Re: Way to script and automate vmkfstools command?
Brett Carr wrote: Did you find a way to do this, we have the same issue (Different Array) and need to automate this, I'd (much) rather do it using powercli if i can.I suggest you contact your storage...
View ArticleRe: Best way to determine which Virtual Machines failed over from HA
Yup, that's along the lines of what I was looking for. Your search criteria is obviously better than mine....sorry I'm realatively new to managing a VMware infrastructure, so I'm probably searching...
View ArticleRe: SSO HA or multi site configuration issue
Can you try the IP again and once the error comes up, keep the window of the message open, can you go to % temp% and share the log file contents that is shown in the error message
View ArticleRe: networking failover?
VM Monitoring uses a heartbeat between the host and the VM through VMware Tools that are installed on the VM. It's mainly there to detect a crash in the VM, like a Windows BSoD, or something else that...
View ArticleCan fusion be loaded into it's own hdd inside my mac pro?
I have had version 3.x for a while now. Two weeks ago, my MacPro froze and the tech guys determined that the partition between fusion and my OS 10.7.x. They had to strip the primary HDD, reformatted,...
View ArticleRe: View over 2 Datacenters
If I'm not mistaken when setting up a pool you can have duplicate Display names which would give the illusion of a single pool to the end users. It would require more work on the back end as you...
View ArticleRe: Esx 4.0 vmx weg nach Stromausfall
Willkommen im Forum, als erstes Mal kurz zu der Frage nach dem Einbinden der 7 .vmdk's. Diese müssen alle der VM manuell zugewiesen werden. Dazu einfach jeweils via "Virtuelle Festplatte hinzufügen" in...
View ArticleRe: How to copy data from USB 3.0 HDD to Datastore
Yea but i think if i configure the VM as passthrough then i can copy the data to the guest. But actually i want to copy the data to the datastore. thanks
View ArticleRe: Can fusion be loaded into it's own hdd inside my mac pro?
VMware Fusion is installed Applications folder with the rest of the applications. Virtual Machine's however can be placed wherever you have read and write permissions. As an example I keep then in...
View ArticleHP p1102w printer problem, Win7 host, Ubuntu10.4 guest
Hi all,I am having a problem printing from my Ubuntu10.4 VM to an HP p1102w connected by USB to the Win7 x64 host. I'm using v5 of VMplayer, have VMtools installed and configured, printer connected...
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Re: Reclaim storage space on SAN caused by virtual disk migrations
Ugh... was only a matter of time before I encountered an abrasive know-it-all on here... GOD I hate arguing, especially in forums... anyway, here we go!... Check the brakes buddy, I DID consult...
View ArticleRe: Virt. itself esxi5.1 on 5.0 - longmode required 64 bit
Discussion moved from VMware ESXi 5 to Nested Virtualization
View ArticleRe: General Discussion - What's on the Horizon?
What's the difference between View, Mirage and Workspace?View, Mirage and Workspace all do somewhat similar things - can you clarify what their difference between them is, what the best use cases for...
View ArticleRe: Way to script and automate vmkfstools command?
brettcarr1, please see my other post if you have any questions. I hopefully set the record straight there:http://communities.vmware.com/message/2199370#2199370Hope this helps you somehow. Please feel...
View ArticleRe: Move to Others with Snapshot
In order to be able to give you an advice, I need to know some details. Please post a list of all files in the VM's datastore, either running ls -lisa from the command line (preferred) or a screenshot...
View ArticleRe: Performance issues, Workstation 9 on Linux host
I'm in the same camp as DABaron, and it's extremely frustrating. HOST:8-core Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5530 @ 2.40GHz12 GB Ram300GB SATA-3 driveAMD/ATI RV620 [FirePro 2260] dual-head, radeon drivereOS:...
View ArticleRe: networking failover?
Your best bet would be to address the problem by teaming both NICs. Even if it means that vSwitch shares VM and management traffic - the fact it has redundancy will probably be the lesser of two evils....
View ArticleRe: Way to script and automate vmkfstools command?
The problem is we use Thin Provisioned Volumes on a 3par Array, with T10 Unmap turned off (Which is now the default) freeing space up by deleting a VM or doing a storage vmotion means the space gets...
View ArticleRe: ESXI 5.1 s with 3x3tb drives and WHS 2011
Thanks - I'm aware of that, but I want to software RAID. I can't even mount a 3tb hard drive as a single store. I can creat 6 x 1.5tb VMFS drives if I want but i'm not sure how that helps me with...
View ArticleRe: Way to script and automate vmkfstools command?
Exactly! Well put! That's the exact same problem I was having, only your wording is much better (and condensed! lol) So yeah, vCenter Orchestrator man, all the way. The Perl script mentioned earlier...
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