you are unable to increase disk size on virtual machine ,Disk Provisioning option has grayed out even you have disk space on data store . this may be following cases you have migrated P2V , and your disk adapter type is IDE or Snapshot is associated with the virtual machine.
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How to know vender by MAC address
if you want to know network card vender by MAC address .MAC address first 16 bit is assign to vender OUI code . Search your MAC address starting 16 bit below link http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/oui.txt VMware uses the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) 00:50:56 for manually generated addresses Xen project uses the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) 00:16:3e: for manually generated … Read more
The VMRC console has disconnected attempting to reconnect
I got bellow error from Vsphere client while accessing console. I just logged in from another PC it is working fine . There were no error as above. Re install the Vsphere client and try.
How to encrease datastore with running VMs Datastore on SAN Storage
How to encrease datastore with running VMs Datastore on SAN Storage http://www.50mu.net/2013/07/09/live-vmware-datastore-expansion-with-running-vms/
VMware vsphere esxi vcenter server storage-guide
VMware vsphere esxi vcenter server storage-guide
A quick guide about SAN Storage using VMware ESX servers.
Maximums Configuration for VMware vSphere 5.1
Maximums Configuration for VMware vSphere 5.1
When you select and configure your virtual and physical equipment, you must stay at or below the maximums supported by vSphere 5.1. The limits presented in the following tables represent tested, recommended limits, and they are fully supported by VMware.
How to create NFS Share on Linux for VMware LAB
How to create NFS Share on Linux for VMware LAB
I am using centos 5.5 Linux to create NFS share to map on VMware Datastores.
1- Create one directory to share # mkdir /NAS
2- Give Read Write permission to create folders and files on share #chmod 755 /NAS
3-Allow or stop the firewall to share to be accessible on VMwware ESX servers. #service iptables stop or add a rule to allow NFS Share
4-insert the share entry in /etc/exports file
5-add a line “/share name hostname permission” for example /NAS 192.168.1.0/24(rw) 192.168.1.0 is my VMware Management Network range so my all ESX server will be able to access the NFS Share.
Registering or adding a virtual machine on vCenter Server/VirtualCenter or an ESX/ESXi host
Registering or adding a virtual machine on vCenter Server/VirtualCenter or an ESX/ESXi host You can register a virtual machine in vCenter Server/VirtualCenter or from a command line. To register a virtual machine in vCenter Server: Open the vSphere/VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client and log in with appropriate credentials. If connecting to vCenter Server, click on the desired host. Click the Configuration tab. … Read more
How to enable SNMP Client on ESX5
How to enable SNMP Client on ESX5 In this example I am assuming your detals as below but it will change according to your setup. ESX Host IP is 192.168.1.10 Username root Password P@ssw0rd SNMP Server IP 192.168.1.100 Note:- on VMware support site is shows all commands as “vicfg-snmp” for SNMP you will not get … Read more
How to add a new VLAN on Cisco Nexus 1000 vSwitch on VMware with Cisco UCS
How to add a new VLAN on Cisco Nexus 1000 vSwitch on VMware with Cisco UCS Example :- I have a new VLAN requirement to be added in my VMware environment Step-1 Add VLAN on Cisco UCS (configure in LAN option on cisco UCS) Step-2 Allow VLAN on the Server NIC (Configure on server profile) … Read more