DRS Rule - Separate 2 VMs
Hey all, I have a situation here.I have (2) VMs which I want to separate among (4) hosts in a DRS cluster. Two of the hosts are in one Cisco UCS and two in another.The rules should meet following...
View ArticleAny options for 2 vCenters?
Is there any option for using one update manager with 2 separate vcenter instances? It seems illogical to create a separate update manager for each vcenter since they will be distributing the same...
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VDP...why oh why or what am I doing wrong?
So I'm testing VDP as a backup solution for two VMs. The backups look like they are successful from the recent tasks pane in vCenter, however on mounting the backups in the FLR I see 0 files 0 folders...
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Hyperic 4.6.6 custom sql measurement plugin records incorrect metrics
Hi, After upgrading Hyperic HQ from 4.5 to 4.6.6, one of my custom sql measurement plugins has started recording incorrect metrics, as shown in the following screenshot (shows the last 8 hours of...
View ArticleTransactions with IsolationLevel Snapshot cannot be promoted. (VCAC5.2+VCD5.1)
Hi all i am trying to use VCAC+VCD to deploy vAPP. i created vApp component and vApp. but when i submit my request i got this error: Error requesting machine. Transactions with IsolationLevel Snapshot...
View ArticleVCAP and VCP exam study guides.
Hi everyone, just wanted to provide a link to the two study guides that have just been posted. These should give you some sort of a structure as you are preparing for your exams.Free VCP5-DCV Study...
View ArticleAttribute type conversion for VMs .. ??
As I am capturing the entity name of the VMs in the form of string via vCO SNMP traps and I want to map this entity name with the VMs as VC:VirtualMachine which I am not able to do it now.. Please help...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 on linux crashes on startup for one user
Running VMWare 9 and Debian testing (vmware patched for 3.10.5) Today when starting vmware as myself, the application flashes on the screen and crashes. Runs fine as another user.renaming my .vmware...
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Deploy W2K8R2 SP1 from template fails adding to the domain
Hi all, I have a really strange issue deploying a W2K8 R2 SP1 from template using an existing or new customization specification. It's driving me crazy!The problem is this:Joining a domain using a...
View ArticleError consolidating snapshots: The available Memory resources in the parent...
I was hoping to garner some assistance with this. I have a virtual Exchange server whose mailstores are located on a couple of different SAN volumes. This is because the company, which I just joined,...
View ArticleError adding AD group to _Administrators_ group in SSO
Here's the situation, when I first set up SSO I added a particular AD group to the _Administrators_ group inside the SSO configuration. Logged out and logged back in as a member of that AD group and...
View ArticleFailed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not possible
I am trying to convert an old DELL Inspiron Windows XP system to VM with no apparent success. Always stops at 98% with an error "Failed: Unable to find the system volume, reconfiguration is not...
View Articlecopy-datastoreitem ERROR : Unable to write data to the transport connection:...
Hi, I've had this error on one of your vcenter servers.when trying to upload files via powercli or via curl, both use http POST I believe. PS D:\Users\myuserid> Copy-DatastoreItem D:\filename.iso...
View ArticleNodata in the [DiskRead and Write]&[Network Received and Transmitted] of the...
Hello everyone! I'm a newbie.The problem is the column of [DiskRead and Write]&[Network Received and Transmitted] has nodata.The others are OK(CPU,Memory etc.). I already set the base rate for...
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SSL and View 5.2
We're currently running 5.1 and I'm reading the upgrade guide for 5.2. https://pubs.vmware.com/view-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/view-51-upgrades.pdf I came across the SSL section of the guide (page...
View ArticleIs there a better way to choose the first name in a list?
I want to retrieve some VMs and list their snapshots and the descriptions and names of those snapshots, as soon as I started to type this question, another solution came up, but I'll go over the first....
View ArticleVDP Logs and Troubleshooting.
Hi All I have been using VDP for a few weeks now and it has been running without too many issues. In the last day or so I have seeing backups fail on 2 of my appliances. I would like to know the reason...
View Articlevmware.service fail on Fedora 19
Hi all. I'm unsuccessfully trying to run vmware.service via systemd on Fedora 19.Kernel Info: 3.10.3-300.fc19.x86_64VMware player: VMware-Player-5.0.2-1031769.x86_64.binaltus# rpm -qa |grep vmware...
View ArticleInstalling ESXi to usb flash drive issue
First off this is for my home setup. I recently bought a DL360 G5 off e-bay. I ran the firmware update DVD then I inserted the following flash drive into the internal USB...
View ArticleFull vs Balanced Profile
Is there a document or blog out there that talks about the differences between Full and Balanced Profile? Is the recomendation to always do Full unless you have preformance issues? Or Balanced? All...
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