Windows 2008 R2 Slow Mouse After Sysprep
So,I know installing VMware's WDDM driver in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers\wddm_video will fix slow mouse problems normally and it does. I've installed this into a VM and converting this...
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Hai, Can anybody please send me VMware admin daily activities.
View ArticleGenerating Certificate Request for ESXi 4.1
I've been looking through VMware documentation, KB articles, and openSSL websites to find a good reference for generating certificates requests for an ESXi 4.1 host so that I can get a CA-signed...
View ArticleRegistering VM's on new host (error)...
Original Problem:ESX 4.1 host - running on Sun blade ... status shows as "disconnected" in vCenter.Several VM's on "disconnected" ESX host are still ping'able and working fine.ESX is technically still...
View ArticleVM’s DNS registration deleted when upgrade VMtools
Hello. We're having issues in one environment with some Windows VMs. I'm going to explain the scenario: Previous scenario:- All the hosts were ESX 4.0.- VMs had several E1000 NICs.- VMware Tools were...
View ArticleCleanup: Unable to delete generated zip file
I am finding the following message in the jointool-0.log in D:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\tomcat\temp 2011-11-30 14:49:28 INFO] Creating new record with data: id: '1073743327' data_type:...
View ArticleAdding multiple core support to guest
I have an existing windows 7 x64 enterprise guest that I'd like to add more CPU cores to. I've followed the document from...
View Article2 Different VMs access 1 EqualLogic iSCSI Volume
I've got 2 VMs running Windows Server 2008 R2I also use a EqualLogic PS5000XVRather than create 2 volumes with identical data on them, I'd rather just create one. Can I connect both VMs to 1 iSCSI...
View Article"required client support files" problem when connecting using vSphere via SSH...
I am trying to connect to my ESX server using the vSphere client tunneled over SSH. I have done this in the past, but it isn't working now. I am fwding the appropriate ports (443, 902, 903) and have...
View ArticleMissing X drivers for Ubuntu 13.10?
I'm setting up a Ubuntu 13.10 guest on an ESX 4.1.0 host. While installing the VMGuest tools, I get this message" "Distribution provided drivers for Xorg X server are used." "Skipping X configuration...
View ArticleESX 4 Network Connection
I just the set up the new ESX 4 Host. During the installation, I did not assign IP address for it. After finishing installation, I go the service console to assign the ip address. However, even that...
View ArticleChanging block size of datastore from 1 MB to 4 MB
Hi, I've installed an ESX. The system automatically partition to have the block size of 1 MB which is 256 max virtual hardisk. How can I change to 4 MB Block Size taking into consideration there...
View ArticleESX 4 Host disconnected from VC and Can't connect to ESX Host via vSphere client
I Also can't connect to the default Webpage of the ESX Host I have tried to restart the VC agent and the SC with the following commands service vmware-vpxa restart service mgmt-vmware restart I...
View ArticleServers fail to load in Web Access inventory
When trying to load servers in web access inventory the browser keeps stuck with the servers displaying "loading..." Looking in the tomcat log's I found this : Error from CustomPropertyHandler for...
View ArticleIntel vt-d, Adaptec 3805, Datastore on Storage lost (disapear)
Hi,I've been looking for a solution to that problem for some days and i hope that someone could helpe me. I'm in esx4 (vSphere) and when i activate in the bios the function Intel vt-d to get the...
View ArticleDatastore Free Space Best Practice
Hello, I have a question relating to the amount of free space to leave on a datastore. I recently upgraded to vCenter and with that came along some datastore usage alarm definitions. I see they were...
View Articlehow to convert VHD to VMDK SCSI device.
hi, i have converted VHD file to VMDK file and put it into SCSI strogae. when i powering on the VM it says disk read error occur. i found that virtual device node is IDE it should be SCSI so that the...
View ArticlevSphere Client Connection Error
I'm trying to log into one of ESX v4.1 servers. When I connect i get the error: Connection Error: The request failed because the remote server 'IP ADDRESS' took too long to respond. (The command has...
View ArticleHot-Add/Hot-Plug Limitations
Hello, Is there any official documentation from VMware that shows Operating Systems that allows Memory hot-add and CPU hot-plug? I came across multiple blogs and each one is showing a diffrent result,...
View ArticleAdvanced parameter Disk.DiskMaxIOSize ???
Customer has ESX 4 hosts. they have all of their servers set with advanced parameter = Disk.DiskMaxIOSize set to 32. The default value is 32767. I can't find documentation on this parameter. Does...
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