Re: IaaS exam, what version of VCD to study?
Best official doc is the blueprints,from the IaaS doc:5.3 Building a vCloud Test EnvironmentAll VMware products, including vSphere 5 and vCD 1.5, can be downloaded and evaluated for 60 days. from...
View ArticleDatabase - how to access Cluster info?
I am pulling info from SQL Server 2008 DB into a virtual machine report using Crystal Reports and need to group the vm's by Cluster. Can somebody please point me to what table-field the Cluster info...
View ArticleRe: Error when Creating Datastore
Looks like there is an existing partition that kight be the cause of the issue. You might need to delete the existing partition from command line using parttedUtil commands and then add Storage again....
View ArticleRe: vSphere ESXi 5.1 (free) Installation Error
I don't understand... how will installing workstation (which is not free) help me install ESXi on the "bare metal" of my host?
View ArticleRe: lun input/output error
I think I am confused here.. Run the command from the host whre the VM is registered. You don't need to power down the VM.
View ArticleMemory Metric Question
I am viewing the Guest Memory Demand and also Usage metrics in the custom console and notice the Demand is about half of the Usage metric. Which one is telling me the amount of memory the VM is using?...
View ArticleRe: VMkernel Default gateway
yes ESXi will have only one default gateway.You need to add a route rule for creating the alternate gateway... Check the link kb.vmware.com/kb/2001426
View ArticleRe: vSphere ESXi 5.1 (free) Installation Error
what is the server model used... I would recommend you to contact the hw vendor and ask them to flash the ESXi image on the USB stick...
View ArticleRe: Going back to previous view
ActionInvocationEvent contains the object references on which the action was called.It can be more than 1 objects if your action's acceptsMultipleTargets flag is set to true, but by default it will be...
View ArticleManagement network redundancy: Two IPs
I'm doing some planning, for management network redundancy. I'll have a separate NICs and vSwitches for iscsi and vmotion. So this vSwitch and pair of NICs is only for management (and NFS). Should I...
View ArticleRe: vSphere ESXi 5.1 (free) Installation Error
It's a custom build:MSI FM2-A75MA-E35AMD A10-5800K APU 3.8Ghz Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX)16GB DDR3 1866MHz RAM4 - 3TB SATA 7200
View ArticleRe: Upgrading ESXi 5.0 to 5.1
Yes I thought this may be the best. Is there a way to save and reapply the network configuration? I have 4 vSwitch. I guess my storage is not a problem. I have a iSCSI SAN and all my VMs are there. I...
View ArticleRe: Null value in WF
Please contact your account team and request to have a presentation from product management or anyone authorized to discuss roadmap items.
View ArticleRe: Adding hosts against 5.1 now failing due to SSL requirements
Thanks again for pointing me in right direction... all sorted! All done in C#I connect direct to the new host using System.Net.WebClient and download the default SSL cert from host/ssl_certThen read...
View ArticleRe: Mouse stuck on the left side of the screen
Correct on both. Device Manager shows that the mouse is a "VMware Pointing Device" and that it is working properly. There's no other pointer-related devices installed -- in fact this image is fairly...
View ArticleRe: need a script to get performance report for a month on the below...
I think you might need to provide a better description of what you want. Here are my questions and comments Do you want 1 reports for VMs and one for Clusters? If so all stats are not available for...
View ArticleRe: maintenance mode > reboot > network nolonger works.
@DavoudTeimouriI have tired restating the Network Manager (clearing out all network settings first)Converting it to a DHCP address,Manually reassign the address (both the original and a new...
View ArticleRe: maintenance mode > reboot > network nolonger works.
@BenLiebowitz I have can enter the ESXi 5.1 GUI and I have ran the network test. It would not ping anything other then the IP that I current have assigned the boxI swapped the network cable and...
View ArticleQueryAvailableDisksForVmfs call from Flex client using DAM?
Using the Data Access Manager Library on the Flex client side can we make called to the Managed Object's methods. All the samples only access the properties. I would like to make...
View ArticleQueryAvailableDisksForVmfs call from Flex client Data Access Manager
Using the Data Access Manager Library on the Flex client side can we make called to the Managed Object's methods. All the samples only access the properties. I would like to make...
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