Communities Podcast Wednesday - open topic

Drop by the Communities Roundtable Podcast tomorrow. It's an open topic day, meaning we'll talk about whatever we feel like. We'll talk about whatever you feel like as well. Listen in and join the conversation.

Some interesting things went on this week. Let's go over to Planet V12n and see...

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11 mars 2010 : SAP Three-Tier Shows Excellent Scaling on vSphere

SAP Three-Tier Shows Excellent Scaling on vSphere There have been many tests published showing great performance of SAP software running on VMware vSphere in a two-tier configuration. Both the application server (...)

10 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting Windows 2003 guest operating system performance issues on ESX 3.0.1 (1002210)

Troubleshooting Windows 2003 guest operating system performance issues on ESX 3.0.1 (1002210) · Windows 2003 guest operating system appears to be running slowly. · When looking at the vm-support -S logs, you see that the top output is indicating that... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Missing SCSI journal on the VMFS-3 datastore (1003925)

Missing SCSI journal on the VMFS-3 datastore (1003925) · A Windows 2003 virtual machine reports disk I/O errors in the event log. The ESX host VMkernel log contains the following entries: vmkernel: 30:08:39:04.166 cpu1:1696)WARNING: J3: 1572: Failed... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Defragmenting VirtualCenter performance data indexes on a Microsoft SQL database (1003990)

Defragmenting VirtualCenter performance data indexes on a Microsoft SQL database (1003990) For troubleshooting or maintenance purposes it may be necessary to defragment the indexes on your Microsoft SQL database server. This article provides the... (...)

10 mars 2010 : VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803217-UG: Update to VMware-esx-srvrmgmt (1003992)

VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200803217-UG: Update to VMware-esx-srvrmgmt (1003992) Release Date: 10 APR 2008 Document Last Updated: 11 MAR 2010 Download Size: 5 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200803217-UG.zip md5sum:... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Black squares, boxes, windows or screens appear in virtual desktop (1006551)

Black squares, boxes, windows or screens appear in virtual desktop (1006551) Black squares appear in the virtual desktop when connecting using the VMware Desktop Manager client for Windows or Windows Embedded. To prevent the black squares, boxes,... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) Multicast Mode Configuration (1006558)

Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) Multicast Mode Configuration (1006558) Setting up NLB Multicast Mode · Multicast mode does not have the problem that unicast operation does since the servers can communicate with each other via the... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Manually installing McAfee VirusScan Plus in VMware Fusion (1007061)

Manually installing McAfee VirusScan Plus in VMware Fusion (1007061) · Installing McAfee VirusScan fails on a Windows XP, Windows XP 64bit (x64), or Windows Vista virtual machine · McAfee VirusScan installation does not run when you click Virtual... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting poor local storage controller performance (1007688)

Troubleshooting poor local storage controller performance (1007688) · When cloning or migrating virtual machines to the local storage of an ESX host, the process takes much longer to complete compared to other hosts.  · Performing writes into a dump... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Configuring vSwitch or vNetwork Distributed Switch uplinks from the command line in ESX 4 (1008127)

Configuring vSwitch or vNetwork Distributed Switch uplinks from the command line in ESX 4 (1008127) You may experience these symptoms: · You are unable to connect to the ESX host via the network because uplinks have changed or are not in the right... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues (1008205)

Using esxtop to identify storage performance issues (1008205) This article provides information about esxtop and latency statistics that may cause performance issues with SAN connected storage (either FC or iSCSI). The esxtop utility can be used to... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Update Manager fails to remediate with an invalid value error (1008645)

Update Manager fails to remediate with an invalid value error (1008645) · Update Manager fails to remediate · You see the error: Value of '0' is not valid for 'Value'. 'Value' should be between 'Minimum' and 'Maximum'. Parameter name: Value This... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Manually deleting linked clones or stale virtual desktop entries from VMware View Manager (1008658)

Manually deleting linked clones or stale virtual desktop entries from VMware View Manager (1008658) · You cannot provision a linked clone desktop pool  · You see the error: Desktop Composer Fault: 'Virtual Machine with Input Specification already... (...)

