In this blog post I explain how you can install Windows 2012 Server Release Candidate (RC) in VMware ESXi and enable the Hyper-V role. It is possible to build a Hyper-V cluster LAB and live migrate VMs between the virtual Hyper-V nodes on one VMware ESXi 5 host. Before you begin make sure: Windows …
Continue ReadingThis procedure describes how to install Windows Server 2012 in VMware Workstation. The following versions are used: VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 e.x.p Build-646643 Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate Datacenter Build 8400 In VMware Workstation Technology Preview 2012 create a new VM …
Continue ReadingDuring a VMware health check, I noticed that the syslog files aren’t updated anymore in the repository from he vSphere Syslog Collector server. Here are some basic steps I used to troubleshoot this problem. VMware ESXi hosts On the VMware ESXi hosts check the following settings: Syslog destination. …
Continue ReadingLink Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)is a vendor-neutral open standard discovery protocol that is supported by multiple vendors such as Cisco, HP and Juniper for example. LLDP displays for example on what network switch and port the NIC in the ESXi hosts is connected. Prior VMware vSphere 5 only …
Continue ReadingWhen a snapshot didn’t commit properly, it can happen that the snapshot manager in the vCenter server shows no snapshot(s), but that there are still active delta files on the datastore. These ‘hidden’ snapshot can cause the datastore to run out of space. To report these ‘hidden’ snapshots (prior …
Continue ReadingThis blog will explain how to configure the vCenter Server SQL Express 2008 R2 instance to host the vCloud Director database. This can be handy when you have limited resources in your test environment. SQL Server Express 2008 R2 is not a supported database for vCloud Director. For production …
Continue ReadingIn ESX(i) 3.x and 4.x snapshots files are default created in the virtual machine’s working directory (home directory). The working directory is the same directory as the were the virtual machine configuration (*.vmx) file is stored. In this example a VM called “test” that has two disks (VMDK’s) …
Continue ReadingYesterday the 2012 vExpert awards are announced. Great to hear that I have the vExpert title for another year! Two Ictivity colleagues are on the list too. Edwin Friesen made it for the fourth year and Michael Wilmsen for the second year. Congrats guys! I want to thank John Troyer, Alex Maier and …
Continue ReadingIn a Hyper-V cluster are normally a lot of NICs involved. Identifying the right can be challenging. It is important to consequently label your network adapters on all the servers in the Hyper-V cluster. In Windows Server 2012 there are PowerShell Cmdlets that can be used for identifying NICs. Once …
Continue ReadingAt a customer I was unable to join a domain when deploying a template from vCenter using a guest customization specification. This only happened with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 templates. To solve this problem, you need the do the following in the guest customization specification: Enter the FQDN …
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