Workstation 9 Extremely Slow Performance
I recently bought VMWare Workstation 9 and started using my appliances from the older VMPlayer.The program actually deleted the player to install. The problem I am having is any appliance I use is...
View ArticleShared VM Guest and Host Power Settings
Using Workstation 9.02 on a Windows 8 host that is connected to a UPS battery backup. I have my two Shared VMs set to auto-start with the host. Currently the host is set to sleep after 5 minutes when...
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection 5.1.1 - No labels on restore points and tasks
Hello all, I haven't been able to find a KB or thread on this forum about this problem so I'll post my experience : Here are the symptoms :I can't see any labels in the various restore points of my VMs...
View ArticleVcenter appliance 5.1 add host
Hello i have the following stange behavior . I have a vcenter in 192.168.1.105 with gtw 192,168.1.1My vsphere 5.1 is in 88.190.48.48i have a FW with lan addres 192.168.1.1and wan address...
View ArticleVM on same vSwitch can not communicate
Dear, We have about 10 ESXi servers. Most of them are in the same version (ESXi 4.1 build 721871).I have a problem with only one of them:The VMwares on a same VSwitch can not communicate with each...
View ArticleInstantiateVappTemplate - No access to entity
I've been having good luck with the API so far but ran into an issue trying to instantiate a vApp from a template, using version 1.5.1. InstantiatevAppTemplate() throws a VCloudException with the...
View ArticleThinapp provisioning mechanism with Horizon Workspace
Hi Guys, I would like to know the behavior of thinapp provisioning using Horizon Workspace in the senario below.Let say if the administrator entitles a new ThinApp to 1000 users, would Horizon...
View ArticleUnable to set a static ip for ESXi
Hi everyoneThis is my first post and i am a complete newb to vmware and esxi.I purchased a HP Microserver N40l to learn about vmware as a lot of people seem to be doing with this server and address my...
View Articlehq tracking events/logs below highest set
Hi, Setup: Hyperic HQ Server 4.6.6 and Agent 4.6.6 on a Solaris 11 Virtual Machine.Issue: The Event/Logs Tracking for a process is showing all logs/events and not the specific logs/events which I set...
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Passed VCP 5.1, now what?
I'm excited I passed. Now, I guess the next step is getting my certification validated by VMware. Does anyone know how long does it take to receive my certificate and show it on myEducation portal?...
View ArticleInstall of Snow Leopard Guest system
I have the snow leopard disk that came with my imac and I want to install it as a guest system. I have vmware fusion 5 with the latest update running on Mountain Lion. During virtual machine setup I am...
View ArticleThis host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled.
I am trying to create a VM for Windows Server 2008 (64), I am using Intel I7 and have 'Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI' checked. I am getting this error: Preferred mode unavailable. Using...
View ArticleCustomizing an OVF/OVA for remote server deployments
We have the need to deploy 3 vms to remote sites. There will eventually be dozens of remote sites and so we need to streamline and standardize the deployment. I have experience with physical server...
View ArticleFusion v1 with Mac OSX 10.4.11 .vmdk failed - cannot sync with disk
Can anyone tell me how to fix this? The hard drive on my Mac got full while Fusion was running Windows XP. I removed some files to free up some disk space, but Windows crashed. When I start up...
View ArticleUSB device will not connect
I cannot connect a USB device to my virtual machine. Is there some reason it connects to the host computer even though the guest has focus? I am running microsoft windows 7 on a 64 bit machine with...
View ArticleStoring VM files on a network drive?
In order to save disk space on my laptop's SSD, I'm thinking of transferring all of my seldom-used VMs to a folder on a file server, mapping that folder as a network drive, and running them over a...
View Article"connection to usb device unsuccessful,device in use"
I just upgraded my host machine to a brand new laptop (with the latest and greatest drivers, running Win 7 Pro), that only has USB 3.0 ports. When I connect any usb device, (scanner, hard drive,...
View ArticleStarting to build sandbox over after a few issues - But ....
I followed the setup for Ultimate vSphere LAB and am using Workstation and ran into isues with ESXi. Going through the initial lab setup again, I noticed that the compatibility products is not listing...
View ArticleMotherboard for VMWARE ESXi 5.1
Hi friends, can you recommend some economic model of motherboard socket 775 or 1155 fully compatible (network and sata) with ESXi 5.1 preferably with onboard video.Thanks to all friends.
View ArticleRemovable drive bay for vmdk backups
Free ESXi 5.1, GA-Z77-UD3H, I5-3570k, 512GB SSD, 8 VM's I don't think this would be an issue but I want to be sure before I buy the bay and drive. I want to install a removable bay and have a backup...
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