Re: Setting up the SSO database as part of a simple install
yes MS SQL 2005 SP4 32 bit is supported for vCenter 5.1 and not for vCenter appliance 5.1 as per interoperability guide. http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php You can use it...
View ArticleRe: How to install VMtools on Manjaro (ArchLinux)
Have a look at: Installing Arch Linux in VMware
View ArticleRe: Can't Download VM Files using Datastore Browser in vSphere Client 5.1
What is the intent behind downloading files. If you need to transport the VM to some other location, you can either do a V2V conversion or create ovf out of it but then then you might need downtime for...
View ArticleRe: How to upgrade Vcenter to virtual HW 9 on ESX 5.1x
Connect directly to 5.1 host using vSphere client and root credentials. Ensure the VM si running on latest VMware tools version. Once the VMware tools version is on latest, power off the VM. Right...
View ArticleRe: Customize using an existing customization specification option greyed out
Thanks Aakash - that worked..missed one of the check boxes initially! Any thought's on Q2?
View ArticleRe: XP Windows Update never completes in ESXi 5.1.0
Check this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938204 it is not applicable for xp sp3 though
View ArticleRe: Customize using an existing customization specification option greyed out
Yes resource pool is a good way of doing it if they set the resources in a justified manner... If they are not sure what to set then, DRS in manual mode is the answer.
View ArticleRe: Customize using an existing customization specification option greyed out
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View ArticleVMware syslog won't sent logs to a remote Linux server
We configured sysloggloble path for a remote server which is the log sent to.udp://hostname:514 but it won't work. Do I need to configure other sysloggloble settings???
View ArticleRe: Bridged network will not work for Win7/8 but OK for XP
I had this exact issue this morning. The solution was to check Device Manager on the HOST machine. I saw that VMWare Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1 and VMWare Virtual Ethernet Adapter for...
View ArticleRe: How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine?
I installed Mac OS X Server 10.6.3 from an ISO Image I created of the disc purchased directly from Apple, not of a disc that came with a Mac.
View ArticleRe: Pushing Updates - Only Deltas?
Thank you! I had remembered reading about that in your book. Cannot believe it slipped my mind.
View ArticleRe: How to start up in safe boot or safe mode INSIDE a virtual machine?
Well that may be the problem. I've got a 'retail' 10.6.3 server installer. I'll try making an image of that and see how it goes. Thanks for your input
View ArticleRe: VMware syslog won't sent logs to a remote Linux server
but we cannot enable syslog on one of host, get errors as below: a general system error occur.,Internal error.callOperation Manager .update valuses for object "EsxHostAdvsettings--1209"..............
View ArticleRe: Experience with FT and database?
I have seen customer's have database on FT .It again depends on the performance and risk on the DB
View ArticleUsing distributed switches with physical NICs and with Cisco UCS / virtual I/O
I need a plan to create distributed switches in an enviornment that has two different types of servers. One type of server is Cisco UCS with virtual I/O. The other HP servers have physical NICs. The...
View ArticleRe: View 5.2 Pool settings for vDGA
What if you try with only one monitor instead? I heard something about a new firmware coming soon from Nvidia that is needed for 2 monitors. // Linjo
View ArticleRe: HOW to change vcenter IP
Hope you have already read this . VMware KB: Verifying the vCenter Server Managed IP Address
View Articlefind_entity_views sometimes gets error '500 read failed'
I've got a perl program that uses the vSphere api talking to a vcenter 5.1.0 947673. Every minute the program issues a call to find_entity_views to get the list of VirtualMachines on the VCenter. We...
View Article[Linux & Workstation 9.02] Unable to disable workstation server from GUI
As the title suggests no matter how many times I uncheck the box to disable it nothing happens and the vmware-hostd process still remains listening on port 443. Is there a terminal command I can run to...
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