Do I really need 2 Windows servers to run vCenter Server Ess. ?

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• Support for Windows 2008 R2 in vCenter Server 2.5 U4 and 4.0

  I'll have no problem creating models in both versions of vCenter Server. The question arises when you try to deploy the model to the Customization Wizard help. Under 4.0, it immediately comes up as not supported (7 64 windows server). Minus 2.5 U4, there is no tag for Windows 2008 R2 OS.

  Support for this OS will be released in a next update on both vCenter servers (specifically the Customization Wizard)?

  Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 is not supported with vSphere yet but experimental and should be supported subsequently released but they're working on it. You can run the wizard of customization with Windows 2008 however, here's how the instructions http://vinf.net/2009/07/09/how-to-deploy-a-windows-2008-server-from-a-template-with-vsphere/

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!!

  Kind regards

  Stefan Nguyen

  VMware vExpert 2009

  iGeek Systems Inc.

  VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

• Windows 7 supports for vcenter server 4.1

  Vcenter 4.1 supports any flavor of windows 7? In addition, if you purchased a copy of vcenter 4.0 you buy the upgrade to 4.1 or is it a free upgrade?

  Hello

  vCenter Server cannot be installed on Windows 7. It is supported on Win 2003, Win XP and Win 2008.

  For a detailed list of the supported operating systems, please see page # 16 of the http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.pdf

  Thank you.

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• Questions about versions of Windows for SQL and vcenter server operating system

  Can anyone provide information on versions of the OS.   Here's what we're looking to add:

  1 SQL server 2005 with service pack 2 or sql server 2008.  What version of Windows it resides on?  Windows 2003?  2008?

  2 Vcenter.   What version of windows?   Windows 2003?  2008?

  I looked through my books and no luck.

  Thank you

  José

  See the VMware vSphere compatibility matrices

  as the Guest Operating System Installation Guide

  as well as http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28v=sql.90%29.aspx

• Windows defender do I really need?

  I used Avast free anti virus and superantispyware free version. Suddenly I wonder to run Windows Defender. Do I need to do? When I try to update that prompted I am denied access and referred to the "system administrator".  I am the primary user of this computer at home. I don't know how to get around this problem of system administrator. Above all, I wonder if with Avast updated security do I really need this Windows Defender?  What do you recommend?

  Hello

  I prefer to use WIndows Defender and Avast (Prevx - free). You have not really
  told in detail what exactly is the problem.

  SuperAntiSpyware can be extremely invasive, so I put it's a scanner only on request.

  To configure SuperAntiSpyware as a scanner to the application if you want:

  You need to check all the entries - entries are by SuperAdBlocker which is used by
  SuperAntiSpyware.

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured so that it starts automatically when your system
  boots and you login. Autoruns shows you the full list of registry and file locations where
  applications can configure Auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Virtue of the present article in AutoRuns:

  HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

  SASDIFSV SASDIFSV. SYS SUPERAdBlocker.com and SUPERAntiSpyware.com c:\program files\superantispyware\sasdifsv.sys

  SASENUM SASENUM. SYS SUPERAdBlocker.com and SUPERAntiSpyware.com-c:\program files\superantispyware\sasenum.sys

  SASKUTIL SASKUTIL. SYS SUPERAdBlocker.com and SUPERAntiSpyware.com c:\program files\superantispyware\saskutil.sys

  There may be others as my memory is not clear - there are 4 and probably 5 entries and they
  be quite so don't look close for SuperAntiSpyware ratings and SuperAdBlocker.

  =================================================================

  Here's what I use and recommend: (these are all free and very effective versions.)

  Avast and Prevx proved extremely reliable and compatible with all I have
  launched on them. Microsoft Security Essentials and Prevx have also proven to be very
  reliable and compatible. Use MSE or Avast and Prevx, Prevx 3 but not all.

  Avast Home free - stop any shields is not necessary except leaving Standard, Web, and
  Operation of the network.

