Filtering by platform
Hi, We are planning to deploy a vdi solution in the town of Montreal. But we are curious, is it possible to filter access based on platform or on which version of the client a user is using. For...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5, XP, 10.6, Unity, and Multiple Monitors
You should always suspend the virtual machine from Fusion prior to suspending the machine. Relying on OSX to suspend the VM is not recommended.
View ArticleNFS Datastore unavailable
Hey all, I'm trying to find out why when the server running our NFS data store goes through a reboot or goes unavailable for any reason our ESX host data store disconnect and will never reconnect. The...
View ArticleRe: HA admission control - dedicated failover host and maintenance mode
No, it is a spare host... it will never ever place any virtual machines on it UNLESS vSphere HA decides to do so after a failure. Hence the reason I always recommend to go Percentage Based,
View ArticleVCP Book: Kindle or Hardcover?
Hello everyone, I am finally going for my VCP. I have been working in VMware since GSX days, time to just bite the bullet and get the cert. Question on the books. I am most likely going to get the...
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Attempting the VCDX - documention questions
Can you just use the SET stuff as a guideline then change where needed like we would give to a customer? Curious about this and don't really want to screw it up, it's kind of a big deal thanks...
View ArticleRe: HA admission control - dedicated failover host and maintenance mode
no slots sizes so best way to guarantee failover resourcesI do not agree with this. Using the slot sizes is actually the most secure way to ensure sufficient failover capacity, followed by the...
View ArticleRe: Getting a count of all VMs (with some filtering)
The resourceConfig.entity is a ManagedObjectReference, to get the name you'll have to Vim::get_view() against that moref. But you could also do this a different way, such as using begin_entity in your...
View ArticleRe: Fusion 5, XP, 10.6, Unity, and Multiple Monitors
It's a prudent suggestion, but given that this worked properly in Fusion 4, I see this as a bug in Fusion 5. I should not have to wait the 45 seconds to suspend my VM and another 45 seconds to resume...
View ArticleRe: Install a Custom SSL Certificate for Log Insight
Hi Eric, I did a bit more research. It might be related to the version of openssl you used. Would you please let me know which version of openssl you used when you generate your private key? Thanks, Bo
View ArticleRe: Add an External Network in vCD - "Port group ID" (portGroupMoRef)
Get-vdportgroup | ft key seems to do the trickNow, to register a PowerShell host with VCO...
View ArticleRe: CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system error
Upgrading VMplayer did the job. Thanks for your help!
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 install - Boot Drive vs Boot from RAID
yeah, I just didn't know if it was good to run the bare metal hypervisor on the same R5 volume as the volume that will store the VM's. I am old(er) and I remember when OS's were not bootable on RAID...
View ArticleRunning ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Okay. So I originally allocated a mere 100GB to my ESXi -GUEST- within VMware Workstation 9. Now I'm using VMware Workstation 9 to expand the ESXi guest's disk. When ESXi starts up.. will it just...
View ArticleRe: Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
As with other guest operating systems you have to manually resize the partitions (in this case the VMFS partition/datastore). Please keep in mind that it is not possible to expand the datastore on the...
View ArticleRe: Running ESXi within VMW; expanded disk capacity. Will ESXi notice?
Well, I've already expended it. :-) So, knowing I cannot do it from the GUI.. What is the command line way to expand VMFS ? Thanks !
View ArticleWindows on VMware Fusion, Multiples Monitors
So I have looked everywhere for a response to this and I cannot seem to find anything to my specific question. I have a Macbook Pro that I am running and I have 2 extra monitors connected to it. One...
View ArticleRe: VPN disconnecting connection between host and guest
Thanks for your suggestion. But it didnt entire worked.Here is what I did1. Added a new vnic to VMware and made int NAT. 2. Changed NAT adapter to allow 'VMwareBridge protocol' as you suggested in the...
View ArticleVcenter 5.1 options for HA without shared storage
Are there any options in Vcenter 5.1 to do HA between 2 hosts not in a cluster having local storage ?... I have heard about Virtual storage appliance ..even Vmware seems to have one for SMB ...any...
View ArticleRe: VCP Book: Kindle or Hardcover?
Personally, I don't think buying a book is necessary. The key things are: 1. The exam blueprint - to guide you2. The documentation - to read3. The software - to play The items in the exam are all set...
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