Re: ESX 3.5 Cluster - VM migration into ESX 4.1 Cluster
Thanks guys (Artur and David) for your inputs. That's precisely what I intend to do. However, my objective is to keep a backup copy of my VMs in its original datastore before I test the copy is working...
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Thanks kjb007, So we can confirm if the backend is fibre, then datastore to datastore copy will be at the fibre level. Right ?
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Re: OSX Menu bar problem. Won't hide, covers important buttons.
Thanks for the trick! I will see if this helps. It appears to be so far.  Note: The screenshot of your VM menu may be outdated. This is what it looks like after the newest Fusion update. Should this...
View ArticleRe: Unknown devices using p2v Windows XP x64 guest
Hmm, I followed the instructions on that page, but I don't see any devices that are grayed out in Device Manager. If I show the hidden devices, there are quite a few listed under Non-Plug and Play...
View ArticleRe: Replace vCenter 5 default certificate
This step-by-step process has been used many times. http://www.vstable.com/2011/12/14/replacing-vcenter-ssl-certificate-with-certificate-issued-by-microsoft-certificate-authority/
View Articlecorrupt vmx file after upgrading vCenter from 4.1 to 5
When I upgraded from vCenter 4.1 to 5.0, upon connecting back to the vCenter Server I noticed that one of my VM's was showing as invalid. I checked the .vmx file and it was corrupt. The bad news is...
View ArticleRe: Audio stuttering on VMware Workstation with multiple cores/cpus
i found vmware can only work right with the original cores.if you have a 4 cores / 8 threads i7 CPU, i suggest you to set 4 cores to your VM.i have an i3 laptop with 2 cores / 4 threads, if i specify 4...
View ArticleRe: Adding vCenter Server in 2.2 - Clicking Add Does Not Work
I ran into this problem as well, could not add vCenter Server into 2.2 vCloud Usage Meter. I used Google Chrome and it added successfully.
View ArticleRe: Permission problem with Vcenter Server
It's possible you haven't received many replies because the information you have provided thus far is not all that helpful in diagnosing the issue. vCenter permissions use a most restrictive model...if...
View ArticleRe: Test disk performance - is this a valid test?
The test result looks good for 1 gb connectivity. 112 MBytes/sec nearly saturated the link.
View ArticleRe: LVM benefits in vSphere environment with Hot-Add disk?
I haven't used LVM on any virtual servers on years - I haven't been aware of anything I've missed out on, and there just seems to be so much management I no longer need to worry about.
View ArticleRe: vC 4.1 -> v5 Upgrade + Certs
Have performed many vCenter 4 to 5 upgrades...SSL certs have not been replaced by the vCenter 5 installer. Note however that the certificates in my case were issued by a trusted certificate authority...
View ArticleRe: Permission problem with Vcenter Server
To add the community is quite active and things can be overlooked - did you create a custom role or did you use one of the predeifined roles? If you created a custom role - try using the predefined...
View ArticleRe: Problems running test fail over with SRM 5 and Equallogic SAN
SRA only requires username and password for the Equallogic groups. All replication pairing should be done within Equallogic console.
View ArticleRe: Cannot install Esxi 5 to HP DL380g6
Welcome to the Community - Have you confirmed that all the components are supportted with ESXi 5?
View ArticleRe: vCenter 5 - Unable to retrieve health data from https://......
Have you tried pointing a web browser directly at the URL to see if the XML is displayed? Many of the web service related issues with vCenter are related to SSL thumbprint mismatches. Try connecting to...
View ArticleRe: corrupt vmx file after upgrading vCenter from 4.1 to 5
Updating vCenter should have done nothing to the VMs - it is when you upgrade your ESXi hosts when the VMs will be touched - I think these are two independent events -
View ArticleQLOGIC BIOS UPGRADE
Hi,i need to upgrade the bios of qlogic HBA on my esxi5.I would know if is possible (instead to use usb key that boot in dos mode) to upgrade the bios with sunsurfer hba manager installed in other...
View ArticleRe: ESXi and SAN/NAS
A vmfs datastore is used as a repository for the files that make up the VM including the virtual disks which will have the extension of VMDK - so yes the VMs will share the datastore but not in the...
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