Separate dvSwitches for traffic types or use NetworkIO Control with port groups?
If you look at traditional networking documents they recommend separating traffic types into separate physical switches. If that's not possible then using a larger core switch with multiple VLANs can...
View ArticleRe: Managing ESXi 5.0 licenses during multiple host replacements
Sounds like a good plan. You'll need to shutdown the old hosts and remove them from vCenter to be able to re-allocate the licenses.
View ArticleRe: Esxi SNMP
Hello and welcome to the communities. Note: Discussion successfully moved from CloudCred to VMware ESXi 5
View ArticleRe: Upgrade from ESXi 4.0 to 5.1 update 1 Failed
Either bootbank or locker aren't set cannot cachePlease verify whether the Scratch location is configured for this host (see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033696) André
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vmware pricing - some confusion on cpu limits
I need some clarification on the pricing & limits of free & paid versions of VMware vSphere. For free vsphere, this link (VMware vSphere Hypervisor Requirements for Free Virtualization )says...
View ArticleRe: vmware pricing - some confusion on cpu limits
The free edition has no limits on processor sockets, but it is limited to 32GB of physical memory. So there's actually no need to limit the processors. André
View ArticleRe: E' disponibile la prima guida italiana per VMware vSphere 5.1
Ciao Tinto,la descrizione dell'HA, al punto 17.2, non dice che un host deve essere connesso al vCenter perché funzioni l'HA. Dice che questa condizione è necessaria perchè l'host possa far parte di un...
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Re: Unable to create deployment package
Thank aneverov, I understood that information but as you can see in the post this goes a little further than the KB. When I first attempted the KB, I was thinking to myself..."I'm just supposed to run...
View ArticleRe: Vcenter - New Installation with transfer of Permissions and Folder to new...
You could automate it using PowerCLI, if the users are known in a domain you can export & import those. It will become harder when they are OS specific users.
View ArticleRe: Vmware Esxi 5.0/5.1 Intel Ethernet I350 DP 1Gb
Download driver for NIC card, if driver is not installed by default install the driver manually using Power CLI or vMA appliance.
View ArticleRe: OVFtool bug when specifying datastore
What is the status of fixing this error, please?
View ArticleRe: Strange Console Window Behaviour
What version of vCloud Director? If version 1.0-1.5 you might be seeing an issue with MACs getting "stuck" in your routers ARP table. To test - when having issue you need to clear the ARP table of...
View ArticleRe: vmware pricing - some confusion on cpu limits
i don't understand this.i want to compare like with like which is CPU in my case.
View ArticleRe: A vmotion process died at 29 % - how to unlock the VM ?
Delete .lck files on VM and power ON.
View ArticleMaking datastore visible to single VM
Hi I have vCenter 5.1.0 (Win2008 R2), with ESXi 5.1.0. I have the possiblity to adminster everything with the windows administrator account. For one machine I'd like to give another person the...
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Re: Best pratice for vSphere 5 Networking
If you have 16 nics i think this what you regarding is best practice! I would do same configuraciotn of network if I had 16 nics.Cheers,Denis
View ArticleRe: Upgrade from ESXi 4.0 to 5.1 update 1 Failed
I checked my settings for the ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation /vmfs/volumes/4bb9fda2-567877c5-9207-0022196da04b This is on a local datastore.
View ArticleRe: Virtual Machine Reservavtion Software
Thank you Linjo, That is what I have come up with as well. I was hoping somebody would have done something like this already. I would imagine if I start digging into the development kits I coud write...
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