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• Best way to rebalance local drives with linked clones?

  Hello

  • 5.2 seen running, looking to update soon.
  • We use local storage (FusionIO).
  • Each pool is distributed over 4 servers running these local storage.
  • Our related clones are not persistent - users do not get a specific office, and workstations are deleted on logout.

  So, I want to patch servers.

  My thought on this is:

  1. Edit the pool to remove local storage on the server to be patched.
  2. Rebalance.
  3. Perform the update (mode maintenance, blah blah blah).

  So the rebalance operation is having limited success in my first try

  I am aware of that: VMware View 5.2 Documentation Library : you cannot balance the load of the virtual machines on a pool of resources. For example, does not allow the operation of rebalancing View Composer with linked clones that are stored in local warehouses of data.

  So I can't rebalance (first of all, I'm not sure why? In my case, cannot not machines just be deleted and recreated elsewhere - whereas a rebalancing is also a refresh anyway)?

  What is the best approach?

  • I need to make desktop computers available to local specific server storage exist anymore (once there are multiple sources available on another server storage) so that users don't connect/don't have not logged when I do the maintenance.
  • I need to make sure that desktop computers connected to local specific server storage are removed on logout (as usual) and does not get recreated on this storage again.

  Of course, when the server comes back to the top, I need to reverse the process and get the desktop on it and maintain a balance between other servers.

  Any advice?

  Thanks in advance.

  Rebalancing is not a simple delete and action of re - create. Even the workstations are not persistent, there are persistent records associated with it. as (internal drive)

  These door data as approval of the membership of domain and all. Therefore, without a shared, preserving data store and the migration of this internal drive are impossible (and prevented).

  Now for you case, because she is floating desktop computers (non - persistent).

  1. Deselect the host data store to be corrected by changing the pool.
  2. Logoff of active sessions (if any) for VMS specific / put the virtual machine in maintenance mode.
  3. Delete these specific through VMs * Administrator display inventory pool *.
  4. Configure back the technical provision of data after having patched host store,
  5. And then increase the size of the pool the desired number

• Best practices for network configuration of vSphere with two subnets?

  Well, then I'll set up 3 ESXi hosts connected to storage shared with two different subnets. I configured the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI with his own default gateway - 192.168.1.1 - targets through a Cisco router and did the same with the hosts configured with its own default gateway - 192.168.2.2. I don't know if I should have a router in the middle to route traffic between two subnets since I use iSCSI ports linking and grouping of NETWORK cards. If I shouldn't use a physical router, how do I route the traffic between different subnets and use iSCSI ports binding at the same time. What are the best practices for the implementation of a network with two subnets vSphere (ESX host network: iSCSI network)? Thank you in advance.

  Install the most common iSCSI would be traffic between hosts and

  the storage is not being routed, because a router it could reduce performance.

  If you have VLAN 10(192.168.1.0/24) iSCSI, VLAN 20 (192.168.2.0/24) ESX

  MGMT and VLAN 30 (192.168.3.0/24) comments VMs and VLAN 40 (192.168.4.0/24)

  vMotion a deployment scenario might be something like:

  NIC1 - vSwitch 0 - active VMK (192.168.1.10) MGMT, vMotion VMK (192.168.4.10)

  standby

  NIC2 - vSwitch 1 - current (VLAN30) guest virtual machine port group

  NIC3 - vSwitch 2 - active VMK1 (192.168.1.10) iSCSI

  NIC4 - vSwitch 2 - active VMK2 (192.168.1.11) iSCSI

  NIC5 - vSwitch 1 - current (VLAN30) guest virtual machine port group

  NIC6 - vSwitch 0 - MGMT VMK (192.168.2.10) standby, vMotion

  VMK (192.168.4.10) active

  You would place you on VLAN 10 storage with an IP address of something like target

  192.168.1.8 and iSCSI traffic would remain on this VLAN. The default value

  gateway configured in ESXi would be the router the VLAN 20 with an ip address of

  something like 192.168.2.1. I hope that scenario help set some options.

