Re: vSphere Syslog Collector
Thanks, that lets me see the "dead ducks" nicely. Do you know of away to add an "Actions" so that I can have it start it up on that host when this is triggered? Following that URL and another Link...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to migrate virtual machines from ESXI 4.1 to ESXI 5.0?
Are you running vCenter? If so just use vMotion. If you are not using vCenter and you don't want to set one up you can simply copy all the VM files over to the new host and re-register it (using the...
View ArticleRe: Ping question...
Basically there shouldn't be an issue with this. Is the VM running on the same subnet as the physical switch or does the traffic has to be routed through e.g. an external router? André
View ArticleRe: Come gestire le cpu
Ciao Andrea, alle sagge considerazioni già espresse aggiungo una best practice che VMware da nella documentazione e nei corsi di Design: assegna il minor numero di vCPU possibile nella fase di startup...
View ArticleUpgrading ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 via Flash Drive
I am looking at the instructions to create a USB drive that can be used to update ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 These instructions are written for a user who is using a Linux machine to create the drive. I am...
View ArticleRe: Is it possible to migrate virtual machines from ESXI 4.1 to ESXI 5.0?
Thanks a lot, i will try it tomorrow.
View ArticleRe: Ping question...
Yes, the VM is on the same subnet as the switch. Heck, it's only a foot away from it since it's all in a blade chassis. No routers involved.
View ArticleRe: Virtual BIOS and boot order
Tnx for the quick reply. Interesting. Three observations: a) I can confirm that 'connect at power on' is enabledb) hitting "ESC" after starting the VM leads to a GRUB boot menu. The choices are:...
View ArticleRe: Virtual BIOS and boot order
And 'yes' the virtual CD is 'connected' when I have the BOOT menu. BTW, is there an easier way to get to the virtual BIOS or BOOT menu? The window of opportunity is very very short.
View ArticleRe: Ping question...
All I could think of is that the physical switch port is configured as a trunk (802.1Q) port and the VLANs on the switch are not configured properly!?Are you able to reach other systems on the same...
View ArticleRe: Virtual BIOS and boot order
With VMware Player closed, addbios.bootDelay = "5000"to the VM's .vmx file. This will delay the boot for 5 seconds and give you enough time to hit the ESC key. André
View ArticleRe: VM Hard Disk Provisioning and Sizing
Historically VMware has suggested to methods for sizing vmfs datastores - Predictive and AdaptivePredictive - the predictive method you will set up different datastores with different configurations...
View ArticleVMware Workstation 9 BIOS - can't change boot order
I have a Windows 2003 server that has almost zero space on the C drive so I'm trying to boot a utility disk so I can repartition. HOWEVER... F12 does NOT let me select a different boot device. If I go...
View ArticleRe: VMware Workstation 9 BIOS - can't change boot order
With VMware Workstation (or at least the VM's tab) closed, addbios.bootDelay = "5000"to the VM's .vmx file. This will add a 5 second delay to the boot process which will allow you to hit the "ESC" key...
View ArticleWindows XP SP3 guest crashes in ESXi 4.1
I've been running several Linux and BSD guests and one Windows XP SP3 guest on a single ESXi 4.1 host without a hitch for a couple of years. About a month ago, my Windows XP guest started crashing....
View ArticleRe: Problems downloading VMware Workstation 9
... in the meantime you can register for a free 30-day trial of VMware Workstation to be able to download the binaries (Try VMware Workstation) André
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Re: IBM V7000 SRA with SRM 5.1
Hi, 1. There is no best practice regarding datastores. I'm using 500gb, 1tb and even 2tb datastores with SRM. On some datastores I have 15 virtual machines and others just 1. When a VM is on multiple...
View ArticleVMWare Server - seems sluggish, how can I benchmark this?
I'm running VMWare server 2 on Windows Server 2003. My guest system is Ubuntu 10.04 with a bridged network. I have no way of knowing for sure but the applications inside the guest seem to respond...
View ArticleRe: Scanning with ThinApps
I've been able to successfully get the ThinApp package to scan with our Fujitsu scanner. I've tested it with the Epic client, as well as the Fujitsu ScanDall application that is bundled with our...
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