Second data store for the shared virtual machine

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• Impossible to change the path for the shared virtual machines

  Hello

  as long as user root, in the Preferences menu, shared, VMs when I change the location and

  (1) push apply 1 time, the path is created in the right place on the hard drive but when I want to share a virtual machine and move toward this path, the default path is the default: / var/lib/vmware... not the one created by the menu setting.

  Cannot change the location for the shared virtual machines.

  (2) push apply several times: odd error menu

  

  OS: Linux mandriva 64

  Any ideas?  Is this a way to manually change the path in a config file?

  Best respect

  Out of work station - stop pass.
  Then edit datastores.xml - don't know where the files on Linux - I expect it be in/etc/vmware/hostd or something like that

• List of the files in the data store for the virtual machine

  Hello

  How to list the files of data store for the virtual machine? I can't find reference to the command.

  Thank you

  If you have installed vCLI and vSphere SDK for Perl, you have extra utilities on top of what is there with the vCLI, take a look at this list: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/viperltoolkit/viperl40/doc/vsperl_util_index.html

  A script that can help with the list of files to store data for a given virtual machine is dsbrowse.pl

  Here is an example:

  [vi-admin@scofield ~]$ /usr/lib/vmware-vcli/apps/host/dsbrowse.pl --server himalaya.primp-industries.com --username root --name dlgCore-iSCSI.test
  
  Information about datastore : 'dlgCore-iSCSI.test'
  ---------------------------
  Summary
   Name             : dlgCore-iSCSI.test
   Location         : /vmfs/volumes/4a26f505-02dfd8a4-6867-003048d9586a
   File system      : VMFS
   Maximum Capacity : 15.75 GB
   Available space  : 11.654296875 GB
  
  Hosts associated with this datastore.
   himalaya.primp-industries.com
  
  Virtual machines on this datastore.
   None
  
  Templates on this datastore.
   None
  
  Datastore Folder Structure.
   Folder Path: '[http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test|http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test]'
   Files present
    testagain
    testlab-1
    testlab-2
    testlab-3
    testlab-4
    testlab-5
    testlab-6
    testlab-7
    testlab-8
    testlab-9
    testlab-10
    testlab-11
    testlab-12
    testlab-13
    testlab-14
    testlab-15
  
   Folder Path: '[http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test|http://dlgCore-iSCSI.test] testagain'
   Files present
    testagain.vmdk
    vmware.log
    testagain.nvram
    vmware-70.log
    vmware-65.log
    vmware-66.log
    vmware-68.log
    vmware-67.log
    vmware-69.log
    testagain-flat.vmdk
    testagain.vmx
    testagain.vmxf
    testagain.vmsd
  

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• vCenter log files entries for the new virtual machine or distributed groups of ports

  All,

  I can't find the entries for the new virtual machine or distributed groups of ports in the vpxd.log file.

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  This kind of info are in the DB vCenter.

  Not in the logfile (used for debugging purposes).

• How to select different data store for the snapshot

  Hello

  I connected with two data store ESXi 4 server. First data store is a local raid-5 HD and the second data store is a netgear NFS nas.

  virtual machines are stored on the local data store. I want to archivie snapshot for my virtual machine to use the second (nas NFS) data store. I tried to snapcho, but the disk data store is used is always the local.

  can I select a different data store to store the snapshot files?

  Thank you

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1002929 could help...

  / Rubeck

• cannot insert media for the new virtual machine

  Here is the configuration:

  2 x ESXi without shared storage in the same cluster of vCenter DC

  Media (iso files OS) were imported from vShpere in the VCD console, media folder was created the data store of ESX server no.2, noticed that a single iso file might have been a copy at a distance of ESX server n ° 1.

  In console organization VCD, create a virtual machine that is checked is under the n ° 1 ESX server according to vCenter console, try "insert the CD/DVD"... "when power on or off, got the error below in vcloud-container - debug.log:

  I suspect that the VM on the ESX n ° 1 cannot access the media file on a server ESX no.2 (at least it is impossible using vCenter), is there a workaround?

  Thank you

  William

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | INFO | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskManager. waitForCompletion (safe) for task back to the State of completion ERROR | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | DEBUG | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskManager. Attempt to remove the wait for the task handle | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord | Dump of the task. #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord | LmVimMoRef dumpster: type = value Task = task-238 | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord |   entityName = 0516723195-RHEL | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord |   descriptionId = VirtualMachine.reconfigure | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord |   State = error | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord |   name = ReconfigVM_Task | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskWaiterInvRecord |   error.localizedMessage = invalid configuration for the device '0'. | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 708 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | LmVim                          | Lack of type http://com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec is not supported. | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 709 | ERROR | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskServiceImpl | Cannot run the task VAPP_INSERT_CD_FLOPPY(com.vmware.vcloud.entity.task:778461740). #778461740

  com.vmware.ssdc.util.LMException: fault of type com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec is not supported.    Message [DEFAULT]: Invalid Configuration for the device '0'.

  Invalid configuration for the device '0'.

