Get-Stat & weighted mean
When I run Get-ResourcePool -name "RSNAME" | Get-Stat -Stat mem.consumed.average is Powercli returning a weighted mean (Weighted arithmetic mean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)? Or do I need to...
View ArticleTrouble getting into VM using RDP with a NAT connection
I am having trouble getting into my virtual machine using remote desktop. I am using a NAT connection that was set up using this guide VMware KB: Connecting to VMware virtual machines using the Windows...
View ArticleTrue minimum RAM for each Horizon VA guest?
So, I'm trying to build a while universe.. all of the Horizon Suite.. NESTED within VMware Workstation 9. And.. So far I've got: 1. Vmware View: Persistent and non-persistent desktops and also local...
View ArticleRe: RAID level for ESXi 5.x
"...you could Mirror your Flash card, but not that many servers are capable of this..." I had the same problem and solved it by buying two cheap CF-to-SATA adapters (eBay, each 5$). Then I attached...
View ArticleVMware Workstation 9.0.2 Linux not starting in Fc19
Hi all. I've always worked on Fedora since quite a long time and love this distribution. But since a while, I'm getting more and more difficulties when installing VMware Workstation for Linux. I'm now...
View ArticleRe: VMWare vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 5) Issue
Firstly the 146GB are the marketing size (base-10), so what you really get from a 146GB drive is about 142GB (base-2) of unformatted disk space. Assuming you created a RAID set with these disks, this...
View ArticleRe: Dialogue window says vmware tools not running
It must be a bug, since I have the exact same problem. Workstation 9.0.2 on 64bit Linux, 32bit Win7 guest, VMware Tools 9.2.3. Even after uninstalling the tools, rebooting the VM, then reinstalling the...
View ArticleRe: CTRL-C Does Not Copy From Windows Guest
This is a very unusual behaviour which I was unable to reproduce in my machine. Ctrl-C inside the Win7 VM and then Right-click> Paste in the Win8 Host, check if that works?
View ArticleRe: disk size increased
The method in the Getting Started guide will only free space that's actually completely empty - a simple delete doesn't do that, the space has to be wiped.Try using:VMwareToolboxCmd.exe disk shrinkThat...
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Re: VM SHUTDOWN ALONE
What you use for Vm is this a linux/unix/Ms?? Have some error in the event log (MS) or var/log (Linux)???Cheers,Denis
View ArticleHA Cluster Shutdown Issue
Ran into a new issue today. Was trying to make some wiring changes to our network cards on our VSphere servers. We have two VSphere 4.1 servers, each have 6 NICs, with 3 virtual Switches, with 2 NICs...
View ArticleWorkaround for Cisco Nexus 1000v for vEthernet Interface limit
Hi All Actually we have a cisco nexus 1000v Release 4.2(1)SV1(5.1) with VMware ESXi 4.1 and we are reaching the max number for vnics or vEthernet Interface for this version. Do you know if...
View ArticleRe: HA Cluster Shutdown Issue
i just found that my Host Isolation Response setting for my cluster was set to shut down. This may be my culprit. What i don't understand is that the host should have never become isolated because we...
View ArticleRe: unable to share files betw host & guest in Wsta 9.0.2 wth guest Ubuntu 13.04
We at VMware are already aware of this issue about Shared Folders not working for Workstation 9.0.2 in a Ubuntu 13.04 Guest. The engineering team is working on fixing this issue for future maintenance...
View ArticleRe: I need a script to log into guest OS desktop, similar to option in guest...
Ok, I hope I understood the question correctly. I would try it like this1) Configure autologon (see here for example)That is in fact adding/changing some registry keys in the guest OS.You can do that...
View ArticleRe: Set Memory Reservation & Limit For List Of VMs
That is a known issue with passing strings through the pipeline and OBN. Try like thisGet-VM -Name (Get-Content C:\tmp\VMList.txt) | Get-VMResourceConfiguration | Set-VMResourceConfiguration...
View ArticleRe: Can't see shared folders in Linux Guest (Windows Host)
Thanks WoodyZ. Before I try that, would you know if the attached files in that link will work the current VMWare Tools version? It seems to have updated since that post was written. Many Thanks
View ArticleRe: Get-Stat & weighted mean
Just to avoid all misunderstandings, the weighted average is not done by the Get-Stat cmdlet.But that is done by the PerformanceManager.The Get-Stat cmdlet obtains the statistical data by calling a...
View ArticleRe: I need a script to log into guest OS desktop, similar to option in guest...
Thanks LucD - given these are live production systems running critical data where we aren't allowed to make anything but the required changes, I'm not certain I will be able to use this method of...
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