isolating 3d games in guest vm
Is this at all possible with the free ESXi?I have a server PC connected to a big screen in our living room, running a native installation of Windows 7 Media Center for TV, photos, etc. My kids are...
View ArticleESXi5 NTP not syncing, configuration issue?
I configured NTP to sycn against a local server, tcpdump shows req and reply from the NTP server tcpdump-uw: listening on vmk0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes03:52:36.296738 IP (tos...
View ArticleBest approach to modify a .VMX file
OK, so I know a .vmx file can be directly edited (power down the VM, remove from the vCenter registry, edit and then re-register). You can also use the PowerCLI to script it... BUT... do you also have...
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Adding datastore to VMware with dell perc5.i after enabling vt-d
Dear VMware community, I have a problem with my Sphere v5 adding datastore to VMware, the problem comes when I put vt-d on enable. I have my datastore on raid 5 with a dell perc5.i. When I enable this...
View ArticleCan't See Storage on BladeCenter S
Hi There, I have a HS23 blade with an embedded ESXi 5.0 USB stick and I am having problems adding storage in the vSphere Client. The BladeCenter chassis has redundant SAS RAID modules. Using the IBM...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 gives 0.0.0.0 address
Installed ESXi 5.1 on two IBM 3650 servers.The first install went fine (can point VShpere Client and it all looks good), the install on the second 3650, it gave me an IP address of 0.0.0.0. The servers...
View ArticleHow to retrieve data returned by a target using vmk apis?
I am a newbie to VMWare plug-in development. I have written code to issue a SCSI READ 10 command to a target. After allocating memory for all the variables, I am calling vmk_CreateSCSICommand() to give...
View ArticleLicense - Evaluation Mode Expiration
I can continue using ESXi 5.1 after 60 days of evaluation? I thought it was free and now it gives me more access. Says the license has expired and I can no longer access. How to Upgrade?
View ArticleBrocade vSphere 5 drivers breaking HP Virtual Connect.
If you are using Alias WWNs, the WWN reverts to the Hardware WWN, only with the 2 newest brocade driver patches: BCD-bfa-3.0.1.0-00000BCD-bfa-3.1.0.1-00000 If your hosts are zoned and presented to the...
View ArticleghettoVCB does not work in ESXi 5.1
Hi there I have a problem with ghettoVCB. When i try to backup a virtual machine it fails with following output: /ghettoVCB # ./ghettoVCB.sh -f vms_to_backup -g ghettoVCB.confLogging output to...
View ArticleVMWare 5.0.0 U1
hello I want to download VMware vsphere 5.0.0 U1 and install on HP prolient servers. where can I get it.if I go to free trail downloadable, it is showing only 5.1
View Articleesxi5使用Qlogic QLE4060C網卡
Dear AllI have a Qlogic QLE4060C Lan CardCheck the VMware Web site, Qlogic Ethernet support esxiI installed ESXi 5.1.0 799733 version, but can not find this cardHow let this card work in esxi 5.1 ?...
View ArticlevSphere 5 licensing on ESXi 4.x
Hi, can i use "VMware vSphere 5 Standard" license in a vSphere 4 cluster? Don't ask me why? :-)
View Articlevshpere 5.0 and Windows Server 2012 SQL Cluster
HiI'm trying to install a two Node Microsoft Server 2012 SQL Cluster but always fail during the Validation Test "Validate SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation". The two virtual Servers running on different...
View ArticleRestart vmkernel ports
I run into situations where my IP Storage vmkernel ports stop pinging out and cannot be pinged externally. If I reboot the host, everything comes back up. What can I run from the command line to...
View Articlehow can i mount an network dirve to exsi 5 as datastore?
Hi,Please assist me I would like to mount a network drive WD 1TB to esxi 5.0 as NFS and want to use as backup datastore? Sama
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 Library Not Found, Tape Drive Offline
Hi All, We are running Backup Exec 2012, this is brand new install, Server 2008 R2 running on a VM server ESXi5, HP MSL8096 Tape Library.BE sees the tape drives, but fails on a test backup or...
View Articleconvert VMDK or VMX (not sure which) to OVF file
Hi,I downloaded Vmware-ovftool to my PC (windows7 64 bit) and I tried to run the utility but when I do I get an error message: This is what I do: "c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware OVF...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the MKS: Pipe: Read failed. ESXi 5.1
Hi, I need some help with this one. I've installed VMWare ESXi 5.1 onto a Dell Poweredge 1950 (Dell ISO). I've installed a VM with Windows 7 Enterprise (VLV) with all updates applied. When I connect to...
View Articleerror message while adding ad as the identity source in SSO
I am getting this error message while adding ad as the identity source. Please check the attached file
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