  -Several Exceptions follow: [com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec:]

  deviceIndex = 0

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidVmConfig:

  property = deviceChange [0].device.backing.fileName

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.VmConfigFault:

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.VimFault:

  [legacy of the com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec: invalid configuration for the device '0'.]

  at com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.LmVim.Convert(LmVim.java:474)

  at com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.LmVim.Convert(LmVim.java:498)

  at com.vmware.ssdc.library.vim.LmVim.Convert(LmVim.java:509)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.val.taskmanagement.TaskWaiterInvRecord.CheckForError(TaskWaiterInvRecord.java:187)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.val.internal.impl.VC20VirtualServer.reconfigureVm(VC20VirtualServer.java:1887)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.val.internal.impl.VC20VirtualServer.InsertMediaDevice(VC20VirtualServer.java:716)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.val.internal.impl.VC20VirtualServer.InsertCD(VC20VirtualServer.java:769)

  at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.services.impl.VmManagerImpl.insertMedia(VmManagerImpl.java:1342)

  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)

  at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

  at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)

  at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:182)

  at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:149)

  at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.proceed(MethodInvocationProceedingJoinPoint.java:77)

  at com.vmware.ssdc.backend.annotation.GenericMethodDiagnosticsInterceptor.aroundMethod(GenericMethodDiagnosticsInterceptor.java:36)

  at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor2074.invoke (unknown Source)

  at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

  at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethodWithGivenArgs(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:627)

  at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AbstractAspectJAdvice.invokeAdviceMethod(AbstractAspectJAdvice.java:616)

  at org.springframework.aop.aspectj.AspectJAroundAdvice.invoke(AspectJAroundAdvice.java:64)

  at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:160)

  at org.springframework.aop.interceptor.ExposeInvocationInterceptor.invoke(ExposeInvocationInterceptor.java:89)

  at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)

  at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:204)

  to $Proxy125.insertMedia (Unknown Source)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.vapp.impl.VAppServiceImpl.insertMediaTask(VAppServiceImpl.java:1654)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.vapp.impl.VAppServiceImpl.executeTask(VAppServiceImpl.java:398)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl.dispatchTask(TaskServiceImpl.java:1009)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskExecutionJob.execute(TaskExecutionJob.java:177)

  at org.quartz.core.JobRunShell.run(JobRunShell.java:199)

  to com.vmware.vcloud.scheduler.impl.ElasticQuartzThreadPool$ $3 1.run(ElasticQuartzThreadPool.java:209)

  to com.vmware.vcloud.scheduler.impl.ElasticQuartzThreadPool$ $3 1.run(ElasticQuartzThreadPool.java:207)

  at com.vmware.vcloud.common.threadpool.ThreadContextExecutor.execute(ThreadContextExecutor.java:36)

  to com.vmware.vcloud.scheduler.impl.ElasticQuartzThreadPool$ 3.run(ElasticQuartzThreadPool.java:207)

  to java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$ Worker.runTask (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)

  to java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$ Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)

  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

  Subexception: com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec:

  deviceIndex = 0

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidVmConfig:

  property = deviceChange [0].device.backing.fileName

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.VmConfigFault:

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.VimFault:

  inherited from com.vmware.vim.binding.vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec: invalid configuration for the device '0'.

  at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0 (Native Method)

  at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)

  at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)

  at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)

  at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:355)

  at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:308)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.types.impl.ComplexTypeImpl.newInstance(ComplexTypeImpl.java:143)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.types.impl.DefaultDataObjectFactory.newDataObject(DefaultDataObjectFactory.java:26)

  to com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.ComplexStackContext. (ComplexStackContext.java:33)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.StackContextFactory.newContext(StackContextFactory.java:92)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.FaultStackContext.getNestedContext(FaultStackContext.java:84)

  to com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl$ UnmarshallContext.beginElement (UnmarshallerImpl.java:354)

  to com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl$ UnmarshallContext.parse (UnmarshallerImpl.java:258)

  to com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl$ UnmarshallContext.parse (UnmarshallerImpl.java:210)

  to com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl$ UnmarshallContext.unmarshall (UnmarshallerImpl.java:191)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.soap.impl.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:71)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.common.impl.ReturnvalStackContext.setValue(ReturnvalStackContext.java:42)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.common.impl.ResponseUnmarshaller.unmarshal(ResponseUnmarshaller.java:97)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.common.impl.ResponseImpl.unmarshalResponse(ResponseImpl.java:203)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.common.impl.ResponseImpl.setResponse(ResponseImpl.java:162)

  at com.vmware.vim.vmomi.client.http.impl.HttpExchange.run(HttpExchange.java:103)

  to java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$ Worker.runTask (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)

  to java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$ Worker.run (ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)

  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 730. DEBUG | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskServiceImpl | Cleaning of the entities busy ones for task '778,461,740' | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 733. DEBUG | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | BusyObjectServiceImpl | Point entitie (s) busy 1 Ref task VAPP_INSERT_CD_FLOPPY(com.vmware.vcloud.entity.task:778461740) | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 743. DEBUG | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskServiceImpl | Registered end task "778,461,740" (number of attempts: 1) | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 750. DEBUG | Quartz-pool-1-wire-542 | TaskServiceImpl | Job not programmed with trigger 'GLOBAL_com.vmware.vcloud.management.system.TaskServiceImpl_trigger778461740' task '778,461,740' | #778461740

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 995 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | AuthorizationMethodInterceptor | Allowing the method: public abstract java.util.Collection com.vmware.vcloud.api.presentation.service.QueryService.getList (com.vmware.vcloud.api.presentation.entity.query.QuerySpec). |

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 995 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | QueryServiceImpl | Getting the list to: vmQueryList |

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 995 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | QueryServiceImpl |     Param: isVappTemplate equals false.

