Director of the laboratory on ESXi

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• Director of the laboratory - cannot export to ESXi host (SMBMount unsupported)

  Hi all

  I had this problem since the liberation.  This is my environment:

  Director of the laboratory of 4.0.1

  vCenter 4.0 Update 1

  ESXi (3 guests) 4.0 Update 1

  Shared storage: EMC SAN with NAS volume on gigabit ethernet.

  I opted to use on ESX ESXi VMWare's future, as far as development.

  My problem is this: when I click to export a configuration of Lab Manager, it fails with "Error in export."  The details of the message are:

  * Error export the Configuration.

  vCenter Lab Manager cannot find that any suitable host connected to the "NFS Datastore" data store for this operation.

  Host 'ESXi1' is an ESXi host and does not support smbmount.*

  I installed ESXi being under the impression he was supposed to have all the same functionality as ESX.  Now, I have myself screwed... my users will sometimes have to export configurations to test booting the VMS of USB dongles (as there is no USB transfer directly to a virtual computer that it's time to start).  If at least 3 times a week I have to export virtual machines, one by one, to a network share, which is quite tedious and quite annoying.

  Is on the timeline of development?  I noticed that the 4.0.2 has been released, but by its requirements (http://www.vmware.com/support/labmanager40/doc/releasenotes_labmanager402.html#newfeatures) it does not support ESXi 4.x, which is strange because the requirements for Lab Manager 4.0.1 (http://www.vmware.com/support/labmanager40/doc/releasenotes_labmanager40.html) list ESXi 4.0 as a host in charge.

  Can someone please shed some light on this issue and maybe get it on the development plan for the next version of Lab Manager?

  Thank you!

  -Jesse Reinhart

  stemplar,

  We don't do generally no update notes version after a product has been released.

  In addition, it is not specific to Lab Manager, ESXi does not support required... orders so Lab Manager is just stating the restriction of resource pools provided.  As far as I remember, ESXi did not support smbmount (or mount-t smbfs) since its inception.

  Kind regards

  Jon Hemming, b.SC., RHCT, VMware vExpert 2009
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• Director of the laboratory - routing and VLAN

  Hey,.

  So we are currently setting up Lab Manager in our environment, the environment in which we are setting up is a replica of our production environment. In the LABORATORY, we use 13 VIRTUAL networks.

  I use Vyatta to route between the VLANS right now, but we are running into a problem now, 13 VLAN... 3 more that it has configurable s NIC on a virtual machine.

  Aside from trying to convince everyone that we don't need of 13 VIRTUAL networks in a lab environment, are there other possible solutions or have you guys seen or been around something like this configuration before?

  (I've been throwing around the idea of setting up two VM running Vyatta and creation of a separate network who share the two interfaces on one VLAN from the 14th and then distribute the network load between two virtual machines but it's even more work that manually configure an instance of Vyatta in LM whenever someone wants a new workspace to test.)

  What do you think guys?

  I would say that you need to trim more work for yourself in the long term.   If you want a "real" picture of your lab and prod, you can see either plan b of your presentation above and buy physical passes capable of vlan trunking. Not much, we can hope for until Vmware gets beyond the limit of 10 - nic that seems more promising with all support for 10gbe cards now.  Some department stores I've seen can pull off a true mirror of their production environment as they can in their laboratory.  With virtualization, it makes it much easier to achieve.  I hope one day, we can be their one day ;-).

  See you soon,.

  Chad King

  VCP-410. Server +.

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• Director of the laboratory on vSPhere & vCenter4

  Hello

  We pretty much have to buy vCenter 4 and upgrade our company VI3 to vSPhere, is Lab Manager (latest version) compatible with these two output?

  Thank you

  The current version of Lab Manager 3 is not supported on vSphere, there will be a new version sometime this year I hope it helps vSphere. Here is an article that deals with other products VMware who will not support release of vSphere GA immediately: http://www.virtualization.info/2009/04/vsphere-40-may-not-support-some-other.html

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  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

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• Director of the laboratory of vCould Migration

  Finally, we started with a proof of concept in lieu of LM vCD. Still everyone has a few best lessons learned? Networking seems to goo, but has yet to be understood. Plugin remote desktop feels worse.

  -What is the best to do with workspaces?

