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3 juillet 2009 : Latest Updates

Latest Updates These are the changes or updates made to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide since it was last published: Added additional information about support for 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu 9.0.4 on ESX 3.5 Update 4. See “Ubuntu 9.04” (...)

3 juillet 2009 : VMware Studio 2 Beta & vApps - Community Roundtable podcast #54

VMware Studio 2 Beta & vApps - Community Roundtable podcast #54 The beta release of VMware Studio 2.0 and using it to create vApps was the topic of this week's podcast. St

1er juillet 2009 : Latest Updates

Latest Updates These are the changes or updates made to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide since it was last published: Added support for PBMs on 32-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, using a VMI kernel on ESX (...)

28 juin 2009 : Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 26

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 26 It was a good week again. Some awesome blog posts of which the following five were my favorites. It seems like it is getting harder to create a top 5 every week. I picked technical and non-technical articles this week. (...)

28 juin 2009 : VMware Studio 2.0 available now!

VMware Studio 2.0 available now! Although VMware Studio 2.0 Beta was originally scheduled to be released on Monday the VMware Studio team worked very hard and managed to release it yesterday. We are pleased to announce that the beta version of VMware Studio (...)

27 juin 2009 : VMworld 2009 - Hello Freedom

VMworld 2009 - Hello Freedom VMworld 2009 August 31 - September 3 The Moscone Center, San Francisco Discover how virtualization is revolutionizing the next generation of computing?providing even more efficiency and flexibility at a time when both are (...)

27 juin 2009 : VMworld 2009 Content Catalog

VMworld 2009 Content Catalog The Content Catalog has been released for public viewing, covering VMworld 2009 session and lab titles, abstracts and speaker bios. Whether you are attending VMworld 2009 or are yet to register, please browse the Content Catalog (...)

27 juin 2009 : VMworld 2009 Exhibitors

VMworld 2009 Exhibitors VMworld community – Let us set the record straight on any vendor exhibit issue. VMware is totally committed to continuing to make VMworld the leading virtualization conference in the world, highlighting the rich, diverse (...)

26 juin 2009 : SQL Sever performance on VMware vSphere 4.0

SQL Sever performance on VMware vSphere 4.0 VMware recently published a whitepaper titled “Performance and Scalability of Microsoft SQL Server on VMware vSphere 4“ that demonstrates VMware vSphere 4.0 can virtualize large SQL Server deployments (...)

26 juin 2009 : Bringing your Spouse to VMworld?

Bringing your Spouse to VMworld? Are you bringing your spouse to VMworld 2009 in San Francisco? Crystal Lowe, wife of Scott Lowe, is once again planning a number of exciting activities for spouses in the San Francisco area during the conference. Here is a (...)

24 juin 2009 : Why You Shouldn't Miss VMworld 2009

Why You Shouldn't Miss VMworld 2009 If you are still wondering whether or not you should attend VMworld 2009, then hopefully this post will change your mind. Besides having numerous sessions, speakers, and vendors present, you will have the chance to (...)

24 juin 2009 : Latest Updates

Latest Updates These are the changes or updates made to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide since it was last published: Added support for Fusion 2.0.5, including new support for Ubuntu 9.04, 32-bit and 64-bit. See “Ubuntu 9.04” on page (...)

24 juin 2009 : Measuring the Cost of SMP with Mixed Workloads

Measuring the Cost of SMP with Mixed Workloads It is no secret that vSphere 4.0 delivers excellent performance and provides the capability to virtualize the beefiest of workloads. Several impressive performance studies using ESX 4.0 have been already been (...)

21 juin 2009 : Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 25

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 25 It was one of those weeks again. I had a lot to do, and there is still a lot left to do. I just finished this top 5 and the quality of the articles is again very high. Especially Chad's article, wow... Anyway, start (...)

20 juin 2009 : Latest Updates

Latest Updates These are the changes or updates made to the Guest Operating System Installation Guide since it was last published: Added OSP support to 32-bit and 64-bit “SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11” on page 227 and “SUSE Linux (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002093; Update to VMkernel, Fixes for vmklinux Heap Allocation Failure, Networking Issues, Extraneous Warning Messages (1002093)

ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002093; Update to VMkernel, Fixes for vmklinux Heap Allocation Failure, Networking Issues, Extraneous Warning Messages (1002093) Release Date: 11/15/07 Document Last Updated: 11/15/07 Download Now... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805501-BG: Updates to VMkernel and Multiple RPMs (1004637)

ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805501-BG: Updates to VMkernel and Multiple RPMs (1004637) Release Date: 03 JUNE 2008 Document Last Updated: 03 JUNE 2008 Download Size: 205 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200805501-BG.zip md5sum:... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003519: Fix for esxupdate Utility (1003519)

ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003519: Fix for esxupdate Utility (1003519) Release Date: 07/08/08 Document Last Updated: 07/08/08 Download Size: 1.7 MB Download Filename: ESX-1003519.tgz md5sum: 97ad2938204bbbd314bae1d2ed74362f Product Versions ESX... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808205-UG: Updates to VMware-cim-esx, cim-smwg-1.0, and pegasus-2.5 (1005898)

ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808205-UG: Updates to VMware-cim-esx, cim-smwg-1.0, and pegasus-2.5 (1005898) Release Date: 13 AUGUST 2008 Document Last Updated: 13 AUGUST 2008 Download Size: 25 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200808205-UG.zip md5sum:... (...)

20 juin 2009 : VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200809404-SG: Security Update to VMware-esx-vmx (1007089)

VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200809404-SG: Security Update to VMware-esx-vmx (1007089) Release Date: 03-Oct-2008 Download Size: 107MB Download Filename: ESX350-200809404-SG.zip md5sum: ee7e7f09e3a1e0aa4cc4b042a9a91a22 Product Versions ESX 3.5 Patch... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808201-UG: Security and Other Updates to VMkernel, Service Console, and hostd (1005894)

ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808201-UG: Security and Other Updates to VMkernel, Service Console, and hostd (1005894) Release Date: 13-Aug-2008 Document Last Updated: 27-Aug-2008 - corrected kernel number for service console 25-Sep-2008 - added... (...)

20 juin 2009 : VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804402-BG: Update to VMware-esx-vmx (1004162)

VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804402-BG: Update to VMware-esx-vmx (1004162) Release Date: 30 APR 2008 Document Last Updated: 30 APR 2008 Download Size: 8 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200804402-BG.zip md5sum:... (...)