10 mars 2010 : VMware Data Recovery datarecovery.ini options (1013175)

VMware Data Recovery datarecovery.ini options (1013175)   This article provides: · Steps to create the VMware Data Recovery datarecovery.ini configuration file. · Information about datarecovery.ini configuration options. To create the... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting Fusion registration after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) (1013704)

Troubleshooting Fusion registration after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) (1013704) After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), when opening Fusion: · A message appears indicating Fusion is not registered. · Virtual machines in the... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Creating a custom virtual machine in Fusion (1013810)

Creating a custom virtual machine in Fusion (1013810) · When creating a new virtual machine by installing an operating system from CD/DVD, errors about "Unbootable disks" or requests for valid boot disks or install CDs are displayed. · When... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Install process of vCenter Server 4.0 and 4.0 Update 1 might not be completed on Windows Server 2008 (1013822)

Install process of vCenter Server 4.0 and 4.0 Update 1 might not be completed on Windows Server 2008 (1013822) Installation of vCenter Server 4.0 and 4.0 Update 1 on Windows Server 2008 might fail if Windows Server 2008 is not enabled with Active... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Cannot install VMware Tools in Fusion after upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 or earlier (1014265)

Cannot install VMware Tools in Fusion after upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 or earlier (1014265) · After upgrading to Windows XP from Windows 98 or earlier, you may cannot install VMware Tools · You receive the following error when trying to... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Working with printers, disks, and other devices in VMware Fusion (1014523)

Working with printers, disks, and other devices in VMware Fusion (1014523) This article discusses best practices for setting up printers, using CD/DVD drives to install software, and adding devices (such as additional hard disks and USB drives) in... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting virtual machine startup and shutdown issues in VMware Fusion (1014534)

Troubleshooting virtual machine startup and shutdown issues in VMware Fusion (1014534) · Virtual machine will not start · Cannot boot a virtual machine · Virtual machine appears frozen · Virtual machine gives a "Signal 10" error · Missing vmsn or... (...)

10 mars 2010 : USB audio device produces distortion in guest operating system (1014741)

USB audio device produces distortion in guest operating system (1014741) · When connecting a USB audio device, you experience crackling, popping and audio distortion if the device is connected directly to the guest operating system. · This issue only... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Modifying the VMware Fusion 3 menu bar item (1015330)

Modifying the VMware Fusion 3 menu bar item (1015330) · VMware Fusion 3 menu bar item does not disappear after you quit Fusion · VMware Fusion 3 has a menu bar item that is always available   VMware Fusion 3 includes a new menu bar item that allows... (...)

10 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002001-BG: Updates vmkernel64, vmx, hostd, etc (1017458)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002001-BG: Updates vmkernel64, vmx, hostd, etc (1017458) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

10 mars 2010 : Motorola IMfree USB device not properly detected by 32-bit Windows guest on 64bit Ubuntu 5.10 host (2096)

Motorola IMfree USB device not properly detected by 32-bit Windows guest on 64bit Ubuntu 5.10 host (2096) I plugged an IMfree USB device into my host machine, but my Windows guest cannot see this device. The guest can see a different USB just... (...)

7 mars 2010 : Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 09

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 09 A lot of you have been very busy this week, patching ESX hosts(That would be you Jason ;-)) and hopefully reading all the excellent articles being aggregated on Planet V12n... Duncan Epping - CPU/MEM Reservation Behavior The above (...)

5 mars 2010 : Hot-add vCPU is not automatically activated in some SLES 11 guests (1015501)

Hot-add vCPU is not automatically activated in some SLES 11 guests (1015501) Hot-add vCPU is not automatically activated in some SLES 11 guest operating systems.    If you hot add extra vCPUs to the virtual machine while it is running, the additional... (...)

5 mars 2010 : Windows 7 Virtual PC XP Mode is not supported in Fusion (1017526)

Windows 7 Virtual PC XP Mode is not supported in Fusion (1017526) While running a Windows 7 virtual machine: · You are not able to use Windows XP Mode. · The Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool reports the error:   This computer... (...)

5 mars 2010 : [Archive] unable to add esx 2.5.0 to VC 2.5 (1017527)

[Archive] unable to add esx 2.5.0 to VC 2.5 (1017527) While trying to add esx host 2.5.0 to vc 2.5, error is received: "Failed to install the VirtualCenter agent service" While trying manually remove vpxa rpm "segment fault" is generated which points... (...)