  Prevx - Home - free

  Windows Firewall

  Windows Defender (is not necessary if you use MSE)

  Protected IE - mode

  IE 8 - SmartScreen filter WE (IE 7 phishing filter)

  I also IE always start with asset if filter InPrivate IE 8.
  (It may temporarily turn off with the little icon to the left of the + bottom
  right of IE)

  Two versions of Avast are available 6.x and 4.8 x

  Avast - home - free - 6.x stop shields you do not use (except files, Web, network, &)
  Shields of behavior) - double click on the icon in the Notification area - real time Orange - click on the
  Shield that you want to stop - STOP. To stop the Orange icon to show an error indicator-
  Click on the Orange icon - top right - settings - click on the status bar - uncheck shields you
  disabled - click OK
  http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

  Avast 4.8 x - home - free - stop shields, you don't need except leaving Standard, Web,.
  and the network running. (Double-click the blue icon - look OK. - upper left - Shields details
  Finish those you don't use).
  http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download#TAB4

  Or use Microsoft Security Essentials - free
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

  Prevx works well alongside MSE or Avast

  Prevx - home - free small, fast, exceptional protection CLOUD, working with other security
  programs. It is a single scanner, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something come back here
  or use Google to see how to remove.
  http://www.prevx.com/   <-->
  http://info.prevx.com/downloadcsi.asp  <-->

  PCmag - Prevx - Editor's choice
  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

  Also get Malwarebytes - free - use as scanner only. If you ever think malware and that
  would be unusual with Avast and occasional Prevx running with the exception of a low level cookie
  (not much), to UPDATE and then run it as a scanner. I have a lot of scanners and they
  never find anything of note that I started to use this configuration.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  I hope this helps.

• Creation of the DSN that is needed to connect the 5.1 vCenter to SQL Server

  I'm looking for a simple process, step by step create the DSN that is needed to connect the vCenter Server 5.1 to an already configured SQL database.

  It must be simple, still usable by a person who is not a database administrator.  He should assume no knowledge of database.

  It should be usable on 64 - bit Windows 2008 Server R2 OS when connecting to a SQL Server 2008 R2 database.

  It must include ALL the options I have to configure when configuring the DSN, so that later I can run vCenter Server 5.1 installation and Breeze the by.

  Screenshots would be too great, but if you have a step by step, that would be great.  Some thing that you can go totally illiterate crew of database and they can cross step by step.  Docs from VMware do not give enough details and do not point to a good reference.

  Hello

  Click on Control Panel > administrative tools > Data Sources (ODBC).

  Open ODBC connection, select the system DSN tab, and then click Add

  Select SQL native client, click on finish

  He will ask DSN name, enter the name you want for VC DSN.

  Then enter the address database of VC.

  Then it will ask for authentication, select which option of your choice, as based on windows or SQL based authentication.

  Then click Next and select the correct database that has been created for VC in drop-down option

  Finishing and test the connection.

  Concerning

  Mohammed

• Local administrators on Windows of vCenter server is automatically granted 'Administrator' role in vSphere

  
  This still applies (5.0 and 5.5).  I might have missed in the 5 documentation site.  I see still ESX Admin workaround applies to 5.5 and wondered about the role of local administrators.

  VMware vSphere 4 - ESX and vCenter Server

  
  It's the 4.0 site doc.

  "Host records all selected Windows domain user, or a group through the process of assigning permissions." By default, all users who are members of the local windows Group istrators Adminthe vCenter Server have the same rights of access as any user assigned to the Adminsector role. Users who are members of the group Administrators can log on as individuals and have full access. »

  EDIT - I found this... VMware vSphere 5.1

  Seems to be the same... :))

  The main difference is that before 5.1 and 5.5, the local Administrators group on the server vCenter Server is the default vCenter Server Administrator. With vCenter 5.x with the addition of SSO, installing vCenter, you will be asked which user account or the group will be initially given and vCenter Server Administrator role. Here is the screenshot. This screenshot, after installing vCenter, only the [email protected] has the role of administrator on the vCenter server.

  

  If you upgrade your server vCenter to 5.x since a previous version using a Simple installation, if I remember correctly, you won't see the screen above as the installation will use the existing as the vCenter Administrator local Windows Administrators group.

  It will be useful.

• Assessment of Windows has expired the vcenter - how to recreate in a new virtual machine?

  For reasons I won't go into detail, the Windows evaluation period has expired for a VM running vCenter server for a project I'm working on that.  They have the license key is not the media that they installed, so once they have the appropriate support, they will create a new virtual machine with the installation of operating system licensed correctly and install vCenter Server/MSDE on it from scratch (the same way the other VM was built).  What is the best way to get over as much information as possible from the old instance of vCenter?  (We can not do related modes because we cannot connect to the old VM more.)