20 juin 2009 : VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805514-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-e1000 (1004650)

VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200805514-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-net-e1000 (1004650) Release Date: 03 JUNE 2008 Document Last Updated: 03 JUNE 2008 Download Size: 136 KB Download Filename: ESX350-200805514-BG.zip md5sum:... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002083; vpxa Upgrade Failure; Update to Allow Snapshot with RDM Disks Attached; Other VMware-hostd-esx.rpm Updates (1002083)

ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1002083; vpxa Upgrade Failure; Update to Allow Snapshot with RDM Disks Attached; Other VMware-hostd-esx.rpm Updates (1002083) Release Date: 10/8/07 Document Last Updated: 10/12/07 Download Now... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003525: Fix for esxupdate Utility (1003525)

ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1003525: Fix for esxupdate Utility (1003525) Release Date: 07/08/08 Document Last Updated: 07/08/08 Download Size: 1.6 MB Download Filename: ESX-1003525.tgz md5sum: 4a418db22696851f6388976fe89863ba Product Versions ESX... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002424; Updates to VMware-esx-vmkernel and VMware-esx-vmx; Fixes for Issues With Incorrect IP header, Heap Allocation Failure, vmkping and ramcheck Failure; Support for OEM Windows SLP (1002424)

ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002424; Updates to VMware-esx-vmkernel and VMware-esx-vmx; Fixes for Issues With Incorrect IP header, Heap Allocation Failure, vmkping and ramcheck Failure; Support for OEM Windows SLP (1002424) Release Date: 11/15/07... (...)

20 juin 2009 : VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804403-BG: Update to VMware-hostd-esx (1004163)

VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804403-BG: Update to VMware-hostd-esx (1004163) Release Date: 30 APR 2008 Document Last Updated: 03 JUNE 2008 - updated Deployment Considerations Download Size: 78 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200804403-BG.zip... (...)

20 juin 2009 : ESX350-200803202-UG Patch; Multiple RPM Updates, Including VMware-esx-tools, VMware-esx-vmkernel, and VMware-hostd-esx (1003696)

ESX350-200803202-UG Patch; Multiple RPM Updates, Including VMware-esx-tools, VMware-esx-vmkernel, and VMware-hostd-esx (1003696) Release Date: 4/10/2008 Document Last Updated: 4/10/2008 Download Size: 206 MB Download Filename: ESX350-200803202-UG.zip... (...)

19 juin 2009 : The ESX service console is not connected to the network (1011654)

The ESX service console is not connected to the network (1011654) You may experience these symptoms: · An ESX host's console operating system or service console becomes unpingable or intermittently pingable. · You have recently changed the network... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Issues when vCenter Server and License Server are installed on ESX 3.x hosted virtual machines (1011085)

Issues when vCenter Server and License Server are installed on ESX 3.x hosted virtual machines (1011085) If you have vCenter Server and License Server installed on a virtual machine on an ESX 3.x host, you may experience the following symptoms: · You... (...)

19 juin 2009 : The tg3 network driver fails to load during ESX boot (1006601)

The tg3 network driver fails to load during ESX boot (1006601) You may experience these symptoms: · When migrating a host to a new network, the onboard NICs stop working · Broadcomm tg3.0 kernel driver is not loading at boot · You can manually load... (...)

19 juin 2009 : VirtualCenter Server with multiple IP addresses changes the IP address while the services are running (1006437)

VirtualCenter Server with multiple IP addresses changes the IP address while the services are running (1006437) · The VirtualCenter Server has multiple IP addresses and changes the IP address on which the services run · The ESX hosts disconnect... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Cannot see a line item for add-ons when viewing licenses on the vSphere Client licensing page (1011926)

Cannot see a line item for add-ons when viewing licenses on the vSphere Client licensing page (1011926) · When you view your purchase on the vSphere Client licensing page, a separate product line item for add-ons is not displayed · Only vSphere 4.0... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Troubleshooting software failures and errors that prevent successful data collection (1005664)

Troubleshooting software failures and errors that prevent successful data collection (1005664) You may experience the following errors: · ERROR: An unexpected error occurred! Module = vcpSysInv Function = GetDriveAdptInfo: [###-HOSTNAME] Source =... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Converter plug-in cannot install after upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.5 to vSphere 4 (1011440)

Converter plug-in cannot install after upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.5 to vSphere 4 (1011440) · Converter plug-in cannot install after upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.5 to vSphere 4 · Converter application installs successfully but when downloading... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Required permissions for VMware Consolidated Backup or VMware Converter backup and restore operations when using NetBackup (1008739)

Required permissions for VMware Consolidated Backup or VMware Converter backup and restore operations when using NetBackup (1008739) This article provides the permissions required to perform backup and restore operations with VMware Consolidated... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Identifying shared storage issues with ESX 3.x (1003659)

Identifying shared storage issues with ESX 3.x (1003659) This article is designed to assist in identifying problems related with the storage subsystem of ESX Server 3.x. Troubleshooting ESX host storage issues begins with identifying how far... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Troubleshooting an invalid serial number error in Fusion (1011822)

Troubleshooting an invalid serial number error in Fusion (1011822) · Cannot activate Fusion · You receive a Invalid Serial number error This article provides steps to troubleshoot an Invalid Serial Number error in Fusion. Check the following things... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Unable to start vCenter 4 after upgrade from 2.0.2 (1011670)

Unable to start vCenter 4 after upgrade from 2.0.2 (1011670) · After successful upgrade from VirtualCenter 2.0.2 to vCenter Server, the vCenter service does not start · vpxd logs show: [VpxUtil] Failed to deserialize object using SOAP deserializer:... (...)

19 juin 2009 : vSphere LSI Logic SAS option is not available (1011606)

vSphere LSI Logic SAS option is not available (1011606) This article discusses why the vSphere LSI Logic SAS option is not available when trying to change the SCSI Controller type for Windows 2008 Microsoft Clustering The vSphere LSI Logic SAS... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Changing the IP address, default gateway, and hostname of the Service Console in ESX 3.0.x (4309499)

Changing the IP address, default gateway, and hostname of the Service Console in ESX 3.0.x (4309499) This article provides steps to change the Service Console IP address, gateway address, and hostname on an ESX 3.x host. Changing settings from the... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Required permissions for VCB backup and restore operations (5761438)

Required permissions for VCB backup and restore operations (5761438) Minimum permissions required for VMware Consolidated Backup Restore (1002120) (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002120) . VMware Consolidated Backup . VMware ESX . VMware VirtualCenter .... (...)

19 juin 2009 : vSphere Host Update Utility not available for download to upgrade standalone ESX Server 3.x to ESX 4 (1011542)

vSphere Host Update Utility not available for download to upgrade standalone ESX Server 3.x to ESX 4 (1011542) If you do not have access to vCenter 4.0 then the vSphere Host Update Utility cannot be installed. The installer is only available with... (...)

19 juin 2009 : 30 second delay when connecting to the View Server (1007941)

30 second delay when connecting to the View Server (1007941) When you install Microsoft Windows XP FLP and do not install Internet Explorer as a component of FLP but install it separately instead, View Client has a 30 second delay when connecting to... (...)

