Re: memory consideration
looks like dual ranked are better. quad will default at 800 with 16GB. thanks
View ArticlePresent iSCSI Target to Guest OS
We are running ESXi 5.0 U2 in a clustered environment and would like to present a target on a separate SAN to a guest OS for testing purposes. Is it possible to present an iSCSI target directly to a...
View ArticleRe: Do I need two static IP addresses?
Many thanks for the response. To get a static IP address, we have to know the MAC address. When setting up the static IP address in vSphere, does vSphere show the MAC address? Okay, so if I only use...
View ArticleBeacon Probing from the Network Perspective
Is it true that beacon probes are sent with a source MAC address of the virtual MAC of the physical ESXi NIC? Our networking team is seeing MACFLAP log messages on our switches because the same source...
View ArticleRe: VMware 5.0.3 hanging on OSX 10.8.3 - MacBook Retina mid 2012 8GB Ram (SSD)
Upgrade to 10.8.3. Apple fixed the bugs causing this in there.
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Re: Hyper-V to VMware
No success Only six such files. Removing them and rezipping the folder makes the file just slightly smaller (276 MB)...It's odd if this means trouble with VMware Fusion, since my other guests runs...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade vSphere client to 5.1 U1 but using vCenter/ESXi 5.1 (not U1)
Great! And it all installed correctly, and it all seems to be working just fine.
View ArticleRe: Do I need two static IP addresses?
So you are assigning a static IP address through your DHCP server? When you installed the ESXi software did you assign and IP address or let itt obtain an IP address from the DHCP host? Here are a...
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Re: Hyper-V to VMware
lensv wrote: No success Only six such files. Removing them and rezipping the folder makes the file just slightly smaller (276 MB)... Could you run Disk Inventory X on the vm-mm-dd-yy.nnnn folder on...
View ArticleRe: Storage setup / 10GB Backend
ESXi 5.1 has raised the limit on datastores to 64 TB. The VSA has a limit of 24 TB total for all datastores. The release notes have the maximums. VMware vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.3 Release Notes...
View ArticleRe: Accessing VM Properties when Instantiating from VApp Template via AMQP
Yes, I get a reference object that I am unsure how to access. If I use Orchestrator to access the object via Orchestrator Script, It comes up as a VclReference. I am unable to extract the name or id...
View ArticleRe: Do I need two static IP addresses?
Thanks! I'll take a look at those links. We are using a DHCP but to get a static IP address, I have to get the MAC address to the central IT department otherwise I will have to launch a web browser to...
View ArticleRe: Present iSCSI Target to Guest OS
I'm curious as to why it would be any different than attempting to present the target to any other OS. Set up the iSCSI initiator in your guest OS to point at your iSCSI target. The fact that it's a...
View Articlemaintenance mode Question
How long does it take after exiting maintenance mode for my guests to return back to their original home? For some reason they are not doing it... I want to make sure there is no set time before I call...
View ArticleVMs that mysteriously change Port Groups (Network Connection: Network label)
In one of our environments we have over the last few days experienced issues where VMs mysteriously had their Network connections changed to a different port group on a vdSwitch. When we leave at night...
View ArticleRe: Present iSCSI Target to Guest OS
There's nothing special you need to do other than to install an iSCSI initiator in the guest OS, present the LUN on the storage system to the guest and ensure the guest has network access to the...
View ArticleRe: maintenance mode Question
I assume you are referring to DRS? DRS doesn't do a load balancing, i.e. move guests back. It only migrates workloads in case of resource contention and to meet DRS rules you configured. So if you...
View ArticleNeed a script for audit purpose
1) here are some of the events for user account created,deleted or updated. Need a script for the below.AccountCreatedEventAccountRemovedEventAccountUpdatedEvent
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Hard drive size - 2 specs??
Please excuse the newbie question but I'm completely confused why I can mount, format and use a 3TB drive using the vSphere client but the hardware spec says the maximum is 2TB - 512kb? Formatted drive...
View ArticleNew-Harddisk Problems
Guys, I wonder if someone can help me. I need to add additional hard disks to several virtual machines and am using the vSphere PowerCLI v5.1 against a vCenter Server running 5.1.0b. When I attempt to...
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