Re: Windows 2008 can not be booted in vmplayer 5
Windows 2008 is installed under C:\Virtual Machines\windows server 2008 R2 x64 Under this directory, there is a file named "Windows Server 2008 R2 x64.vmdk". In this file, I can find:...
View ArticleRe: Encryption?
ESXi doesn't do any form of host level encryption, and you can't use solutions like Bitlocker in a VM (using the proper TPM anyway). Some of these regulations don't make a lot of sense - I've seen web...
View ArticleSSL Cert
i'm want to put an SSL cert on the gateway, however i can't seem to find the generate CSR, so i can upload it to a SSL cert vendor. i read the documentation and was unable to find where i can generate...
View ArticleRe: No internet connection on Guest OS
Thanks for your help though. I will continue to investigate my problem
View ArticleVmxnet3 ghost nic why vmupgradehelper cant be used successfully
I Have 70 vm's that have the vmxnet3 nic. Every time a clone or disaster recovery copy occurs windows 2008r2 redects the nic and the original is ghosted all ip info is lost. I have found the post sp1...
View ArticleRe: vmmark2.5 Error log "help"
The good news is, all your mailserver workloads appear to be functioning correctly now. The bad_data error occurs because the times in your WRF files are not all synchronized. As you noted, the...
View ArticleRe: Configurator URL: HTTP Status 404 -
Can you please run the following command in configurator-va as root user?hznAdminTool listvms
View ArticleTroubles with updating Patches and Updates??
I am using this article to update the esxi 5.1 host I just installed VMware KB: Installing patches on an ESXi 5.x host from the command line In line 6 I type the commands cd...
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Some basic esxi questions (how to's)
Hi, I've just installed esxi 5.1 trial. I have a few questions: 1) One of my NICs is reported as "Down" under speed. Is this an error with the hardware? See screenshot below: 2) I can configure DNS...
View ArticleRe: vCO Web View Autologin
HAve you gone into vCO Configuration web interface and specified the webview auto logon credential? brief answer via iPhone since I'm on PTO in Rio De Janeiro... Going from memory in my note above.
View ArticleRe: Best Practise for separating VMs from each other
No question about it - different customers shouldn't be on the same VLAN. Am I correct in the understanding that you are basically operating a hosting environment and hosting your customer's servers?...
View ArticleRe: Some basic esxi questions (how to's)
1: Yes, this would indicate there's no link on vmnic1. Is there a physical link light?2: Per-nic DNS servers doesn't make a lot of networking sense. Which DNS server will it use for a certain lookup?...
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Re: Esxi5 Free version install Nic Issues?
Well, strictly speaking, the "VMworld" is about buying the license and using Update Manager PS: You refer to "Main dc" and "secondary dc", but Microsoft has no such concept, as AD is multi-master....
View ArticleRe: VMkwarning and VMware Tools not running
Hey Aries, Are you seeing *any* log messages from the ESXi hosts you configured? Do you see log messages for some period of time and then they stop?
View ArticleVMPlayer 5.02 Will not play VM Converted VM
Help Please. First time poster. I have successfully converted Windows 8 Notebook (Boot partition and c drive) to VM. Player 5.02 will not play it. Log file attached. First time all was fine and...
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Re: Multi-display reverts to single after unlocking Win7 client
I read your blog, Carl. What a lovely function table. Do you have the experience of Workstation 9 or 8? Did this issue also happened on the previous releases ?
View Articleinstall vCenter 5.1 on same system with (inactive) 5.0.0?
We are now running vCenter 5.0.0 on a Windows 2008 box, and use an Oracle database on the back end. Rather than upgrade to vCenter 5.1, can I shut down the 5.0, and just install 5.1 fresh? My thinking...
View ArticleRe: Which way is better to connect to ESXI?
Oh I see. I am really depression about this. If I use bridged networking , there would be 2 DHCP servers on my local network. Yeah , it may cause trouble. In short, We have no better way to connect...
View ArticleRe: Preformance Overview not be shown (vCenter 5.1)
I have tried, not work. But before made this setting, I found some Windows 7 can shown but some can't Also some Win7 with IE9 is ok, but some can't. Then tried to upgrade IE10 then ok, but failed after...
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