What is fault tolerance menu in vCenter ?
By right clicking Guest OS from vCenter, I found fault tolerance menu.What could I do by this fault tolerance ?
View ArticleWhat is make clone as template and convert to template ?
I installed ESX5.1 and vCenteAppliance.I installed guest win2008R2 OS.In the vCenter template menu by right click , I found make clone as template and convert to template.What is that ?
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 vpxd taking up 100% CPU
Dear All,The CPU is taking up almost 100% CPU. I have followed the KB VMware KB: CPU utilization of the vpxd.exe process on the vCenter server is constantly 100% for large environments … but its not...
View ArticleSnapshots
Hi, Could any one please make me to understand the Memory snapshot and quiesces the file system options are available when taking a snapshot. I Could not understand even though i red the below...
View Articlechanging Certificates with SSL Certifcate Automation Tool
Hello, i musst change all Certificates of my vsphere Infrastracture 5.1 and got rui.crt, rui.key and rui.priv files I was looking at the SSL Certifcate Automation Tool but after reading article:...
View ArticleHow could I import Operation manager appliance ova file through vCenter server ?
I tried to import Operation manager appliance ova file, but I could not find how to import ova file through vCenter.How could I do that ?
View ArticleAccess permission assignment
Hi Folks, Recently, I upgraded the vcenter to version 5.1 and considered to consolidate management policy on it. Background: I created several folders in Host & VM. Hosts and VMs will be added into...
View ArticleCan I add new hosts to an HA cluster which is partitioned?
I have a stretched cluster with a single vCenter server. Everything is v5.0. I understand that if the network and storage used for heartbeats between the sites becomes isolated that a new master node...
View ArticlePower CLI interesting interactions with Get-Datastore
Running 5.0u2 If I want to get a list of the datastores in a SDRS Cluster I get the values I expect, however when I select the value for GB it swaps?!?!?! : $gDSC = Get-DatastoreCluster Tier1_DSCluster...
View ArticleAnyone using a vmware supported (or not) HD audio/virtual sound card in their...
Running ESXi 5.1 update1a I found a "hack" online where if you edit the VMX file of a VM and add in these lines, then re-upload the vmx file and boot the VM, an "HD Audio" device shows up in the VM...
View Articlevcenter permissions
Are there any free tools or methods of getting a detailed report on security permissions within vCenter? Are there any useful documents on permissions best practices within vCenter? Many Thanks
View ArticleHow could I make linked clone from vCenter ?
I use ESX5.1 and vCenter.How could I make linked clone from vCenter ?
View ArticleHow to get Alarm list for which mail notification is configure?
In VCenter Server, there are set of predefined alarms and there are selective alarms for which mail notification has been set. Manually checking the alarm to verify the mail notification set is a...
View ArticleAppears to be a bug in the web client "getting started" guides
From the VMs and Templates getting started page, clicking the "Learn more about folders" link functions...
View ArticleAddition of new Host to cluster
Can we add dell R720 with Intel Xeon E5-2609 2.40GHz,to existing cluster R710 host with Intel Xeon E5520 2.26GHz
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1 - 2+ days of performance data is completely missing from vSphere. Not sure...
In our lab we have a stand alone VM ESX 5.1 environment. I went to look at some historical Performance Data I saw blank spaces in the graphs.I would like to know where vSphere is pulling this data...
View ArticleRelease date of vSphere all version & vCenter Converter all version.
Hi friends,Can anyone tell me the vSphere & vCenter Converter release dates for all versions? or where can we find in any VMware docs? thanks!
View ArticleHow many linked clones can run from a single master?
IS anyone using Linked Clones in Vcenter or anywhere else? We are creating them via powerCLI scripts (found on the net), essentially we take a snapshot of a 'master' template VM and then spin off X...
View ArticleCannot unmount or Delete Datastore LUNS
Hi, I am in a situations where I need some help. I have ESXI 5 running Vsphere 5 with 10 Blades and two clusters, running about 100 + VM's. I have shutdown/decommissioned some VM's and want to release...
View ArticleMulti-Site SSO Setup vCenter 5.1 Linked Mode
SiteA Primary node, SSO and all has been installed and configured.SiteB Backup, all but SSO has been installed and configured. SiteB connected to SiteA's SSO - Linked Mode. Tested everything seems to...
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