host profiles when it comes to storage, and wanted to see if anyone else has come...
View ArticlevApps not showing up
Hi Just installed iPad client I can loging into the organization as admin but no existing vApps are showing up and nothing in the Catalogs although I have vApps templates ?vCloud version 1.5 works...
View ArticleFeature Request?
VMFS5 - maximumsVolume size 64TBRaw Device Mapping size (virtual compatibility) 2TB minus 512 bytes Allow virtual compatibility mode RDM's to have extents to attain a larger than 2TB size but allow...
View ArticleCommunication to VCM
I'm trying to understand the VCM adapter. I believe the communication is done over tcp/443, but does anyone know if VCOPS or VCM initiates the communication?
View ArticleWinPE 4.0 + VMWare Workstation - Hangs "Windows is loading files" booting...
I've been trying to boot into WinPE 4.0 on workstation 8 but it hangs on anything older than Windows 8. I've tried about 20 different machines on 5 different hosts. Only my Win8 (UEFI and BIOS) guests...
View ArticleRest call to select services while creating an orgvDC through the vcloud...
I am trying to create a org vDC through the rest call provided by the Director 5.1 api guide.I do not see any way to to select services while creating the orgvDC through the rest call. I can select the...
View ArticlePoweredge R720 Configuration for new purchase
We have a VMware essentials plus license and are looking to buy 3 or 4 Poweredge 720s in the next month. It's Dell's end of year so I have to order within the next few weeks. A little about our...
View Article5.1.0 Connection Broker Question
Hello-I have three connection brokers running v. 5.1.0. A standard CB with two replicas. For the most part everything is fine, although we still have not taken care of the certificate warnings. On my...
View Article\\.host\Shared Folders\My Desktop is not accessible.
I moved a Windows XP Professional VM from one MacBook to another. Everything seems to work just fine except I get the following error message when I log in and also when I try to navigate to any...
View ArticleRestart Management Agents via Command Line
Hi, Our Virtual Center server randomly loses its connection to our ESXi servers every week so. One week it's one server, the next week it's another server. When I restart the management network and...
View ArticleErratic / slow mouse movement after Version 5 upgrade
Working in Unity mode on an MBA with Core i7 and 4GB RAM on Lion 10.7.4. Happens with pretty much any app. Hard to say what triggers the condition, maybe modal dialog boxes, e.g., Save, etc. Mouse...
View Articleyet another esxi5 vs esxi4 memory limits confusion
If the memory limit of the free esxi5.1 are 32gb, meaning that I cannot boot a host that has 32gb or more of ram, what are the limits of 4.1 U3 ? Is 4.1 u3 better, or less restrictive than 5.1 re:...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client 5.1 -- Migrating Custom Attributes to Tags
Hi Community, We have upgraded last week our vCenter Servers to 5.1. So, I´m now experimenting with the all new Web Client at the moment. For the best user experience, I want to convert my custom...
View Articledemand higher than usage
Hi, I am looking into some VM's where developer reports CPU bottleneck during stresstesting on a few VM.Nothing really stands out. The highest peak CPU usage is lower than the entitlement.CPU Ready...
View ArticleVery strange
Hi Just wondering if anybody else has come across a problem within SRM acting very strange we have just a single redhat VM which is getting vSphere replicated to the recovery site with a RPO of...
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