5 mars 2010 : Enabling Support for NetQueue on Intel Gigabit adapters using the igb driver in ESX 3.5 (1009010)

Enabling Support for NetQueue on Intel Gigabit adapters using the igb driver in ESX 3.5 (1009010) The igb driver supports in version 1.3.8.6.3 two families of Intel Gigabit adapters.   Networking devices based on the Intel® 82575 Gigabit Ethernet... (...)

5 mars 2010 : Virtual NX Client for Windows Creates .nx Directory With Incorrect User Profile (1019003)

Virtual NX Client for Windows Creates .nx Directory With Incorrect User Profile (1019003) When you use ThinApp to capture the NX Client for Windows, start it before the postscan operation in the capture process, and start the virtualized client, the... (...)

5 mars 2010 : [Retired] TEST (1018318)

[Retired] TEST (1018318) test... Download VMware Products | Privacy | Update Feed Preferences (...)

5 mars 2010 : VMotion fails with intermittent I/O errors (1002834)

VMotion fails with intermittent I/O errors (1002834) ... Download VMware Products | Privacy | Update Feed Preferences (...)

5 mars 2010 : Achieving High Web Throughput with VMware vSphere 4 on Intel Xeon 5500 series (Nehalem) servers

Achieving High Web Throughput with VMware vSphere 4 on Intel Xeon 5500 series (Nehalem) servers We just published a SPECweb2005 benchmark score of 62,296 -- the highest result published to date on a virtual configuration. This result was obtained on an HP ProLiant DL380 (...)

5 mars 2010 : Latest Updates

Latest Updates These are the changes or updates made to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide since it was last published: Added installation instructions for FreeBSD 8. See “FreeBSD 8” on page 103. Added information about recommended memory size for (...)

4 mars 2010 : Management User Interface fails to add a Raw Disk Mapping on ESX 2.5.x (6054093)

Management User Interface fails to add a Raw Disk Mapping on ESX 2.5.x (6054093) · The Management User Interface (MUI) fails to add a Raw Disk Mapping (RDM) · You see the error: One or more errors occurred: Create Disk Metadata File: Could not create... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Log Monitor Affects Virtual Application Startup on 32-bit Windows 7 (1018999)

Log Monitor Affects Virtual Application Startup on 32-bit Windows 7 (1018999) When you use ThinApp to capture an application, and you run Log Monitor before running the application on a 32-bit Windows 7 operating system, the application might take... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Deploying Internet Explorer 8 Packages Fails Depending on Capture and Deployment Operating Systems (1018994)

Deploying Internet Explorer 8 Packages Fails Depending on Capture and Deployment Operating Systems (1018994) When you use ThinApp to capture Internet Explorer 8 on Windows Vista and deploy the package on Windows XP, or when you capture Internet... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Installing VMware Workstation or VMware Tools fails with the error: 1327 Invalid Drive (1017886)

Installing VMware Workstation or VMware Tools fails with the error: 1327 Invalid Drive (1017886) · Installing VMware Workstation fails. · Installing VMware Tools fails. · You may see the error: 1327 Invalid Drive (X) Where X is a drive letter that is... (...)

4 mars 2010 : The ThinApp Sandbox Is Not on the Portable Device or Mobile Device, Such As a USB Drive (1017373)

The ThinApp Sandbox Is Not on the Portable Device or Mobile Device, Such As a USB Drive (1017373) The ThinApp Sandbox Is Not on the Portable Device or Mobile Device, Such As a USB Drive · The Sandbox is not on the portable device or mobile device, such as a (...)

4 mars 2010 : MS Access 2003 error on Windows 2003 VM with Hardware version 7 (1016609)

MS Access 2003 error on Windows 2003 VM with Hardware version 7 (1016609) When using MS Access 2003 on a Windows 2003 VM running on vSphere with Hardware Version 7, having been upgraded from Hardware Version 4, it may error with the following message... (...)

4 mars 2010 : vMotioning a guest with hardware version 7 takes over one hour to complete (1015786)

vMotioning a guest with hardware version 7 takes over one hour to complete (1015786) vMotioning a guest with hardware version 7 takes over one hour to complete. This issue occurs when database tables grow very large, with relatively few rows of data.... (...)

