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VMware newsletter 5.14
From the editors Virtual DeskHi everyone, I have had a short week this week with local public holidays and some time off to relax. It has been really good and I have enjoyed the time. It was not all...
View ArticleFrequent shutting down of VM in Windows.
Hi! We have a virtual machine in one physical server. That virtual machine is hosting as another server. It used to be running ok, but lately, that virtual machine is frequently stopping (by some...
View ArticleA Couple of Newbie Questions
As the subject indicates, I am new to ESXi. I have it running but I have 2 questions that I can't find answers for (I'm probably looking in the worng places for the answers); 1) When I connect to the...
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New version of Squid proxy appliance (KingNeutron v7) available now!
--Previous announcement:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/328648?tstart=0 2013.0325 - Announcing the latest V7 of the KingNeutron (Minimalist) Squid Proxy VM o Now Based on Long-Term-Support...
View ArticleVMware Fusion / Windows 8 / Shared Folders / System Hang
Running Fusion 5.0.3 with a Windows 8 Pro -64 bit guest VM. When shared folders are enabled, and ONLY when shared folders are enabled, the system periodically hangs/freezes/beachballs whatever you...
View Articlevcops 5 - re registering vCenter
Hi all, I currently have a ticket open with VMware, but thought I would ask here to see if anyone has seen it before. During the upgrade to vCenter 5.1 it failed and "rolled back" ie uninstalled...
View ArticleInstalling printer
I am attempting to reinstall a Canon iP4920 printer in Windows XP running in VMWare Fusion 5.0.3. I have uninstlled the printer, attempted to reinstall and for some reason, the installation stops...
View ArticleDurable client, reconnect and detecting interest
Hi, Given the following scenario:1. Durable client2. Server side register interest3. Durable client lost connectivity for more than the durable-client-timeout setting4. Connectivity is restored and...
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Not able to type inside of the VM console through Workstation
Hello, I have a pretty descent Workstation with enough RAM and Hard Disks. I have three Domain Controllers running and I am able to click inside and type throught the VM Console inside Worksation. And...
View ArticleHow to determine if xcopy is being utilized for storage vmotions
My array is VAAI and xcopy capable. Is there a way to look back at storage vmotions that happened during a given day, and confirm that in fact xcopy was utilized to allow the array to do the copying...
View Articlevxlan - preparation not working / vmknic not created
Hello, i´m trying to get vxlan working within a vcloud director 5.1 environment.Within vshield manager i configured the sgement id and in the next step i tryto create the vxlan under connectivity....
View ArticleSerial port emulation
I have a windows xp box that I want to convert into a vm instance, a program that runs on the box requires a serial port to connect a dongle to communicate with the program so that it detects whether...
View ArticleMethod to view XML created for method calls?
Does anyone know of a way to log the XML in/out (out is what I really need) when using the .NET SDK? I would like to see the Rest messages being sent on a few requests as it would really help with...
View ArticleRequirements for VSA
I am buying two Dell 720xd servers with VMWare Essentials Plus Bundle and want to setup Virtual Storage Appliance with Raid 1. Can someone please tell me how to set it up and what connection is needed...
View ArticleFinding RDM
hiI wanna to know how can I find ROW DISK MAPs (RDMs) that attached to my VMs in Vcenter via command line or scriptting . I have more 400 vm that most of them have more than 2 attached RDM Disks .
View Articlechange host password via vcenter or cli
hi I have around 15 ESXi 5.0 and 10 ESX4.1 hosts , is there any way to change all Hosts local password via vCenter or vmware power CLI !!??
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 VM showing 7 CPUs in Device Manager.
Hi, I have 1 windows 2K8 R2 Std VM in our ESX infrastructure, when I right click the task manager it is showing 4 vCPU's but at the same time when I checked the device manager of the VM it is showing 7...
View ArticleNo vmdk files exist, but script says All VMs backed up Ok!
Hello everyone; Please excuse any lack of detail as this is the first time I'm posting. I've been scouring the internet for days now trying to find any detail that could help me troubleshoot the issue....
View Articlerunning web access service problem
HiI am trying to run web access service on my ESXi 5.1 host. I found the documentation regarding how to enable the web access service here. Following the instructions, when I write the command "...
View ArticleNot able to clone from PowerCLI
Hi All , I have a Vcenter Setup and having one ESXi host . When i am trying to clone a VM residing in the ESXi via Powercli , its giving error not able to find storage datastore1 . Below is the command...
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