When I run this script in a task it just runs and runs. I am not sure what is going wrong or if it is just expecting to run for hours to gather this info?
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Re: VMware Tools and Hardware Version
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Article 96
Yes, I checked inside the PowerGUI script editor where it actually shows PowerShell Console, I'm not running it as a script. I also went to Tools "Powershell Command Prompt" in PowerGUI, I added the snapin vm* and I see the new cmdlets there. All of the versions show 5.5 Release 2, but PowerGUI does not show any of the new cmdlets or parameters.
There has to be some old data lingering, I can't even count how many times I've uninstalled and reinstalled the software, but something is staying, at least it seems that way.
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Re: Cant start a WS 1 VM with Dos in WS 10 (QEMM mem-manager)
There's also a KB article which might help - VMware KB: Using Memory Managers in a DOS Virtual Machine
André
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Re:
What does it show under File - PowerShell Libraries in the Script Editor ?
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VcFolder walking from Datacenter
The code below will allow me to walk straight down a path to the bottom of a set of folders Datacenter->Folder Level1->Folder Level2.
I need to walk sideways... I want to look at the next folder at Level1 in the same Datacenter. The vmFolder given at the datacenter is on an Array type, and there is no "link-list" type chain to follow.
var datacenter_vcFolder = datacenter.vmFolder;
System.log("vmFolder:"+datacenter_vcFolder);
for (var i in datacenter_vcFolder) {
System.log("Name["+i+"]:"+datacenter_vcFolder[i].name);
var I_childType = datacenter_vcFolder[i].childType;
var I_childEntity = datacenter_vcFolder[i].childEntity;
for (var j in I_childType){
System.log("childType["+j+"]:"+I_childType[j]);
System.log("childEntity["+j+"]:"+I_childEntity[j]);
}
}
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Unity Crashes on launch Mac OSX 10.9.2 Windows 7 Ent
For about 6 weeks I was able to successfully enable Unity on my Windows guest O/S. Now whenever I attempt to start up Unity, the Virtual Machine Library window comes into the foreground, and after about 10 seconds, it reverts back to Single Window mode, with no error. I have reinstalled the VMWare Tools multiple times, complete with the required reboots, etc. It has not helped. The only clue I have now is that there may be an issue with the unity.dll file, as per an error message I managed to capture thanks to Soluto. (attached)
Any suggestions? I would prefer not to rebuild the guest O/S. Thanks.
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Re:
I have had this a few times, you need to delete the PowerGUI Intellisense cache, quit powergui and the script editor and then backup/delete C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Quest Software\PowerGUI\ then it should come back up and recreate your PowerGUI settings and cache.
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Re: ESXi 5.1 update 2 and FC Tape Library
I can't find anything about passthrough IBM tape/scsi being changed in 5.1U2.
That said, when you say PVID, do you mean NPIV for Fiber Channel?
If so, NPIV should allow you to zone that FC tape library directly to the VM (don't zone it to the ESXi host), so that VM will directly see the tape drive as an FC tape drive, not through a passthrough emulated device as you indicated before.
This should bypass the tape drive needing to be recognized by ESXi.
Jonathan
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Converting Microsoft physical machine with OEM licensing
Hi All,
I guess this is a well worn path for all the P2V newbies like myself. I converted an old XP box with an OEM license and get stuck at the prompt "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?". Is there a way to convert this OEM license to run on the virtual machine or is this a dead end? I do have an XP installation disk with valid serial numbers if that is of any help.
Thanks to everyone who replies,
Ray
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Re: Microsoft two node failover cluster on vSphere 5.0 or 5.1
Andre,
No, since the VM will be configured for physical SCSI bus sharing, you can't vMotion a passive node, that imposes a hard limit.
Mike,
Yes, you should be able to relocate the VM to another host when the VM is off.
Jonathan
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Re: Converting Microsoft physical machine with OEM licensing
Unfortunatly almost all hardware was changed during conversions and you need to activate it after that.
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Re: vCOps licensing
When the license expires, vC Ops will continue collecting data from vCenter, but stop collecting data from other sources (e.g. 3rd party integration).
The vC Ops product will also drop in to "Foundation" mode, in that the Custom UI doesn't function and the vSphere UI drop policies/cap planning functionality (as well as other features). You end up with a very slimmed down version of vC Ops that is meant for basic monitoring.
