Re: local storage vmfs on megaraid, stripe size for best performance
wouldn't it make sense, the more vm's, the larger the stripe would need to be for performance? I just don't understand the vmfs layer, especially with changes in vmfs5. I would think the more disk...
View ArticleRe: Any options for 2 vCenters?
I suspected someone would say that. Seems like a waste resources but I guess thats the direction for VMs, why build one when you can build 2, patch 2, etc... Thanks for the help!
View ArticleRe: VMDK Ran Out Of Space - All Other VMDK Drive Shares Become Inaccessible -...
Hi Andre, We are using thin provisioning at both the ESX and SAN level. I think you are right in that this must have been what occurred. Obviously thick provisioning the average volume really isn't an...
View ArticleRe: VUM Plugin 5.1.0 service is unavailable
Unfortunately no. Support is working on the problem.
View ArticleRe: Upgrade 3.5 to ESXI 5.0
Hi, It is not possible to upgrade directly from 3.5 to 5.0, you have to do an upgrade to 4.x and then 5.0, But unfortunately 4.x has reached the End of Availability and End of Support Life as of August...
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Re: New user with questions about VMware Workstation v9
1. Although this may be irrelevant and even normal, the VMware logs always complain that "C:\Users\msm\AppData\Roaming\VMware\config.ini" cannot be found ("msm" is my user account). Sure enough, that...
View ArticleRe: Usually we share the Internet from Mac on Guest OS. But how to pass...
Thank you for the reply.
View ArticleRe: VMDK not included in the OVA
That is what we do right now. However we want to vary the second disk size depending on certain parameters. If the disk size can be varied in the OVF without packaging VMDK then it gives us great...
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Re: How to speed up vSphere Web Client
Hello Mr. Krogloth, Long time no see What actions exactly seem slow? How do you measure it?Do you see a better performance when you open the Web Client on the server where it is installed (Google...
View ArticleRe: Unable to run vbscripts during pre/post/un stages
Powershell policy is good, vbscript is basic - just a hello world. no clue what's wrong, workflow is just stuck at post provision job, and no powershell process is ever called.nothing in logs. EPI...
View ArticleRe: Updating Storage drivers on Host
I'm guessing that the only options I have are 1. to do a total reinstall of the entire system (which I prefer not to do) or 2. Get a duplicate system with 2 SD cards and reinstall ESXi on them with the...
View ArticleDHCP Configuration
I have setup a new scope for View using MS AD. I aslo created the new VLAN and presented that to the switches and to vcenter. If I configure the VM I am setting up for View with a static ip then...
View ArticleRe: Updating Storage drivers on Host
You're operating under the assumption that the only fix is to install whatever driver Dell is insisting their ESXi image only includes. I'm wondering what that driver is, and what driver is currently...
View ArticleRe: Migrating VMs from one datastore to another on ESXi 5.1 (free license)
Below is the process I used to migrate all of my VMs from one iSCSI datastore to another iSCSI datastore. Both datastores were connected to the same ESXi host (ESXi 5.1.0). I also used this same method...
View ArticleRe: Mailserver client failed to start/complete
Hi Alex,About the storage- what matters most to SAN performance, if it is HDD based, is the number of disks underlying each LUN.1. How many disks are in each LUN?2. We typically place one tile per LUN....
View ArticleRe: View Users default printer not always sticking
Just want to confirm with you, so you used LBP through GPO and disabled the thinprint from the Agent or not using the LBP through GPO (just a regular GPO for printer assignment) and disabled thinprint...
View ArticleRe: Could not Run the following 4 Wklds......
Hi, thanks for posting.First, I would suggest that you download and install the 2.5.1 VMmark patch. It is very fast and easy to install, just follow the instructions in ReadMe.txt. From looking at your...
View ArticleVMware Tools kills Mavericks DP4/5
I haven't been able to enjoy Mavericks DP4 or DP5 in Tech Preview because when I go to install VMware Tools and it restarts the VM is dead. It begins booting and as the drivers as loading (spinning...
View ArticleRe: VMCS Shadowing
I should also point out that neither Hyper-V R3 nor VMware Workstation 10 has support for VMCS shadowing.
View ArticleWhy my host disconnects?
Hello kind folks, I am running a three host cluster ESX 5.1 U1a (upgraded from 5.0).DRS and HA enabled. Each of my hosts keep getting disconnected causing migrations, etc.I can see suspicious events in...
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