19 juin 2009 : HBA or VMNIC fail to load (1011603)

HBA or VMNIC fail to load (1011603) · HBA or VMNIC is missing under network or storage adaptors in the VI Client · HBA or VMNIC fail to load Check to see what modules and options are specified at boot using the following command: # esxcfg-boot -q... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Required settings for USB audio devices shared using the Virtual Desktop Manager Client (1003782)

Required settings for USB audio devices shared using the Virtual Desktop Manager Client (1003782) This article provides details about the required settings for USB audio devices shared by the Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) Client. USB audio devices... (...)

19 juin 2009 : VDM Client Fails to Connect to Virtual Desktop After Upgrading to VDM 2.1 or 2.1.1 (1007341)

VDM Client Fails to Connect to Virtual Desktop After Upgrading to VDM 2.1 or 2.1.1 (1007341) The VDM Client fails to connect to virtual desktops after upgrading the VDM agent to version 2.1. or 2.1.1. The presence of the following two lines in the... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology with VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 Update 3 (1007982)

Using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 Technology with VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 Update 3 (1007982) The following symptoms may occur when using HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 with VMware ESX and ESXi 3.5 Update 3: · VMware High Availability (HA) does not... (...)

19 juin 2009 : vcbMounter fails with a 5104 error (1003537)

vcbMounter fails with a 5104 error (1003537) · VMware Consolidated Backup operation fails · When you run vcbMounter, you see the error: [2008-01-10 09:46:54.375 'blocklist' 5104 error] Could not renew disk lease. Aborting operation. [2008-01-10... (...)

19 juin 2009 : Installing the View Agent will not remove registry entries, stop services, or remove directories when there is an active View Session on Windows Terminal Server (1007636)

Installing the View Agent will not remove registry entries, stop services, or remove directories when there is an active View Session on Windows Terminal Server (1007636) Installing the View Agent will not remove registry entries, stop services, or... (...)

19 juin 2009 : ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008405: ESX Server Might Stop Responding as Cache Is Cleared for Pages from Virtual e1000 Driver; Fix for NOT_IMPLEMENTED error triggered by guest LSI drivers (1008405)

ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008405: ESX Server Might Stop Responding as Cache Is Cleared for Pages from Virtual e1000 Driver; Fix for NOT_IMPLEMENTED error triggered by guest LSI drivers (1008405) Release Date: 03/31/09 Document Last Updated:... (...)

19 juin 2009 : VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810201-UG: Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hostd (1007041)

VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810201-UG: Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hostd (1007041) Release Date: 11-06-2008 Download Size: 289MB Download Filename: ESX350-200810201-UG.zip md5sum: 6f26f985d9fea520ebdda7c65b60486e Product Versions ESX 3.5... (...)

18 juin 2009 : Cannot deploy a virtual machine from a template after changing the NFS datastore IP address (1003477)

Cannot deploy a virtual machine from a template after changing the NFS datastore IP address (1003477) · You cannot deploy a virtual machine from a template after changing the IP address of an NFS datastore · You see the error: unknown device ID. ·... (...)

18 juin 2009 : VMware Infrastructure Client incorrectly reports the health status of IBM x Series Servers with an LSI 1078 as Alert (1006786)

VMware Infrastructure Client incorrectly reports the health status of IBM x Series Servers with an LSI 1078 as Alert (1006786) · VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client incorrectly reports the health status of IBM System x3850 M2/x3950 M2 Servers with an... (...)

18 juin 2009 : CD Change Fails on Disk 2 During Installation of Red Hat Linux 9.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (1058)

CD Change Fails on Disk 2 During Installation of Red Hat Linux 9.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (1058) CD Change Fails on Disk 2 During Installation of Red Hat Linux 9.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 I (...)

18 juin 2009 : The View Connection Server might become unavailable at regular intervals, such as every 24 or 48 hours (1011993)

The View Connection Server might become unavailable at regular intervals, such as every 24 or 48 hours (1011993) The View Connection Server might become unavailable at regular intervals, such as every 24 or 48 hours. The event log on the View... (...)

18 juin 2009 : Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677)

Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677) What is Tech Support Mode and when is it used? Tech Support Mode provides a command-line interface that can be used to diagnose and repair VMware ESXi hosts. Tech Support Mode should only be used at... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Determining if a network traffic storm caused a VMware High Availability isolation response (1007353)

Determining if a network traffic storm caused a VMware High Availability isolation response (1007353) A network traffic storm may cause the following symptoms: · A VMware High Availability (HA) isolation response · Your ESX 3.x host displays the... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Editing or viewing virtual machine settings fails with the error: Value Cannot be NULL (1001158)

Editing or viewing virtual machine settings fails with the error: Value Cannot be NULL (1001158) If virtual machine user permissions are applied in the Active Directory security group at the VirtualCenter cluster level, you may experience the... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Offline Patch Bundle ESXe350-200804401-O-BG Might Not Install (1005164)

Offline Patch Bundle ESXe350-200804401-O-BG Might Not Install (1005164) VMware has discovered an issue when applying the offline patch bundle ESXe350-200804401-O-BG (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004169). When using the VI Client or the vihostupdate... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Choosing a network adapter for your virtual machine (1001805)

Choosing a network adapter for your virtual machine (1001805) The virtual machine configuration window for network connection allows you to specify a network and a network adapter. The network adapter choices that are available depend on the virtual... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Virtual machines may unexpectedly reboot when using VMware HA with Virtual Machine Monitoring on ESX 3.5 Update 3 (1007899)

Virtual machines may unexpectedly reboot when using VMware HA with Virtual Machine Monitoring on ESX 3.5 Update 3 (1007899) · Virtual machines may unexpectedly reboot after a VMotion migration to an ESX 3.5 Update 3 (build 123630) host. · Virtual... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Cannot log in to an ESX 4 host with vSphere Web Access (1011921)

Cannot log in to an ESX 4 host with vSphere Web Access (1011921) · You cannot log in to an ESX 4.0 host using vSphere Web Access · The vSphere Web Access browser does not open · The browser shows the error: 503 Service unavailable This issue may... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Network redundancy message when configuring VMware High Availability in VirtualCenter 2.5 (1004700)

Network redundancy message when configuring VMware High Availability in VirtualCenter 2.5 (1004700) · If you configure VMware High Availability (HA) in VirtualCenter 2.5, you may see the message: Host currently has no management network... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Not all groups are returned from Active Directory when trying to add permissions in VirtualCenter (1005605)

Not all groups are returned from Active Directory when trying to add permissions in VirtualCenter (1005605) When using the Add Permissions dialogue in VirtualCenter, with that dialogue pointed at an Active Directory (AD) server, not all groups on the... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Backing up the ADAM database in VMware Virtual Desktop Manager and VMware View Manager (1010285)

Backing up the ADAM database in VMware Virtual Desktop Manager and VMware View Manager (1010285) Virtual Desktop Manager 2.1.2 and View 3.x allow you to configure the backup of the ADAM database using the ADSI Edit utility. ADSI Edit is installed... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Does vShield Zones perform protocol conformance tests? (1011580)

Does vShield Zones perform protocol conformance tests? (1011580) Although the vShield agent is a stateful packet inspection firewall with application-level filtering for services such as FTP and RPC, which require dynamic port allocation, the vShield... (...)