4 mars 2010 : After upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM to the latest version, you might not be able to patch the kernel of ESX hosts attached to the vDS (1015717)

After upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM to the latest version, you might not be able to patch the kernel of ESX hosts attached to the vDS (1015717) Upgrading Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM to the latest version upgrades the Cisco VEM modules on ESX hosts... (...)

4 mars 2010 : vCenter Service Status and Health Status do not reflect change to vCenter Server hostname (1014458)

vCenter Service Status and Health Status do not reflect change to vCenter Server hostname (1014458) If you change the hostname of a vCenter Server, you may experience these symptoms: · The new hostname does not take effect. · The vCenter Service... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Connection Broker behind the F5 Load Balancer fails outside of the network (1013280)

Connection Broker behind the F5 Load Balancer fails outside of the network (1013280) · If you are using an F5 Load Balancer and CheckPoint VPN, you cannot connect to VMware View · If the Connection Broker is behind the F5 Load Balancer, it works... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Setting the ThinApp Sandbox Location on a Portable Device or Mobile Device, Such As a USB Drive (1017364)

Setting the ThinApp Sandbox Location on a Portable Device or Mobile Device, Such As a USB Drive (1017364) The ThinApp Sandbox is not on the portable device or mobile device, such as a USB drive. This article describes how to set the ThinApp Sandbox... (...)

4 mars 2010 : A DRS cluster on vCenter Server 4.0 shows the warning: Load imbalanced (1017291)

A DRS cluster on vCenter Server 4.0 shows the warning: Load imbalanced (1017291) · A VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) cluster on vCenter Server 4.0 shows the warning: Load imbalanced   · This warning does not appear to affect performance.... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Configuring Isolation Modes for the File System and Registry in ThinApp (1017265)

Configuring Isolation Modes for the File System and Registry in ThinApp (1017265) · A virtual application fails to run properly on a computer with the same application running natively. · One person's use of a virtual application in a multiuser... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Remediation of a Windows virtual machine might fail with File Is Not Signed message in the Windows Event Viewer (1017247)

Remediation of a Windows virtual machine might fail with File Is Not Signed message in the Windows Event Viewer (1017247) When you remediate a Windows virtual machine, the download of a Windows patch file might be incomplete, and might not match the... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Datastore list is empty when editing or creating a persistent pool (1013229)

Datastore list is empty when editing or creating a persistent pool (1013229) · Pools indicate that they are low on disk space with the message: The Datastores Used for The Pool; Low on disc space.   · If you present a new LUN to the ESX hosts in the... (...)

4 mars 2010 : ESX host network flapping error when Beacon Probing is selected (1012819)

ESX host network flapping error when Beacon Probing is selected (1012819) · Cisco 3560G network switch reports the following error: Log Buffer (4096 bytes): 12:18:49.491: %SW_MATM-4-MACFLAP_NOTIF: Host 0050.565d.7715 in vlan 3 is flapping between... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Configuring network load distribution for Fault Tolerance logging traffic (1011966)

Configuring network load distribution for Fault Tolerance logging traffic (1011966)   This article provides information on configuring NIC teaming for the purpose of load distribution for Fault Tolerance (FT) logging traffic.   ESX supports NIC... (...)

4 mars 2010 : After repeated SAN path failovers, operations that involve VMFS changes might fail for all hosts accessing a particular LUN (1009899)

After repeated SAN path failovers, operations that involve VMFS changes might fail for all hosts accessing a particular LUN (1009899) · On rare occasions, after repeated path failovers to a particular SAN LUN, attempts to perform such operations as... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Disabling the vSphere Web Access service in vCenter Server (1009420)

Disabling the vSphere Web Access service in vCenter Server (1009420) vCenter Server supports vSphere Web Access and runs it by default. Users who have network access to the vCenter Server machine can open Web Access by entering... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Installer requests for system service runlevels during installation (1007425)

Installer requests for system service runlevels during installation (1007425) During the installation of Workstation, the installer requests for system service runlevels or system service scripts to complete the process. This occurs if the... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Incorrect version of LSI Logic Storage Adapter driver causes provisioning issues when you deploy Windows XP linked-clone desktops in View 4.x with View Composer. (1017097)

Incorrect version of LSI Logic Storage Adapter driver causes provisioning issues when you deploy Windows XP linked-clone desktops in View 4.x with View Composer. (1017097) If you install the wrong version of the LSI Logic Storage Adapter driver,... (...)

