Re: Datastore Waste View
well it is the space occupied by idle virtual machines.And the definition/settings for Idle VMs can be found in section 4a of Configuration->Manage policies screen checkout this old blog post ->...
View ArticleRe: Workstation 9 - Slow network performance between host and guest
Really, Nobody?, Maybe I should have offered a BS $1000 reward like the other guy did. You would help or read it then right? Sorry, Just flaming as I can't believe that the worlds leading in VM has...
View ArticleRe: unable to install vmware tools
alfonz19 wrote:I've found another issue: forgetfulness. Vmware player keeps lost track of existing virtual machines. Did you figure out what to do with that?Just a hunch. If you are starting with...
View ArticleRe: NAS hardware for ESXi 5.1 lab?
I just built a shared storage using "OpenFiler". A pretty easy to use appliance, able to do "iSCSI" and do not consume many ressources.http://www.openfiler.com
View ArticleRe: How to backup and restore VCO appliance (Postgres)
Nice. Could you upload these 2 scripts in the 'Documents' section of this forum? This way, it will be easier to discover/refer to them in the future.
View ArticleRe: Mouse stuck on the left side of the screen
We're using the 5.2.0.987719 agent with Horizon View 5.2.0 build-987719. I previously had the VM set for 2 monitors, 128MB VRAM, and 3D support, and am recomposing right now with the same VRAM (can't...
View ArticleSingle Host, essentials, how/if do you run vCenter Server?
I am having quite the challenge using the vCenter Server & update manager. First I found the great prepackaged Vcenter appliance (I expected it was logical to have one) and thought what an elegant...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 in Fusion
The Windows 8.1 Preview is now available as an .iso filehere which can be used for a fresh install in Fusion. Note that VMware Tools will not install automatically; it must be run manually once the...
View ArticleRe: How to add vmdisk to VM using vsphere SDK
If you have installed the SDK/vcli, then under /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/vm, there is a vdiskcreate.pl script: ./vdiskcreate.pl -vmname ora-test-r2 -server vc-dev-1 -filename "testing2.vmdk" -disksize...
View ArticleRe: Log Insight is having trouble archiving bucket data. ?
Just wanted to follow up. I hope the above information helped.
View ArticleRe: Change DNS servers in configuration?
Just wanted to follow up. We want to track this issue down as using vApp options is the only supported way to set networking configuration. Could you generate a support bundle when you get the chance?
View ArticleRe: how do you manually set IP?
Just wanted to follow up. If your question is answered, can you please mark as answered?
View ArticleChange in Network labels from 4.1 to 5.1?
There's seems to be a difference between how VCO 4.1 and 5.1 report network labels. In 4.1, querying VC would report the PG label only, i.e. 'Prod_Vlan_28_10.131.28_0'; in 5.1 it appends the VDS onto ,...
View ArticleMigration failure win7 to mountain lion
FIrst attempt of migration got to the screen asking for where to file. This was necessary because of inadequate memory: it gave two numbers 4x and 6x gigs. The numbers made so sense. I had nearly...
View ArticleGuest VM uses 300% more memory
I have four hypervisor hosts. They are all running VMWare Server 2.0.2 Build 203138. Hosts 1-3 are Windows Server 2003 Enterprise SP2, 32-bit. Host 4 is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. I have 5 guest...
View ArticleRe: Migration failure win7 to mountain lion
Did Windows 7 come preinstalled on the system your trying to virtualize or was it a Full Retail version you installed? If it was preinstalled OEM version and not a Full Retail version then it is not...
View ArticleRe: Windows 8.1 in Fusion
Forget Windows, OS X 10.9 Mavericks will be here soon enough! However, thanks for the link as I'll at least take a look to see what's been changed.
View ArticleRe: Help! VMWare Fusion causing chain crashes on Lion
Ted, Thanks a lot for your help reporting this issue.hope you could help provide the Fusion diagnostic information from VMware Fusion menu -> Help -> Collect Support Information when you hit this...
View ArticleRe: How to backup and restore VCO appliance (Postgres)
Thanks for the help. I have attached 2 scripts.bash_backup_vco_vmware.sh (run on the VCO appliance = backs up the vmware database)bash_transfer_backups_vco.sh (runs on a remote file server = copies the...
View ArticleRe: Cannot ping VCenter Server and Security issues
Before installing VCenter with simple install which installs Simple Sign On and Vcenter, I could ping VCenter, but after I did it I cannot, Anyways, disabling windows firewall does in fact the job but...
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