  > Is there a good way to replicate this info from the old DB to new DB

  Well don't know if you want to say that Oracle or SQL.  If it is easy SQL, simply move the entire file *.dbf VC points currently on the new server of DB.  That's why I love SQL server, easy migration.

• If you have firewall and windows defender, do you really need another security software?

  If you have firewall and windows defender, do you really need another security software?

  I have no other security software

  Norton internet security becomes awkward

  Peter

  Hello

  Yes you still need an antivirus program and you are right that Norton tends to cause problems.

  Norton Removal Tool
  http://Service1.Symantec.com/support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

  You want to remove Norton and old and even uninstalled antivirus can leave remnants then download and run
  the Norton Removal Tool. Also, I would get Avast and Prevx and you should be in good shape.

  Download the 3 to get back to after removing the McAfee antivirus.

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AS ADMIN - REBOOT after each.

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  Here is what I use:

  Avast and Prevx proved extremely reliable and compatible with everything I threw at them.

  Avast Home free - stop any shields is not necessary except away from Standard, Web and network is working.

  Prevx - Home - free

  Windows Firewall

  Windows Defender

  Protected IE - mode

  IE 8 - SmartScreen filter WE (IE 7 phishing filter)

  I also IE always start with asset if filter InPrivate IE 8.
  (Sometimes you have to temporarily turn off with the little icon to the left of the + bottom right of IE)

  Avast - stop home - free - all shields you do no need except leave Standard, Web and network running.
  (Double-click the blue icon - details look OK. - upper left Shields - those that you do not cancel).
  http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
  Prevx - Home - small, fast, exceptional CLOUD free protection, working with other security programs. It comes
  a scan only, VERY EFFICIENT, if it finds something to come back here or use Google to see how to remove.
  http://www.prevx.com/

  PCmag - Prevx - Editor's choice
  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2346862,00.asp

  Also get Malwarebytes - free - use as scanner only. If you ever suspect malware, and that would be unusual with
  Avast and Prevx running except a low occasional (not much), updated cookie and then run it as
  a scanner. I have a lot of scanners and they never find anything of note that I started to use this configuration.

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/

  I hope this helps.

  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• I have the windows product key sticker, but some of them are deleted. I really need help to send a photo to show him what it's like.

  Original title: product key

  Hello

  I have the windows product key sticker, but some of them are deleted. I really need help if I can send a photo to show him what it's like. I formatted my laptop and he asks the authentic copy. I really need help coz 2 days left to activate.

  Thanks in advance

  Best regards

  You can extend the activation period of 30 days by running slmgr /rearm since the Admin command prompt.

  Then take a picture of your COA sticker with your phone, blow as large as possible to try to detect all the characters input for Activation.  You can also use a magnifying glass.

  If you can not use the key to product then you will need to either the order of the restoration of the factory of the manufacturer of your PC media, or if you have a C:\windows.old folder you can try to reinstall the factory to SLP activation file.  However we do not support this so you will need to search on your own.

• After the upgrade to windows 10, my dreamweaver has stopped working. Could someone give me a solution for this? I really need DW!

  After the upgrade to windows 10, my dreamweaver has stopped working. It starst and lasts 30 seconds and never work again.

  Could someone give me a solution for this? I really need DW!

  Problems during the installation or opening Dreamweaver on Windows 10

• Several windows programs that I really need?

  I have Windows Media player, photo gallery and movie maker. Why do I need them and if they cause your computer to run slowly? I also have some other ones that I don't use, their removal would be necessary?

  Hello

  All 3 of these programs provide different functions and they will not slow your machine down to the low if you
  do not run them. Use the troubleshooter of general performance below to help improve the perfor-
  Performance if possible.

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  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you have NEVER
  on this machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause
  strange problems).

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  Follow these steps:

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  How to troubleshoot performance issues in Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950685

  Optimize the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/959062
  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes with nothing to do - then right-click
  Taskbar - the Task Manager process - take a look at stored by - Services - this is a quick way
  reference (if you have a small box at the bottom left - show for all users, then check that).

