Re: Assign static IP to guest with NAT Virt Network Adaptor?
Yes, this led me exactly to the answer I needed. Thank you! A few other quick points for anyone else who finds this... The file is located here (Windows 7): C:\Documents and Settings\All...
View Articlevpxa and ESXi 5
Have been running into some issues with the vpxa agent, on an ESXi 5 host. I would usually try re-installing the vpxa agent to fix this, but have read that the vpxa agent is now part of the esx-base...
View ArticleRe: RDM LUN not showing in windows
Can anyone help? THis issue went away for some reason and has returned. If I add 1 rdm to a vm in physical mode it shows up in disk management. Any subsequent rdm's that i add do not show up if i add...
View ArticleRe: Memory Reservation on a resource pool - cant set to 0?
I think what you may want to look for is the static overhead. See e.g. http://frankdenneman.nl/2010/12/impact-of-oversized-virtual-machines-part-1/ André
View ArticleRe: Can't start Windows b/c "disk is full". But can't delete files without...
I booted up Windows from the VM copy (on HD2) and started going through Windows Explorer, looking at file and directory sizes. What I discovered is that all of my Windows program files and project data...
View ArticleRe: vpxa and ESXi 5
Hi David - thanks for the welcome! The issue is with the vpxa agent not responding within a timely fashion when trying to add a new ESXi host to an existing cluster. I am keen to resolve this issue...
View ArticleRe: Snapshot "Redolog" Corrupted... Help!
Hello Andre, Thanks for the reply!! I gave myself a quick crash-course on DD, here is the command I used, just making sure it is correct: DD if=Dnn01_1-00005-delta.vmdk of=header-000005.img bs=167936...
View ArticleRe: Snapshot "Redolog" Corrupted... Help!
p.s. Your explaination also helped me a lot, the CID now make sense - I may've had an old snapshot that I reverted back which freed up #4. And #4, #6 and #7 are all snapshots that I created according...
View ArticleRe: vpxa and ESXi 5
This KB might help - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006128
View ArticleRe: Force to Attend Vsphere Official Training
I know ..we need to play by the rules...but it is still hard to suck I hope VMware ends up like Novell Netware
View ArticleRe: Limiting IOPS on a VM
@EOM, To answer your question, yes, this can be done programmatically using a script/program. The method you're looking for if you're familiar with the vSphere API is ReconfigVM_Task() (it's a catch...
View ArticleRe: Force to Attend Vsphere Official Training
I have seen to many certified professional who have gotten by just by reading study guides and who test well but when placed in the real cannot do anything - I am positive this is happening with the...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 4.1 Update 1 - Segmentation Fault - Fusion 3.1.3
I'm receiving the same error as well. I'm using ESXi 4.1 update 1. When I try to create any new virtual machine in Linux I receive the error, however if I use vmware converter and an existing virtual...
View ArticleDiscontinuing support of patching inside guests via VUM
I read that Vmware, in Vsphere 5, is discontinuing support of patching inside guests via VUM. Could someone please explain the reason? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleRe: vpxa and ESXi 5
Unfortunately have already been through that KB article, it is not very useful for ESXi 5. e.g. one of the first steps it mentions is running: [root@esx-server /]# cat `ls -t /var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa*`...
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Finding the folder path from WMWare Win7 installation to my Mac Desktop
I am using MS Office 2010 Excel in VMWare Win7 installation and trying to use VB to save a file into my Mac Desktop. I'm looking for the exact path to the desktop. I've tried this and it doesn't work:...
View ArticleRe: 2TB HDD - Stuck at 256 GB LUN Size
I tried using partedUtil but I was not able to create a partition (I was given an error that I did not record). Anyway, I deleted the partition using fdisk and then created a VMFS partition using fdisk...
View ArticleAlt + Shift doesn't work inside Softimage 3D Animation package.
Hello all, I use an Animation package (Softimage) inside Windows 7 which runs within VMware Fusion latest.I use a macbook pro (early 2011). The issue I have is that on my normal windows box I use the...
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