Re: Desktop CPU usage
Did you build your templates up from scratch or perform some type of p2v? How much higher does an indvidual Virtual desktop run than a physical desktop?
View ArticleRe: MS Hyper V and VMWare vSphere 5.1
I have used Hyper-V for 3 years for a simple softaware QA test lab used for testing our application. Hyper-V has done well for us. I like how it uses dynamic RAM, so I can set all VMs to start at...
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Note: Discussion successfully moved from vSphere Upgrade & Install to Enterprise Strategy & Planning
View ArticleDoes anyone have a hyper-v to VMware migration plan he or she can give me?
Does anyone have a hyper-v to VMware migration plan he or she can give me? We are moving to VMware and would like to make sure we have considered everything. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: Does anyone have a hyper-v to VMware migration plan he or she can give me?
Note: Discussion successfully moved from vSphere Upgrade & Install to Enterprise Strategy & Planning
View ArticleRe: GuestOperationsUnavailable
Take a look at the sample script here (http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/07/automating-new-integrated-vixguest.html) which implements the new methods in the Guest Operations API
View ArticleRe: Nested ESXi 5.1 with Intel Nehalem L5520 CPU's
What is BT-based FT & HV-based FT? What's the difference? ThanksScott
View ArticleRe: VMFS5 max heap size?
Lowering that value won't help. The only solutions that are currently available are documented in my blog article -...
View ArticleNot able to login in openfiler (web console)
Hi All, I have setup VM test lab for my office testing environment. For testing VMotion, I installed openfiler to have a shared datastore. Installation was done successfully. But when I try to login...
View Articleyet another esxi5 vs esxi4 memory limits confusion
If the memory limit of the free esxi5.1 are 32gb, meaning that I cannot boot a host that has 32gb or more of ram, what are the limits of 4.1 U3 ? Is 4.1 u3 better, or less restrictive than 5.1 re:...
View ArticleRe: Not able to login in openfiler (web console)
Hi, user account : openfiler password : password RegardsMohammed
View ArticleRe: Workstation 9 - PXE boot broken - works with Workstation 8
What kind of server are you attempting to PXE boot from? I've had success with a Zenworks server, but I've also discovered in my research that certain models of host computer can affect PXE booting as...
View ArticleRe: Not able to login in openfiler (web console)
Hello and welcome to the communities. Note: Discussion successfully moved from VMware ESXi 5 to Virtual Machine & Guest OS Make sure to read http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026596
View ArticleRe: Nested ESXi 5.1 with Intel Nehalem L5520 CPU's
BT = binary translationHV = hardware-assisted virtualization With BT-based FT, every guest instruction is emulated via binary translation. This is not practical and unsupported, but it is available....
View ArticleRe: Avoid Windows Re-Activiation
The VM sees the physical CPU, although limited with the number of vCPUs you provisioned. In case of Windows you can see this in Control Panel -> System and/or the Device Manager.VMware keeps track...
View ArticleRe: Storage Array - Performance Knee
Thanks for the response Matt. I was hearing that most vendors have a performance knee with NetApp called out in particular and while I didn't know if this was something peculiar to WAFL or maybe some...
View ArticleConfirm installed location of vCenter Server?
I'm planning on upgrading from vcenter server 4.1 to 5.1 but since I didn't build the box originally I was wondering if there is a way to confirm where it was originally installed, the C drive or a...
View ArticleRe: Confirm installed location of vCenter Server?
Note: Discussion successfully moved from VMware ESXi™ 4 to VMware vCenter™ Server Look in services.msc and get the properties of the VMware VirtualCenter Server service. That will give you the path to...
View ArticleRe: Confirm installed location of vCenter Server?
It looks like they installed on C: drive (vmware virtualcenter) along with other defaults and then put the Infrastructure (Log Files and such) as well as converter and updates separately as many users...
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