Static iSCSI Target - after rescan, determine /vmfs/devices/disks entry
If I add a static iSCSI target via the command line, and then do a rescan, i can see a new entry appear in /vmfs/devices/disks. This is great, however, very unreliable once more than one static target...
View ArticleThe resource kind that has eaten our vCops o how to exclude some objects from...
We are currently using vCops 5.8.0 Build 1537842. While following Sunny Dua's excellent posts on "http://vxpresss.blogspot.in/2013/05/part-1-using-vcops-super-metrics-custom.html I discovered 10s of...
View Articlefull html text editor within socialcast
is it possible to select the text editor to be full HTML to easily addboldbullet pointsimagesvideolinksetc.just like we have here on the forum ;-)
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Force vcops to reset and recollect VM statistics
Hi guys. Ten days ago, i started to install two systems in two differents virtual machine. Ok, the first and second day, vCops warning me that this virtual machines has only 13 "health points"....
View ArticleHeartbleed vulnerability OpenSSL
I see a lot of news according to the OpenSSL vulnerability a.k.a Heartbleed. For some information :http://www.zdnet.com/heartbleed-serious-openssl-zero-day-vulnerability-revealed-7000028166/security -...
View ArticleSAN storage and etherchannel config
Ok going to keep this on the simple side. Running esx 5.5 and vCenter 5.5. The ports on the switch are configured with channel-group # mode active, no I am not using a vDistributed Switch. What would...
View ArticleForgotten Password to root
We have just implemented ESXI5.0 on three host boxes and we are able to get into two of them. The third one seems to have a different password for the root user. We have tried everything that we could...
View ArticlePossibly a bug?
All my communications turn to "unread" status once i refresh the page. Its been happening for a while now. Even though i have viewed the conversation and the threads do not have new updates, the convos...
View ArticleVCenter 5.5 fresh install
Hi All: I would like to do a fresh install to increase my understanding of vCenter and a better understanding of our environment. I'm willing to lose past performance data to do this. I would like to...
View ArticleVmWare on windows 7 but "Unidentified network" VMnet1 & Vmnet8. HELP
I have successfully installed vmware workstation 6.5.0 build 118166 on windows 7 and successfully installed windows xp as GUEST. But i can't connect to internet. I set network adapt on NAT but nothing...
View Articlesbmerge -ProjectDir switch
I was wondering if anyone out there was aware of what the sbmerge -ProjectDir switch syntax was suppose to be.Its not listed in the thin app documentation or the blogs about submerge.I have...
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move Vcenter to another SAN
Hello All, We have built another VMware environment with a SAN and 4 host. It's an iSCSI SAN. The old infrastructure has also 4 hosts with a iSCSI SAN. The iSCSI SANs don't see each other. To move VMs...
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 Update 1 - losing ScratchConfig after update
vSphere 5.5 (gold) with HP image from September 2013 works perfectly fine. When I apply the U1 update via VUM or with the HP 5.1 U1 update ISO, the hosts will not keep their scratch config...
View ArticleHow to get 3D support for VMware WS 9 on a Linux system with Optimus and...
For testing purposes I tried to install a clone of a running Win guest on a laptop with Optimus technology. The original host had Opensuse 12.3 (x86_64) + a nvidia graphics card (proprietary Nvidia...
View ArticleIs Capacity Planner a dead product ?
Hi all Like several others I have not been able to get data uploaded to the dashboard even the datamanager states in the log, that data has been sent. Is Capacity Planner dead ? RegardsAndré
View ArticleError 1920 when installing VMWare Converter 4.0.1
Hi folks, when we try to install (as administrator) the actual converter on our windows 2003 std. 32 bit server (domain controller, 1 nic, fully ms patched) we always receive the following error:...
View ArticleUsing vMotion with vDS
I am attempting to setup a vDS; first time doing so. I normally just use vSS but I have the opportunity to "play" with vDS with a new cluster I am building. One concern that i have and have not been...
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 Update 1 Compatibility With Samsung Tera1 Zero Clients
Hi all, we're planning an upgrade from vSpehere 5.1 to 5.5 (Update 1). I've checked the compatibility matrixes and can't find a match for our Samung SyncMaster NC240 Tera1 zero clients. My assumption...
View ArticleLogin to VCSA 5.5 console :5480 fails - However VIC and WebVIC work?
Hi All, Running 5.5 VCSA, we can login to the VIC using the user name and password set when we deployed VCSA. Of course with SSO in 5.5 we now need to use need to use administrator@vsphere.local and...
View ArticleTaking the VCP-DCV 510 version tommorow..... got a question
How many questions do they ask about the petty maximums. I've memorized A LOT of stuff, but haven't taken the time to do those yet. Should I even bother? I've been told conflicting stories. Some say...
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