17 juin 2009 : Minimum required permissions for Storage VMotion (1011345)

Minimum required permissions for Storage VMotion (1011345) This article provides the minimum required permissions to perform a Storage VMotion (SVMotion) operation. You require the following permissions to perform SVMotion from the RCLI: · Resource >... (...)

17 juin 2009 : I configured a vShield Zones firewall rule to block traffic between virtual machines on the same vSwitch but traffic is not being blocked (1011661)

I configured a vShield Zones firewall rule to block traffic between virtual machines on the same vSwitch but traffic is not being blocked (1011661) vShield Zones blocks traffic according to trust zones. A trust zone is a set of two ore more networks... (...)

17 juin 2009 : User cannot access a company created by another user in the current session (1011622)

User cannot access a company created by another user in the current session (1011622) Two users in the same company can create companies in the Dashboard at the same time but be unable to see the other user's company because the list of companies the... (...)

17 juin 2009 : How much throughput can a vShield agent handle? (1011577)

How much throughput can a vShield agent handle? (1011577) There are no throughput limitations on a vShield agent. The vShield agent uses the hardware on which it runs and the resources that are assigned to the agent. On a saturated link, you can... (...)

16 juin 2009 : Troubleshooting the installation of 64bit guest operating systems (1003938)

Troubleshooting the installation of 64bit guest operating systems (1003938) · You cannot install a 64bit guest operating system. · The installation of a 64bit virtual machine installation fails. · Installation of 64bit guest operating system stops... (...)

16 juin 2009 : Run It with VMware Video Contest - Submit by July 20 to win!

Run It with VMware Video Contest - Submit by July 20 to win! If you can answer yes to any of these questions, this contest is for you Are you a VMware® customer or a VMware enthusiast and a firm believer in using virtualization to run business-critical (...)

15 juin 2009 : Determining detailed build number information for VMware View (1011735)

Determining detailed build number information for VMware View (1011735) This article explains how to determine what build is installed for the following View components: · View Connection Server · View Agent · View Client · View Composer To... (...)

15 juin 2009 : Testing I/O bandwidth of a datastore (1011310)

Testing I/O bandwidth of a datastore (1011310) The following procedure can be useful in testing I/O performance and comparing different datastores connected to an ESX host. This command writes a file consisting of all zeros, 100MB in size, and... (...)

15 juin 2009 : Troubleshooting ESX Server and ESXi connectivity to iSCSI arrays using software initiator (1003952)

Troubleshooting ESX Server and ESXi connectivity to iSCSI arrays using software initiator (1003952) · One ESX Server or ESXi host cannot see any targets from all storage arrays. · The array does not report the HBA of the ESX Server or ESXi host as... (...)

15 juin 2009 : VMotion stops working with a "License server is not configured" error after upgrading to vSphere 4 (1011296)

VMotion stops working with a "License server is not configured" error after upgrading to vSphere 4 (1011296) · Unable to VMotion after upgrading from VirtualCenter 2.5 to vCenter 4.0 and ESX hosts are 3.5. · Licensing information not correctly... (...)

15 juin 2009 : Winlogon does not load after the View agent is installed (1011561)

Winlogon does not load after the View agent is installed (1011561) You may experience these symptoms: · Winlogon does not start when trying to connect from View Client to virtual desktop · A blank blue screen is displayed This issue occurs when... (...)

15 juin 2009 : Determining the build number for VMware vCenter Lab Manager (1011871)

Determining the build number for VMware vCenter Lab Manager (1011871) This article provides steps for checking the build number of your Lab Manager instance. To check the build number: 1) Log into Lab Manager. 2) Click About. The build number is... (...)

15 juin 2009 : hostd and vpxa exceed hard limit for memory use during VMware Consolidated Backup (1002713)

hostd and vpxa exceed hard limit for memory use during VMware Consolidated Backup (1002713) Running a VirtualCenter Backup operation on an ESX host results in the VirtualCenter agent (vpxa) failing and the ESX host becomes disconnected from... (...)

15 juin 2009 : VMware breaks the 50,000 SPECweb2005 barrier using VMware vSphere 4

VMware breaks the 50,000 SPECweb2005 barrier using VMware vSphere 4 VMware has achieved a SPECweb2005 benchmark score of 50,166 using VMware vSphere 4, a 14% improvement over the world record results previously published on VI3. Our latest results further (...)

14 juin 2009 : Deploying a virtual machine from a template using customization fails with a fatal error (1011750)

Deploying a virtual machine from a template using customization fails with a fatal error (1011750) · Deploying a new virtual machine from a template using customization fails · If you try to deploy a virtual machine from a template using... (...)

14 juin 2009 : Freeing space when the /var/ partition is full (1005768)

Freeing space when the /var/ partition is full (1005768) · Logs are not writing to the disk in /var/log. · If you run the df -h command, the output indicates that /var/ partition is almost full. · If you run du -sh /var/cache/yum/ from the command... (...)

14 juin 2009 : VMotion wizard fails when migrating a virtual machine from an ESX 3.x host to an ESX 4.0 host (1011773)

VMotion wizard fails when migrating a virtual machine from an ESX 3.x host to an ESX 4.0 host (1011773) · The VMotion Wizard fails · You cannot use the the VMotion Wizard to migrate a virtual machine from an ESX 3.x host to an ESX 4.0 host · You see... (...)

14 juin 2009 : VirtualCenter 2.5 warning: host has no management network redundancy (1004700)

VirtualCenter 2.5 warning: host has no management network redundancy (1004700) This article provides information about the following VirtualCenter 2.5 warning: host currently has no management network redundancy This warning occurs with ESX 3.5... (...)

14 juin 2009 : Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 24

Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 24 It was quite a busy week again on Planet V12n. The amount of blog posts published every week over and over again is amazing. What amazes me even more is the quality of the blog posts which makes picking a top 5 harder every (...)

13 juin 2009 : ESX 3.5 vmkwarning logs indicate that the array does not support the SCSI 3 protocol (1005885)

ESX 3.5 vmkwarning logs indicate that the array does not support the SCSI 3 protocol (1005885) · After upgrading to or installing ESX 3.5, the vmkwarning log indicates that the array does not support the SCSI 3 protocol · The vmkwarning log contains... (...)

