Re: ESX 4 Upgrade to ESXi 5.1: How to Import VM created from ESX 4 on...
Thank you so much for pointing out this part! Yes. I just confirmed that my datastore is still VMFS3, although I saw one message windows asking if upgrade to VMFS5 and I ok it during upgrade. Thank you...
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Re: VMware View Agent 5.2.0 PCoIP over WAN fails
Sure meyner22. Here are the settings for my Security and Connection servers. View Admin > Security Server (only ***SECURE2 is in use): View Admin > Connection Server (***CONNECT4 is paired to...
View ArticleRe: VM hardware report
Try it like this $result=@()Get-View-ViewTypeVirtualMachine-Property"Name","Guest.guestfullname","ResourcePool",`"Config.version","Guest.hostname","Guest.toolsversion","guest.toolsversionstatus"|% {...
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I wanted to handle the cases where a VM was not in a cluster.Changed the test again, have a another go.
View ArticleRe: Get all VMs with "vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms"
Okay, you can do it for VMs that have a name with "[" in it. But, it is ugly. The following command gives you vmid, vmname, and vmpath. vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms | awk '{ if ($1 == "Vmid") {...
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Re: Changing iSCSI IP on the fly?
Thank you for the quick reply. I will try it this weekend, once I can get the IP address figured out with my co-worker(s). I'm still "hoping" to get my original back.
View ArticleRe: Virtual BIOS and boot order
[SOLVED] Used old Knoppix CD and CD/DVD, boot was successful and altered partitions. Support suspicions that checksums on my downloads of gparted were incorrect were right on. Two downloads were...
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Now that works perfectly! Many thanks. Still trying to wrap my head around the use of $_.resourcepool.This is going to be blank if the VM is on a standalone host and populated if the VM is in a...
View ArticleRe: what NIC(s) does VDR v2 use to move data?
If the ESX where the VDR appliance resides have access to the VM being backed UP, all goes using the iSCSI network (if your SAn is iSCSI). If not, the ESX management network is used.
View ArticleRe: Cannot access SSL site after recompose
The only thing that crosses my mind (from a VMware perspective) is that the recompose may be changing your MAC address and this is messing up with your firewall. Can you check if this is the case?
View ArticleRe: Enabling fast-provisioning on OVDC breaks VAAI based fast-provisioning
cfor, If I look at the disk there are delta files when VAAI is turned on, also the datastore and fast provisioning is turned on, so it is not doing what the settings say should be happening. Also...
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Re: how to check where the ESX i 4.1 is installed
To check if it is installed on the local disk, choose "Add Storage" from Configuration > Storage and select the local disk. In the partitions screen, you should see a blank disk (if ESXi not...
View ArticleVLAN Appearing/Disappearing in vSwitch Properties
We're running vSphere 5.1 where I had one of our network guys create a new VLAN for us to be used as a private connection for a cluster heartbeat between 2 VMs. On a couple ESX hosts, I added the port...
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No, each ESXi that is not in a cluster also has a resourcepool.I start with the resourcepool and then follow the parent's trail until I encounter a cluster, or until the parent is $null.That was the...
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Thanks so much for your help and for taking the time to answer my questions!
View ArticleRe: Can a guest find out its own virtual hardware version?
That's great information, thank you!
View ArticleRe: Upgrading from vCenter 5.0 to 5.1 and receive installation failed error
Found this: MSI (s) (70:54) [10:12:00:862]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF88D.tmp, Entrypoint: VMGetLocalSQLDBTCPPortCustomAction VM_GetLocalSQLDBTCPPort returned actual...
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