  Tuesday, June 24, 2014 19:16, vctl [email protected]>

• Windows 7 in a pool of office automated with linked clones?

  Hello

  It is possible to set up an office pool automated with Windows 7 clients does not use linked clones? I try, but I have not presented the snapshot of the Windows 7 machine... (I know that it is only the technical preview)

  Thank you, George.

  Because we create and use x 64 VMs of in vCenter/ESX, you expect everything to work independently of the architecture.  Now, I didn't pretend to have a deep understanding of the functioning of view Agent and composer here.  However, since they are the two required components of cloning and or support x 64 OSes, I guess there is some sort of incompatbility.

  I know that I did not give a concrete answer as to why it doesn't work (and I couldn't I a), but I'll throw a few others obvservations I did.  I have already mentioned that the view Agent USB driver does not work on x 64.  When the associated test clones on x 64 OSes, I noticed that I could not select one of the x 64 workstations with snapshots.  Out of curiosity, I created an empty VM Windows XP Professional x 32 (with no OS) and took a snapshot.  I then went through the steps to created an automated pool and was able to pick up the snapshot for the x 32 empty VM XP.  He told me that he has no control on the real operating system for clones related through composer.  They must be carried out an audit on the guest "OS" said when you create the virtual machine and only allow x 32 VMs to serve as parents for the related clones.  I don't know if there is a difference at the level of the virtual material in x 32 vs x 64 XP XP, but it may be useful to create a "Windows XP Professional (32 bit)" VM and install XP (or Win 7) x 64 just to see what happens.

  If I have the chance to test this, I'll post.  I'd be interested to hear what everyone said, because I'm very interested in getting x 64 support as well.

• Activation of Windows 7 with linked clones

  Hi all, I know that this has been discussed in previous posts, but I think I need some clarification. We use View 4.6 and I noticed that, in some cases (not all the time) when someone connects to your desktop of Windows 7 linked clone the message 'Windows is now activated' appears in the lower right. Other times I check and said BONE it will be self-activated in 3 days.

  The main image has been activated using our key to activate Multiple (MAK), and we do not have a Service (KMS) key management server.

  According to this KB article http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1026556

  We are encouraged to move to a system of authorisation KMS on the master server. Here are my questions...

  1. what happens if I do nothing and we run out of activations? Someone wouldn't have to be connected for 3 days for the timeout to occur? It seems to turn on only when someone connects (AFAIK). What is when to start the countdown 3?

  2. what happens if we change the option in the registry (AllowActivateMAKLicense) to activate QuickPrep activate using MAK? Everyone does, what are the advantages and disadvantages.

  3. what happens if I change the SkipLicenseActivation registry entry? It's basically what I'm doing now and let Windows activate itself when someone connects?

  4. If I should not pass master image to use a KMS how to do that? I wouldn't have to rebuild the image from scratch.

  5 is there any difference between using the "Refresh" vs "Delete" option pool after disconnect in what concerns the way the OS license is activated? If I update will keep the activated license?

  Thank you

  Brian

  Actually, we had a similar problem as you with our base images. We built the images with the MAK and after that, it was discovered the problem in doing so. You can also change the types of licenses in your images in database easily. Try this page for more information: How to use the Volume Activation Management Tool or tool VAMT | The Windows Club

  This tool is very good in what it can tell you what type of licenses that you use MS product to you and you can use it to change the keys.

• Does not download updates of Adobe - available but error "try again later" with link to "non-qualifying serial number.

  I just put the computers (PC w/Windows 8 64-bit) and I did a new install of my copy of Adobe Photoshop CS5 (with Bridge and Camera Raw).

  Installing asked for the numbers that I have provided and the installation was a success - however, I can't view images in full resolution, only inches

  in Bridge and I can't open RAW files from my Canon 5 d Mark III (However, I my files with the older Canon 7 d).  I WAS able to view and work with

  the new RAW files on your old computer.

