Re: Renaming VM
There are two things here - the "name" of the VM (as you see it in VC/ESX) and the "hostname" of the VM (within the guest OS) Just log in to the guest OS and change the "hostname" or computer name to...
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Take a look at Customizing Guest Operating Systems which explains customization for Windows and Linux guests and how to e.g. install the Sysprep tools for Windows in vCenter Server.André
View ArticleRe: issue with a product download ?
If you are trying to download a product or components from the VMware downloads, VMware checks whether you are entitled to do so, i.e. whether you have the product registered in your My VMware account....
View ArticleRe: How to add non vSphere source?
From http://communities.vmware.com/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/23650-102-2-31673/log-insight-10-install-admin-guide.pdf and...
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Discussion moved from VMware vCenter™ Server to VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI
View ArticleRe: vCenter server error lookup service
Is this a fresh VM or host? Do you have any other applications running that might be using the same ports?
View ArticleRe: 3 vCenter SSO with single site or multi site ?
Hi Umesh, An easier option would be to point all three VC's to the same SSO server and just use the Web Client which will give you a single pane view of all three servers. This has the benefits of...
View ArticleWhat if the ESXi cant ping the gateway
Hi Due to some network issue from ESXi hosts cant ping the gateway due to this i think the hosts get disconnected after some time in cluster and gives the following error: vsphere ha agent on this host...
View ArticleRe: ESXi host management network nonresponsive after vCenter reboot
There can be a couple of things going on 1. Issues with the NIC cards used for the management network (drivers/firmware etc)2. Issues with the traffic passing through the ports of the physical switch...
View ArticleRe: Manually remove vSphere Client (ESXi 5.1) from a crashed vSphere Server 5...
Hey ZACAV, Just checking if the previous suggestions helped? Thanksa
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Service Won't Start
Hey, Just checking if you are still facing the issue and if the previous suggestions helped? Thanksa
View ArticleRe: What if the ESXi cant ping the gateway
If the hosts cannot ping the default gateway, the hosts would get disconnected from Virtual Center!
View ArticleRe: What if the ESXi cant ping the gateway
Yes, the error message you see is due to an issue with the isolation address. However, the reason your host shows as disconnected could also be due to address resolution issues. Please check whether...
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i'm ussing vm host and no other application uses the port
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What if you give the IP address instead of the SSO FQDN?
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Re: First New-VM : An item with the same key has already been added.
Today I had the same error with the first Remove-VDSwitch command in my PowerCLI session. When I tried to create a new VDSwitch it went without an error. Maybe you are right and will this happen only...
View ArticleMountain Lion/Fusion 3.1
I know that Fusion 3 is not supported by Mountain Lion, but at the time I upgraded OS X I didn't believe I might need to access any old files in the Fusion virtual machine. Now I know better. While it...
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