I am running VMware Workstation Pro 12.5.4 build-5192485 on a Lenovo W541 laptop with Windows 7 Professional (Service pack 1) O/S.
I have 32 GB internal memory, with 24GB reserved for VMWare images. The images I run use no more than 16GB memory. Very often my laptop becomes so slow as to e non responsive. Usually this happens after the VMWare image had bee running for an hour or more.
has anyone any idea as to what the issue could be?
According with vSphere configuration maximums, a host can have 16 distributed switches, so you may can remove a uplink from your current VDS, create a new temp VDS and add hosts from both clusters to that VDS. After both cluster have access to the same VDS, move the virtual machines to that VDS, then move the virtual machines to the different cluster, move back the virtual machines to the non-temp VDS... and after finish all migrations, delete the temp VDS and move back the uplink to the non-temp VDS.
I have tried and use some virtual hard drives from my previous setup that was just vmware player.
Now when I triy and use them in vSphere, I get this error message:
I have tried with several virtual hard drives and none of them is working.
I get the same error message. Is it a Esxi version that I specificly have to use?
Or do I have to reinstall everything?
Importing .ovi files is working at least.
Hi,
Sounds like you enabled "Unity" which allows you to use your Windows apps as if they are macOS apps.
Under the Fusion menu.
Go to View -> Change from "unity" to "full screen" and you should be back to the "Windows in another desktop" mode.
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Wil
I have a few issues:
I have a MacBook Pro 2016
FIRST ISSUE:
I bought a copy of Windows 10 Pro, installed a Bpptcamp partition and the Windows 10 Pro and activated it. But that required me to either boot Windows or boot Mac, but I was unable to use both at the same time.
So I got a trial copy of VMware Fusion, installed it, pulled Bootcamp into it, installed VMware tools, restarted Windows, but although you say that this way, I do not have to reactivate Windows, Windows still insists that they cannot activate my copy of Windows 10 Pro, as it was installed on another machine.
SECOND ISSUE:
I am completely unable to install any Windows applications. even though I have Windows 10 Pro running in Unity mode, every time I try to install a Windows program, it says I cannot do so on a Mac.
I was hoping that VMware Fusion would work well, but thus far, it is not working at all. it is completely useless in its present setting. Please help asap!
Not sure if it's a copy paste error... but you are missing a '.' In you $var2
linevar2 Should be
line.var2
can you post an example of your csv?
Try adding a -Confirm:$false on the Disconnect-ViServer cmdlet.
Add | Export-Csv report.csv -NoTypeInformation -UseCulture to the end.
Don't forget the pipe symbol (vertical bar)
Have a look at HOL-1721-SDC-6 - vSphere Automation with PowerCLI
I dont have the specifics here, but I do have some good source info here spectra.com/support-maintenance. You might find it useful somehow about converters on servers.
I getting the following error when I try to update the VMWare Fusion app to the latest version, I am using a Mac OS Sierra:
Here is what I found in the log:
2017-03-25T21:24:43.866-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsUnpackJobUpdateFunc: Unpack job is complete
2017-03-25T21:24:43.867-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Cds_SearchBulletins: Searching for product=fusion version=(latest) build=0
2017-03-25T21:24:43.868-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: DUI_CheckInstalledVersionOfCDSZip: File to check does not exist
2017-03-25T21:24:43.868-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Cds_SearchBulletins: Searching for product=fusion version=(latest) build=0
2017-03-25T21:24:43.868-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: DUI_CheckInstalledVersionOfCDSZip: File to check does not exist
2017-03-25T21:24:43.868-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Cds_SearchBulletins: Searching for product=fusion-mas version=(latest) build=0
2017-03-25T21:24:46.158-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Found package handler for bulletin mime-type vmware/mac-zip
2017-03-25T21:24:46.158-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Installing bulletin 1b8bc343-8963-4ef9-9347-ed631cb58290
2017-03-25T21:24:46.159-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Install job still running
2017-03-25T21:24:50.548-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Installing bulletin 1b8bc343-8963-4ef9-9347-ed631cb58290
2017-03-25T21:24:50.548-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Install job still running
2017-03-25T21:24:50.548-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: DUI_ExecuteCDSZipInstall: Missing expected metadata information, abandoning install
2017-03-25T21:24:50.731-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Installing bulletin 1b8bc343-8963-4ef9-9347-ed631cb58290
2017-03-25T21:24:50.731-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Install for bulletin 1b8bc343-8963-4ef9-9347-ed631cb58290 returned installerStatus 3, exitCode 0
2017-03-25T21:24:50.993-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Aborting bulletin 1b8bc343-8963-4ef9-9347-ed631cb58290
2017-03-25T21:24:50.993-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: Bulletin has no jobs and install abort failed with CDS_BULLETIN_NOT_DOWNLOADING_ERROR
2017-03-25T21:24:50.993-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: CDS: CdsInstallProgress: Install job failed
2017-03-25T21:25:14.287-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET creating new socket, connecting to /var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket
2017-03-25T21:25:14.287-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET connect failed, error 2: No such file or directory
2017-03-25T21:27:14.280-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET creating new socket, connecting to /var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket
2017-03-25T21:27:14.281-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET connect failed, error 2: No such file or directory
2017-03-25T21:29:14.275-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET creating new socket, connecting to /var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket
2017-03-25T21:29:14.275-05:00| VMware Fusion| I125: SOCKET connect failed, error 2: No such file or directory
Do you know how can I solve this error?
