vCenter Database running full
I had this problem several times in the last few months. In a small environment the customer is using SQL 2008 R2 Express Edition for their vCenter database. When using SQL 2008 R2 Express...
Virtualization made in Austria
VMworld EMEA 2014 Tips & Tricks
With VMworld EMEA 2 months away and VMworld US kicking in in 1 week I thought I can give some Tips/Tricks/advice that I’ve learned over my last 5 VMworlds. Some of these are general for...
How-to add an ESXi connected USB device to a VM
Last time a colleague came to me and ask me how to pass-through a license dongle to a VM. The first thing that came to my mind was “Hm…. haven’t done that before, but...
Can’t remove standalone host from Veeam Backup & Replication 7 (Used in Job)
I was attending the Veeam Certified Engineer course this week and tried some things in my home lab. One of the discussions in the course was, if it’s possible to add a ESXi Hypervisor...
Hey Dude where’s my NIC?
Today I was at a customer site and the customer told my a really strange story and I don’t know if everybody else is/was aware of the following behavior. But first of all the story. He was...
Nutanix Autopathing – The search for the MAGIC!
I’m currently attending the Nutanix NPP (Nutanix Platform Professional) training in Munich and during one module a question regarding CVM Autopathing come up. So what is CVM Autopathing? First we have to clarify what...
How to create a customized ESXi Installer Image
A week ago I was at a customer site to upgrade from vSphere 5.1 to vSphere 5.5 U1a. The customer has IBM Rack Server and is using Cisco Nexus 1000v. First I tried to get an...
VMUG Austria – A new beginning!
Today I’m very pleased to announce that after a couple of years Austria has again its own VMUG local group. The new local group leader is Andreas Lesslhumer (@lessi001, www.running-system.com) and I’m very honored...
Cannot convert Template to Virtual Machine
When I wanted to convert an existing template back to a Virtual Machine this entry was greyed out. Also the entry for “remove from inventory” was greyed out. Other VMs can be converted to...
Cannot format hard disk with VMFS5 after removing it from RAID array
Today I tried to install the new NexentaStor 4.0.1 on my x3650 M2 with local harddisks. To get the best performance my plan was to pass-through all local disks to the VM. For that...