Re: When to use multiple vSphere Distributed Switches
I typically split out into a new VDS when security (compliance, air gaps), management (who is making changes, risk of change, prod vs non-prod, etc), or underlying physical configuration (such as...
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Re: Share Management network with other out-of-band traffic (iLO, etc.)?
I've always felt that out of band management traffic should be, well, out of band Therefore, on an isolated data plane that is immune as possible from config issues / outages. The remaining traffic,...
View ArticleRe: vCenter server error lookup service
ok thanksi will try if i coudn't access on https://<ssohost-name:7444/lookupservice/sdk what can be the source of problemi install SSO and invetorry service on the same host
View ArticleRe: setting up NFS server - 2008R2, sharing out secondary disk - advice on...
NFS will force you to use Thin. The other options will be greyed out. Because vSphere does not "own" the storage with the standard VMFS partitions it is up to the underlying file system to write the...
View ArticleDatastore on an USB Device
Hello, I had a dream of my home server, now i have bought a server and have my first problem. My Hardware:HP ML110 G7 I hoped that it would be possible to install esxi 5 on an sd card (which works...
View ArticleVery slow P2V with Standalone converter 5 without SSL
Hello all, we are trying to P2V a physical server (Proliant G4 with Win2k3, 1Gb lan connexion) to a VM using Standalone converter 5 (destination Proliant G7 with redundant Gb LAN running ESX 4.1).This...
View ArticleRe: Datastore on an USB Device
Welcome to the Community, unfortunately not. VMware doesn't support VMFS partitions on USB/SD devices. André
View ArticleRe: Bizarre CMD/sec in esxtop far exceed physical disk boundary.
THanks for the useful information herer.however ,looks like vscsistat only monitor individual vm, not the host.some more background here. I ran esxtop for two hours with hundreds of VM running. 50% of...
View ArticleRe: Datastore on an USB Device
So it only Supports vm-Images only from Sata/sas drive if it is local? Stefan
View ArticleRe: PDXSerialization inconsistencies
I have sent new set of log files that uses the new gemfire jar. I have also turned on "fine" level logging on Gemfire.Hope you have sufficient info to debug the issue.
View ArticleRe: Host memory always totally consumed, why?
I have just updated vmware tools for each machine. With this in mind, if I powered on all 10 wm's (all allocated 2 GB RAM each), the host wouldn't need to have 20 GB available as ballooning would come...
View Article000001.vmdk and 000002.vmdk
Hi guys, wondering if you can shed some light on how these 000001/2.vmdk files work. Running Vmware workstation and I have a guest OS with one virtual hard drive. From inside the OS (Server 2k3) it is...
View ArticleHow do I re-establish a 'connection' on my Lion server with VMFusion 4?
Dear Forum Users: I am in a PhD program and was sorting 'Folders' for better management and faster access to academic articles. I inadvertently changed a folder named 'WIN 7 Virtual machines' and...
View ArticleData on virtual hard disks can be lost?
Hi all. I have a background on Windows Azure, and in that platform a Virtual Machine can be reimaged. When that happens, the data on the Operating System Disk is lost. For that reason you need to...
View ArticleMac Keyboard & Mouse profile not automatically chosen for Mac OS X VM
This has probably been reported, but I didn't find it on the Forums. Easy fix! Fusion 5.0.3 (on HOS 10.8.4) I created a new Mac 10.8 VM. Noted that the keyboard profile was set to 'default', not 'Mac'....
View ArticleRe: Esxi Consulenza Napoli Italia
Ciao,sebbene la certificazione di partnership con VMware non sia un'automatica garanzia di qualità del lavoro, puoi iniziare da qui:...
View ArticleRe: vmware and hyper-v
I am running Hyper-V Windows 8 and VMware Workstation 9.x side-by-side. This is what I did.1) Made sure Hyper-V role was disabled2) Installed VMware3) Re-enabled Hyper-V role4) Made the following entry...
View ArticleRe: 000001.vmdk and 000002.vmdk
Hope this will be helpful http://communities.vmware.com/message/1609201#1609201
View ArticleToshiba Satellite S855D - WIFI in VM(Windows 8)
How about this one, if it is even doable.I just got the Satellite S855D. My first order of business was to trash Windows 8, which, fortunately I was able to do in a unique manner, having pulled and...
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