Re: VMware Fusion 5 doesn't see a bootcamp partition on a new Macbook Air...
Does Microsoft tell you when they are going to fix a bug in Office? Or Adobe in Photoshop? Or Apple in OSX? Corporate policies are easiest to implement when they are consistent: No comments on...
View ArticleRe: VMware Tools kills Mavericks DP4/5
Apple's NDA has a lot to do with the lack of conversation here. But you might try rebooting the guest in safe mode, then: sudo nvram boot-args=vmw_gfx_caps=0x0
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VCAP-CIA Study Sheet
Hello VMTN folks - I've created a study sheet to assist in preparing for the VCAP-CIA exam. If you're hunkering down to prepare, feel free to head on over and download it. I also have a study sheet for...
View ArticleAppHangB1
About 10 or more times a day my VM hangs for upwards of one minute and Windows 7 (service pack one) reports that vmware.exe has stop responding. The problem signature reported by Windows is Problem...
View ArticleCPU Shares
If we change the CPU Share value to "High" on a Powered On VM. Is reboot required in order to take that affect. ???
View ArticleRe: New user with questions about VMware Workstation v9
WoodyZ, Thanks so much for your prompt response. It has already helped: 1. The problem with Acronis Recovery Media not finding the virtual disk does indeed seem to have been lack of formatting....
View ArticleRe: CPU Shares
CPU shares are for the resource management of the hosts and the VM will not know whats happening at the hyper-visor level.
View Article"Non-system disk or disk error" after ESXi 5.1 installation
Hello I tried to install ESXi 5.1 on my 16GB SD card. I installed it from an USB Drive and everything went just well until it said that I had to reboot my computer. It said that the installation was...
View ArticleRe: Can't find VM Templates using 'Get-Template' command
Hi Matt, When you run Connect-VIServer, do you connect to ESXi or vCenter server?I've just tested both:Connect-VIServer -Server ESXiGet-Template didn't retrieve any dataConnect-VIServer -Server...
View ArticleRe: Unable to run vbscripts during pre/post/un stages
Something I've done to troubleshoot DEMs is to run in console mode, appears to also work for the Proxy Agents as well. Stop your VBScript agent service, then open a command prompt (elevated if UAC is...
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Re: Secure Gateway
Ahh, good stuff. I had always overlooked that setting, making the incorrect assumption that it was just the 'Use SSL' setting as per the older versions of View.Thanks for your help Mike.
View ArticleRe: Motherboard has Marvell 88SE9230 Storage Controller... ESXi install can't...
I did suspect the USB 3.0 would be useless, but I did this instead: Lexar 4GB key as the ESXi Host Image (I have used these Lexars for years now...work great!) [have to use the ks.cfg like you did] and...
View ArticleRe: Network connectivity for VXlan Traffic issue in Vshield Manager
When I configured VXLAN I ran into an issue where the host failed to automatically download the VXLAN VIB installation from vShield Manager. Following these instructions resolved the issue for me:...
View Articlevdp backup status stuck at 22%
vdp bnackup status is stuck at 22% now. But I see the backups have completed already when i go to the restore tab I see the latest backup there. any ideas? there are no other vm virtual disks mounted...
View Articlea host selectiopn
Maybe this is a dummy question : I tried to migrated linux VM from one stand alone host to a clustered host. It is telling me there is no space on one of iscsi drive --4.7 GB left Is it supposed to be...
View ArticleA VixDiskLib_Read() failure causes "consolidation needed" on the VM
Hi, After playing VDDK for a while, I found a strange behavior. Once a VixDiskLib_Read() is failed to read a snapshot of a disk in ESX/ESXi, due to VIX_E_HOST_NETWORK_CONN_REFUSED. Later on, after I...
View ArticleRe: a host selectiopn
Hi , To Explain it better, when you to do a vMotion of the VM it does not move the vmdk's or hard disks - it Just copies the memory contents to the new host and does not take the storage space into...
View ArticleRe: start menu and task bar missing when RDP into win vm in unity mode
Blake, I'm not sure if you've had a chance to look into doing what I suggested here, but I believe it's the answer you were looking for (force an exit from Unity from inside the Virtual Machine,...
View Articleesxcli security hardening commands for postboot section of kickstart
Looking to kickstart esx5i hardening in the postboot section....does vmware or any gurus have esxcli commands handy for same I do see references to hardening reports script but most of vmware...
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