Old Sessions
Anyone else see really old sessions in the vSphere client? There are so many connections, even my own not too mention other admins' connections... I have some in there over 30 days old. Does vCenter...
View ArticleRe: Questions about vCSHB 6.5.1 (LAN vs. WAN and Physical vs. Virtual...
1) there should be nominal differences - what is different is discussing the virtual network set up versus the physical network set up 2a) In my experience LAN configuration is more common as this more...
View ArticleRe: Missing delete command in vsphere client
Then you won't be able to delete the datastore via VMware. Perhaps you can do a reinstall?
View ArticleRe: Can't set network adapter state
I know this thread is old but how would I do this same thing for 300VM with a very specific naming convention of rdclien1-300?
View ArticleRe: VMware Workstation e.x.p. Release 1140354 crashes
I had installed kernels 3.4.54 and 3.4.55. After removing kernel 3.4.54 compiling vmware-tools thought kernel headers 3.4.54 where OK for kernel 3.4.55 and crashed mixing kernel header files up. After...
View ArticleHow Can I Set the Customization Script for all VMs in a vApp
Using the .ExtensionData method found here: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/392462?start=0&tstart=0 (Thanks alanrenouf)I'm able to set some guest customization properties via PowerCLI. My...
View ArticleRe: New e.x.p. build 1245816 breaks multi-monitor support
Hi Carl, That was an interesting catch and I did hit this on one of the systems here, I can confirm it's the repair install of the tools, with reboot of the guest, that did the trick. I guess I will...
View ArticleRe: Removed LUNs still showing on one FC path
What i did was to restart the host. I did manage to log on to the vms, take them down and power them up on another host. After that:Reactivate the zone on the san switch for the affected hosts. Take...
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Re: Unexplainable disk space growth
Looks like you converted a monolithicFlat virtual hard disk to a monolithicSparse and with such a small SSD you should have converted it to twoGbMaxExtentSparse instead! Although do try now as you've...
View ArticleUnable to get 10GB speeds between VM's
Hi, I have 2 ESX hosts with 10Gb cards in them. I have a vSwitch configured with the NICs added, they are all showing 10000 full. The physical switch is showing connected at 10Gb as well I added 2 VM's...
View ArticleRe: New e.x.p. build 1245816 breaks multi-monitor support
Great. For your reference, rebooting the client after the tools repair did NOT fix my problem. I did that but still had the problem. I had to do a reboot of the host before it resolved.
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Trying to install VMware-Workstation-Full-e.x.p-1245816.x86_64.bundle hangs
Trying to install VMware-Workstation-Full-e.x.p-1245816.x86_64.bundle hangs on Ubuntu 12.04.1 after printing "Extracting VMware Installer...done." CPU goes up to 100%. nothing happens any more...
View ArticleRe: Missing delete command in vsphere client
Esxi boot is on both examples - one has the delete command the other no. The delete command should only delete the vmfs partition and leave the others alone. My question remains... Thanks for the reply
View ArticleRe: Where to find Windows 7 Pro download or DVD that is not OEM?
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-FQC-00129-Windows-7-Professional/dp/B002DHLVII/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375219416&sr=8-3&keywords=windows+7+professional www.bhphotovideo.com also has it, and...
View ArticleRe: Unexplainable disk space growth
I had read previously was that the monolithic file offered better performance. Is that not the case in your experience? I don't see the harm in having a 70GB monolithic file on a 256GB drive. I often...
View ArticleRe: Distributed switch problem
Thanks, the issue came up for me in esxi 5.1. Remove hidden vmkernel port through command line and re-add kernels and iscsi bindings. ~ # esxcli network ip interface listvmk0 Name: vmk0 Enabled:...
View ArticleRe: Unable to get 10GB speeds between VM's
With coping a file, it's not only the network which is involved, but also the storage. To test network performance use a tool like Iometer. André
View ArticleRe: power-on network adapters script
Try something like this Get-Cluster-NameMyCluster|Get-VMrdclient*|Get-NetworkAdapter|where {!$_.ConnectionState.StartConnected} |Set-NetworkAdapter-Connected:$true-StartConnected:$true-Confirm:$false
View ArticleTech preview module configuration fails on Fedora 19 host /...
I have an Asus laptop (Intel Sandy Bridge i5 CPU) running Fedora 19. The tech preview installed successfully, but the module configuration step fails. I ran "vmware-modconfig --console --install-all"...
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