Update Manager 5.1 to 5.5 update. DB needs to be backed up but Management...
Anyone have any ideas why SQL Server Management Studio won't install on a VUM running on Windows 2008 Server? I get an error indicating that SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 or greater need to be applied first....
View ArticleOVA import using importVapp fails for ISO files
I am using Java SDK to import OVA from local file system. I followed the sample code in vapp/OVFManagerImportLocalVApp.java That works fine for VMDK images. Unfortunately my OVA also contains an ISO...
View ArticlevCloud not returning expected data?
Ran into something goofy/unexpected on vCloud Director 5.5.2 with PowerCLI 5.8.0.The logic (in this particular scenario anyway), just checks if the vApp exists; if it doesn't it returns null, then it...
View ArticleWindows 7 VM & External Hard Drive
I run Kubuntu 14.04, including VMware Player, and I have a Windows 7 VM. I recently purchased a Seagate USB hard drive. The Linux machine can see it just fine, but the Windows 7 VM cannot see it at...
View Articlesetting a variable to value of workflow.getInputParameters().keys not working...
The following code is blowing up for me since upgrading to 5.5.2 . It seems like setting a variable or iterating through the values from workflow.getInputParameters().keys is not working. Create a...
View ArticleWS10: Symbolic Links with Windows 7 Guest on Linux Host only show first level...
I have ran into what appears to be a serious bug with VMWare Workstation 10. I am running on a 64-bit version of Linux Mint 17 with VMWare Workstation 10.0.3 build-1895310. The guest OS is Windows 7...
View ArticleIntegrating Cloud Products on my VCDX design
For the purposes of preparing my defence, how important is it how the integration between products on the vCloud Suite is accomplished? For example, if Orchestrator connects to a third party system...
View ArticleNetworks Needed for vSphere
What are all the possible network types that I might need for a vsphere deployment?-Network for vmotion traffic-network for management traffic-networks for virtual machine traffic-network for nfs...
View ArticlevCenter Certificates for Orchestrator
If I import a certificate from a vCenter into Orchestrator, and then afterward I implement PKI to give my vCenter a trusted certificate, will my workflows against that vCenter fail until I import the...
View Articleunable to connect ESXI 5.5 Host
Hi All I am facing strange issue, i installed ESXI 5.5 on home lab and the installation done successfully without any problem and i configured the network on ESXI 5.5 But from my laptop i am unable to...
View ArticleAutorun a application on startup on VMWare VDI?
I am developing an application, which I want to deploy on my VMWare VDI. I want the application to start as soon as the user logs on to his/her desktop. I have a golden image of Operating System...
View ArticleESXI 5.5 upgrade freezes with "Initializing ACPI"
Hello,i have tested the upgrade of ESXI 5.5 in VMWare workstation with succes.On HP i have a problem the upgrade stops at "initializing ACPI" (see screenshot).Bios is update What to do? Thx
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No more standalone machines 100% Visualized SMB Infrastructure
Hi Forks,I want build a 100% Virtualized SMB infrastructure using three ESXi 5.5 hosts (Vsphere 5.5 Enterprise +). My prime intention is not to mess around with separate machines for each Vcenter...
View Articlepossible to restrict users to certain datastore
I have an esxi cluster setup with multiple datastore is there anyway to restrict users to use only particular datastore when they create vm?
View ArticleUnable to access file [datastore_name] VM_name
I have an NFS storage system based on Windows Server 2012 R2.I create a volume (520GB) with appropriate permissions and settings.Then I attach it as datastore to my ESXi host (ESXi 5.5.0, 2068190).I...
View ArticleOne or more ports are experiencing network contention: Bug?
Hi, I have two separate installations of vROPs 6, both pointing to different vCenters. On both I have the error "One or more ports are experiencing network contention". I cannot see anything at all...
View ArticleESXiの時刻設定について
こんにちは。 ESXiの時刻設定についてご教授ください。(当たり前の事を聞いているかもしれませんが、ご了承ください) ESXiでは、サーバのハードウェア(BIOS)クロックのタイムゾーンをUTCにする必要があると思います。gowatana...
View ArticleWorkstation 11 - Not enough physical memory. Workarounds failed
Hi All, I am attempting to power up a number of VM's but am getting the infamous "Not enough physical memory" error running Workstation 11. I have come across a number of articles that provide a...
View ArticleComparison of VM-Folder-ID and Folder-ID
Hi all, i would like to compare the Folder-ID of an VM-Parent-Folder and another Folder If the VM-Folder-ID is equal to FolderID = do nothingIf the VM-folder is not equal to FolderID = do something I...
View ArticleCan ESXi 5.5 run on an HP DL380 G5 server??
This is assuming one uses the HP custom ESXi build.Thank you...
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