13 juin 2009 : ESX Server Virtual Machine Running Windows Might Fail to Power On If Not Rebooted After VMware Tools Installation (2163)

ESX Server Virtual Machine Running Windows Might Fail to Power On If Not Rebooted After VMware Tools Installation (2163) After I installed Windows in an ESX Server 2.5.x virtual machine via the remote console, I rebooted and installed VMware... (...)

12 juin 2009 : ESX hosts cannot see a new VMFS datastore presented by Dell MD3000i (1005926)

ESX hosts cannot see a new VMFS datastore presented by Dell MD3000i (1005926) · If you create a new LUN on the Dell MD3000i, the first ESX host can see the LUN and create a VMFS datastore. All other ESX hosts see the LUN but cannot see the datastore.... (...)

12 juin 2009 : ESXi VMware Tools for Linux do not include pre-build kernel modules for unsupported guests and the RPM format package for tools (1010714)

ESXi VMware Tools for Linux do not include pre-build kernel modules for unsupported guests and the RPM format package for tools (1010714) The ESXi VMware Tools for Linux do not include the pre-build kernel modules for unsupported guests. Also, it... (...)

12 juin 2009 : Migration to a Different Processor (1011788)

Migration to a Different Processor (1011788) . VMware ACE . VMware ESX . VMware ESXi . VMware Fusion . VMware GSX Server . VMware Server... Download VMware Products | Privacy | Update Feed (...)

12 juin 2009 : Getting a DHCP Address in a Mandrake, Mandriva, and Sun Java Desktop Virtual Machines (978)

Getting a DHCP Address in a Mandrake, Mandriva, and Sun Java Desktop Virtual Machines (978) This article applies to these operating systems: · Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4 · Mandriva Corporate Server · Mandriva Linux 2008, 2007, 2006 · Mandrake... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Virtual machine has CPU and/or memory affinities configured, preventing VMotion (1003842)

Troubleshooting Migration compatibility error: Virtual machine has CPU and/or memory affinities configured, preventing VMotion (1003842) · When performing a VMotion migration the following compatibility warning is displayed: Unable to migrate from... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Using the disk screen in esxtop to expand the CID, TID, and LID to determine the amount of I/O that a virtual machine (WID) is using (1008014)

Using the disk screen in esxtop to expand the CID, TID, and LID to determine the amount of I/O that a virtual machine (WID) is using (1008014) Esxtop utility is used to diagnose issues with performance. This tool is valuable for addressing: ·... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Creating a 32bit DSN on a 64bit Windows machine (1010401)

Creating a 32bit DSN on a 64bit Windows machine (1010401) · vCenter Server installation fails · vCenter Server installer cannot detect the DSN When installing vSphere on a 64bit Windows host in x86 compatibility mode, a 32bit Data source name (DSN)... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Manual Changes Might Be Needed to Use Networking in Copied Virtual Machine (1011775)

Manual Changes Might Be Needed to Use Networking in Copied Virtual Machine (1011775) This article applies to these operating systems: · CentOS 4.0 · SUSE Linux Enerprise Desktop 11, 10 · SUSE Linux Enerprise Server 11, 10, 9 · Open SUSE Linux 11.1,... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Setting up vCenter Server in a Microsoft Cluster Service Cluster (1010550)

Setting up vCenter Server in a Microsoft Cluster Service Cluster (1010550) When you set up vCenter Server 4.0 as part of a Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) cluster, you must perform several steps in addition to the steps required to set up... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Cannot add an ESX Server 2.5.x host to vCenter Server 4.0 when Check Host Certificates is enabled (1010553)

Cannot add an ESX Server 2.5.x host to vCenter Server 4.0 when Check Host Certificates is enabled (1010553) When you attempt to add an ESX Server 2.5.x host to vCenter Server 4.0 with SSL certificate verification enabled, the connection fails with an... (...)

11 juin 2009 : ESX host stops responding and displays a purple screen error after a storage rescan (1004789)

ESX host stops responding and displays a purple screen error after a storage rescan (1004789) · After a storage rescan, an ESX 3.5 host becomes unresponsive and displays a purple screen error. · The vmkernel.log contains the entry: WARNING: USB Mass... (...)

11 juin 2009 : Linking a NIC to a virtual switch using the esxcfg-vswitch –L command produces a segmentation fault. (1008801)

Linking a NIC to a virtual switch using the esxcfg-vswitch –L command produces a segmentation fault. (1008801) · After a fresh install of ESX 3.5 Update 3 using a kickstart script, vmnic0 is used as the default uplink for vSwitch0. You can remove... (...)

