Category: Virtualization

Contains infos about virtualization topics

Dec 11

VMware KB: BIOS UUID duplication in virtual machines created from a vApp template breaks some third-party solutions

VMware KB: BIOS UUID duplication in virtual machines created from a vApp template breaks some third-party solutions. Phone Number Trace

Apr 15

VMware KB: Powering off an unresponsive virtual machine on an ESX host

Interesting article on how to stop an unresponsive VM. this happened to me https://phonelookupbase.com , when one of my users came to me, telling me, that her undeployment in LabManager 4 would never finish. Looking at the ESX host itself, I see the “Power down virtual machine” task hanging at 95%. used the vm-support script …

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Jan 18

Cannot join vCenter Server appliance to ActiveDirectory

Hi there, having configured a vCSA, I’ve been struggling to add it to my sub-domain. as it turned out, you need to login to the appliance directly (root/vmware) and run the following command: /opt/likewise/bin/domainjoin-cli join <domain> <domainadmin> you’ll be prompted to deliver the password necessary for the account. also the <domainadmin> does not need to …

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Nov 06

VMware KB: Starting a virtual machine in Workstation 9.x or Fusion 5.x fails with the error: This virtual machine’s policies are too old to be run by this version of VMware

VMware KB: Starting a virtual machine in Workstation 9.x or Fusion 5.x fails with the error: This virtual machine’s policies are too old to be run by this version of VMware.

Nov 06

VMware KB: Converter Standalone 5.0 might close unexpectedly when accessing vSphere targets

VMware KB: Converter Standalone 5.0 might close unexpectedly when accessing vSphere targets.