Re: Virtualizing Windows 2003 Server
It's just 2-3 desktops that we want a copy of the VM on. Do you have 3 separate Licenses for the Windows Server 2003? If not you may not legally P2V it to three different Hosts!
View ArticleRe: Can't resize the guest OS Installer Program
Wow! Thanks for going through all these hoops. Basically I just wanted to confirm that the installer resize weirdness was confirmed when using the mouse. If I understand you your installation screen...
View ArticleAccess permission assignment
Hi Folks, Recently, I upgraded the vcenter to version 5.1 and considered to consolidate management policy on it. Background: I created several folders in Host & VM. Hosts and VMs will be added into...
View ArticleRe: How to identify the lun number in vsphere
when the storage characterization for a VM is inaccessible, there is no way to determine the number and size of LUNs to provision. You can experiment using either a predictive or adaptive scheme.For...
View ArticleRe: Enlarging vm HDs
you can simply extend or add space amount or the size of your hard drive by using VMware Converter. works well on these type of cases.
View Articlewhy VDP 5.1 does not support special characters?
In my datacenter, some vms' name have special characters, so I can't backup them with VDP 5.1. VMware KB: Backup job fails for all virtual machines after vSphere Data Protection 5.1 deployment It is...
View ArticleRe: esx5i sudo access
Currently this feature is not there in ESXi, but you can check the thread below for more info. https://communities.vmware.com/thread/344466?start=0&tstart=0 Thanks
View ArticleRDM Converted to VMDK's
I had 2 servers that were utilizing multiple RDM's. I migrated the disks to vmdk's with storage vmotion. Can I now just detach the naa mapping in the storage configuration then un-present the LUN's...
View ArticleRe: Can't resize the guest OS Installer Program
Basically I just wanted to confirm that the installer resize weirdness was confirmed when using the mouse. I used the Mouse completely where applicable on all but the last of the installs because even...
View ArticleRe: Can't resize the guest OS Installer Program
Okay, I downloaded the ISO Image and validated it against its published MD5 checksum and then had no problems installing SolydXK while setting the Guest's Display to as low as 1024x768. I tried this...
View ArticleRe: Mount Replicated LUNs
Here's the updated script: #prompt for ClusterName$clustername = Read-Host "Please enter the Cluster name"$cluster = Get-Cluster -name $clusternameGet-Cluster $cluster | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostStorage...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade 4.1 to 5 - I want to do it withou booting to CD....
why you want to boot a CD to help you do the upgrade anyway? it is the best and easiest way to work on it and could probably the only available option for you as of this time. 10-15 minutes won't hurt...
View ArticleVDI with One-Way Trust
Hello, I'm just dropping this here in case it might help someone out. We had a requirement to set up VDI and a 2 way trust was impossible due to security requirements. Here is the configuration we...
View ArticleRe: Does VMWare ESXi 4.1 support intel H61 chipset?
I dont think you will have any problem running VMware on any video cards. since you have pretty good hardware set on your machine, everything should work well. have you found any article where such...
View ArticleRe: VCP Examination Score Report
it means that you either missed one or more questions or you have answered incorrectly.. that is what it usually means..
View ArticleRe: Deploy multiple VMs at the same time
Thanks so much. I'm very close, the VMs are deploying, but the network customizations are all failing. Here is the code: $esxName = "ESXHOST1.DOMAIN.local"$template = "W2K8R2SP1"$datastore =...
View ArticleESX5.0 Host Not Responding
HI All, One of my ESXI Host complain about one of the 10Gig Nic connectivity. But from VSphere Client all connected and no x. I got following events. Host connectivity failure27/08/2013 9:21:17...
View ArticleRe: Network Setup - Noob
other wireless router has some security feature that needs to be activated manually. if this is not activated, it usually diverts connection to its default mode which could be a possible reason of what...
View ArticleRe: How to connect a serial port on the host to a serial port on the VM?
WoodyZ, thanks for the help! Bruno
View ArticleRe: Lost my key for ESXi 4.1
the only thing i could say is that we should all be aware of every information VMware has or any other platform you might be using. this way, we wont get shocked to any problems we might encounter...
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