Re: Error on vCenter com.vmware.sps.fault.qsconnectionexception
no kidding, yup worked! Thanks!
View ArticleGet Partition mode
Very nubile at PowerCLI (books coming) okay so I am trying to write a script to obtain FileSystemInfo I know the vmfkstools command to get what I am looking for but I need a report to do all Partition...
View ArticleRe: VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V5.1]
Yes. Although VMware list the 5.1 ICM as a pre-requisite for 5.1 O&S, I would also see 5.0 ICM in the same light. You'll find the 5.1 O&S page here:...
View ArticleRe: Everytime AV Server Push Out Updates, VMs Network Connectivity Gets Spotty
Ben, I haven't done either of those things. Thanks for the feedback, guys. Trying to make sense of this intermittent issue.
View ArticleCustomizing a Windows virtual machine fails - Crush Down vSphere Client
Hi guys, I encountered a very tricky problem. I was trying to customize the windows VM I cloned from the template (win2008R2), and I simply run the 'customize vm' workflow in vCO, I think all the...
View ArticleBiggest upgrade fear with 5.1
I'm on the verge of upgrading my vCenter Server to 5.1. My biggest fear is losing connectivity to my hosts, but I am assuming even if the Host Agent on a host fails to upgrade, that I can still access...
View ArticleRe: Everytime AV Server Push Out Updates, VMs Network Connectivity Gets Spotty
The intermittent ones are always the hardest. Good luck!
View ArticlePDX serialization and BigDecimal types
How do I deal with PDX and BigDecimal types? I have a class called "Product" with a "price" value in BigDecimal. But PDX doesn't have a "writeBigDecimal" method (And I can't find examples on...
View ArticleRe: Biggest upgrade fear with 5.1
Yes, no matter what, you could manage the host directly via the VI Client.
View ArticleRe: How to un-flatten a -flat
You might consider running VMware off a bootable USB flash device, so that your RAID storage is separate and distinct and reinstalls aren't as traumatic.... CJ
View ArticleRe: NT4 shutdown UI problem still present
The thread you referenced, "The UI problem I reported for VMWare Workstation 9", was for Windows NT and I didn't see reference to other OSes breaking the UI however as far as all the manufacture still...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5.0.3 and Ubuntu 13.04
See this thread for more details about getting everything working: VMtools installation problem on Ubuntu 13.04
View ArticleCan i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
bought a esxi 4.0 licenses a while ago and jut got them.. but now i want to install esxi 5 instead. can i apply my 4.0 license to version 5? will that work?
View ArticleRe: How to un-flatten a -flat
Reinstalling ESX is trivial. It takes minutes. It's copying these files on and off the datastore that is so time-consuming, along with this particular problem (the -flat issue). H.
View ArticleRe: Can i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
This will not work. You'll have to upgrade or get it replaced.
View ArticleRe: Can i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
No, you'll need to log into your account on vmware.com and upgrade the license to 5.x and then use that. After you upgrade to 5, you'll have the 60 day evaluation period to enter the upgraded key.
View ArticleRe: How to un-flatten a -flat
My apologies I took it that you were changing the RAID storage config and thus had to reinstall ESXi (and that this was the hassle) . CJ
View ArticleRe: menu dropdown makes remote desktops difficult
WoodyZ wrote: Yeah, we need a .vmx file option like: FullScreenMenuBarDelay = "2000"That would be perfect indeed and something I would prefer to use over the other alternatives. --Wil
View ArticleRe: Can i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
will the upgrade to 5.x be at an additional cost?
View ArticleRe: Can i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
If you pay for maintenance, no. If not, yes.
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