builtin network resource pools vs user-defined resource pools
Couple of questions regarding these two types: 1. If you create user-defined pools and assign port groups to them, is the new percentage based on the number of shares out of the total ones assigned to...
View ArticleRe: Briefcase Connection Issues
if you are running version 1.74x, you should see a Refresh Icon on the ActionBar (top bar).
View ArticleRe: Powershell/PowerCLI Dynamic Email Message Body with Datastores
Cool man. Thanks so much. I am all set.
View ArticleRe: Attempting to add second server to Multi-Node vCO
GSS is Global Support Services. In some cases they provide updated versions of the products components.
View ArticlevMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Greetings to All In my book by Lowe he does not say much about local storage. In fact its as if no one uses vSphere5 without an external storage array of some kind. He indicates that "shared storage"...
View ArticleDoes anyone alert into Smarts... the alert event text is backwards
Anyone use Smarts as the MOM for events from vcops? Everyone I see shows the event text backward and that makes it confusing. Most recent example is Noise above 81.0 > 68.8. Shouldnt that read Noise...
View ArticleRe: Does anyone alert into Smarts... the alert event text is backwards
Can you provide a screenshot so I can file this request to the appropriate team?
View ArticleConfiguring a VM with OS and Apps
Hi to everyone I've read hundreds of pages in many documents and books about virtualizing Exchange 2010 They all discuss sizing for Exchange but there is no mention of the fact that it will sit on an...
View ArticlePersona Management: Exactly when does "Show progress when downloading large...
Here's my setup within a GPO which affects my VMware pool: http://screencast.com/t/QvGspe65omhf So.. a. They definitely get the settings.b. Things are redirected a-ok for profile and Mydocs and test...
View ArticleDifinitive disk.terminateVMOnPDLDefault
Hi Running ESXi 5.1 Update 1: Looking for the definitive way of formatting the disk.terminateVMOnPDLDefault entry in the settings file. The VMWare KB simply says set it to true. Helpful. A number of...
View ArticleRe: vMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Yes with vSphere 5 you can vmotion without a SAN or NFS shared storage - you will vSphere Storage Appliance - http://www.vmware.com/support/vsa/doc/vsphere-storage-appliance-513-release-notes.html
View ArticleRe: Briefcase Connection Issues
I am running that version, and when in the Briefcase section I do not see a Refresh. I have a Refresh when I am in my inbox but not in the Briefcase.
View ArticleRe: Powercli - An item with the same key has already been added ERROR
Afaik, VMware does support PowerCLI. I don't think they support debugging a customer's script, but the PowerCLI product itself is supported.I created some calls myself in the past. The issue you are...
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Re: vMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Well I'll be. Not a single mention of that in the book. Is that an extra expenditure? I don't see it on the install screen of the vCenter Server 5.1 install disk
View ArticleRe: Briefcase Connection Issues
You don't see the Icon in red rectangle in attached file?
View ArticleRe: vMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Yes there is an additional charge - this doc mught help http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2002309
View ArticleVMFS datastore visible on 3 of 6 hosts. Remaining 3 hosts see the LUN, status...
As the title suggests, all hosts see the LUNs... can't figure out the issue. Below is a capture of the vmkernel.log captured from the server as it was doing a Rescan (which results in a loop of...
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Re: vMotion and Shared vs Local Storage
Thanks a bunch for the help Just when think I might be getting a handle on this stuff I turn around and there is yet another piece of software to install and configure. At this rate I might still be...
View ArticleRe: Migration 5.1.1 High Cpu
@Thomsit Wow, it looks like it works!The vmx-svga dropped from 30% CPU usage to 1 or 2%, but how could this be related which each other?
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