  Under 'Help', 'Updates', he says they are available, but after being appeared to download on my computer, I get this:

  Adobe Bridge CS5 update 4.0.5

  There is an error in downloading this update. Exit and try again later.

  CS5 Adobe Extension Manager 5.0 updated

  There was an error downloading this update. Quit and try again later.

  Photoshop Camera Raw 6.7 update

  There was an error downloading this update. Quit and try again later.

  Then there is a link to the customer service that brings back me to this:

  Creative cloud help .

  Error "this serial number is not for a product calling it" | CS6, CS5.5, CS5

  
  

  What gives?  It was a product calling it a few months back.  Even though Adobe has stopped supporting the CS5 (?), I should always have access to the latest updates

  that I had already once received.

  
  

  I tried 3 times in 1 hour - no chance to return to a State in which that I was only yesterday and months earlier.

  
  

  / Mitch
  

  Apparently, Adobe has very little interest for its customers spent at least that they spend more money.

  I've never seen such an approach because it - to REMOVE the support and the old links updated on the Web in an effort to force an upgrade.

  My technical support (after the first notifier that I was simply no chance) has stated that he has graciously allowed to make an exception and gave me a link to support what is strangely

  hidden or removed from public access.

  Here is the link:

  The Adobe Update Support Web site: 28/01/2015

  https://www.Adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Windows

  / Mitch

• Need help writing an update / insert with linked tables

  I am new to ColdFusion. I am learning to write querys and creates a small application to collect information from visitors to my web site. (It's also a good way for me to learn this language) I'm having a problem and it is not only the way to use an update / insert with related tables. I don't know if I'm still gather the appropriate variables to compare them to existing DB records until his execution is the update or insert some querys. Can someone help me, show me how can I update / insert related tables and maybe tell me if I create the varibales good to the compairison? This is my code, I commented out.

  <! - creating a variable to compare with the db table - >
  < cfset userIP = ('#CGI.) REMOTE_ADDR #') >

  <! - run the query and compare the cfset cell remote_addr - >
  < name cfquery = 'userTracking' datasource = "" #APPLICATION.dataSource # "dbtype ="ODBC">"
  SELECT REMOTE_ADDR
  Of user_track
  WHERE REMOTE_ADDR = #userIP #.
  < / cfquery >

  <!-if the record exists, then run this update-->
  < cfif userTracking EQ userIP >
  < cfquery datasource = "#APPLICATION.dataSource #" >
  UPDATED user_track, trackDetail
  SET user_track. REMOTE_ADDR = < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' ' REMOTE_ADDR) # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">.
  user_track. Browser = < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' "HTTP_USER_AGENT) #" cfsqltype = "CF_SQL_VARCHAR" >.
  user_track.visits = visits + 1,
  trackDetail.date = < cfqueryparam value = "#Now ()" # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_TIMESTAMP">,"
  trackDetail.path = < cfqueryparam value = "#Trim (PATH_INFO)" # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_LONGVARCHAR">"
  WHERE REMOTE_ADDR = < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' ' REMOTE_ADDR) # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">
  < / cfquery >
  < cfelse >

  <! - if it isn't, then insert a new record-->
  < datasource = "" #APPLICATION.dataSource # cfquery "dbtype ="ODBC">"
  INSERT INTO user_track, trackDetail
  (user_track. REMOTE_ADDR, user_track.browser, user_track.visits, trackDetail.userID, trackDetail.date, trackDetail.path)
  VALUES)
  < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' ' REMOTE_ADDR) # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">.
  < Len (Trim (HTTP_USER_AGENT)) GT 1 cfif >
  < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' "HTTP_USER_AGENT) #" cfsqltype = "CF_SQL_VARCHAR" >.
  < / cfif >
  visits + 1,
  < cfqueryparam value = '#Trim (CGI.' "HTTP_USER_AGENT) #" cfsqltype = "CF_SQL_VARCHAR" >.
  < cfqueryparam value = "" #user_track.userID # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_VARCHAR">,"
  < cfqueryparam value = "#Now ()" # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_TIMESTAMP">,"
  < cfqueryparam value = "#Trim (PATH_INFO)" # "cfsqltype ="CF_SQL_LONGVARCHAR">"
  )
  < / cfquery >
  < / cfif >

  
  I'm close on this? This throws any errors, but it is not no longer works. It is so obviously wrong. I get a cfdump the end of my query of compairison, but once it hits the stated case, it is lost.
  