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VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200808501-I-SG: Firmware Update (1005818) , VirtualCenter fails when removing the last host from a cluster (1002566) , VMware Converter fails with the error: Unable to determine guest OS (1007878) , Configuring Sun StorageTek disk arrays 6540, 6140, 2540, FLX380, FLX280 and FLX240 to work with VMware ESX 3.5 and VMware ESXi 3.5 (1005441) , Guests display a solid white screen when very high resolutions are used on Mac or virtual machine (1001752) , View 3.1 Agent must be installed after all third-party applications in the guest system (1011279) , Windows Guest Reboots If You Use FN-F8 For Keyboard Backlighting (1011823) , ESX host continually disconnects from vCenter following ESX 4 Upgrade (1011647) , Implications of enabling or disabling VMware HA strict admission control when using DRS and VMware DPM (1007006) , Troubleshooting when a virtual machine loses network connection after VMotion (1003839) , Determining if Intel Virtualization Technology or AMD Virtualization is enabled in the BIOS without rebooting (1011712) , ESX host does not see all paths to the EMC CLARiiON (1009134) , NIC team failover, failback, or VMotion results in loss of network connectivity (1003969) , A Windows 2003 virtual machine high CPU usage after a conversion from physical to virtual (1007172) , Changing the default timeout for locked dvPorts (1010913) , Unable to Power on virtual machine due to a Licensing error (1010729) , All console networking suddenly stops in ESX 3.0.1 (1001229) , Time in a virtual machine advances slowly on a Linux host when using a desktop product (1011628) , Unable to Console to VM from VI Client. Error connecting: Connection terminated by server, ret -1 err 10054 (1003284) , Loss of network connectivity when port security is configured on the physical switch (1002811) , An apology from Scott Drummonds , Control+Alt key combinations in the vCenter Service Console (1011705) , QueryPerformanceCounter behaves improperly when /usepmtimer is used with some Windows HALs (1011714) , Security threat with SSL certificates created with MD5 hash (1011704) , vCenter displays error: Failed to connect to host (1010837) , Enabling verbose logging on Qlogic and Emulex Host Bus Adapters (HBA) (1005576) , Identifying virtual machines running on an ESX host with an unresponsive service console (1006521) , VMotion fails with a CPU error in the Resource Map (1011711) , Creating snapshots fails and performing a backup with VCB causes a virtual machine to shut down (1006114) , STP may cause temporary loss of network connectivity when a failover or failback event occurs (1003804) , VirtualCenter error: invalidargument=value of '17' is not valid for 'index'. Parameter name: index (1006471) , Clean installation of the View Connection Server fails when the default security on the parent directory of the installation directory is altered (1008425) , A “Multivendor Post” to help our mutual NFS customers using VMware , VMware Consolidated Backup fails after upgrading VirtualCenter (1006738) , What port numbers must be open for SRM and VirtualCenter / vCenter Server? (1009562) , Cannot deploy a pool in VMware View 3.x with a failed to perform an Active Directory operation error during provisioning error (1011615) , Snapshots not removed after using esXpress to back up virtual machines (1007928) , Adding a network adapter to an ESX 2.5.2 host (1002232) , Allow filtered USB Human Interface Devices (HID) to be redirected into a virtual desktop (1011600) , In specific situations, the results of the cat command might return truncated results (1011666) , ESX host cannot connect to the licence server using the FQDN (1006813) , Remediating ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 or earlier by using VMware Update Manager 1.0 Update 2 or later might fail (1009888) , Virtualization Online Forum June 9 & 10 , Cloning a virtual machine using customization fails at 40% with the error: fault.CustomizationPending.summary (1006809) , Unable to start the VMware vCenter Web Service after upgrading to vCenter Server 4.0.x (1011648) , Virtual machine network issues such as packet loss when using an iGB driver (1004653) , Changing the IP address, default gateway, and hostname of the Service Console in ESX Server 3.x (4309499) , vShield Zones resource utilization and latency statistics (1011416) , Which ports are required for vShield Zones operation? (1011352) , Should I install VMware Tools for vShield Zones virtual machines? (1011501) , How do I send system information from a vShield Zones appliance to technical support? (1011388) , How is time integrity maintained between vShield agents and the vShield Manager? (1011507) , Clicking on any object in VirtualCenter produces the error: Object reference not set an instance of an object (1005251) , hostd fails with signal 11, then fails repeatedly in a loop (1009160) , SQL Server 2005 tempdb database continues to grow after starting a VirtualCenter 2.5 Service (1008463) , Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 23 , Recovering an ESX host from GRUB prompt (1007908) , When using the HP RGS protocol, the desktop session screen resolution does not match the display resolution on the host (1011664) , Disabling VMware Web Access on an ESX host (1007617) , A virtual machine cannot boot after extending a base virtual disk that is part of a snapshot hierarchy (1646892) , Reverting a snapshot fails in VirtualCenter with the status: In Progress (1001611) , ESX going not responding following upgrade to ESX 4 (1011647) , Searchable online Guest and Host OS Compatibility , SAP Performanace with vSphere 4 , Converting a template to a virtual machine fails with the error: There are no active hosts in the cluster (1006908) , Installation of VMware Tools fails with Error 1722 (1010295) , VirtualCenter upgrade fails with the database error: Must declare the scalar variable @v_upgrade_time (1007684) , Windows user account gets locked out when VirtualCenter service is running (1007293) , Collecting diagnostic information for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 (1011641) , Determining if a virtual machine is using snapshots (1011526) , Reducing the size of the VirtualCenter database when the rollup scripts take a long time to run (1007453) , VirutalCenter fails when removing the last host from a cluster (1002566) , VMware View Client requires HTTP 1.1 to be enabled in Internet Explorer (1011655) , Sensor value does not appear to be exact value you specified (1011598) , Collecting diagnostic information for VMware ESX Server 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 (653) , View 3.1 Agent must be installed last and uninstalled first in the guest system to avoid losing third-party registry entries (1011279) , Latest Updates , Verifying and reinstalling the correct version of the VirtualCenter Server agents (1003714) , Migrating a vCenter 2.5 Server database from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005 (1005968) , Processors and guest operating systems that support VMware Fault Tolerance (1008027) , Verifying VirtualCenter Server and Virtual Infrastructure Client versions match (1003902) , Changing the name of an ESX host (1010821) , Unable to retrieve performance charts using VirtualCenter 2.0.2 (1006205) , VMotion CPU Compatibility Requirements for Intel Processors (1991) , ESX host is inaccessible after editing the /etc/pam.d/system-auth file with a Windows-based text editor (1011579) , VMFS Lock Volume is Corrupted (1009565) , Collecting diagnostic information for VMware ESX hosts (653) , Invalid views in a VirtualCenter database (1005420) , Unable to Open Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel Attachments in a Captured Microsoft Outlook Application (1011613) , Option to Import Machine disabled in VMware Infrastructure Client (1007961) , Does rebooting VirtualCenter affect an ESX host or the virtual machines running on it? (1006120) , Update Manager fails to remediate with an invalid value error (1008645) , DRS migrations are not logged by VirtualCenter (1002748) , Only install the View Manager Composer Agent if you want to deploy View Composer linked clone desktops (1011596) , BIOS upgrade causes servers to lose VMotion compatibility (1005194) , Changing the size and number of logs for hostd, vpxa and vpxd (1004795) , Increasing the size of a virtual disk (1004047) , Performance charts in VirtualCenter 2.5 are incorrect or blank (1007001) , Virtual Center Cannot Change Password During Cloning of Windows 2003 Standard (1965) , Creating custom certificates for VirtualCenter 2.x with OpenSSL and Microsoft Certificate Services Web Enrollment (1003921) , Drive letters may change after deploying Windows Templates (1008057) , Understanding how Virtual Desktop Manager 2.x pool types translate into View Manager 3.x pool types (1011582) , IP address error when trying to configure an ESX host for VMotion (2253) , vSphere Virtual Machine Upgrade Process , Deleting an orphaned virtual machine if you do not have the Remove option (1011468) , Configuring the ESXi 3.5 Management Network from the direct console (1006710) , Installing Fusion to Mac OS X 10.5.7 (1011531) , VMware View Manager Security Server does not redirect to proper external URL (1008131) , Committing/Consolidating snapshots fails with a Too many levels of redo logs error (1004545) , Deployed or cloned virtual machine base disk points to the VMDK of an original template or virtual machine (1007755) , Template customization fails on Windows Vista with the error: Object reference not set to an instant of an object (1001365) , Update Manager patch download fails with the error: Patch Metadata Not Found (1007138) , 32-bit Microsoft Vista Virtual Machines Might Fail (1003162) , Starting SNMP service with vicfg-snmp sometimes fails (1010811) , ESX VMkernel log reports a failure to establish iSCSI session connections to target portals (1005321) , VI Client Displays Information for Disconnected USB Storage Devices (1007262) , The esxupdate query command does not provide the correct baseline (1011522) , AMD launches six-core 'Istanbul' Opteron , Cannot run commands when you log into the ESX host using an SSH client (1005050) , "Input string was not in a correct format" error when connecting VMware Infrastructure Client to VirtualCenter (1004767) , Copying a template from an ESX host to a remote ESX host in a different datacenter using SCP (1005810) , The esxupdate -l query command does not provide the correct baseline (1011522) , NetXen NX 2031 Cards Support No More Than 128 GB of RAM on a Machine (1009386) , Boot volume goes read-only on failover (1002983) , Cannot perform operations in VirtualCenter when using the Quest Vintela Authentication Services plug-in (1007132) , High CPU usage and slow performance on all virtual machines on an ESX host (1005239) , After VirtualCenter 2.5 upgrade: Performance data is currently not available for this entity (1004382) , Backing up virtual machines from the command line (1002125) , Disk does not show up in Add Storage in VirtualCenter (1007104) , Committing snapshots generates a content ID mismatch error (1007969) , Determining Detailed Build Number Information for VMware ESX Hosts (1001179) , Unable to add a physical mode disk mapping (RDM) to a virtual machine stored on an NFS datastore (1001856) , Performance Data Is Not Available from VI Client (5296658) , Single sign on (SSO) does not work correctly when the HP RGS display protocol is used to connect (1011492) , Do not create View Composer linked clones using either a linked clone or a full clone of a linked clone as the Master VM (1011485) , Cannot enable the Update Manager plug-in (1006902) , Exiting hung maintenance mode on ESX Server (9639912) , Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 22 , Upgrading VirtualCenter triggers false CPU and memory usage alarms (1007997) , Cannot access the SDK URL https://servername/sdk (1003218) , VMware Tools displays as out of date in VMware Infrastructure Client when the VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 2.0.0 403 agent is installed (1005193) , Creating a virtual disk within a virtual machine with VMware Infrastructure Client fails with an insufficient disk space error (1002504) , Cannot deploy a template or mount an ISO image after upgrading from ESX 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 (1002735) , Licensing an ESX host using the command line (1007955) , Cannot power on virtual machines after upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 if DRS is set to manual (1005999) , VMotion fails at 10% on ESX 3.5 with an EqualLogic HBA (1006426) , Cannot attach a disk backed up by VMware Consolidated Backup to a virtual machine hosted on ESX (1005628) , VMware support for the HP LeftHand P4000 iSCSI Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA) (1007817) , Administrator role cannot perform VMotion (1002340) , On ESX/ESXi 4.0, A TPM-related warning is issued even though TPM is unavailable on the system (1011452) , Update Manager and Converter Enterprise Plug-Ins Are Not Available in the VI Client (1004292) , Virtual machine power on error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object (1002170) , Error encountered in vCenter 4 when enabling the following plugins: Virtual Server Service Status and Hardware Status (1010641) , Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Tools (1010744) , Multipathing policies in ESX 4 (1011340) , Snapshot LUN detection in ESX 3.x and ESX 4 (1011385) , What is Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA) and Native Multipathing (NMP)? (1011375) , Changing the swapfile location of a virtual machine (1002700) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1009938: Virtual machines in Lab Manager environment might stop responding due to a heavy load on LUN (1009938) , VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200905401-BG: Updates vmkernel and hostd RPMs (1010957) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1009944: Update to time zone information (tzdata) package (1009944) , VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200905403-BG: Updates aacraid driver for Adaptec (1010960) , VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200905405-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX (1010963) , VMware ESXi, Patch ESXe350-200905401-I-BG: Firmware Update (1010964) , VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200905402-BG: Updates VMX RPM (1010958) , VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200905404-BG: Update to tzdata package (1010961) , VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905405-BG: Update to time zone information (tzdata) package (1009945) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008418: Updates to esxcfg-firewall man page (1008418) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008420: Update to VMware-esx-tools RPM (1008420) , VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905402-SG: Updates to esxcfg-firewall script to enable and disable FTP client service (1009941) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008417: Updates to esxcfg-firewall script to enable and disable FTP client service (1008417) , ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1008419: Update to service console (1008419) , VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905401-SG: Update to VMware-esx-tools RPM (1009940) , VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905404-BG: Update to FTP client service (1009943) , VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200905403-BG: Virtual machines in Lab Manager environment might stop responding due to a heavy load on LUN (1009942) , ESX host stops responding in VirtualCenter after adding a Virtual Appliance (1007924) , Inaccurate Monitoring and Health Status seen in VI Client, VirtualCenter, or vCenter Server (1010716) , Cloning a virtual machine fails at 10% with the error: The Virtual Disk is either corrupted or not a supported format (1007171) , Support for Open Virtualization Format (OVF) 1.0 is out! , VMotion migration of virtual machines that use Brocade NPIV with soft zoning fails (1010765) , View Composer might crash during its operations if you are using Oracle version 10.2.0.3 (1011396) , On rare occasion, View Administrator might display IllegalStateException errors (1011392) , During Daylight Savings Time, View Administrator displays the last backup time as one hour earlier than the actual backup time (1011390) , After an upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5, Sysprep does not prepare the guest operating system when deploying a virtual machine from a template (1006581) , A virtual machine's console in VirtualCenter is blank and shows the message: Unknown MKS event (1006584) , ESX Server performance counters in standalone host (1004521) , Increasing the amount of RAM assigned to the ESX Server service console (1003501) , Configuration of VMware High Availability fails with a Panic error in the esxcfg-firewall.log file (1004942) , Enabling the Veeam FastSCP firewall port in ESX 3.5 (1004206) , VirtualCenter fails with