  -What is a mapping of good organization? For example, for access to the network resources?

  -Is anyone has seen yet, how make an export full of all virtual machines in a paralytic (for example as a backup?)

  Stop the VAPP stops it.  By default it just turns off the virtual machine.  You can change it to a soft stop via the good operating system in the properties of vApp.

  Hot cloning can be done via the user interface, but can be done through the API.  It's the same for the extension of disk space.

  Eric

• Director of the laboratory: how much is

  Hi guys,.

  I already have standard vSphere. If I want to buy Lab Manager, how much it costs?

  It is just like in this page:

  http://store.vmware.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage & Env = BASE & local = en_US & SiteID = vmware & id = ProductDetailsPage & productID = 138127300 & resid = MlHJ5QoHAj0AACYDVxYAAAAN & 1250821197140 = rests

  Support for VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0 for 1 processor + Platinum (24 x 7) 3 years

  $2 448,70

  Y at - it no limitation as the amount of the virtual machine, we can create, or the amount of the host, we can use with Lab Manager?

  Thanks in advance.

  For the portion of the price, the best if you call the seller serve you on VMware (partner or VMware).

  1 Lab Manager license can only be used in 1 (physical CPU, not the carrots) take of the ESX host. So, if your ESX 4 CPU (say 4 CPUS, total 16 cores), need you 4 license of LM.

  The license does not limit the number of VM.

  Concerning

  E1

• Director of the laboratory by using too many IPs

  Our lab environment manager has a pool of 200 IP to the choice.  We never have more than 100 machines deployed at once, but I continue to turn IP addresses before we brand reatch the 100.  I know that LM uses 1 internal address and an external but where the rest of the IPs go?  Is it possible to empty?

  The internal IP address is reserved permanently or not this VM is powered.  Clones of a VM just overload this assignment of the intellectual property, so that the internal IP address is actually reserved as long as there is a virtual machine or clones of this virtual machine.

• Director of the laboratory, adding new network interface

  Hello. I have a certain virtual machines in a workspace of LM and I would like to add another network interface. I have undeplyed the machine and it gives me the ability to add a new interface, however the interface I just added does not appear. How can I add this interface to a virtual machine that has already been added to a workspace?

  Looks like what you're trying to do is simply add a NETWORK adapter to a virtual computer in a configuration. It is fairly common and is detailed beginning on page 49 here http://www.vmware.com/pdf/lm30_users_guide.pdf. Let me know if it helps.

• Director of the laboratory 4.0.2

  Does anyone know when Lab Manager 4.0.2 is available?

  Right now actually... http://www.VMware.com/support/labmanager40/doc/releasenotes_labmanager402.html

• Hosts are not displayed in the laboratory Manager

  I have an instance of Lab Manager 4.02. It works fine, until recently, I had to remove hosts from the instance of LM. While everything was closed, and the hosts were removed carefully, I added the new guests, ensuring you configs were identical, networks etc. Same version and everything. The virtual Center took the boxes, and they work fine.

  Lab Manager will, however, not seen. I confirmed repeatedly that none of my services fail, and no newspaper display errors. But the hosts under laboratory Manager section is empty.

  I checked with wireshark, and I get connectivity, as well as the responses of the Director of the lab - virtual Center.

  I brought the former hosts, with the same effect. I did then the labmanager to other VC instance he had never been associated, and he wouldn't see hosts there either.

  What would cause this? Someone at - he already experienced this? I have data in real-time in the current Lab Director, if I prefer not to rebuild.

  Thank you

  AW

  Besides that Graham mentioned,.

  > I brought the former hosts, with the same effect. I did then the labmanager to other VC instance he had never been associated, and he wouldn't see hosts there either.

  The Director of the laboratory cannot be associated with a single vCenter "Data center" object.  He memorizes the Objid of Datacenter and never delete it.  LM 4 should be able to work around this problem, or we can do something to erase the value manually.  But it would be better to try to verify the other steps first has affirmed here.

  > Then under management > resources section, click Resource Pools tab and select the "attach Resource Pool.

  > Select the resouce pool/ESX host you want on the shortcut menu.

  When you perform these steps, take a screenshot (in case it does not work).  I would like to see what objects have the Lab Manager icon already associated with them.

