Re: ESXi 5.1 installation network card problem
Thanks for the quick reply! I was looking at the compatibility guide, but was unaware of the I/O devoces option. Thanks for pointing it out to me.
View ArticleRe: Windows 2008 Server to Server File Copy - SLOW
Good question - the copy is approx. 10gb total with about 10,500 files. The number of files could very well be the underlying issue, as a network test utility on this server can read/write a single...
View ArticleOVA file for VM with vdisks on different datastores
Hi, I have an ova file created for a virtual machines that has 6 virtual disks. All disks were on different datastores. When I import that ova I'd like a way for the vdisks to not all end up in...
View ArticleRe: RDM and NPIV Support in 5.1?
I'm sorry if I wasn't clear - I assumed you meant vSphere 5.1. I dont think RDMs or NPIV are available with vCloud-provisioned systems.
View ArticleIs vim-cmd supported on ESXi 5.x
While the commands are part of ESXi, there is no VMware documention that explains the commands. Even worse, the vsphere management assistent (vma) is unaware of these commands. vi-admin@vMA_1:~>...
View ArticleRe: Single Sign On (SSO) issue with vCenter 5.1
SSO is a pre-requisite of vCenter 5.1 while ESXi 4 is compatible with vCenter 5.1. No problem there. It seems like you have a permissions problem check your permissions as durring upgrade permissions...
View ArticleIs vim-cmd supported on ESXi 5.x
While the commands are part of ESXi, there is no VMware documention that explains the commands. Even worse, the vsphere management assistent (vma) is unaware of these commands. vi-admin@vMA_1:~>...
View ArticleRe: Windows 2008 Server to Server File Copy - SLOW
I just copied 9 files totalling 2.64gb and it took about ~19s, so that was an avg of almost 140MB/s .. much more in line with what I think I should always be seeing. So JDPTECHNC, you could be spot on...
View ArticleMigrating distributed vSwitch to new vCenter
Hi All, So I have been using these great scripts from. http://www.gabesvirtualworld.com/migrating-distributed-vswitch-to-new-vcenter/ They work great, but I need to know if I can change the value to...
View ArticleRe: Single Sign On (SSO) issue with vCenter 5.1
Thanks for the tip I will do that. But I am trying to use the root logon credentials which I am 99% sure are correct
View ArticleBest way to prevent storage being added to PVDC in vCD 5.1
Hi,With vCloud Director 1.5 when I created a new Provider vDC I was shown all available datastores presented to my vCenter and could pick exactly which ones I'd like to include in the pVDC.I've now...
View ArticleRe: Migrating distributed vSwitch to new vCenter
If you look at the Network Inventory in the vSPhere client, you'll notice that dvSwitches are defined in the hidden "network" folder that is in the root of each datacenter. A dvSwitch is defined on the...
View ArticleFusion 5, Wacom and Win8
I've been using Fusion with Wacom tablets and Windws 7 for several years and other than losing pressure sensetivity in Windows it's been OK. But now on my new MBP with Fusion 5 and Windows 8 it's...
View ArticleRe: Best way to prevent storage being added to PVDC in vCD 5.1
Well, Storage Profiles do the trick. Even if your storage array has no built-in storage capabilities, you can define your own capabilities, add capabilties to all datastores of a type, and assign...
View ArticleRe: TouchPad scrolling on the latest VMWare Workstation
Ha, it might be that your drivers worked actually, but maybe not.. Because here is what I did: 1) Uninstalled my drivers 2) Rebooted 3) Tried installing yours but setup.exe simply didnt run, so I went...
View ArticleCPU Spike to 100%
I have noticed on some systems where I have to deploy alot of patches using Protect, the CPU spikes to 100% for a long time on TrustedInstaller.exe. Installing 30+ patches takes almost 5 hours. If I...
View ArticleRe: Windows License on ESXi
rbrads wrote: Hi,Apologies if this isnt the correct place for this. Basically we are trying to sort out our licensing on our ESXI Cluster We have 6 x ESXI Hosts with 4 Processors each (6 Cores) Im...
View Article.scexe on SSH toESX5i
We are trying to update local disk firmware on a 5i host to recify a boot error message. The server hardware is HP Proliant DL585. There is a upgdate from HP called cp019264.scexe. We are trying to...
View ArticleRe: sandbox on network share - advice
Thanks Peter, the blog is very very useful.. I have a few questions if possible. In your blog you discuss UsrClass.* not being roamed by default, however the behaviour can be changed with policy...
View ArticleRe: Powercli to set ESXi free license
Hi Robert, Sorry to bother you again, but I really don't know how to set license key ... I've rtied your commands, and it shows no more errors, they gave me this :$ServiceInstance = Get-View...
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