New line `n is not working
I'm writing a small file out to a log, and it will hold the names of multiple VMs. I want to make sure that I put the date with the VM names, and then I want a new line for each VM. I tried something...
View ArticleUbuntu guest OS not able to mount windows drive
Folks, On my Windows 7 box, I have both VMWare Workstation 8 as well as VirtualBox installed. The Windows box has a shared directory. I have created a VM under VMWorkstation as well as VirtualBox. The...
View ArticleVirtualSwitch and Virutalport group details
Hi, I am trying to collect the information of each host vSwitch details and configured port group in the cluster. I am fetching the result using the onliner like this.. (get-vmhost | get-virtualswitch...
View ArticleUltra high disk latency within guest OS, nothing bad shown on datastore
Hello, I'm having some serious issues with the performance of my virtual machines. I've been on a wild goose chase recently running all over the place but I think I've foudn the problem. My datastores...
View ArticleForum for virtual distributed switch
Hi, In many scenario, virtual distributed switch is needed to setup primary and secondary servers. Is there VMware virtual distributed switch? Thanks.
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Posting confusion re sharing to groups from home page
I am returning to socialcast after not using for some time. It seems like I used to be able to share something to a specific group from the share window. Now I see this: and I am expecting I could type...
View ArticleCan't connect to nfs share after power failure
Hello, I was just finishing building my new host and about to move to a shelf that has a UPS support but waited too long. We had a power lost a few nights and now I can't connect to the nfs share....
View ArticleShrink A Guest's Virtual Disk?
Hi, Is there any reliable way to shrink an existing guests virtual disk via powercli? We have several Windows guests that require smaller disks for certain types of tests. Rather than reclone...
View ArticleHow to set up Channel network in P2V
Hi, I am trying set up Channel network in P2V deployment where the primary server (physical) and secondary server (virtual) are on two different (physical) hosts. If multiple NIC is configured, how do...
View ArticleUninstalled SRM. vCenter Service Status displaying VR Management Error
Hi,I was trialing SRM and have uninstalled it.I uninstalled SRM and also deleted the replication appliance I deployed from it.Now there is an alert in vCenter Service Status that VR Management is...
View ArticleVCA is it worth to pursue after VCP
Hi, What do you think about pursue VCA certificates after you got your VCP? Do you think it worth or not? any added value or it or just wasting money and time? Regards,
View ArticleEnabling CBT for all ESX VMs ?
Hi, Does enabling CBT for all of the Virtual Machine that is managed by my Virtual Center is a good idea or not supposed to be due to the CBT overhead files ?Do I need to reboot all of the Virtual...
View ArticlePower CLI script to dump all presented SAN LUNs to each of the ESXi hosts in...
Hi All, Can anyone please assist me with the script to dump all of the SAN LUN into each of the ESX/ESXi hosts ? I wonder if the result can be like the following: PRODESXi1LUNS presented total 5VMFS1 -...
View ArticleSee if USB drive is connected
hi there, I'm trying to get a usb disk connected to a VM on an ESXi 5.0 server in a remote office. I'm told by staff in the office that the drive is plugged into the ESXi server, yet when I try to add...
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esxi and vcenter server
Because when you think too much about something it becomes confusing. I'm attempting to create a vCenter environment...only have 4 hosts, so its small...Please clarify somethings for me. I need to...
View ArticleNeed help in interpreting the error log in ESXi 5.1u1 host
Folks, I need your assistance in interpreting the following ESXi 5.1 Update 1 error log: 2013-09-13T00:16:36.301Z cpu0:8705)WARNING: NMP: nmpCompleteRetryForPath:378:Logical device...
View Articlenaa.60022190c65f77001105e5f04458f1のパフォーマンスが低下しました。
教えていただけませんでしょうか。あるVMServerをvsphere clientで開いて、ホストのイベントタブを見ると、以下の警告メッセージが1週間に2回程表示されます。これが、度々表示されるようになるとハード的に問題ありますでしょうか？...
View Articlesyslog
can you use a regular windows server or linux server that is already setup as a syslog server as a syslog target for esx hosts? We have windows 2003 and a Ubuntu linux server running as syslog servers...
View ArticleConverter使用中 ９７％でFault Logに「This is no match kernel modules」メッセージ
ESXI5.1の中にP2V ｖCenter Converter 5.1を使用し、OS CentOS５．３をリモートでコンバータして仮想OSを作成しようとしました。ところが、９７％とところでFaultが出て、そのエラー...
View Articlehow to hide or disable "virtual machine settings" menu item in 6.0
I see "VMware Player 6 includes a Simplified UI mode that can be set to hide these menu items." in the VMware Player 6.0 Release Notes, how to use this feature?thanks.
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