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Re: Virtual Machine Disks consolidation is needed
I did some testing as we were looking at doing the same thing. It appears that the default workflow that VMware has included has a quirk compared to the documentation in its API documentation.
vCenter Server 5.1 Plug-In API Reference for vCenter Orchestrator
(Exerpt from documentation for vOrchestrator API 5.1.1)
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removeSnapshot_Task
Removes this snapshot and deletes any associated storage.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| removeChildren | boolean | Flag to specify removal of the entire snapshot subtree. |
| consolidate* | boolean | (optional) If set to true, the virtual disk associated with this snapshot will be merged with other disk if possible. Defaults to true. |
*Need not be set
Return Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| VcTask |
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The documentation tells us that the .removeSnapshot_Task function does not require the condolidate Snapshots parameter to be set to true, as it does it by default(This appears to be false, at least in this instance). When I added the underlined sections in the code below in the Schema item "Remove Snapshot" does not come up with the alert.
//Set to if you want to consolidate the disk
var consolidateSS = true
//Remove Snapshot
var task = activeSnapshot.removeSnapshot_Task(removeChildren,consolidateSS);
var actionResult = System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vc.basic").vim3WaitTaskEnd(task) ;
Please keep in mind that this should be tested in a test environment before deploying to production. I hope this helps you out and saves some headaches
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Re: Vcenter 5.5 installing problem
thank u for all but problem with me also the cell for account name not available to choose the windows local admin or type the name of domain before administrator
u can see the status in image
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Re: Multiple VCenters for Single VCops???
To add additional vCenters to vC Ops, do this via the /admin UI. At the bottom of the first page, you'll see a button to add a vCenter near the existing vCenter entry). Click that, fill in the info, and away you go.
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Learning material for VCA-DCV
Hello,
I am new to this forum. I would like to know where I can find videos and other learning material for the VCA-DCV exam. The page for instructional videos has about thousands of videos with no clear demarcation for the particular exam. Kindly help.
Thanks !
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Re: VCAP5-DCA Status Update
I Tried one of the Free Vmware Hands on Lab (assuming this is the same infrastructure as VMware Lab Connect) and i also am using Hatsize.com for my studing
VMware Hot Labs / Lab Connect
Pros
- Structured
- Excellent support
- Very Polished
- Has all the documentation you need to follow through the labs
Cons
- Cost
- Found the HOL labs a little laggy and slow to respond
Hatsize Labs
Pros
- Cost (you can get 60 day/60 hours for under $200)
- Very Responsive Labs (its literally as fast as working on your own pc) - no lag
- Excellent Support
Cons
- Not polished interface
-You need to provide your own lab book
- You might need to put in support tickets for minor administrative issues
Results: HatSize
- I would like to get more comments from other people that use HOL/Lab Connect. I found the response time to be really poor when I tried a free lab, so I did not want to take a risk spending more money and having to deal with a slow lab. But I really loved the interface and documentation going along with the Labs with LabConnect/HOL that I almost felt like dealing the with slow response time.
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Re: Converting Microsoft physical machine with OEM licensing
I can start the machine in safe mode to do the necessary re-configuration, like removing the recovery partition, etc... The question I have is then what? Will Microsoft activate this license once I can get the VM on the Internet?
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Re: ESXi 5.5 Build 1474528 - VMDirectPath ATI Bonaire XT - Code 43 after VM Reboot -> OK after Host Reboot -> rinse and repeat
No shot, well at least no successful.
* added the parameter to the VM
* installed Catalyst w/ rebooted
* installed the SVGA-Driver w/ rebooted
and got a picture on the attached monitor as usual, but this time instead of the vmrc console becoming the secondary display it went black (mouse/keyboard still working, so just like disabling the SVGA-Display), unfortunately after rebooting the VM i am back to Code 43
Furthermore if disable and re-enable the ATI card within the device manager after the reboot the windows application event log contains two informational Desktop Windows Manager related events:
Code 9002 - DWM was unable to start
and
Code 9007 - DWM was unable to start because WDDM is not in use
Which imho makes no sense since the VMware SVGA-Driver is reporting as WDDM Version 1.0
But on the other hand, if the VMware SVGA would be running XDDM it would explain why the ATI card cannot be activated as all cards need to run the same mode, even though that's only a blind shot.
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Re: Learning material for VCA-DCV
Welcome to the Community - Here is link that has all the information you need about the VCA-DCV including links to the instructional videos. (VCA-DCV) VCA-Data Center Virtualization
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