Re: Best practice to configure management network redundancy in ESXi
rshroff wrote: So I take ESXi 5.0 is smart enough to do true load balancing for vMotion based traffic with no concern to the load balancing algorithm specified for the corresponding port group. ESXi...
View ArticleRe: a way to reclaim freed space in thin provisioned drives?
Your right. I did a test by uploading a 3GB file to my file server. I checked the provision space and it went up around 3GB. I deleted the file and refreshed the datastore and it went down 3GB...
View ArticleRe: a way to reclaim freed space in thin provisioned drives?
dirtdevil01 wrote: For example, I have a file server vm that's 100GB with a thin disk. over time I write 60GB worth of data but one day I do some cleanup and now I'm only using 20GB of the 100GB. Since...
View ArticleRe: Memory Reservation in a VM and its impact
Aroop V Simon wrote: That’s the problem, HA does not allow me configure the VM with greater RAM. I need 24 GB but HA is allowing me only 16. So I thought a memory reservation should be the workaround....
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Re: VMware issues
beckham007fifa wrote: can I get some good links of documents source for vmware esx, esxi related issues. Can you be a little more specific on your needs? Do you want the actual documentation or some...
View ArticleRe: a way to reclaim freed space in thin provisioned drives?
Check out the post I made above. I did a test and it unprovisioned the space after I deleted the file. My file server is ubuntu.
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Re: Compiling VMware esxi 5 Drivers
Thanks - I actually found the above last night after a little hacking. Should've posted an update The perle drivers require some kernel headers that aren't part of the esxi package. Just trying to see...
View ArticleRe: bad bad bad news:( I delete vmdk file by mistake
There is no undelete fpr VMFS5. Your file is gone.
View ArticleRe: Fusion 4.1.1 breaks Boot Camp internet/activation
I had a similar result with the upgrade to 4.0.x. I was able to get everything working by uninstalling, installing and then going through activation at the Microsoft website. The uninstall info is...
View ArticleRe: a way to reclaim freed space in thin provisioned drives?
dirtdevil01 wrote: Check out the post I made above. I did a test and it unprovisioned the space after I deleted the file. My file server is ubuntu. Do you mean that the thin VMDK file was reduced in...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 4.0.2 registration fails - not a valid serial
This just happened to me... I got the license several weeks ago.... a free upgrade for a purchase of Fusion 3 back in August. Looks like I have to call? Seems silly.
View ArticleRe: View 4.6 vs. 5.0 (worth it to upgrade?)
Yes, I would say there is enough value in upgrading if there is relevance that is for your environment. I upgraded our demo solution when it first came out, at 4.6 i could run a RDP session from home...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5, vCSA, View Manager and Secure Gateway
I will thank you Andrea and Griffinboy for your fast responses. As I thought, to have a fully functional infrastructure you need to use Win 2008.Just another question: AD can't be installed on the same...
View ArticleRe: Linked Clones + Resource Pools
I think that the answer is no, if i read your question correctly you are suggesting the following:I want to create a linked clone pool but some of the VMs need to be in a different resource pool? If i...
View ArticleRe: Linked Clones + Resource Pools
If I understand correctly, you have a pool of desktops and some of them require to be given a specific amount of resources?In that case I'd say you have two ways of doing it. One is tow create a new...
View ArticleCisco UCS and MSCS
Hi anyone can guide me through the MSCS configurations in CISCO UCS platform or any good document for this. Regards,Kaashif
View ArticleRe: DirectX
Menace2beauty wrote: srnhpp, I tested this already by also making a full win7 partition. The game worked perfectly on that. It's not the hardware and compatibility unfortunately. Bernd, if what you are...
View ArticleIssues with VMWorkstation 7.1 on Win7 Home Premium host?
I've been using VMworkstation 7.1 for a couple of years now on Win XP Pro, Vista Pro and Win 7 Pro hosts, with no reall issues at all. I just a acquired a new personal laptop running Win 7 Home...
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Re: Any possible way to get VMhost Info using C#
Hi welcome to vmware community .I think if you will move this discussion to vmware developer forums may get better output._____Thanks
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Re: Failed USB thumbdrive - just plug a new one in?
can I just simply plug it in and let it write the config to the USB disk, or do I need to back up the config and restore it to the thumbdrive first?Hi what I am thinking the bets way is take backup...
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