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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15 mars 2010 : VMware hires key developer for Redis

VMware hires key developer for Redis Posted by Derek Collison Cloud Service Division I am pleased to announce that Salvatore Sanfilippo, the key developer for Redis, has decided to join the VMware engineering team. Redis is a high performance and scalable advanced (...)

15 mars 2010 : Support for VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) and multipath software (1007479)

Support for VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) and multipath software (1007479) Vendor information MPIO Versions 1.0.3 1.1 1.1 U1 1.5 1.5 U1 1.5 U2 EMC Powerpath 4.5 Yes Yes Yes     5.0   Yes Yes Yes   5.1       Yes Yes Yes 5.2       Yes Yes Yes  5.2 (...)

15 mars 2010 : Configuring SNMP Traps for ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 (1008065)

Configuring SNMP Traps for ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 (1008065) To generate virtual machine and environmental traps from ESX 3.5 and ESX 4.0 hosts, you must configure and enable the embedded SNMP agent. You cannot use the Net-SNMP-based agent to generate (...)

15 mars 2010 : Disk does not show up in Add Storage in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 and later (1007104)

Disk does not show up in Add Storage in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 and later (1007104) · Adding storage using VirtualCenter does not show the local empty volume · Storage Adapters shows the additional target · Running fdisk -l shows the additional (...)

15 mars 2010 : Registering a VMware License Key (1005522)

Registering a VMware License Key (1005522) This article provides steps to register keys, including multiple keys, for desktop products such as Workstation, Fusion and ACE. After you purchase desktop products like VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation, (...)

15 mars 2010 : Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.0 Upgrade FAQ (1013166)

Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 4.0 Upgrade FAQ (1013166) This article provides information for users upgrading to SRM 4.0. The article contains Frequently Asked Questions that can aid in upgrading to SRM 4.0. Are there any windows services that should (...)

15 mars 2010 : Guest operating system cannot boot off of the paravirtual SCSI device (1009315)

Guest operating system cannot boot off of the paravirtual SCSI device (1009315) · Guest operating system cannot boot off of the paravirtual SCSI device · Guest operating system kernel panics when using SCSI Paravirtual driver for the boot device (...)

15 mars 2010 : Using stack trace information to diagnose purple screen errors (1010196)

Using stack trace information to diagnose purple screen errors (1010196) · ESX host displays purple screen on console · ESX host becomes unresponsive · Virtual machines become unresponsive · You are unable to communicate with the ESX host via ping, (...)

15 mars 2010 : Disabling the VMware Tools shrink option (1010941)

Disabling the VMware Tools shrink option (1010941)   This article provides steps to disable the VMware Tools shrink option. Shrinking a virtual disk reclaims unused space in the virtual disk. If there is empty space in the disk, this process reduces (...)

15 mars 2010 : ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 shutdown and reboot commands (1013193)

ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 shutdown and reboot commands (1013193) When virtual machines are running, ESX might not clear the RAID controller's cache if you shut down or reboot ESX host by using the following commands on the service console: · reboot -f  · (...)

15 mars 2010 : Adding a host to VirtualCenter fails with a general system error or vim.fault.NoPermission (3824568)

Adding a host to VirtualCenter fails with a general system error or vim.fault.NoPermission (3824568) · You cannot add a host to the VirtualCenter inventory · Adding a host to VirtualCenter fails with the error:  A general system error occurred.    · (...)

15 mars 2010 : Investigating virtual machine lock files in Fusion (1019357)

Investigating virtual machine lock files in Fusion (1019357) Fusion is experiencing these issues when powering on a virtual machine: · Fails to open a disk or snapshot disk that the virtual machine uses  · Fails to lock a file · Errors that a virtual (...)

15 mars 2010 : View Administrator events older than 7 days do not display (1019333)

View Administrator events older than 7 days do not display (1019333) If you select Events from the menu in View Administrator, you see the option Show last ## days of events.   If you select any number higher than 7, only events from the last 7 days (...)

15 mars 2010 : Mouse Pointer in View Client Is Out of Sync with the Mouse Position in the Virtual Desktop (1019110)

Mouse Pointer in View Client Is Out of Sync with the Mouse Position in the Virtual Desktop (1019110) On Windows Vista and Windows 7 client host computers, occasionally when you click the mouse, the clicking action takes place in a different position. (...)

15 mars 2010 : MS Sysprep runs but does not execute successfully (1017356)

MS Sysprep runs but does not execute successfully (1017356) MS Sysprep runs but does not execute successfully.  When the newly created VM is logged into the sysprep files exist, but are not executed. Looking at the (...)

15 mars 2010 : While installlng a Windows Guest Operating System on a VM using a DVD drive of the host the following error is displayed "an unexpected IO error occured" (1017183)

While installlng a Windows Guest Operating System on a VM using a DVD drive of the host the following error is displayed "an unexpected IO error occured" (1017183) · The guest OS image is on a DVD which is running off the Host / Client DVD drive. · (...)

15 mars 2010 : Editing configuration files in VMware ESX (1017022)

Editing configuration files in VMware ESX (1017022) This article describes how to edit a configuration file in VMware ESX and VMware ESXi. To download, edit and upload files to a datastore using the datastore browser: 1) Open the vSphere Client and (...)

14 mars 2010 : Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 10

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 10 Busy week coming up. A full week of VCDX defenses again. This time we will conduct VCDX Defense interviews in Munich. I think we have over 10 candidates from 6 different countries and I am confident it is going to be fun again. Well at (...)

12 mars 2010 : Test Document 03/12 (1019313)

Test Document 03/12 (1019313) This article is for Fusion.   There is an Attachment in this article. This is the resolution section for Fusion Article. This is additional information. 03/10/2010 - This is the first update. 03/12/2010 - This is the (...)

