Workstation 8 Install Error 1920 - Service VMware Authorization Service did...
I keep getting the following error message when trying to install vmwre-workstation-full-8.0.0-471780.exe: Error 1920. Service VMware Authorization Service (VMAuthdService) failed to start.Verify that...
View ArticleRunning Fusion VM on two different computers, way to get around reactivation?
I am a heavily mobile user and do most of my work on my Macbook but when I'm in the office I want to leverage my 27" iMac screen & desktop, so I made a make-shift docking station. Plug the laptop...
View ArticleESXi 5.1u1 + 3ware 9650SE on Haswell
Hi, I'm currently in the middle off a hardware upgrade for my home ESXi 5.1 (u1) machine, which I use for testing and training towards certifications (mostly microsoft) The specs for the machine are...
View ArticleHA, Host Down, not restart VM on second node
Hi... I'm testing the Esxi5 and i'm having trouble with HA.I configured a Cluster and two hosts on it.Cluster - name CLUSTERHost 1 - name VMWARE0 - IP 10.0.0.9 (Master - vMotion Enabled) - Dell...
View ArticleCatch 22, win2000 Guest and VM-Tools
Hi All,Trying to get win2000-SP4 working as a guest from an iso. It installs and runs OK, but when I try to install vm-tools I get an error about missing DLLs. OK, so some searching and I find that I...
View ArticleHow to remove a VM from 'My Computer' library in WS 8
Hi; I recently did some system 'house keeping' by deleting a few old Virtual machines (on Windows 7 64-bit). I ended up deleting them from the disk outside of Workstation 8 thinking I could just...
View Articlevm shutdown during suspend operation
Running the July preview. Is there a way to securely upload a log file?
View ArticlevCAC 5.1 - Replace Self-signed certificate
Is there a documentation available how to replace the self-signed certificates with certificates from a trusted domain CA in vCAC Version 5.1?Can i change the vCAC SelfService Portals certificate only...
View ArticleBest Practice Minimum Free Space on Datastore (Prod and No-Prod VMs)
Dear Team, I have two datastore on one esx host,Just want to know as a best practice what will be the % of free space on datastore1 (stored Production VMs also performing backup activity) and...
View ArticleMigration to VMWARE
I have few consideration migrating to VMWARE. 1. How do we auto provision large (100+) number of VMs based on the work load and shutdown when its not required2. Centralized patch management for Windows...
View Articleexpired vcops license
I was running vcops enterprise 5.0 in evaluation mode but it expired. However I am now licensed for only vcops foundation 5.7.1 from the vcloud standard suite. how do I upgrade/downgrade existing 5.0...
View Articlevm restart Priority disabled
In HA Cluster vm restart Priority is disable but still it is used in the Slots calculation. I want to understand why it is included in slots calculation?
View ArticleIssues with powercli script to create/delete snapshots
Folks, I attempted to write a simple powercli script today to create snapshots and delete any old than 2 days for the VM named Nix. [code]Connect-VIServer -server grima.domain.com $sName = Automated...
View ArticleError on vCenter com.vmware.sps.fault.qsconnectionexception
Hi all;I get an error such as the appendix on vSphere Server. I ran into this error expanding the datastore. But on the virtual machines running normally comes at a time of error. Do not have a...
View ArticleSharePoint Designer 2010 - ThinApp
Hi All, Has anyone successfully ThinApped SharePoint Designer 2010? I had a dll error, but was able to correct that. Now I get a license error...then it closes. Any help is greatly appreciated....
View ArticleStarting a vm returns: unrecoverable error...timeTracker_user.c:232 bugNr=148722
Host: 3.10.5-201.fc19.x86_64Guest: any (tried windows, other distros)vmware Workstation 9.0.2, patched with this and that. I stumbled upon a somewhat relevant KB article but don't know how to go about...
View ArticleRedhat 6.2 template multicast doesn't work?
Hello, I have a strange issue I'm battling with at the moment. I have two Redhat 6.2 templates lets call them min and maxIf I convert the templates to VM's, boot them & test multicast its works...
View ArticleVI3: Linux Client, Please
Well, I've seen several threads around here asking about VirtualCenter support for Linux, which I think is a great idea. I recently downloaded an evaluation copy of ESX3 (VI3 - whatever you'd like to...
View ArticleCan't install on RH6.4 with a Standalone DB
I'm new to Hyperic but have a customer who wants us to purchase and deploy HQ Enterprise over a largish AWS environment. Naturally they want to see the evaluation running before they commit though....
View ArticleNIC Drivers for WIndows 7
When will network adaptor drivers be available for Windows 7 Beta as a guest OS? I've just installed a W7 guest using an XP base from the wizard, but it cannot locate any network drivers. Should I...
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