4 mars 2010 : Mouse and Keyboard not working (1016955)

Mouse and Keyboard not working (1016955) Keyboard and Mouse not working inside the virtual machine after upgrading to Fusion 3.x This article describes as to how we can resolve issues with failed keyboard and mouse functionality in a virtual machine... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4

Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4 Recently John Arrasjid(@vcdx001), Steve Kaplan(@roidude) and I (@DuncanYB) released a book titled "Foundation for Cloud Computing with VMware vSphere 4". The book as John Arrasjid described it "provides a (...)

3 mars 2010 : Moving or copying a virtual machine within a VMware environment (1000936)

Moving or copying a virtual machine within a VMware environment (1000936) In certain circumstances you may want to relocate a virtual machine from one location to another location. These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, the... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Update Manager fails to scan an ESX Server for updates when using non-default Web Services HTTP port (1003943)

Update Manager fails to scan an ESX Server for updates when using non-default Web Services HTTP port (1003943) Scan of ESX Server 3.5 host using Update Manager fails with the error Patch Metadata Not Found .    The following entries are reported in... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Agent service command line opitons (1005342)

Agent service command line opitons (1005342) The Lab Manager Agent has various commands that can be helpful for diagnostics.  This article provides command line details for the Agent service. Caution: Use caution when running these commands. Stopping... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Performance issues with bridged networking on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2008 host operating systems (1006619)

Performance issues with bridged networking on Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2008 host operating systems (1006619) · Network performance is normal when NAT mode is used · Network performance is very slow and connections drop intermittently when... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 may fail to start after upgrade (1007196)

VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 may fail to start after upgrade (1007196) After attempting to upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 using the VirtualCenter Update Wizard, the VirtualCenter service may fail to start. The issue is caused by an incomplete... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Some Virtual Machines with VMware-Tools installed may hang upon storage rescan on VMware ESXi 3.5 hosts (1007947)

Some Virtual Machines with VMware-Tools installed may hang upon storage rescan on VMware ESXi 3.5 hosts (1007947) When performing a storage rescan on VMware ESXi 3.5 hosts, some Virtual Machines may become unresponsive, anywhere from 10 seconds to... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002401-BG: Updates vmkernel64, vmx, hostd, etc (1017458)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002401-BG: Updates vmkernel64, vmx, hostd, etc (1017458) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002402-BG: Updates initscripts (1017459)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002402-BG: Updates initscripts (1017459) Release Date: March 3, 2010  Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002404-SG: Updates glib2 (1017460)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002404-SG: Updates glib2 (1017460) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum: 4083f191fa4acd6600c9a87e4852f9f5700e91ab... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002405-BG: Updates megaraid-sas (1017461)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002405-BG: Updates megaraid-sas (1017461) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002406-SG: Updates newt (1017462)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002406-SG: Updates newt (1017462) Release Date: March 3, 2010   Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum: 4083f191fa4acd6600c9a87e4852f9f5700e91ab... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002407-SG: Updates nfs-utils (1017463)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002407-SG: Updates nfs-utils (1017463) Release Date: March 3, 2010   Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch ESXi400-201002401-BG: Updates Firmware (1017465)

VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch ESXi400-201002401-BG: Updates Firmware (1017465) Release Date: March 3, 2010     Download Size: 180.9 MB Download Filename: ESXi400-201002001.zip md5sum: e5aa2968d389594abdc59cbac7b0183d sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch ESXi400-201002402-BG: Updates VMware Tools (1017466)

VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch ESXi400-201002402-BG: Updates VMware Tools (1017466) Release Date: March 3, 2010   Download Size: 180.9 MB Download Filename: ESXi400-201002001.zip md5sum: e5aa2968d389594abdc59cbac7b0183d sha1:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Availability of two upstreamed drivers in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 and 2.6.33 (1017560)

