Re: Test for local primary bucket
You can use PartitionRegionHelper.getLocalPrimaryData. It returns a region that contains only those entries that are located in the local primary buckets. I sometimes also use...
View ArticleHow to detect usb/uninstall vmware player completely
Hi everyone, my vmware player can not detect any usb (removable device) after i do some changes. I don't really remember what did i do, maybe add a hard disk using physical disk option. Now i want to...
View ArticleRe: Issues with snapshots during storage vmotion / storage drs
I do not believe that Avamar is that smart or has that option at this time. We run Avamar against vmware and have run into leftover snapshots numerous times and it certainly isn't just due to...
View ArticleRe: Keyboard not working properly - Wrong Characters & Caps Lock REVERSED
Somebody knows? Thanks.
View ArticleRe: Modifying path information for ESXi/ESX hosts
Ok great! The instructions I referenced in my first post have me changing the policy host by host, LUN by LUN correct? Is there a article that will help me in changing the pathing policy for all the...
View ArticleRe: How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine?
Somebody knows how to fix it? Thanks.
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Problem installing vCenter Server Update 2
I'm trying to install vCenter Server Update 2 on my existing vCenter server (Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise 64-bit). When I start the installation, it progresses until it gets to "Installing Charting...
View ArticleNo heart beat issue with ESXi 5.1
I have fresh installation of ESXi 5.1 which is crashing quite often. Almost everyday I can see purple screen with no heart beat. I am using custom made server which was working fine on 4.1 and since...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance - network settings
Yes! Have you found an answer or given up on this experiment? Ive found that even though I edit the /etc/resolv.conf (because the UI won't do it either), the DNS settings disappear on reboot. In our...
View ArticleRe: Issues with snapshots during storage vmotion / storage drs
No Avamar can't do it. And right now (as of 6.1) backing up s-vmotioned vm's is not supported as i learned today :-( So the question is if VMWARE allows to disable snapshots of vms that are performing...
View ArticleRe: Receiving error trying to upload Auto Deploy images
I know it's really late but I just encountered this in a training lab. In this environment we'd just installed AutoDeploy (no vCenter services had restarted since the install). The solution for me was...
View ArticleHow to add extra vmdisk if more than 1 SCSI controller and more than 6 disks...
Hi,I would like to script the (extra) disk addition to VMs. The only available parameters are VM name, Size of disk in GB, and DatastoreName where to create it.The challenge (i guess need to do this in...
View ArticleRe: Modifying path information for ESXi/ESX hosts
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1017760
View ArticleRe: vCenter Appliance 5.1 Active Directory not functioning
You're getting "crickets" just like I did so far in looking for feedback on this product. I'm thinking that it is still too new and needs more loving care from vmware which I hope they will continue to...
View ArticleRe: snapshot script help
Thanks, I modified the portion of script you posted (below) to help me learn how it works and ran it to verify the results.All the fields (Description, Created On, etc) looks ok except for "Created By"...
View ArticleRe: Can't get past 10%
In general those cases where customizations fail, it is usually for the same reasons customizations fail in vsphere when using the customization wizards to create a VM form a template. Things like...
View ArticleRe: Problem installing vCenter Server Update 2
chart service installation returned an error, vim-vcs-chart.log in the temp folder may able to give you some information. Problems with network connectivity may also give this error if you installing...
View ArticleRe: VMware Guest OS shutdown despite adequate space
I'm betting it's the file that represents ram that is taking up the additional space you're not calculating. For example, if the VM had been given 8GB ram it'll require some space to create this...
View ArticleRe: Can't get past 10%
Just saw the mention of WorkstationCheck the blog posting below. Also, with Workstation, the user account defined in TAF must be a local admin on the VM....
View Articlew2k8 r2 poor performance on vm
We're had great luck using w2k8 on our VMs except for one server. This one app which also makes use of a database runs horrible in a virtual environment on w2k8, but just great on an old physical 2950...
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