Best Practices About vCPU Sizing
Hello, I know, more virtual CPU can degrading performance and increasing CPU ready but many times one CPU with single core can't do any tasks with high performance.I have a question, which is better:...
View ArticlevDS Port Groups
Hi We have 5 ESXi 5.0 servers, all configured to use a vDS switch. Each host has 4 uplinks to the vDS and are configured to use IP Hash (Etherchannel). Our problem is that we have some VMs that are not...
View ArticleVmware Converter 5.1
I have installed Vmware ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.1. I have not upgrade my ESXi to 5.1 yet. I am going to upgrade soon. I want to install VMware Converter. I guess VM converter 5.1 is still in beta...
View ArticleView Admin Console not starting
I have checked the services, and all of the necessary services are started. I try to open the webpage and I get the "unable to connect" message in Firefox. I have tried other browsers, all with the...
View ArticleViewing ISCSI drives
We recently took over a client who was set up on vmware. Their current setup has two iscsi devices in the configuration, both of which are beginning to fail in varying degrees. Because we can not...
View Articlevshield edge logging
I am having issues with my edge server. have wire network of 192.168.10 and I am ping to 15.12.51 network.ok, so i can ping from the private vlan to the edge device 15.12.51.1 . in addition from the...
View ArticleNormal response times as seen in iometer
I'm running iometer on an RDM connected to a VM. The RDM is part of a new storage array with nothing on it. I want to run my VMware environment on this storage array. What is a good number in ms...
View Articleesxi 5.1 and adaptec 6405
Trying to install esxi 5.1.0 on a server with adaptec 6405, but no disk using the controller is seen from the 'device list menu'While istalling aacraid failed to load. I created the installation log...
View ArticleOdd link aggregation problem
I'm having an odd problem with link aggregation between an ESXi 5 host and a 3COM Baseline 2924-SFP Plus switch. This is a standalone ESXi host with a dual-port NIC card. The networking is set up with...
View ArticleIncorrect status info from VDP
I installed VDP about a week ago. Ive been testing it and am seeing some odd results.On the Backup tab, it shows "Success count" = 1 and "Failure count" =0If I click on each machine on the restore tab,...
View ArticleNew-SCSIController on specific Controller Number
I need to be able to create a new scsi controller on a specified controller number. I can create a new one but it just uses the next available number. There is not -controller parameter for...
View ArticleUnable to Shrink A VMDK after conversion.
I P2V's a server and the partition sizes were not reduced since there was some maintenance that needed to be done. The maintenance has been done, files have been moved and within windows i shrunk the...
View ArticleEquallogic Performance Issues
A CALL FOR HELP I've spent a week trying to troubleshoot an issue with a new Equallogic PS4100X. A case has been opened with Dell a week ago. After multiple escalations it has gotten absolutely...
View ArticleAllocation or Utilization based cost model ?
Hello folks, In vCAC we have options to define cost values per VM, also there's no current integration set up with VMware Charge back product either. I was wondering if vCAC supports utilization based...
View Articlethinapps doesn't launch when using VPN access to gateway
Hello, We have a test lab that we're using to demo/test Horizon Workspace. When we use a Windows 7 VM inside the local lab domain that the Horizon vApps are on, all of the functionality--including...
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Server Fault 'Invalid Argument' - after upgrade to vCenter v5.1
Hello, We recently upgraded our vCenter from v5.0 to v5.1. After the upgrade, whenever we edit a VMs setting and hit the "OK" button, we receive the error "The server fault 'Invalid Argument' had no...
View ArticleFusion 5 and Ubuntu
I'm trying to decide between Fusion or Parallels and I'm running into an issue installing Ubuntu. Every time I try installing the Vmware Tools it refuses to find the kernel headers and I can't figure...
View ArticleSuggested path for getting certified
My boss has told me that we are getting a Cisco UCS multi-server system. It looks like I will be going to a UCS class to learn the hardware. He is trying to get approval for a VMware class. I have a...
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VM Fusion 5 Windows XP Script Host Errors
I recently tried to install a second VM of Windows XP on my Macbook Pro using Fusion 5. Every time I log in it takes a seems to take a very long time to load and then I get the following "Windows...
View ArticleCan't access XP folders after VM move
I've created an XP VM in VMWare 4.1.2 that works fine on my iMac where it was created. I wanted to use it on my MacBook Air via an external drive (not enought room on HD). When I opened it File >...
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