Re: Getting a count of all VMs (with some filtering)
The resourceConfig.entity is a ManagedObjectReference, to get the name you'll have to Vim::get_view() against that moref. But you could also do this a different way, such as using begin_entity in your...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5, XP, 10.6, Unity, and Multiple Monitors
It's a prudent suggestion, but given that this worked properly in Fusion 4, I see this as a bug in Fusion 5. I should not have to wait the 45 seconds to suspend my VM and another 45 seconds to resume...
View ArticleRe: Install a Custom SSL Certificate for Log Insight
Hi Eric, I did a bit more research. It might be related to the version of openssl you used. Would you please let me know which version of openssl you used when you generate your private key? Thanks, Bo
View ArticleRe: Add an External Network in vCD - "Port group ID" (portGroupMoRef)
Get-vdportgroup | ft key seems to do the trickNow, to register a PowerShell host with VCO...
View ArticleRe: CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system error
Upgrading VMplayer did the job. Thanks for your help!
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 install - Boot Drive vs Boot from RAID
yeah, I just didn't know if it was good to run the bare metal hypervisor on the same R5 volume as the volume that will store the VM's. I am old(er) and I remember when OS's were not bootable on RAID...
View ArticleRunning ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Okay. So I originally allocated a mere 100GB to my ESXi -GUEST- within VMware Workstation 9. Now I'm using VMware Workstation 9 to expand the ESXi guest's disk. When ESXi starts up.. will it just...
View ArticleRe: Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
As with other guest operating systems you have to manually resize the partitions (in this case the VMFS partition/datastore). Please keep in mind that it is not possible to expand the datastore on the...
View ArticleRe: Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Well, I've already expended it. :-) So, knowing I cannot do it from the GUI.. What is the command line way to expand VMFS ? Thanks !
View ArticleWindows on VMware Fusion, Multiples Monitors
So I have looked everywhere for a response to this and I cannot seem to find anything to my specific question. I have a Macbook Pro that I am running and I have 2 extra monitors connected to it. One...
View ArticleRe: VPN disconnecting connection between host and guest
Thanks for your suggestion. But it didnt entire worked.Here is what I did1. Added a new vnic to VMware and made int NAT. 2. Changed NAT adapter to allow 'VMwareBridge protocol' as you suggested in the...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 options for HA without shared storage
Are there any options in Vcenter 5.1 to do HA between 2 hosts not in a cluster having local storage ?... I have heard about Virtual storage appliance ..even Vmware seems to have one for SMB ...any...
View ArticleRe: VCP Book: Kindle or Hardcover?
Personally, I don't think buying a book is necessary. The key things are: 1. The exam blueprint - to guide you2. The documentation - to read3. The software - to play The items in the exam are all set...
View ArticleRe: Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Have a look at, Growing or expanding a VMFS volume or datastore (1017662) and Using vmkfstools.
View ArticleSSO Error 29148.STS
tl;dr: doing SSO basic install, bundled SQL 2K8 Express DB, getting 29148.STS error in the end ... what gives? I'm trying to do an install of Single Sign On, Inventory Service and vCenter Server...
View Articleiperf results for Windows 7_X64 much slower than Server 2008_X64
I have a situation with several Windows 7 VMs which are observably under-performing with their network issues. They are all X64 with plenty of RAM and CPU and the vmxnet3 driver. And I know iperf is...
View ArticleRe: Windows 95 Ethernet Adapter Not Working
RDPetruska, You are a genius! It worked! Would you be able to explain what exactly setting ethernet0.virtualDev = "vlance" did or any resource I could check out? Thank you very much!
View ArticleRe: Attempting the VCDX - documention questions
My advice: Pay particular attention to section to section 2.1 of the VCDX5-DCV Design Defense Blueprint. The goal of the application is to represent your skills as a VMware Solution Architect to a...
View ArticleGetting this error during the build step: Failed to communicate with VI server
Hopefully someone has some insight as to what may be causing this. Our VMware Administrator has given my Windows domain account the permissions listed in the Developer's Guide. However I've been unable...
View Articlescript that set up few nats at once
Hello, im tired to set up nats with vmware "virtual network editor" tool. I want to write windows script thatwill do it for me. I found information about C:\ProgramData\VMware\vmnetnat.conf file in...
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