Connecting two identical usb printer
Hi, While i am trying to connect two identical printers with usb redirection first printer connects but second one doesnt connect because of error message that i sent in attachment. Can anyone help...
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Hi, when I look at the processes of a vcd cell I see: root 3273 0.0 0.0 65964 1320 ? S Feb05 0:12 /bin/bash /opt/vmware/vcloud-director/bin/vmware-vcd-watchdogroot 3278 0.0...
View ArticleComposite Types in VCO
I am attempting to define a composite type for an attribute of an element in Configurations. I am able to create it and name it, but after creation that name is not available anywhere else, such as for...
View Articlevmware tools under osx 10.8 keeps crashing on esxi 5.1
hello, i have installed esxi 5.1 on a macpro (finally supported) and it works like a charm. installed an osx mountain lion virtual machine.but when installing the vmware tools, it shows the virtual...
View ArticleTPS and memory pressure guest testing
I am looking for a good way to test vSphere 5.1 memory reclamation in guest VMs but need a good tool to apply memory pressure in the guest.Does anyone have a tool to suggest for this type of testing....
View ArticleVspere Web Client external "connection timed out"
Hi all Im receiving connection timed out error message from the vsphere Web Client, when trying to access the console of a virtual machine, On the internal network it works fine but if I access the...
View ArticleError Powering On a VM- Unable to perform this action.
Hi, I am having trouble powering on vms and vApps, in vCloud.When a vm is powered on using code, it throws an exception- Unable to perform this action. Contact your vCloud administrator.And this also...
View Articlehelp with fixing Grain Table
Hi, I am working with a problem vmdk file. The good news is, no snapshots or other complications. The bad news is, I've taken this as far as I know to take it. I copied the vm to another machine and...
View ArticleError configuring/adding firewall rules using vShield (REST) API
Hello all:I'd appreciate any and all information anyone could provide about the following: Using the rest API I can get the current rules. However when I attempt to add a new rule I'm getting the...
View ArticleWhat filesystem is mounted as / during firstboot?
Hi, i am trying to do various bits of automation during the firstboot section of a scripted ESXi5.0 installation and while most stuff is working, I am having trouble debugging steps that aren't. I try...
View ArticleI Need help, How to configure IP addresses of VMs with PowerCLI
Hello everyone, I open this topic because i really need your help. I've written a script that can automatically create 10 virtual machines on my ESX Server.I run the script with PowerCLI. I want now by...
View ArticleDeleting snapshots to reclaim datastore space
ESXi 4.1I've got an ESXi host running short on space on one of it's datastores. Not 911 short, but short enough that something will need to be done within a couple weeks. On this datastore we had...
View ArticleConverter fails at 1% with non-specific error message
I'm attempting to covert several physical Server 2003 machines to VMware ESX. I get the same result with converter stand-a-lone or the plug in.I can sucessfully create and submit the job.It looks like...
View ArticleVDP CPU Usage
Hi All,I recently deployed a VDP appliance to replace VDR in our 5.1 enviroment, backing up through a FC EMC CX3-40f SATA array. As soon as I setup the appliance (which was a nightmare due to the DNS...
View ArticleHow to delete a directory without the prompt annoyance?
I am using vifs to delete a whole directory (contained files). It works perfectly except it gives me prompt to force me to type "y" to delete it.Like this,vifs --server ip --username root --password...
View ArticleCannot connect to my esxi host from Vsphere client?
I am not able to connect to my esxi host after i created a new service profile in UCS manager and associated it to a server. There are 4 esxi servers and i associated the new service profile to one of...
View ArticleWhy ist "vCenter Inventory Service" not include in Service Start
After Heartbeat Installation (6.5) check all Services from vCenter Server ... and i see the Server "Inventory Service" not start. In the Pre Installation Process ...we have to set the Services to...
View ArticleIs Load Based Teaming supported for NFS vmkernel ports?
Hi. My customer has 2 x 10 GbE uplinks per host, which we use in a dvSwitch that handles all types of traffic (mgmt, vMotion, NFS, VM-traffic). Since they don't have LACP/Etherchannel on their...
View ArticleWhere to find exact definition of All Metrics?
I am trying to find the location of exact definitions associated with various items mentioned under All Metric Tab. All Metric is sub Tab of Opertaion. Examples: co-stopOverlap etc.. Regards, Pawan
View ArticleMigrate/Move VMs from ESX4.1 to ESXi 5.0 without downtime?!
Hi there, I've got two different infrastructures and need to find a way to migrate up to 30 vms between these VI's. My initial plan was to configure one of the new hosts inside my new vCenter that it...
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