Virtual Machine Hardware Version
I have upgraded all of my ESXI hosts and vCenter from 5.0u1 to 5.1.0. When I create a new VM, the most recent virtual machine hardware version that I can select from is 8. What am I missing?
View ArticleIs it possible to Install vCenter with only 1 windows server on the net?
I bought vSphere Essentials kit 5.1 and 1 copy of Win Server 2012 std. The problem is :that I cannot backup VMs without installing vCenter, but vCenter MUST be installed on a Windows Server (DUMB!!!...
View Articleesxtop and client performance chart discrepancy for receive packets dropped
I am having difficulty analyzing the various data I receive at the host level, versus within the vSphere client. I need this to determine if a change I made to a VM is fixing a specific problem, as...
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Web Client missing Home button (Roles, Licensing, etc.)
We are running Web Client Version 5.0.0 Build 6216225 and seem to be missing the Home button that displays the vCenter administrative options like Roles, Licensing, etc. Based on screenshots from the...
View ArticleRe: Styling email message templates in 9.1.5
You could try using the StyleText property of the HTML Editor control. E.g. document.all.EMAIL_BODY_HTML_EDITOR.StyleText = 'yourStyle { stuff:things;}';
View Articlepull info from a nslookup and populate a variable?
So if I have PowerCLI P:\My Documents> nslookup mickeymouseServer: lookup.mycompany.comAddress: 192.56.45.90 Name: mickeymouse.mycompany.comAddress: 192.30.2.4 So with the above information,...
View ArticleRe: "Vcenter alarm: ESXi 5.1 Host connection failure/ Host not responding"
For 2 whole months VMware kept on crying that it is because of the faulty hardware. They said that they can see packet drops on nics. I logged a call with HP and they provided us the firmware update,...
View Article57 vapp balanced mode setup
All, im trying to track down the conf steps for balanced mode and the docs dont see to find the term balanced mode or balanced profile. Any clues on this please?
View ArticleWorkstation 9 & VM Extensions
I have noticed with Workstation 9, when a VM is created, only a few of the extensions are listed when I view the folder within explorer. For example, Template2008R2SP1.vmxf is shown but...
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Re: Virtual Machine Hardware Version
Looks like you are using the Windows vSphere Client!? To get all the new features you need to use the vSphere Web client. André
View ArticleRe: Workstation 9 & VM Extensions
Windows by default hides known file extensions. You need to disable the "Hide known file extensions" in the Windows Explorer's settings. André
View ArticleRe: VDCA510_Exam_Blueprint_Guide_1.1
Thanks for confirming the version. I still have 1.1 and I am not able to download the latest. Is it OK if you can upload the blueprint guide here? https://kpc.sharefile.com/r/re88c5cdfe284e679 Thanks-AG
View ArticleRe: Export/Import VM Folder Structure to new vCenter
Thank you. That worked. Now I am having issue exporting it to a CSV. When I add Export-CSV cmd to a CSV file I get coded output. When I OUT-FILE cmd to a TXT file I get the correct data. However...
View Articlerdp 128 bit encryption
Per http://pubs.vmware.com/view-52/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.view.installation.doc%2FGUID-342A2ECC-85DD-43AA-9A14-473B25B07EF2.htmlIt states View supports RDP 128 bit encryption. Can someone...
View Articleexporting firewall/NAT rules from Edge Gateway
Anyone using a powerCLI script to output firewall/nat rules for Edge Gateways (ver 5.1.2) configured on Org VDC networks for documenation purposes? I've been able to pull plenty of information using...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to Install vCenter with only 1 windows server on the net?
vCenter MUST be installed on a Windows ServerNot really, VMware also provides a Linux based vCenter Virtual Appliance. You can find it in the download section for vCenter Server. André
View ArticlePerfMon Counter groups - VM Processor and VM Memory
When trying to run PerfMon from my local workstation (Windows 7) against a Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 guest OS (on vSphere 5.1), I can see the Performance Counter groups for "VM Memory" and "VM...
View ArticleRe: starting from scratch
Hi, this may help you in order to find some systems that will run ESXi http://ultimatewhitebox.com/systems Take a look at the idea of using vmotion as a backup strategy. vmotion is an option that...
View ArticleRe: Export/Import VM Folder Structure to new vCenter
If you want to export, leave out the Format-TableGet-Folder | Get-FolderPath | Export-CSV "C:\Scripts\folder_structure\results.csv" -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture
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