12 mars 2010 : Test Document - AGill (1000005)

Test Document - AGill (1000005) Test Feedback - agill   Test Test 03/12/2010 - First Update. Download VMware Products | Privacy | (...)

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 (...)

11 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools installation in Fusion (1004802)

Troubleshooting a failed VMware Tools installation in Fusion (1004802) · VMware Tools installation fails · VMware Tools installation generates the error: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows (...)

11 mars 2010 : Accessing the BIOS when the POST screen clears too quickly (1004129)

Accessing the BIOS when the POST screen clears too quickly (1004129)   This article assists you in gaining access to the virtual machine's BIOS options in the event that it passes too quickly to interact with the screen. To make it easier to access (...)

11 mars 2010 : How to import a virtual machine with snapshots (1002375)

How to import a virtual machine with snapshots (1002375) Lab Manager does not support the import of virtual machines containing snapshots.  However, you can take some steps to import a virtual machine with snapshots Use the following procedure for (...)

11 mars 2010 : Copying a virtual machine in VMware Fusion (1001524)

Copying a virtual machine in VMware Fusion (1001524) This article discusses the best way to make a backup of a virtual machine in VMware Fusion. To make a backup copy of a virtual machine, copy the virtual machine package (the file ending in (...)

11 mars 2010 : Sysprep file locations and versions (1005593)

Sysprep file locations and versions (1005593) · When attempting to customize the deployment of a virtual machine the radio buttons are disabled (greyed out) · When a virtual machine is deployed from a template, the SID is always the same, despite the (...)

11 mars 2010 : What is VMware Capacity Planner? (1765)

What is VMware Capacity Planner? (1765) What is VMware Capacity Planner? VMware Capacity Planner a tool used by VMware partners to help our customers better understand their virtualization opportunities and map the virtualization process specifics (...)

11 mars 2010 : After powering on a virtual machine in Fusion, Windows logs out and immediately shuts down (1018897)

After powering on a virtual machine in Fusion, Windows logs out and immediately shuts down (1018897) You encounter either of these issues: · Windows logs into any user account (automatically or manually) but once logged in immediately logs out and (...)

11 mars 2010 : Running vcbRestore command to restore VCB backup fails with error (1018768)

Running vcbRestore command to restore VCB backup fails with error (1018768) Running the vcbRestore command in the service console of ESX Server 3.0.3 and of ESX Server 3.5 or later to restore a virtual machine backed up in a VCB proxy by using VCB (...)

11 mars 2010 : Protecting data from accidental loss (1014511)

Protecting data from accidental loss (1014511) This article discusses ways to protect your data from accidental loss. Making good backups of your data is essential. Mac OS X (10.5 and above) includes Time Machine, a utility that makes hourly backups (...)

11 mars 2010 : Setting up mirrored folders for your Mac and virtual machine (1014127)

Setting up mirrored folders for your Mac and virtual machine (1014127)   Mirrored folders allow the Mac and the virtual machine to see the same content in certain personal data folders. For example: · Any content put on the Mac's desktop also appears (...)

11 mars 2010 : Excluding the Virtual Machines folder from being backed up by Time Machine (1014046)

Excluding the Virtual Machines folder from being backed up by Time Machine (1014046) · Time Machine backup disk is being filled quickly · You cannot restore virtual machine from Time Machine backup · Virtual machines are experiencing performance (...)

11 mars 2010 : Best practices for virtual machine backup (programs and data) in VMware Fusion (1013628)

Best practices for virtual machine backup (programs and data) in VMware Fusion (1013628) · Time Machine backups take up too much room, too quickly · Restoring virtual machines from a Time Machine backup fails This document describes the best (...)

11 mars 2010 : VMware View desktops lose connection over a Security Gateway Server (1012266)

VMware View desktops lose connection over a Security Gateway Server (1012266) · VMware View desktops lose their connection over a Security Gateway Server multiple times per hour · The View Client session becomes unresponsive for approximately 10 to (...)

11 mars 2010 : pNIC loses connectivity on IBM x3850 servers with Intel 82571 NICs (1010313)

pNIC loses connectivity on IBM x3850 servers with Intel 82571 NICs (1010313) · pNICs (Physical NICs) may lose connectivity over a period of time on a combination of IBM x3850 or x3950 M1 servers that use Intel 82571 based NICs · Loss of connectivity (...)

11 mars 2010 : Boot camp virtual machine fails to boot (1007351)

Boot camp virtual machine fails to boot (1007351) · The Mac uses an IDE controller · The Boot Camp virtual machine fails to start in Fusion · You receive the following stop error: STOP: 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE This issue occurs when the (...)

11 mars 2010 : Uploading and downloading files to and from a datastore fails (1007336)

Uploading and downloading files to and from a datastore fails (1007336) You have an ESX 3.0.2 host upgraded with patch ESX-1006363 build 117737 and VirtualCenter 2.5 and are experiencing these issues: · Uploading files to a datastore fails (...)

11 mars 2010 : Troubleshooting a Windows XP guest warning about BusLogic SCSI drivers (1007122)

Troubleshooting a Windows XP guest warning about BusLogic SCSI drivers (1007122) · A Windows XP guest generates a warning about BusLogic SCSI drivers during power on · You receive the following warning: Your guest operating system is Windows XP and (...)

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... (...)

9 mars 2010 : VMware Takes Virtualization on the Road with VMware Express – a Datacenter on Wheels That Brings Desktop Virtualization to Customers and Partners

VMware Takes Virtualization on the Road with VMware Express – a Datacenter on Wheels That Brings Desktop Virtualization to Customers and Partners VMware Express Virtualization Tour 2010 to Stop in 150 Cities across the United States and Canada. PALO ALTO, Calif., March (...)

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... (...)