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I need more performance out of my VMware environment
Step 1, 2 & 6 only applies to hosted products (Workstation, Server, Player, Fusion), but not ESX Server. The other steps are regarding hw or...
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What is the difference between ESX 3.5 and 3i? Foundation, Standard and Enterprise?
There are actually three different versions involved here.
ESX 3.5, 3i Embedded and 3i Installable.
3.5 is the "Full" traditional...
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How to install Virtual Infrastructure Client on a 64bit OS?
There is a viclient that is possible to install on 64 bit windows included in VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1 and VMware Server 2 beta2.
Rather...
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I have 64bit CPU but I can't boot/install 64bit guests?
You might see variants of this error: "Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine's requirements at CPUID level 0x80000000001 register...
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After patching an ESX server, a LUN is suddenly missing
After an upgrade you might in some rare occations lose a LUN. There are no obvious error messages in the logs, but on the console of the ESX server...
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Recommended performance tuning options for Linux guests
Linux guests' performance may be improved if they have been created without much thought.
Always use a single VCPU when the CPU capacity...
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Where can I find vmkusage for ESX3.x?
vmkusage used to be a very nice VMware provided non supported application existed for ESX 1.5x and 2.x. In the beginning you had to download it...
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Can I grow an existing virtual disk (.vmdk file)?
A VMDK file can be grown while no virtual machine is using it. Growng the VMDK only makes the virtual harddrive bigger - filesystem within the VMDK...
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What does ESX stand for?
ESX is an acronym for Elastic Sky X
GSX is an acronym for Ground Storm X
Both names were confirmed by VMware employee JMills in this thread:...
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After cloning a Debian/Ubuntu VM, the guest network is not working
When trying to bring up the interface I get the following error messages:
Reconfiguring network interfaces...SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth0:...
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Is a raw lun (RDM) faster than a VMDK on a VMFS? Does physical or virtual RDM mapping make a difference?
It depends. Usually the difference is marginal.
VMware has published a performance benchmark
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My virtual machine's clock is inaccurate. What can be done to make it more accurate?
First off, for those who are not familiar with the basic concepts of time keeping and why time is not accurate in virtual environments, this...
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Using USB devices in virtual machines
VMware Server 1.x has incomplete USB 1.x support and you may not be able to use some USB devices with it. You may try the same...
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Is there a GUI for Storage VMotion?
Yes. There are several 3rd party solutions available.
If you want a solution that is integrated with Virtual Center you can find a .
Another...
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Recommendations for template virtual machines
Template virtual machines are used to create new virtual machines quickly. These should be installed carefully, as modifications in the templates...
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Active Directory and VMware snapshots
Few thoughts on snapshotting (and reverting to those snapshots) Active Directory Domain Controllers.
"Hey, I'm going to patch this Domain...
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Which hardware can I install ESX on?
ESX has a strict hardware compatibility list. It can be installed on a nonsupported hardware, but be prepared for not-so-smooth ride. We don't...
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I can't find VMware documentation
VMware has better than average documentation available for all their products.
Good starter point is:
Knowledgebase:
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I'm getting a black console screen from my guest
Check the permission on the .vmx file of the guest. The owner of the file should have execute permissions.
# chmod o+x <.vmx filepath>
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Where can I find a Virtual Infrastructure Client for Linux / Mac OSX?
VMware only provides a Virtual Infrastructure Client (also known as VIC or viclient) for the Windows platform. This is due to so-called...
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