  How to check and change Vista startup programs
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/79612-startup-programs-enable-disable.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG then put a list of
  those here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out which files, key of registry and other objects processes have opened.
  What DLLs they have loaded and more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even who has
  each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to start automatically when you start your system
  and you log in. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can
  Configure auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  -Free - WhatsInStartUP this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
  When Windows starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Type of startup (registry/Startup folder), Command - Line String, the product name, Version of the file, the name of the company;
  Location in the registry or the file system and more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted
  a program that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window
  Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by running programs, if the window
  is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded:

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - device - Graphics Manager - note the brand and complete model
  your video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now, click on update
  Driver (this can do nothing as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then right-click.
  Uninstall - REBOOT it will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party
  with their own software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now in the system manufacturer (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) site (in a restaurant), peripheral
  Site of the manufacturer (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for
  BIOS, Chipset and software updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after
  each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - drivers tab to be sure the version you actually install
  presents itself. This is because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (sound card drivers
  in particular that) so to install a driver - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat as
  necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW in the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER device - check
  manually by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
  Updates, that leaves about Windows updates but it will not install the drivers that will be generally
  older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it), then
  get new manually if you wish.

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  Refer to these discussions because many more excellent advice however don't forget to check your antivirus
  programs, the main drivers and BIOS update and also solve the problems with the cleanboot method
  first.

  Problems with the overall speed of the system and performance
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/slow_windows_performance/en-us

  Performance and Maintenance Tips
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/19e5d6c3-BF07-49ac-a2fa-6718c988f125

  Explorer Windows stopped working
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7performance/thread/6ab02526-5071-4DCC-895F-d90202bad8b3

  Hope these helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP - Windows Expert - consumer: bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• What is the purpose of "Intel Rapid Storage Technology"? do I really need?

  My laptop is LENOVO ideaPad z570. I did not RAID configuration, and do I really need this software because it is running in the background will it help in any way related to the performance of my SATA hard drive or reduce power consumption?

  My config: Lenovo ideapad z570, processor intel core i5 2430 2nd gen, 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, 750 GB HDD (5400 RPM), 2 GB Nvidia GT540M GPU, windows 7 ultimate 64 bits, battery 6 cells.

  The answer to your question, can be read directly from the horse's mouth:

  http://www.Intel.com/support/chipsets/IMSM/sb/CS-020784.htm

  http://www.Intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/chpsts/IMSM

  In addition, the 'correct' site for Support of the Intel driver update is:

  http://www.Intel.com/p/en_US/support?IID=HDR+support

  This one is for the Intel driver update utility:

  http://www.Intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect?IID=dc_iduu

  I adopted a new slogan: "Cut Out The Middle Man.

  DragonRider

• We monitor windows servers using pdh.dll and we receive "error PDH 0xc0000bc6:9 - &#62; data are not valid" a few times in the meantime.

  We monitor windows servers using pdh.dll and we receive "error PDH 0xc0000bc6:9-> the data is invalid" a few times. Need to understand what causes this and how to fix the same.

  Hello

  The question you posted would be better suited in the TechNet Forums. I would recommend posting your query in the TechNet Forums. You can follow the link to your question:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverManagement/threads

  Hope this information helps.

• I really need HELP! I received the nugel.exe virus on my laptop and I really missed the whole system! PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS!

  I really need HELP! I received the nugel.exe virus on my laptop. I have Windows XP and I was reading how to remove it. They told me to go to click on the Start button in it, then click on run. type msconfig and on the Startup tab, uncheck everything that ends with TSSD. Well, none of which ended in TSSD was there, so I was told everything that had an UNKNOWN manufacturer in buttons SERVICES and STARTUP uncheck. I restarted my computer and the NELSON was always there.  Then suddenly my computer shut down on its own and restarted with a screen that says now "Windows didn't start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \system32\hal.dll .» Please reinstall a copy of the above file. "Does anyone know how to do this? I feel that I've dealt with the virus stupid for days and I'm going crazy! Can someone please help me solve what I did wrong? PLEASE, I BEG YOU!

  Hi ehaze64,

  Looks like you have made incorrect changes in system configuration utility.

  See the Microsoft articles below to solve the problem by installing the recovery console and use the Bootcfg.exe tool to rebuild the Boot.ini file.

  How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307654

   

   

  Error message: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314477

   

  "Invalid Boot.ini" or "Windows did not start" error messages when you start your computer

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/330184

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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