Re: Can I connect to ESXi stand alone host via vsphere client without internet?
I tried to disable firewall on the router and I even disabled firewall on the machine where vSphere client is installed. But still I am unable to connect to the ESXi Host. However, when there is...
View ArticleRe: VMmark 2.5 with STAF 3.5.4 Python ERROR
Hi colleague, I am on planned leave from 16th - 24th Nov 2012, having no access to my mail & phone. On issues/queries please reach my colleagues on 'DL GLOBAL IT LIT SM 2nd level WIN_VM (external)'...
View ArticleRe: Can I connect to ESXi stand alone host via vsphere client without internet?
That's strange because the traffic does not even need to go through the default gateway!? Some routers have a policy to allow or disallow wireless connections to see other systems on the network....
View ArticleMemory Speed question!
Hello!Is Memory speed important in virtualization world?I am just about to buy a really powerfull computer and i am wondering if its really worth spening money on really fast memmory! The thing is that...
View ArticleHow to invoke Java app from Mac in Fusion 5 Windows 7 vm
I have a Fusion 5 vm running Windows 7 64 bit on my 15in Retina MacBook Pro (16GB) with Mountain Lion. I can happily invoke Windows apps by clicking on files in the Mac Finder (eg I can invoke Word by...
View ArticleRe: enable incoming SSH on ESX 4
Are you trying to connect to the host as root user? Take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/8375637 for how to allow access. André
View Articleenable incoming SSH as root user on ESX 4
hi Howto enable incoming SSH on ESX 4 to connect from any PC in LAN as root user via putty?In vSphere Client under Security Profile -> Firewall SSH Server und Client are already enabled but it...
View ArticleGet IP address of the View client
Hello, I have a security question for View experts. How can I get IP addresses of the physical View clients that connect to the VMs? We need to use source IP addresses for application access...
View ArticleRe: Get IP address of the View client
Take a look at http://blogs.vmware.com/thinapp/2010/09/looking-up-view-client-machine-info-and-using-it-in-a-thinapp.html to see if this is what you are looking for. André
View ArticleRe: Corrupt vmdk?
An extent is a binary segment of the virtual hard disk. (What you called slices.) More often than not by the time one is prompted to perform a repair it is often to late at that point and then with the...
View ArticleRe: Get IP address of the View client
Thank you I checked the link and it seems the data is read from the user registry hive.Therefore, the user can easily alter this information and it is inappropriate for logs or access control. Is there...
View ArticleRe: Get-datastore not working at all
Hi guys, I got the same error and I'm using PowerCLI version 5.0.1. I can see datastores from the vSphere client. If I execute Get-datastore with admin privileges, I won't have this problem. Just...
View ArticleRe: SCSI Reservations
Proxy 502 error ? Proxy Error The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.The proxy server could not handle the request GET...
View ArticleRe: How do I shrink a virtual disk?
First I ran gparted to shrink the partition and then I used the VMware converter to do the job properly. Maybe I didn't need to run gParted in the first place? Unfortunately the process using VMware...
View ArticleRe: USB 3.0 not working on guest OS (Windows Server2008 Enterprise and...
Check your USB controller's compatibility settings.When I set the W8 VM's USB controller for 3.0 compatability (I think it defaults to 2.0), it works OK. W7 VM's, however, says it can't find a driver....
View ArticleRe: PowerCLI: Detect incorrect Time Configuration
Hi Luc This script works great! How could I allow for the different time zones? Thanks
View ArticleRe: Virtual Disk file is missing
There were no snaps shots when I tried to resize the drive. I use typically use the autoprotect settings for the snaps shots but I removed them all when i went to resize the drive. Just saw that...
View ArticleCan't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
So I'm trying to be able to take snapshots on a guest and I get the error: file is larger than the max size supported by datastore. I've already moved the snapshot to it's own datastore but still get...
View ArticleRe: vt-d enabled Ivy Bridge motherboard recommendations
I found ESXi 5.0 needed update 1 to see the Atheros 8151 on my Gigabyte Z77-D3H m/b.ESXi 5.1 worked fine with net-atl1c-1.0.1.14.x86_64.vib and ESXi customizer.Using the Intel i7 3770 chip and 32GB RAM...
View ArticleRe: Can't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
Hello and welcome to the communities. This probably has to do with the block size of the VMFS datastore. Check out http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003565 for more info.
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