Thanks!
ok well after a bit of googling I found the answer in William Lam's blog post:
http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2017/01/esxi-6-5-support-for-apple-mac-pro-61.html
adding the boot option:
prefervmklinux=True
allowed the host to finally boot up .. yay!
also:
Installing ESXi 6.5 on Apple MacPro 6.1 fails (2149537) | VMware KB
I am running esxi 6.5 with the latest patches and vmware tools 10.1.5
I am having very inconsistent performance issues with both of my hosts. Basically the windows 2016/windows 10 guests are sluggish at times. nothing will load and the os is basically unresponsive when interacting with the gui. The issue seems to be stemming from disk performance but I am not 100% certain that this is the cause, it may be a side affect.
What I have noticed is that some vms show a average response time for the disk of about 2000ms. Yet if i check the performance monitor at a host level the disk and datastores are all showing sub 1ms response time. I am not able to explain the inconsistencies there.
I have a local ssd datastore on each host as well as a rather fast nvme iscsi san that is connected via 100gb mellanox connectx4 cards. I see the issue with both hosts and both datastores. The issue seems to be worse now with the most recent patches and vmware tools drivers. I am using vmxnet3 network cards and paravirtual scsi controllers on all vms.
I have run disk benchmarks on the vms and the resutls vary. I have already seen it where i run a disk benchmark on a guest, get horrible results, vmotion it to the other host, and benchmarks to the san are fine, and then i vmotion the guest back to the original host and the results are fine the second time I run it.
here is an example of a bad test, the reads are terrible:
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CrystalDiskMark 5.2.0 x64 (C) 2007-2016 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 2) : 0.655 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 2) : 5384.173 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 2) : 0.026 MB/s [ 6.3 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 2) : 617.822 MB/s [150835.4 IOPS]
Sequential Read (T= 1) : 2.306 MB/s
Sequential Write (T= 1) : 1907.004 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 53.942 MB/s [ 13169.4 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 52.104 MB/s [ 12720.7 IOPS]
Test : 50 MiB [C: 5.2% (15.6/299.5 GiB)] (x1) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2017/03/25 20:29:18
OS : Windows 10 Enterprise [10.0 Build 14393] (x64)
a few seconds later on the same setup i get perfectly fine results:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 5.2.0 x64 (C) 2007-2016 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes/s [SATA/600 = 600,000,000 bytes/s]
* KB = 1000 bytes, KiB = 1024 bytes
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 2) : 6655.386 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 2) : 5654.851 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 2) : 695.193 MB/s [169724.9 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 2) : 609.216 MB/s [148734.4 IOPS]
Sequential Read (T= 1) : 1810.393 MB/s
Sequential Write (T= 1) : 1626.112 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 53.266 MB/s [ 13004.4 IOPS]
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 54.289 MB/s [ 13254.2 IOPS]
Test : 50 MiB [C: 5.2% (15.7/299.5 GiB)] (x1) [Interval=5 sec]
Date : 2017/03/25 20:32:21
OS : Windows 10 Enterprise [10.0 Build 14393] (x64)
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There are configuration backup files stored in /var/lib/vco/backup/ folder (as zip files).
Error 503 / current node is not active - this error means the vRO server has not started properly. It is hard to say why without looking at log files (under /var/log/vco/) and configuration files (under /etc/vco/).
I'll also add that I am controlling this ESXi host through vsphere 5.1 which is located on my PDC which is at a different office. These offices are connected by a vpn and the fact that I can connect to my ESXi host tells me that everything on the back end there is working as intended. My users also have their network drives mapped over the VPN to my PDC which isn't ideal but it's my workaround to allow them to continue to work on files.
Which version/build of ESXi, and which version of the Host Client are you using?
Is it the same when using another browser, and/or connecting to the host from another PC (if available)?
André
Hello all,
I am new to all this. I have a question I need help with. I am in the process of standing up a View Horizon 7 environment from the ground up, before I get too far into it, can I / should I use UEM to replace Persona Management? What are your experiences with this if possible/suggested?
Thank you,
espi303030
Thin provisioning doesn't help. The issue is with the maximum file size, i.e. not the current file size.
the problem is the hard disk is thick provisioned.
If I convert that back to thin, wouldnt that bring the vmdk size below 2TB?
I have an issue with raw mapped disks.
first of all, I have 4x Seagate disks raw mapped that have been working perfectly (for the last 6 years at least)
As I'm now looking to upgrade the storage I have tried Seagate Ironwolf, Toshiba N300 and Seagate ST8000AS0002
When I try to use them raw mapped to the VM but they all, suffer from the same issue.
Basically, I can see the disks at boot time (BIOS), I can map them into a VM but then they randomly disconnect, often (not always) at the same time e.g. 2x disks disappear.
This is affecting only the new disk, not the old one. Same behavior with the internal motherboard SATA ports or PCIE syba 4xSATA.
Anybody has an idea what the root cause might be here?
Also is there perhaps something I can tweak under the ESXi advanced settings to make this working?