  Thanks for your time no matter who.

  Newbie

  You must define the variable before you can use it.  You try to use it on line 1 of your model.

• Best practices for sending file indesign without incorporating links

  How can I send indesign files to a client? I've heard to integrate the links, but then, others say that which could of course issues later, in addition to the fact that it makes the file much larger. Thank you very much!

  If you need to transfer the file, use the InDesign package feature (file > Package) to pick up a copy of the document and files all linked. Then use commonly available 'Zip' or another archiving utility to make the folder of the package and its mobile content.

• View dial - status hangs at 94% with linked clones

  Good afternoon everyone. I have a question/problem with the composer I need some advice on until I give the word taken in charge.

  It's my first hours of work with the composer and the related clones. It seems that once I have deploy a pool of resources, VCenter creates the replica and source machines immediately, but crashes at 94% complete before the deployment of the machines at the pool. On average, it takes about two hours for it to reach and possibly deploy the pool.

  I've read some things that say that this could be related to DHCP not released - the size of VMs being too large. Right now I'm trying to deploy a pool of virtual machines from a parent of 80 GB with 20 GB of user data partitions.

  Can I call with this problem either taken in charge or any who can give me advice on chipboard who waited when deploying virtual machines of this size.

  Thank you!

  Andrew Orr

  My image but eval is a tough (for us, at least) 16 GB and our iSCSI LUN has been set at a default 8 k value. EVAL provisions with this config took about 20-25 min and also had a blocking to 94%.

  Once I got serious and thinned image to < 4 GB, then assign the LUN 64 k my available time has fallen to 3 min.

  It's just a guess, but I think that the 94% complete on the interface user refers to 94% of the tasks don't 94% of the time not complete (the percentage of completion is not weighted at the time).

  ... I suggest a small test image of commissioning and from a timer. I bet you see a difference.

• Zone with linked Clones

  I make sure that my linked clones remain on the central time zone. What are the options I have to change for that to be true? I tried a few things but whenever the time zone to reflect where its launched. (I have users in various locations lance vmware view from your desktop)

  By default, the clone will take the time zone of the client connection, but you can turn it off via the GPO of the view.

• The ESXi 4.1.0 to 6.0 upgrade. -upgarde and best practices

  Hi guys,.

  We are a small business with a single physical server, ESXi 4.1.0 installed with approx. 8 VMs. We plan on buying Essential Kit 6.0 ESXi because that's all we need right now. However, as VMWare says that 4.1.0 to 6.0 upgrade is NOT supported (matrices of the interoperability of products VMware), how we improve our host and VMS?

  I guess the correct way will be upgraded from 4.0. 5.5 U3 first, then to 6.0. However, if we buy the 6.0 license essential Kit, that we will be able to always download and install and upgrade of the host and all VMs to U3 5.5, and 6.0. Essentials?

  In addition, what are the best practices to upgrade a single host with multiple virtual machines? What I did research, we should back up important files from virtual machine, all critical data, etc. All recommendations are welcome. My understanding is that the upgrade also virtual machines will be upgraded automatically, that's correct - methods of upgrade to ESXi 5.5 (2058352) | VMware KB

  Best regards

  D. Stanchev

  Hello

  As you said, you cannot upgrade host ESXi 4.x to 6.x, you must first upgrade 4.x to 5.x and then switch to 6.x

  Before moving to 5 or 6, make sure you ESXi host is compatible with ESXi 6.