Availability of two upstreamed drivers in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 and 2.6.33 (1017560) VMware has contributed two paravirtualized drivers to the mainline Linux kernel. The two drivers are vmxnet3 in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 and vmw_pvscsi in Linux... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002408-BG: Updates Enic driver (1018036)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201002408-BG: Updates Enic driver (1018036) Release Date: March 3, 2010  Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum: de62cbccaffa4b2b6831617f18c1ccb4 sha1sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : "MPC table is too large" error when rebooting host with large number of logical processors (1018108)

"MPC table is too large" error when rebooting host with large number of logical processors (1018108) After completing installation of ESX software on hosts with a large number of logical processors, an error message similar to the following might... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESX 4.0, Patch Release ESX400-201002001 (1018403)

VMware ESX 4.0, Patch Release ESX400-201002001 (1018403) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Build: 236512 Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes Download Size: 607.4 MB Download Filename: ESX400-201002001.zip md5sum:... (...)

3 mars 2010 : VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch Release ESXi400-201002001 (1018404)

VMware ESXi 4.0, Patch Release ESXi400-201002001 (1018404) Release Date: March 3, 2010 Build: 236512 Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes Download Size: 180.9 MB Download Filename: ESXi400-201002001.zip... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Error message: Cannot open root device. Please append a correct "root=" boot option (10196)

Error message: Cannot open root device. Please append a correct "root=" boot option (10196) · You see an error message similar to the following:  VFS: Cannot open root device "UUID:048b19c0-9850-4676-8b00-f42a6854427e" or 00:00 Please append a... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 virtual machines do not detect more than 4GB of memory (630279)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 virtual machines do not detect more than 4GB of memory (630279) The Athlon kernel that is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 does not support Physical Address Extension (PAE). As a result, virtual machines running Red... (...)

3 mars 2010 : Can Red Hat Hugemem Kernel Be Used in ESX Server Guest Operating Systems? (8964517)

Can Red Hat Hugemem Kernel Be Used in ESX Server Guest Operating Systems? (8964517) Red Hat Linux hugemem kernels (sometimes used on physical systems with more than 16GB of RAM) are not supported. VMware does not support this kernel variant due to... (...)

2 mars 2010 : VMware Announces Authorization Of Stock Repurchase Program

VMware Announces Authorization Of Stock Repurchase Program PALO ALTO, CALIF – March 2, 2010 – VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the data center and to the cloud, today announced that its Board of (...)

2 mars 2010 : ESX has performance issues due to IRQ sharing (1003710)

ESX has performance issues due to IRQ sharing (1003710) VMkernel assigns interrupt request (IRQ) numbers to all PCI devices when the system initializes. The IRQ assignments depend upon the system's hardware topology and the number of available IRQs.... (...)

2 mars 2010 : svmotion.pl fails with the error: Parameter --vm has the wrong value (1006091)

svmotion.pl fails with the error: Parameter --vm has the wrong value (1006091) · Using Storage VMotion in non-interactive mode on the Windows command line fails · The following command fails:  svmotion.pl --url= --username=... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Virtualizing EMC ControlCenter (ECC) (1010117)

Virtualizing EMC ControlCenter (ECC) (1010117) ECC is a software product from EMC (www.storagewiki.com/ow.asp?EMC) used for storage management, provisioning, monitoring and reporting. ECC is primarily aimed at EMC products however ECC is capable of... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Upgrading from to vCenter fails with multiple schema errors (1011386)

Upgrading from to vCenter fails with multiple schema errors (1011386) When upgrading to vCenter 4.0 from VirtualCenter 2.5, you may experience these symptoms: · The upgrade wizard fails · You see the error: Setup found that multiple schemas exist in... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Converted virtual machines experience poor performance (1013857)

Converted virtual machines experience poor performance (1013857) · Virtual machines running Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, or Java experience performance issues. · A converted virtual machine exhibits poor or slow performance. · A... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Enabling 128bit encryption for SRAs that use SSL (1014232)

Enabling 128bit encryption for SRAs that use SSL (1014232) Certain SRAs require you to augment the standard Perl packages included in Site Recovery Manager (SRM) with additional ones that support 128bit encryption. This article provides steps to do... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Upgrading VMware Tools from Workstation 6.5 to 7.0 might fail on a Solaris 10 guest (1016833)

Upgrading VMware Tools from Workstation 6.5 to 7.0 might fail on a Solaris 10 guest (1016833) Upgrading VMware Tools from Workstation 6.5 to 7.0 might fail if you have a Solaris 10 guest. To solve the issue, restart the Solaris 10 guest and run the... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Iinstalling drivers for ESX fails: The CD provided is not valid VMware ESX Server Driver CD (1017401)

Iinstalling drivers for ESX fails: The CD provided is not valid VMware ESX Server Driver CD (1017401) · You are trying to install custom drivers from Virtual Media on your ESX host through a Remote Management connection, such as iLO. · When trying to... (...)