  Kind regards

  Jon Hemming, b.SC., RHCT, VMware vExpert 2009
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• VShield service Manager installation and vShield app to the same host ESXi

  Hello, I'm planning on vCloud Director assessment in a laboratory with only a single ESXi host.  When I try to install the app vShield service I get the following warning: do not install on a host or a cluster where the VC or the vShield Manager resides. This can cause network problems. The following IP address must be a unique IP address assigned to this unit of App vShield. Please do not use an IP address that is assigned to another machine, including the VC, vShield Manager or any ESX host. Using an incorrect IP address you will need to uninstall and reinstall App vShield on this host. My question is: is it is absolutely impossible to install vShield manager on the same host ESXi as the vShield Manager resides?  Or is it just a bad practice?  What are the ramifications of installing?

  It is a general practice to separate management and resources. What you see is just a warning. When there are very fewer resources available you can do. Make sure that you exclude from the required VM by referring to this post

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2012/03/17/excluding-your-vCenter-server-from-VShield-app-protection/

• How to create the laboratory home

  Hello

  I'm new to vmware, I learn to vmware, I want to know how to create the laboratory at home to vmware.

  Thanks in advance.

  I found this very informative article

  http://techhead.co/VMware-ESXi-home-lab-why-what-and-how-considerations-when-building-your-own-home-lab/

• Question about the upgrade to ESXi 4.1 and USB keys

  Right now I'm under ESXi 4.1 from a USB key (ie. a very small USB key).

  If I want to "start over" and use a newer USB for ESXi 5 but keep my intact, is guest operating systems - this possible?  (For example, if I install ESXi on a Virgin USB 5.0, will I be able to import my existing operating system vmx ESXi 4.1 images, etc.?)

  In addition, what's the downside of ESXi 5 running from a USB?  I spin this in a laboratory at the House and have read that ESXi basically load into memory if you really start player ESXi itself is useless and a USB key is perfectly fine.  Is this true?

  If you do not want re - configure ESXi 5.0, you can proceed as follows:

  1. Use free software, called "USB Image Tool 1.57" make a picture of your USB 4.1 - software available here http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/ .  This way you can restore it to any USB in the future.
  2. After making a backup of your USB 4.1 image, upgrade installation 4.1 to 5.0.
  3. Make a backup of your configuration of ESXi using the CLI vMA tool / vSphere in Windows with the following command: vicfg-cfgbackup-next - server
  4. The new installation of ESXi 5.0 on new USB
  5. VMA or vSphere CLI tool use in Windows with the following command to restore the backup from step 3 config: vicfg-cfgbackup-load - server
  6. You should now have ESXi 5.0 works on a new USB without any necessary configuration

  Alternatively, you can restore the image USB created in step 1 on your old USB in order to have a 4.1 installation handy...

  I recommend that make you a picture of your USB 5.0 USB as well just in case in the future USB fails.

• Store shared data will not be displayed in the laboratory Manager

  I have a shared data store that is fully recognized by both my ESXi hosts in pointing that client vSphere vCenter Server. I can browse the data store, download files, delete files, but not even opinion in Lab Manager. I tried to remove and re-add the data several times store. using a different initial host each time. The data store is picked up again by the two hosts and its status shows as usual in the vSphere Client. No matter what I do well, I can't make it appear in the laboratory Manager. Does anyone know where I could go wrong?

  Thanks for your help,

  will be

  You don't want to say that in the resources tab Datstores, you do not see this at all shared data store? You are in global org global org or not? What version of LM do you use?

  If you are in an organization overall, newly added data store should appear immediately. But if non-global organization, go to the Organization-> properties-> data warehouses and add this new data store.

  MoHA-

• HI PLZ I WANT TO HELP THE UPGRADE TO SSD ODNT WILL I KNOW IF MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CPU SUPPORTS

  HI PLZ I WANT TO HELP THE UPGRADE TO SSD ODNT WILL I KNOW IF MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CPU SUPPORTS

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  You can upgrade to an SSD.

  The simplest method is to use an SSD as the Corsair Force 3 and don't forget that you buy the kit of migration.

  The migration kit comes with cloning software and a usb to SATA power cable that connects again SSD.

  It is recommended that you purchase and SSD that is approximately 256 GB in quality if you can find one that is affordable.

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