  Check cheque and VMware hardware compatibility list if your server is listed.

  Although you'll have a 6 ESXi license kit, you can download ESXi 5.x and use it to upgrade process.

  Only if you need to use 5.x permanently, then you need to get your license keys downgraded to 5.x, otherwise once you upgrade host to 5.x, go ahead and level to ESXi 6.x

  Backup-

  Before you begin the upgrade, make sure that you have backup of all VMs critics.

  Either you can download/export all VMs as OVF, or you can use Veeam's free edition to make the backup of virtual machines

  -Update

  You can join the server ESXi ISO Installer and boot server form ISO and update.

  During the Installation process make sure to select ' PRESERVER VMFS and upgrade ESXi host '

  If you do not keep vmfs, all virtual machines will get deleted during the installation/upgrade process.

  Once you get ESXi Host upgrade to Upgrade VMFS 5.x version so that it can support 6.

  Then finally the ESXi host to 6.x upgrade, yet once make sure PRESERVE you VMFS during installation.

  If you have vCenter Update manager, use update reach the average upgrade easy it is to upgrade.

  Thank you

  Hentzien

• Best practices for backup service console configuration

  Hello

  When you install our ESX servers, I did what I thought was best practices and created a "backup" vswitch with a second service console. Two service consoles have IP addresses on the same subnet.

  They work very well for several weeks. But today, I had a problem connecting to the consoles of the virtual machines on one of our ESX host. After much troubleshooting, I found doc below...

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?language=en_US & externalId = 749640

  In point 8, it is said to make sure that you do not have 2 consoles of service on the same network. (Either by the way once I removed the backup vswitch I could access the consoles.)

  I so wanted to check this - should I not create these backup service consoles?

  TIA,

  H

  You don't have to second service console, just a second link to SC.

  Add a NIC to portgroup SC (it can be standby NIC), which would be enough.

  ---

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• VMware has a guide of best practices for backup of VMware View &amp; DR?

  How to properly protect a server with VMware View VMware vSphere running? Our RPO/RTO is ideally < 2 hrs?

  We have 100 customers and we use a roaming profile. TIA

  Hello

  Haven't seen specific guides. There are a few examples of 3rd party that might give you some ideas. VCenter Heartbeat also supports the component View Composer.

  Little old (2009), but interesting to read:

  http://www.EMC.com/collateral/software/technical-documentation/h6534-business-continuity-VMware-view-Celerra-VMware-SRM-blueprint.PDF

  Maybe the next version of view could address this? If you use roaming profiles, and then you just a way to replicate users DR and point to the DR View Pool, failover would take only a DNS change. Dealing with linked clones and persistent readers makes many tricker.

  I would consider the XP VM to throw objects, is the user customization, you need to reproduce for them in DR.

  Mike

• Best practices for vCenter 5.1 with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

  I am looking for a best practices or really any documentation on configuring vCenter 5.1 with a SQL Server 2008 R2 database. I see that SQL Server 2008 R2 is supported, but that's all. Any help is appreciated.

  Unless you have a huge (and I mean huge) environment, the vCenter database in general is not that big of a deal or go-getter and was apparently not deemed worthy for some secret magic tips because of this.

  Standard SQL "best practices" and observe the standard installation documentation when deployment vCenter and you should be good to go.

  Some documents on the vCenter more in-depth database are here:

  http://www.VMware.com/resources/TechResources/10162

  http://www.VMware.com/resources/TechResources/10302

  Also, I highly recommend you watch this recording of VMworld:

  http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=5Ly64_ca7-I

• vCenter/vSphere best practices documents or links

  Hi all

  I'll do some work on a client site next month. It seems to me that there are many things we can do in for vSphere vCenter.

  Y at - he of the docs of best practices or the links for vSphere?

  Thank you

  Here is a blog with lots of links to the best practices of VMware: VMware vSphere best practices - VMwaremine - Artur Krzywdzinski | Nutanix

  If you want something more specific, let me know.