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Re: SRM datastore extend
If you are using array-based replication, it is best to refer to your array vendor's procedure for extending replicated LUNs. Some handle this in different ways than others. For example, an EMC VNX...
View ArticleWay to have LUNS available in two separate groups
I have been slowly getting our VMWARE environment up-to-par and have completed our migration from ESX 4 to ESXi 5.1 I now want to clean up our pools and separate production from development and...
View ArticleDoes the vSphere Update Manager functionality work with Windows based VMware...
Hello, We are creating Windows Server based virtual appliances using VMware Studio. We would like these VA's to be able to take advantage of VMware Update Manager in vSphere by creating updates in a...
View ArticleRe: How to properly remove VDP ?
I think from experience (now) that if you shut down a VDP appliance it deregisters itself from vCenter so that eventually you will no longer see the appliance's name in the list.
View ArticleRe: Need to extend disk(vmware). Need to determin what disk is what partition
Or do I have to do something stupid like, extend one of them randomly with a small amount and then see which is which? =)I don't really think that's a stupid idea. That's exactly what I usually do for...
View ArticleHelp determining best Anti-affinity configuration
I am starting to dabble in VM and Host affinity rules for the first time. One of our customers is looking to have 30-40 VMs spun up to use for distributed processing. They want to ensure that in case...
View ArticleCase insensitive search for VM by name
I found sample code in the communities, but it appears that the searches are case sensitive. We need help modifying the script to make it case insensitive. var vms =...
View ArticleRe: Mysterious Backup
Andre, good call - but shouldn't I see Veeam Backup&Restore or the *gasp* free edition sitting on my VM Server as an installed application? There is nada related to backups under Programs. I'm...
View ArticleRe: Way to have LUNS available in two separate groups
When you talk about "pools", can I assume all hosts are in the same vCenter Server environment? In this case you may only want to present the LUNs to the new hosts as well, that's it. Just in case:...
View ArticleRe: Mysterious Backup
Veeam could be installed anywhere and only the backup files could be stored on the server. André
View ArticleRe: linking vmware in differnt domain
Have you upgraded from vCenter 5.0 to vCenter 5.1? If yes, you can add several domains as Identity Sources in SSO:...
View ArticleRe: Appropriateness of VMware for this application
Take a look at the MS article for help troubleshooting high CPU on the System process. This may help narrow things down. How to troubleshoot high cpu in the System process - The troubleshooters and...
View ArticleHA reconfigure after 5.1 to 5.1U1
In poking around with some test systems after going from 5.1 to 5.1U1, I noticed the HA vib did not get updated until I did a reconfigure HA from a 5.1U1 vcenter. Is this required to be done, or is the...
View ArticleRe: Way to have LUNS available in two separate groups
Just expose those LUNs to the new VM hosts and you will be able to RDM them again to your migrated VM.
View ArticleRe: Mysterious Backup
Oh man. So if the VRB files exist, then Veeam Backup and Restore is installed somewhere on my network. Time to go hunting! I appreciate you talking me through it. I'll update when the hunt is...
View ArticleRe: Need to regain space or Shrink disk in VMware & Server 2008
VMware converter is the best method to shrink a drive. Done it many times.
View ArticleQuestion on ESXi5.x syslog
Does the ESXi 5.x server "syslog" contains the log information from hostd.log and vpxa.log? If now how can we redirect hostd and vpxa logs to syslog so that I can collect all events from the syslog...
View ArticleRe: Error 25004.Setup failed to create the vCenter Server repository.
Unfortunately no. I opened a service request with Vmware, restored the db from a backup and tried installing components in differing orders. All with no luck. It was finally suggested to...
View ArticleRe: What software to take images regularly
We use Veeam. By far the best backup solution for VMs in my opinion.Simple to use and setup and it works as advertised.
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