Archive for June, 2009
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by by Steve
By default, tasks in vCenter (such as snapshot deletion) will time out in 900 seconds (15 minutes). If you’d like to modify this setting, it can be done easily…
Modify the vpxd.cfg (C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/VMware/VMware VirtualCenter/vpxd.cfg) file by adding:
<vpxd>
…
<task>
<timeout>timeout_value</timeout>
</task>
….
</vpxd>
The timeout value is specified in seconds.
Note: You must restart VirtualCenter Server after making changes to the [...]
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Tags: application data, c documents, cfg, documents and settings, timeout, timeout value, virtualcenter, VMware, vpxd
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by by Steve
VMware has provided a utility called VMware Site Survey that will run a compatability check against your environment and produce a report that will let you know what, if any, issues you need to fix before turning on Fault Tolerance for VMs.
VMware Shared Utilities
VMwares CPU ID Utility is also a great tool for displaying compatability [...]
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Tags: caption, compatability, compatability check, CPU, cpu features, cpu id, environment, fault tolerance, site survey, utility, VMware
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by by Steve
If you’ve ever tried running Windows update and received the message:
The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. Take the following steps to try solving the problem: Refresh the page. In Internet Explorer, delete your Temporary Internet Files by going to the Tools menu and clicking Internet [...]
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Tags: caption, Explorer, Internet, open internet explorer, temporary internet files, Update, updates service, Windows, windows update, working solution
Posted on June 18th, 2009 by by Steve
As ESX has matured, extending the size of .vmdk disks has become easier and easier. In ESX 3.5, using the VI client, you can simply edit your VM settings and increase the size of the disk. (or you can use the vmkfstools -X command from your hosts service console, if you prefer command line).
Once you’ve extended the disk, [...]
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Tags: available disk space, dell computer corporation, disk, esx, extpart, os boot, script mode, size, VI, volume, volume expansion, volume size, Windows
Posted on June 15th, 2009 by by Steve
There are several advantages to enabling hardware virtualization technology in the BIOS of your servers when using vSphere or ESX. These include the ability to use EVC (Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) on your DRS clusters, the use of 64bit OS guests, and using VMware FT (Fault Tolerance).
Turning Intel VT or AMD-V on must be done on [...]
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Tags: AMD-V, BIOS, compatible processors, drs, esx, fault tolerance, grep, hardware, hardware 1, hardware virtualization, harpertown, host, Intel-VT, Service Console, system bios, Tolerance, vMotion, VMware, vSphere, vSphere/ESX
Posted on June 15th, 2009 by by Steve
As with any good system, patching is extremely important to keeping your system in safe, running condition. The same holds true for ESX. I’d recommend that anyone who administers an ESX environment sign up to receive critical security bulletins from VMware’s Security Center.
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/
In addition, check their site for available patches monthly…
http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/allpatches.html
Those of you using VMware [...]
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Tags: esx, security, security advisories, security bulletins, security center, system, VMware
