Nested Server 2012 R2 error - "hypervisor is not running"
Good afternoon, I am having some issues starting a virtual machine inside my server 2012 R2 VM. I have search around the internet for a while finding several articles and forums on how to set up nested...
View ArticleHow to enable Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016 TP4 VM in VMware Fusion?
I try to get Hyper-V up and running in a Windows Server 2016 TP4 VM running in VMware Fusion 7.1.3. I tried severval flags (eg....
View ArticleVMware Server 2.0 inside a guest VM running on ESXi 5.5
I have a client who is currently running a physical server (Windows Server 2008R2) which I will call ServerA, and is running VMware Server 2.0 to run a small Windows Server 2003 VM within the physical...
View ArticleHow many VMs can be created 12 CPUs X 2.299 Ghz processor socket 2, core per...
Hi Community, Primarily, we want to know how many Windows and Ubuntu VM's can be created in this configuration assuming each Ubuntu has 512 MB ram and 20 GB HD? We are planning to create one Windows...
View ArticleOracle licensing in a Vmware Cluster
My question is related with Oracle licensing in a Vmware Cluster. We have two VMware cluster in our datacenter: the first one (8 hosts – 16 sockets) is for not Oracle VM and the second (2 host – 3...
View ArticleEnabling HugePages
I've opened a support call with HP/VMware on this issue and while I'm waiting on their response, I thought I'd try the community. We've recently started virtualizing some of our more demanding Oracle...
View ArticlePoint me in right direction re Cloud
Hi.I`m currently in a process of setting up a virtual machine on Azure. But I need some advice on any VMWARE products I might need to archive what I`m after. My business idea:1. I have created software...
View ArticleHGST, HP Deskstar NAS hard drive HDN726060ALE610
This document is a detail page for Community Hardware Software .Tell Us About the ProductVendorHGST, HPProductDeskstar NAS hard driveProduct VersionHDN726060ALE610Tell Us About the Configuration You...
View ArticleComputer System Validation - Justifying the use of a VM Template
I am a system administration at a cGxP facility. Currently, each time a server is required we have to write, circulate and execute the same installation qualification script. I am proposing to our...
View ArticleHow to resize the first disk size when using "POST...
I want to add a vm to an exist vapp,and the vm will be initialized from a vapptemplate.So ,I use "POST /vApp/{id}/action/recomposeVApp".The disk size in the vapptemplate is 10G,I want to resize to...
View ArticleNested Hyper-V underf Windows Server 2016 TP 4 - can't boot the VM
Hi: VMware WS 11.1.3 Host Windows 10. Windows 2016 Server 2016 runs great in a VM (even on a nested ESi 6 server VM). However when I tried to install the Hyper-V role and rebooted the...
View ArticleMerge a VM descriptor file and the flat disk file
Hi, I am trying to convert vmdk images to thin in order to use them on an OVF package. The vmdk disk is created from a qcow2 image by using qemu-img. The format created by qemu-img is very old, so I am...
View ArticleInternal VLAN Design for ESX 5.5
Dear all , I would like to ask will this environment to be totally isolated. I am planning to perform a P2V project . The scenario happen as below: 2 ESX 5.5 , 1 Vcenter and several production VM...
View ArticleHow to configure College Computer Lab
I am working on deploying 2 labs to be virtualized. My issue is that the college I work for has students that are predominantly low educated/skilled lumber mill worker learning how to find new skills...
View ArticleVMware player conflict with VMware tools on guest system
I am running VMware Player 12 on the host. If I install VMware player 7 on the guest it conflicts with VMware tools on the guest and show "vmci.sys incorrect version" error. I can't install VMware 12...
View Articleproduct suggestions
Hello,Due to security concerns, we recently have been told that we need to build and migrate to a new network. Currently we a running 3 hosts all with direct storage on a vDS and a total of 40 servers...
View ArticleESXi inside KVM - This Virtual Machine is configured for 64-bit operating...
Hi All,I am using nested virtualization where I have installed ESXi 5.5 inside KVM. However,I am unable to spawn a VM with 64-bit VM (ubuntu 12.04) on my ESXi host and getting the following error:...
View ArticleMD3000i Firmware Upgrades on vSphere
Hi there, Currently we have several MD3000i SANs that need to have their firmware upgraded (RAID controller and Physical disk firmware) to the latest versions (07352261 for the RAID controller)....
View ArticleProtect Oracle Database Single Instance Virtual Machines by Vsphere Site...
Hello, I am very sorry if I put my question in wrong place. But Can someone help me. I couldn’t find any official information on the internet about protecting oracle database virtual machines with...
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