How to Start and Use VMware Tools
After installing 2008r2 as a VM and installing VMware Tools I'm unable to open the tools and use them. I've conducted two days of research and I'm unable to find an answer to my problem. At the...
View ArticleRe: VMWARE Linux Issue to connect with Putty
Hi, Sorry. As per your instruction i will do a vanilla installation after download that file from edelivery.Then i will install VMware and update you,, i am really appreciate your effort to help me,,...
View ArticleRe: vcenter config file
Hi Faamin01, You can get this file from the location %ALLUSERPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\vpxd.cfg
View ArticleRe: OS XP 32 Bit VM Player ANY Will not install?
Sorry just frustrated, been trying to get this to work on this OS and will not, the aforementioned error code/message.I will retry the version you supplied a link for, I mean I think I tried that...
View ArticleRe: How to Start and Use VMware Tools
No need to reinstall again. You aren't missing anything. VMware changed the VMware Tools tray and removed the options which were available in previous versions. Take a look at e.g. VMware Front...
View ArticleRe: SRA (Storage Replication Adapter) for Hitachi downloading is not working.
Hi Pal thanks for your response. I am logging to my vmware account & trying to downloading the SRA but unable to download it. It is prompting me the message like below: I have been trying to...
View ArticleThis Product cannot be installed on a Domain Controller
Please help When start the Custom installation of the VMware vCenter Server/vCenter Single Sign-On on a VM (Windows Server 2012 Standard) am getting the following message "This Product cannot be...
View ArticleRe: This Product cannot be installed on a Domain Controller
Hi, see VMware KB: Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices Installing vCenter on a Domain Controller is not supported RegardsTim
View ArticleRe: vim3waittoolsstarted failing
I use the action that waits for the hostname to be set to whatever is expected to, and it runs fine. Whenever I've had issues, it's been because the inputs into the action are not set correctly or have...
View ArticleStorage Vmotion-Warning Message
Dear Community members, I plan to do s storage vmotion of some VMs from CX to Netapp. While I right click on the VM and click migrate, I see a warning message"The entity is managed by VMware vCenter...
View ArticleHow to figure out which ESXi has a Datastore mounted?
Dear Members, I am a new bee with VMware. When I click in the ESXi cluster I see the nodes that are a part of the cluster and can also see the datastores mounted on it.How to figure out which node is...
View ArticleRe: How to figure out which ESXi has a Datastore mounted?
You should be able to see this in the storage view and/or in the maps. If you are not specifically looking for an "inbox" way to do this, you may also want to use RVTools which provides an excellent...
View ArticleRe: How to figure out which ESXi has a Datastore mounted?
Thank you André Just clarifying. I have 2 nodes in the cluster. When I click on each node and go to storage view, I see the same datastores which makes sense as the datastores should be visible to both...
View ArticleRe: How to figure out which ESXi has a Datastore mounted?
There's actually no owner. All datastores in ESXi can be accessed by multiple hosts simultaneously. André
View ArticleRe: Storage Vmotion-Warning Message
Yes, seems like you're trying migrate a Placeholder VM... and if you want do this, you will need to create a new Placeholder datastore and change the Placeholder datastore for the new one. Check this...
View ArticleVmware Setup Questions
Ok, we have the below hardware Dell T320, 32GB Ram, 2 x 2TB SAS Drives in Raid 1 via H710 Raid Card (Main Host)Dell T110, 16GB Ram, 2 x 1TB SAS Drives in Raid 1 via H710 Raid Card (DR Host) We do not...
View ArticleRe: Find inactive VMs
I was trying to understand how to works.. got a easy eg too but it does not tell how can i apply to my situation here Andrews Tech Blog: Change DNS settings of virtual machines using powershell and...
View ArticleRe: Find inactive VMs
Not sure how that article relates to auditing logons I'm afraid. But have a look at Get-Winevent Part III: Querying the Event Log for Logons (Part B)
View ArticleESXi 5.5u1 PassThrough issues with AMD FirePro™ RG220
I'm trying to build my lab were i have an Dell C1100 server and i added in an AMD FirePro™ RG220 hoping that i'll be able to do a 1 to 1 Pass-through.My problem is i'm able to select the AMD FirePro™...
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