2 mars 2010 : Leading Healthcare IT Vendors Optimize Applications for VMware Solutions

Leading Healthcare IT Vendors Optimize Applications for VMware Solutions VMware vSphere™, VMware View™ and VMware ThinApp™ Enable Healthcare Customers to Reduce Costs and Help Ensure Availability of Patient-critical Solutions. ATLANTA,GA — March 1, 2010 (...)

2 mars 2010 : EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds

EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds $item.data.get("content") Download VMware Products | Privacy | Update Feed Preferences (...)

1er mars 2010 : A VMware ESX 4.x host becomes unresponsive and displays a purple diagnostic screen after changing the value of netPktHeapMinSize (1018714)

A VMware ESX 4.x host becomes unresponsive and displays a purple diagnostic screen after changing the value of netPktHeapMinSize (1018714) After modifying the value of the advanced configuration option netPktHeapMinSize , you may experience... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1 (1016209)

Upgrading ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1 (1016209) This article provides steps which may be useful when updating/upgrading from ESX 4.0 to ESX 4.0 Update 1.   This article does not include steps for upgrading from ESX 3.5 and previous versions. If you... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Recreating a corrupt or missing VMDK header/descriptor on hosted products (1015634)

Recreating a corrupt or missing VMDK header/descriptor on hosted products (1015634) The VMDK header/descriptor file for a virtual machine may be corrupt if you see the following errors when powering on the virtual machine:  · Failed to open disk. ·... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Troubleshooting printer connection issues in VMware Fusion (1014535)

Troubleshooting printer connection issues in VMware Fusion (1014535) · No printer is detected in a virtual machine · Printer is not printing correctly · Printer is not printing at all · Printing from a virtual machine results in an error This article... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Uninstalling, reinstalling, and upgrading VMware Fusion (1014529)

Uninstalling, reinstalling, and upgrading VMware Fusion (1014529) This article provides steps for uninstalling, reinstalling, and upgrading VMware Fusion. Note: Uninstalling Fusion does not affect the contents of a virtual machine. To delete a... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Uninstalling and manually installing VMware Tools in VMware Fusion (1014522)

Uninstalling and manually installing VMware Tools in VMware Fusion (1014522) · After upgrading VMware Fusion, the VMware Tools installer does not automatically launch when Windows boots. · After clicking Install VMware Tools from the Virtual Machine... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Update Manager install or upgrade fails if authentication credentials contain a semicolon (1014119)

Update Manager install or upgrade fails if authentication credentials contain a semicolon (1014119) · Update Manager 4.0 installation or upgrade fails · You see one or more of the following errors: · · Error 25085.Setup failed to register VMware... (...)

1er mars 2010 : NIC Teaming load balancing does not work with global vSwitch configuration on ESX 3.5 (1013691)

NIC Teaming load balancing does not work with global vSwitch configuration on ESX 3.5 (1013691) · NIC Teaming load balancing properties do not take effect with global vSwitch configuration settings. Note: The Global vSwitch setting is supposed to be... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Installing Apple Drivers (Boot Camp Drivers) on a Windows virtual machine (1012885)

Installing Apple Drivers (Boot Camp Drivers) on a Windows virtual machine (1012885) · Apple iSight does not work in virtual machine · Apple Bluetooth module does not work in virtual machine · Apple IR receiver does not work in virtual machine This... (...)

1er mars 2010 : Troubleshooting activation prompts for a Boot Camp partition in Fusion (1004917)

Troubleshooting activation prompts for a Boot Camp partition in Fusion (1004917)   This article provides steps to troubleshoot a situation where you are prompted for Windows activation in Fusion, after already following the steps in Activating... (...)