Re: How to copy/clone a powered on VM without registering it?
Maybe not the best solution, but if I needed this, I'd use ghettoVCB backup script. It makes snapshot, then copy of it and finally removes snapshot that is no more needed. VM can be running all the...
View ArticleRe: clean install, hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding
If i login directly to the host with a vsphere client i get this error when reset sensorsCall "HostHealthStatusSystem.ResetSystemHealthInfo" for object "healthStatusSystem" on ESXi "192.168.5.102"...
View ArticlePower CLI interesting interactions with Get-Datastore
Running 5.0u2 If I want to get a list of the datastores in a SDRS Cluster I get the values I expect, however when I select the value for GB it swaps?!?!?! : $gDSC = Get-DatastoreCluster Tier1_DSCluster...
View ArticleNPIV question
Hi All,I have one question for NPIV setting, I already enabled FC switch side NPIV, followed the document and generated VM node WWNN/WWPN(options-->fibre chanel NPIV), but after the VM host power...
View ArticleRe: clean install, hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding
i used ssh to get the logs from this host and the other log files
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1U, Z87-PRO, Adaptec ASR-6805E
I am glad that it got figured out. I am still surprised that the Brown ports did not work.It almost seems that they might be disabled or something for some reason. When you feel like playing around...
View Articlevcenter permissions
Are there any free tools or methods of getting a detailed report on security permissions within vCenter? Are there any useful documents on permissions best practices within vCenter? Many Thanks
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1U, Z87-PRO, Adaptec ASR-6805E
I've done many times, nothing changed.btw at the asus z87-deluxe no support Vt-d, say goodbye passthrough GPU.
View ArticleRe: Issue post failover using SRM
Guest os customization. of Solaris is not officially supported by VMware.So it is not unusual to have issues. Michael.
View ArticleRequest: Export Support Request to PDF or other format
As part on internal Incident and Problem investigation tracking we currently include a reference to the VMware SR number. It would however be useful to be able to include a copy of the full SR,...
View ArticleRe: SRM Query
Hi, Template can be protected as any other VM (using array based replication).No manual steps required. Michael.
View ArticleRe: clean install, hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding
in the log a noticed: 2013-08-26T13:09:32Z Unknown: out of memory [274552]2013-08-26T13:09:32Z Unknown: out of memory [274552]2013-08-26T13:09:32Z Unknown: out of memory [274552]2013-08-26T13:09:32Z...
View ArticleRe: vcenter permissions
Just to get the permissions and roles, I believe there are no tools available. >> But what you can get the the required data using a PowerCLI script. Please post the query in PowerCLI community,...
View ArticleRe: SRM and Customize IP
Probably this is known issue / bug.Consider opening SR, as this should not happen. Michael.
View ArticleRe: How use resource element as file xml in workflow ?
Thank you very much. Finally I understand what do you mean,but i misunderstood with resource in var myXml = new XML(resource.getContentAsMimeAttachment().content); Because i used an another input for...
View ArticleRe: HA no hace nada
Amigo, no tiene sentido que te haya funcionado HA con las VMtools, estén o no instaladas, debería de funcionar igual.
View ArticleHow do I add a VM that has too many dependencies to be shown as "Map View " ?
When in Table View there is no option to add/remove a VM to an App or to create/delete an App. f.eks. I added three VM's and created an App called "Convergion" Two of those VM's can only be shown in...
View ArticleVUM snappin make powershell 3.0 crash
Hi,i have a script generating report that use vim and vum snappin.It works perfectly on powershell 2.0 though i have to use it on powershell 3.0 (new cmdlet, browsing remote file system, etc).Every...
View ArticleRe: How to copy/clone a powered on VM without registering it?
Go this way. Take a snapshot of the VM. Logon on to one of the ESXi where the VM is running and use vmkfstools -i <<parent disk.vmdk >> -d thin <<dest.vmdk>> once done. Browse...
View ArticleRe: clean install, hardware monitoring service on this host is not responding
Your right there might be two issue now one your system RAM disk is full and second your Dell multipathing module is causing the sfcbd kill. from the syslog2013-08-26T13:52:33Z sfcb-vmware_base[11686]:...
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