the ODBC error: There is insufficient system memory to run this query (1005691) , When using a Proxy with Update Manager, you must set trusted sites within the browser (1005408) , After applying an ESX patch, VMotion fails at 90% with the error: Checksumming not enabled on source machine (1006560) , Update Manager installation fails with the error: Error 25003. Setup failed to create database tables (1006038) , VirtualCenter does not accurately report RDM drives (1007184) , Blank printing sometimes occurs when the compression level for the virtual printer in the guest is set to "No Images" (1010551) , Manually forcing Fusion to use specific network interfaces or connections (1001875) , Update Manager cannot perform patch remediation on virtual machines (1007428) , Cannot log into the ESX host service console after setting up Microsoft Active Directory authentication (1001601) , The ESX host does not have persistent storage (1008074) , Avoiding performance issues when using ESX/ESXi 4.x with NetApp storage devices with ALUA (1010713) , Latest Updates , Mounting a virtual disk as a MacOS volume (1010989) , Overview of Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA) (1011308) , Troubleshooting poor local storage controller performance (1007688) , Unable to install ESX on a Dell server with a Serial ATA drive (1004664) , Licensing Site Recovery Manager (1010979) , Locating virtual machine log files on an ESX host (1007805) , Reducing the activity log file size (1005928) , Setting Isolation Response and Restart Priority values at the cluster level in VMware Infrastructure Client (1002079) , vCenter Server Heartbeat Plug-in - Online Help (1008601) , VMware Data Recovery fails to connect when invoked from a linked vCenter (1011236) , Moving a virtual machine from one ESX host to another without VMotion (7267036) , VMotion stops working after upgrading to vSphere 4 with a Licensing server is not configured error (1011296) , VMware High Availability cluster reports the error: Could not reach isolation address (1002787) , Requirements for upgrading to or installing VirtualCenter 2.5 with a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Database (1003391) , The VMkernel log indicates that the tcpip heap is below 9% (1007332) , Troubleshooting Volume Shadow Copy quiesce related issues (1007696) , Shortcuts for Native Applications Override Shortcuts for ThinApp Packages (1011232) , A customized virtual machine cannot join a domain after upgrading to Virtual Center 2.5 Update 3 (1008021) , Adding a host to VirtualCenter fails with the error: A general system error occurred (1002670) , Mapping VMware High Availability Heartbeats and Communication Paths (1010991) , Troubleshooting issues with video in View Manager (1010945) , Deleted the Management Network vSwitch on ESXi (1010992) , VirtualCenter host error: Error during the configuration of the host: Already exists (1002746) , ESX 2.x host cannot connect to VirtualCenter 2.x or disconnects from VirtualCenter 2.x (1003243) , VirtualCenter 2.5 upgrade fails with a ORA-30036 error (1010653) , Determining if multiple virtual CPUs are causing performance issues (1005362) , An ESX host is unavailable after its password is changed (1011209) , Upgrade to VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 3 fails with the error: Invalid command line argument (1007258) , VMotion stops working after upgrading to vSphere 4.0 (1011294) , Orchestrator log files (1010956) , Orchestrator security overview (1011305) , Stopping or starting VMware vCenter Orchestrator (1011303) , Virtual machines log HGFS error messages relating to VMware Tools when you have just a Linux console installed (1010610) , Cannot add a template to a configuration (1011278) , Out of Range DSUB Analog error when installing ESX 3.5 (1010602) , Upgrading an ESX 3.x virtual machine to ESX 4.0 (1010675) , Configuring disks to use VMware Paravirtual SCSI (PVSCSI) adapters (1010398) , Enabling logging for the VMware Authorization service (1006422) , vSphere support for View Manager (1011292) , Network receive packets dropped at the virtual switch (1010071) , A virtual machine cannot be powered on and shows as unknown (1008752) , [Internal] Changing hostd logging levels (1011215) , The VMkernel log is flooded with the message: Skipping pshare: alloc failed on node (1009732) , Reserved or overhead ports for virtual switches in ESX 3.0.x and 3.5.x and ESXi 3.5.x (1008040) , Starting VMware Infrastructure Client fails when connecting to VirtualCenter (1008381) , Automating VMware Tools upgrade in vCenter Server 4.0 (1010796) , Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 21 , Determining if an ESX host supports 64bit virtual machines (1006283) , VirtualCenter fails to start after upgrading from the Japanese version of VirtualCenter 2.0.2 Update 2 (1006161) , VirtualCenter fails with Max_DB_Connection error (1005001) , How to create default alarms when upgrading to vSphere 4.0 (1010399) , Troubleshooting SCSI Reservation failures on Virtual Infrastructure 3.x and vSphere 4.x (1005009) , ESX service console not impacted by OpenSSL security vulnerabilities with CVE-2009-0590, CVE-2009-0591, and CVE-2009-0789 identifiers (1010917) , Poor remote console performance to a virtual machine through VMware Infrastructure Client (1002450) , Latest Updates , Moving virtual machines with Storage VMotion (1005544) , SCSI Reservation Failures on Nihon Unisys SANARENA 5200 and 5800 Arrays (1006003) , Storage VMotion fails with a generic DMotion error (1009113) , SCSI Reservation Failures on HDS USP or NSC (1005010) , SCSI Reservation Failures on SUN StorageTek 9985 and 9990 Arrays (1006002) , VMFS volume open without Filesystem Journal (1010931) , Moving a single virtual disk using Storage VMotion (1004040) , SCSI Reservation Failures on HP XP Storage Arrays (1005011) , The Getting Started tab in VirtualCenter 2.5 does not display properly (1004208) , Restarting hostd (mgmt-vmware) on ESX Server hosts restarts hosted virtual machines where virtual machine Startup/Shutdown is enabled (1003312) , Installing ESX 4.0 and vCenter 4.0 best practices (1009080) , Cannot create a new linked clone automatic pool with a custom OU (1009197) , Talking with NetApp technologists - Communities Roundtable podcast #48 , VMware vCenter Update Manager Sizing Estimator Posted , VMware vCenter Update Manager Performance and Best Practices White Paper Posted , VMware vSphere 4 has left the building! , Cannot find the vmkdump tool in ESX 4.0 to analyze an ESX host failure (1009082) , Unable to configure NTP from the Virtual Infrastructure Client (1003965) , VMotion problem with Virtual Machines running on 64bit guests on AMD Barcelona servers and ESX 3.5/ESXi 3.5 Update 1 or Update 2 (1007072) , VMware-x.log files filling VMFS volume, causing various problems (1006434) , Controlling LUN queue depth throttling in VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 (1010922) , vSphere Client overview performance charts might not appear for ESX hosts prior to ESX 4.0 (1010568) , VI Client Performance tab and Storage tab do not function if vCenter Server uses an Oracle Database (1010172) , The esxupdate -l query command lists an incorrect time stamp after upgrading to ESX Server 3.5 Update2 (1010928) , Exchange 2007 performance on vSphere 4 , Host Connectivity Degraded (1009557) , Host Connectivity Permanently Lost (1009559) , Enabling license downgrade by disabling features (1010433) , Path Redundancy to Storage Device Degraded (1009555) , Physical Link Down with Loss of Redundancy (1009542) , VMkernel NIC Not Correctly Configured (1009550) , Default vCenter Server certificates prevent some client applications from connecting to vSphere 4.0 systems (1009407) , Disabling VMware High Availability (HA) (1008025) , Lost Redundant Path to Storage Device (1009554) , Disabling VMware DRS (1007655) , Network Connectivity Lost Due to Physical Link Down (1009515) , Running custom quiescing scripts inside Windows virtual machine with ESX 3.5 Update 2 and later (1006671) , vcbSnapAll command fails (1010105) , Configuring Virtual Switch VLAN Tagging (VST) mode on a vNetwork Distributed Switch (1010778) , Raw device mappings for a virtual machine in Lab Manager (1005237) , Status type in HP SIM set to Critical for a host placed in standby mode by DPM (1010767) , Cannot mount Windows share in ESX 4.x with a mount_data version is not supported error (1010819) , Configuring a Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) on a vSphere ESX host (1010806) , Enabling public key authentication with a Dropbear SSH client on ESXi (1010287)