Re: All Server shut down - Process vmtoolsd.exe Reason: Shutdown Legacy-API
That event is generated when Update Manager remediates Vmware Tools Upgrade to Match Host baseline. Do you have a scheduled task to remediate these VMs?
View ArticleGemfire licensing
In the Gemfire licensing docs at http://pubs.vmware.com/vfabric53/topic/com.vmware.vfabric.gemfire.7.0/deploying/licensing/licensing.html it is stated : "An individual license is used for each 6-core...
View ArticleQuery: VMparameter script working on 1 vcenter but not on another vCenter
I have created a script to retrieve VM paramters "VM Name, DNS Name, Creation Date, Power State ,OS Full Name ,VM Hardware Version , Tools Version , VM Tools Status , CPU HOT Enabled, Memory Hot...
View ArticleRe: Linux kernel panic after moving Datastore Location
Marcelo, You are 100% correct on the assumption. I did in fact select "I copied it" and not "I Moved it" (and honestly I didnt know it would make a difference..) Can you point me to performing a System...
View ArticleRe: FT-Record/Replay functionality is not supported by this virtual machine...
Damn, ran into the same issue. Hoping for a fix too (in case that's really a bug.)
View ArticleRaw to VMDK
I need to move my data from Raw mapped (LUN) volumes to VMDK. My backup software does block level changes. If I power down the server and convert the volumes would the back system see the data as...
View ArticleRe: SRM 5.1/V7000 with SRA 2.1.0.x fails during 'testFailover'.
Hi, First increase rescan count on SRM to two and then follow this KB VMware KB: ESXi 5.0 hosts fail to mount VMFS5 volumes that are formatted with ATS-only capabilities Then do test failover and let...
View ArticleRe: Host Profiles removing default gateway since upgrading to 5.1
I never had this problem in our 5.1 environment which we upgraded from 4.1, but in a new freshly installed 5.1U1 environment I am having this problem. It seems to be a known issue with no solution...
View ArticleRe: All Server shut down - Process vmtoolsd.exe Reason: Shutdown Legacy-API
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View ArticleRe: Query: VMparameter script working on 1 vcenter but not on another vCenter
Could you perhaps attach the script you are using ? I assume you connect to the correct vCenter before you run the script or in your script ?
View ArticleRe: How Get VLAN ID with Get-VirtualPortGroup
Get-VirtualSwitch -Name MyDVSwitch | Get-VirtualPortGroup | `Select Name, @{N="VLANId";E={$_.Extensiondata.Config.DefaultPortCOnfig.Vlan.VlanId}} This has worked for me on vSphere 5.1. But does not...
View ArticleRe: Export Compliance Reports
One thing I noticed is that the script does not seem to loop anymore. If I have 2 hostnames in the text file, the output only displays 1 of them. Why would that happen?
View ArticleRe: esxtop and client performance chart discrepancy for receive packets dropped
I'm also having this same exact issue. My 5.0 hosts do not exhibit this issue, only the 5.1 hosts.
View ArticleEsxi5 Free version install Nic Issues?
I have 2 dell t420 that match vmware specs for free version but one thing the dell driver is not included in the iso download for the broadcom gb ethernet bcm5720 nics? If I get it from dell how do I...
View ArticleRe: Autocad 2008 and Fusion 5
Have you upgraded the virtual hardware and VMWare tools in the guest?
View ArticleRe: vm clone scipt error
To run a script in a scheduled task have a look at Alan's Running a PowerCLI Scheduled task. A simple VM clone script could look like thisNew-VM -Name VM2 -VM VM1 -Datastore datastorename -vmhost...
View ArticleRe: FT-Record/Replay functionality is not supported by this virtual machine...
Default network adapter for windows 2012 is E1000E, which is not supported for RecordReplay FT. If that's the case can you please try with some other network adapter and see if it helps.If that's not...
View ArticleRe: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken
any news on this topic? Is there anyway to get the passthrough of my usb host controller done?or do i have to downgrade to ESXi 5.0? If so which is the last known working version?
View ArticleRe: Esxi5 Free version install Nic Issues?
You may want to check whether Dell offers an OEM ESXi CD which already includes the driver. If this is not the case you can inject the driver into the VMware installation ISO using e.g....
View ArticleRe: Export Compliance Reports
How do you call the script ExportComplianceToCSV.ps1 with this new setup ?
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