Re: vt-d enabled Ivy Bridge motherboard recommendations
I found ESXi 5.0 needed update 1 to see the Atheros 8151 on my Gigabyte Z77-D3H m/b.ESXi 5.1 worked fine with net-atl1c-1.0.1.14.x86_64.vib and ESXi customizer.Using the Intel i7 3770 chip and 32GB RAM...
View ArticleRe: Can't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
Hello and welcome to the communities. This probably has to do with the block size of the VMFS datastore. Check out http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003565 for more info.
View ArticleVMmark 2.5 with STAF 3.4.12 Python ERROR
Hi Everyone, I hope someone can help me out, I am using VMMark 2.5 with STAF 3.4.12 and during the Turbo run I am getting the following error on my Prime Client: 20130106-16:04:43 Start JobID: 5, File:...
View ArticleNew User: Linux Mint 14 - VMware Workstation 9 Install Problems
Hi, I am attempting to install Linux Mint 14 on my desktop which is running Windows 8 Professional. The error message is: Binary translation is incompatible with long mode on this platform. Disabling...
View ArticlevCD Evaluation 5.1 minimal setup
Hi all, I have a question about seting up the vCloud Director 5.1 appliance. Here is the deal, I want to set it up for people to try it out, but I have limited resources. Can I set it up on a single...
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Re: Cannot activate Windows 8 on Fusion 5 - installed from scratch
I think if you could have just initially followed the directions in the the "Activate Windows 8 Pro Upgrade" section in Windows 8 Upgrade: clean install possible? it would have work for you as it has...
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Re: Virtual Disk file is missing
I was trying to run that command to fix the Virtual disk error per a KB I found, not to resize the drive. JSYK... I replied with the info I did as you explicitly and specifically said "I am wanting to...
View ArticleRe: VMmark 2.5 with STAF 3.4.12 Python ERROR
Everyone I just downgraded staff to 3.4.10which is referrenced by the vmmark 2.5 guide, on the prime client and on client0, but I am now getting this error: 20130106-21:22:48 Start JobID: 1, File:...
View ArticleRe: vCD Evaluation 5.1 minimal setup
There may have been a reply from Duncan Epping that has answered this question on his awesome blog. http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/09/13/creating-a-vcd-lab-on-your-maclaptop/#comment-23157 This does...
View ArticleRe: Migrate from embedded database to external database
JC, Thanks for the information, but I should have been more specific. I am looking for a way to migrate from the vCSA's postgres based embedded database to an external database. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: VMmark 2.5 with STAF 3.4.12 Python ERROR
What version of windows are you using for your prime client? Also can you open a Cygwin prompt, change directories to c:\VMmark2\xml and run "md5sum *" and provide the output. Thanks,Joshua
View ArticleRe: Can't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
The LUN is VMFS-5 so the only block size is 1MB right? Do I need to extend the datastore over another LUN? Remember I already set the snapshot to point to another LUN but I can undo that I guess. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: vdiskcreate.pl PROBLEM
Thanks! I've got this script after a lot of searching.But I just have a little problem:if I want to create a RDM, not store with Virtual Machine, but store in a specific datastore, can we specify...
View ArticleRe: VMmark 2.5 with STAF 3.4.12 Python ERROR
Hi Joshua I am running this on Windows 2008 SP2 Enterprise 64bit. here is the output you asked for:Administrator@PrimeClient /cygdrive/c/VMmark2/xml$ md5sum *33225926e4640d1587f12c9f47a47f9d...
View ArticleRe: Windows password
I have ever try a free password recovery tool called Ophcrack to help me reset forgotten Windows 7 password on VM. But it was too hard to operate, as i am a computer newbie. Finally my friend recommend...
View ArticleRe: Can't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
I think you need to review the size of your virtual disk. There is an overhead space required for snapshot creation, please have a look at the below kb for more details:...
View ArticleRe: compatibility issue between Microsoft setup and VMware s/w?
hi, When I am trying to map a .vmdk file to a drive it showing me below error - "Error reading volumn information, please select another disk file" Also, can you please explain(or provide me some...
View ArticleRe: Can't take snapshot (file is larger than the max size supported)
Thanks, I saw that article once I think in my extensive research and it mentioned to move where the snapshot is located to accomdate space requirements. That didn't work. In that article I'm seeing...
View ArticleRe: New User: Linux Mint 14 - VMware Workstation 9 Install Problems
Here is some additional information. I also ran the VMware compatibility program and it said that VMware Workstation should run on my machine. I don't understand why this isn't working. I tried...
View ArticleRe: Virtual Terminals not working in Fedora 17, Dekstop graphics lock up
Thanks for the comments everyone. Here is the rundown of the 3 crash scenarios I am seeing. In no cases do I see a kernel panic, Fusion error, or an error in Mac OSX. Only the guest's frozen screen or...
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