How to trace "Discovered Virtual Machine" through VI SDK 4
Hi All I have used the below piece of code ManagedObjectReference vmFolderRef = (ManagedObjectReference)getObjectProperty(datacenterRef, "vmFolder"); // Find the virtual machine list from...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 NFS mounted Datastore is Read Only
I have done this successfully dozens of times in the past, but not with this exact combination: ESX4 U1Windows 2008 R2 Server Datacentre editionNFS Server installed. TCP Version 3. The normal setup...
View ArticleDisable 'limit CPUID value'
Hello there, Does any body knows how to define the variable nocheckCPUIDLimit while installing using ESX 4 version?After pressing F2 other options, the ESX 4.0 installation displays: boot options...
View Articlevm snapshots created via veeam sometimes cause host disconnect
Hi everyone, Heres a strange issue - we're looking at veeam for backups. We're running veeam in the virtual appliance mode since the environment is NFS. Sometimes (not all the time) after a vcenter...
View ArticleCan't Install ESX 4 on HP ML350 G6
Just got a brand new HP ML350 G6 in. Burned a ESX 4 U1 ISO Cd and popped it in the server. Got to the ESX install screen and choose "garphical mode". After this I had notice during the mount-cdrom...
View ArticlevSphere Client 64 bit
Hi, Anyone know where I can get a 64 bit version of the vSphere Client? Thanks
View ArticleSome ESX4 configuration is lost after system reboot
Hi Folks, I've been using ESX4 server for months now . Lately , after creating some Resource Pools (RP) and adding VMs into these pool , I noticed that after rebooting my system , I lost all the...
View ArticleESX Linux Host Hangs on Network Startup Script
When I boot my ESX host, the startup scripts run but when it gets to the Network Script (Networking-Drivers), it hangs forever. I had this host shut down for a while, nothing has changed. I tried...
View Articleconvert old pc into thin client
hi We would like to convert old pc's into thin clients.Where can I get free linux thin client supported PC-over-IP?
View ArticleDo WhatsUpGold support monitoring ESX and ESXi servers?
We have WhatsUpGold V14.0. Can ESX and ESXi server be monitored by WhatsUpGold V14.0? Thanks in advance. Tim
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SAS connected Library support
Hallo We have a client that would like to put a HP Data Protector Cell Manager and Media server on a VM on 4.1 According to HP the Cell Manager is supported on a VM. We would just like to find out if a...
View ArticleISCSI Best Practices
Doesn anyone know where I can find a VMware ISCSI best practice guide? They have NFS Best Practice Guides but not an ISCSI. I downloaded the VMware ISCSI Guide, but I was hoping for a best practice...
View Articlevcenter goes down , what are the feature will not work ?
my vcenter goes down , i had 5 cluster each cluster having 5 hosts , and i had configured HA and DRS and 5 fault tolerance , is ever thing work well ? please help me for solving this issue.
View ArticleVM Running but vCenter shows "Powered Off"
Vcenter (esxi4) shows one VM (running Windows OS) as powered off but in reality it is running. I can ping it, remote into it, access it's drives, etc. Vmware Data Recovery will not back it up...
View ArticleStarting vmware-aam:Timed out waiting for vmware-aam to startup......
VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-260247 -- This server is out of the management of my virtual center... the server is up and functional.. tried restarting the mangement agents on the server using...
View ArticleOT - having problems installing HP Management Agents 8.7.0 on ESX 4.1 U1
I realize this is a bit OT, and I do have a tech support case opened with HP. However, they say I have no software support for VMware (which is true, but VMware is not what I am having problems with; I...
View ArticleHow to configure tape library MSL2042 media changer in Esx 4.1
We just purchased a tape library MSL2024 with BE 12R3. Currently I am running the backup media server on a vm quest machine andable to see only the tape drive but not the media changer. After hours...
View ArticleESX 4.1 host - nslookup and hosts file not resolving names
Hi, Recently we powered down a ESX 4.1 host to upgrade the RAM. When we swtiched it back on it was not able to join back to the HA cluster. I connected to the console and tried to ping all other hosts...
View ArticleThe operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host
Hi:Earlier this week I powered down a virtual machine. Now I want to power it back up, but I get the error message:"The operation is not allowed in the current connection state of the host." Can...
View ArticleKeeping a UUID for a moved virtual machine
Hi Im using vSphere 4.1 update 1 and using vRanger (Quest Software) 5.2 for replication perposes. On my setup the DRS option is anabled so when im doing failbacks is not working because the VM moved to...
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