Re: Question about SpoofGuard and multiple IP
The SpoofGuard feature seems pretty dumb to me, to be blunt. It seems to rely on what the VMware tools report and shuts down the port if it detects a different IP bound on the NIC. It can be easily...
View ArticleRe: Question on ESXi5.x syslog
Thanks MKguy Is the /var/log/syslog.log is different from the syslog.log that I see on the syslog connector server or scratch location?...
View ArticleRe: VM command POWERSHELL for to position DNS on a VM
Is that for a VM where the OS is already deployed ?If yes, have a look at the Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface cmdlet.
View ArticleHierarchy of native clones of file name.vmdk is too deep
I am just kicking the tires on this new 5.1.2 environment and doing some testing to get it up and running, but I am seeing some really odd storage related issues while trying to do some basic tasks in...
View ArticleRe: USB redirection not working
Not really specific to certain hardware, we have the issue on MacBook Pro's from the past 4 years. Other devices redirect ok, this is the only device that we've ran across so far. I just thought it was...
View ArticleRe: Question on ESXi5.x syslog
The destination syslog server probably just uses "syslog.log" as the default filename for the syslog stream, so yes, it is different.If you want to split the resulting logfile then you could filter by...
View ArticleRe: Design questions for vCenter 5.1, SSO and SRM
Linked mode is not needed with SRM 5.1 as the vCenter Servers will be both available in the SRM GUI.my suggestion is to use vSphere Replicator between the data centers to protect the SSO. And also...
View ArticleRe: Creating Templates, do I use sysprep.
I have the same question. Is it necessary to use sysprep with the current versions of ESXi and vCenter given that it looks as though the sysprep options are built into a wizard when deploying a VM...
View ArticleRe: Change Default Email Address - FAQ doesnt help
Has anyone been able to review this issue? Am I doing something incorrect? Thanks BostonTechGuy
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Theoretical impact of vm escapes
Hi all, Just to give a baseline, I'm particularly concerned with the vSphere ESXi 4.1 architecture... I've been doing some light reading about hypervisor exploits, and one of the more prominent ones...
View ArticleRe: trying to convert win2000 with v3.0.3
I see error:[#2] [2013-06-18 20:28:05.226 'App' 4436 error] [imageProcessingTaskImpl,536] BlockLevelVolumeCloning::task{9}: Image processing task has failed with PlatformError fault: 1117which is "The...
View ArticleRe: Widget Help. . .
briley1, always a good idea to mention the version you are running. Based on the screenshot you have chosen to display only one metric (instance vs general) so you wont get sized and color by. I always...
View ArticleRe: Case insensitive search for VM by name
Hi, I was about to post a different question about this same method. Here's what I use to do case-insensitive search: var vms = VcPlugin.getAllVirtualMachines(null,...
View ArticleCPU Usage in Performance Monitor
When the VM comes under load, can it utilize all of the processing power on the host(12x2.49GHz), or only the 2x2.49 GHz because it only has two vCPUs?In that case a 2 vCPU VM can only utilize the...
View ArticleRe: Case insensitive search for VM by name
Wow, that rocks! Thanks for sharing!Not really an intuitive solution, but it indeed works...Cheers,Joerg PS.: I felt free to mark this as the correct answer
View ArticleRe: CPU Usage in Performance Monitor
Crap... I did not understand what a branch discussion was... Please ignore/delete.
View ArticleVMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 : Error
VMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 : Error I am trying to configure the VMware vSphere Health Check Report v5.1.0 script in my environment. I have V Sphere 5.0 & i have downloaded &...
View ArticleRe: Help determining best Anti-affinity configuration
Thanks, I had discovered that document in my earlier research into this question, but it didn't provide any insights regarding what happens in the scenario I'm envisioning. Here it is: There are 10...
View ArticleRe: Recover snapshot deleted with Snapshot Manager
Good afternoon friends I had a similar problem that was inadvertently pressed the snapshot and restored the machine to the first restore point and ai can not turn on the machine that was current before...
View ArticleRe: Latest Queries related to GemFire
Hi Aqamah Here are some answers / suggestions to your questions: 1. Certainly GemFire can play a role here. I would suggest that you take a look at some of the Spring Data modules (if you haven't...
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