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 995 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | QueryServiceImpl |     Param: OR (null) |

  2010-09-03 10:57:26, 995 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | AuthorizationMethodInterceptor | Allowing the method: public abstract com.vmware.vcloud.management.query.GenericSecureQueryDao.checkAuthorization (com.vmware.vcloud.api.presentation.entity.query.QuerySpec) Sub. |

  2010-09-03 10:57:27, 001 | DEBUG | pool-Pier-19 | QueryServiceImpl |     Result: lines 1 (com.vmware.vcloud.api.presentation.entity.query.VMQueryListData) |

  From what I've observed, the media files are saved on the catlog. If you click Catlog and right-click on the media file and click Open, you would see the details on the file (datastore, host). When you return to My Cloud and select the virtual machine, you will get to see the ESX host where it is now supplied the data store where the CD must be shared with this ESX host where the virtual machine is configured.

  I'm not sure if there is no work around and shared storage usage is mandatory. Try to use Openfiler to create shared storage and use at end of test.

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• How to set up the generic dashboard for the specified virtual machines

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  2. If I select the 'Resources' mode, then I'll be able to see the VM metrics on the window "metrics selector", but I must key in each VM name "Label to the area", it takes a lot of time if I have a lot of VM, is there no matter what symbol I can use to match this field with name column "resource"?

  Mode 'Resources like' or 'Resource', both ok for me, I want to just install a widget to display using the specified CPU VM real fast.

  Any information is appreciated!

  You will see that vC generated Ops metric because you are looking at the tag, which is a resourcekind. This switch of resources is "not" a filter label, these are the actual resources. If you want to see all the virtual machines, select the resourcekind 'virtual machine '.

  Generic dashboard is rarely used to show - all - kinds of resources, it is generally used for static selection for specific purposes. If you want to display all types of a resource type and apply a tag filter, you can select a different widget to display this information.

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• Comparing the use of the data store for the use of the disk on the server virtual computer: Match is not

  I'm a bit confused and could use clarification of a person.

  I'm looking to a virtual machine through the vSphere Client and it has an alert telling me that my free space data store is low. 17.55 free GB of 134,75 GB total capacity. I'm running ESX 4.0 for the host and my VM running Server 2008.

  I'm confused because when I connect to the virtual computer and check the use of disk in my computer, it does not reflect what vSphere tells me. This particlular VM is little used and the use of the disk under windows is very very low. About 20 GB.

  Can someone tell me why these numbers are not matching? I have other virtual machines that are in the same situation.

  Thank you

  Blake

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  If you give a little more detail on the virtual machine and the data store, we should be able to get out.

  Hope this helps,

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• Problem of password for the XP virtual machine

  I bought a new computer with Windows7 Pro operating system.  Some of my old XP programs would not load or work with Windows7, so I downloaded the VM and Windows XP to run in my Windows 7 operating system.  I installed my old programs and they work perfectly.  I haven't used Windows XP with the enemy of the VM a period of time and now when I try, I can not connect to activate XP.  He told me that I used the wrong info login.  How can I know what my username and password?

  Hello

  Have you done a recent software or changes to the material on the computer?

  When you install Windows XP Mode, it automatically creates a user account named XPMUser.  If you want to use a different name:

  a. log in as XPMUser.

  b. create a new computer administrator account with the name that you want.

  c. close XPMUser.

  d. log in to the new account and create a password.

  You can then remove the XPMUser account if you wish.

  For reference:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itprovirt/thread/ea1e7e60-3447-4EA3-88da-42f4b32b1042

  Microsoft's strategy concerning lost or forgotten passwords

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/189126

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• Mappings of data store for replication Multi VM in SRM 6.1

  In an earlier version of MRS. datastore mapping was necessary if someone wants to replicate several virtual machines of VR. But how to do this in 6.1 SRM?

  VR is a replication solution that does not require "datastore mapping" just VM source and target data store.  Just several virtual machines with RV replication requires selecting the same target for all that are selected at the same time data store. This does not change 6.1 RVing and SRM has no impact on this.

• Workstation 8 shared virtual machines and games?

  How do the shared virtual machines work? I'm looking for a customer solution light game, but I don't know if that's it.

  Let's say I have a super gaming office and an old laptop computer connected to the same local network. A Windows 7 VM running on the desktop computer can play Batman: Arkham City at 40 frames per second, while the laptop is still too weak to run a Windows 7 VM. If I had to share the virtual machine with the laptop, would it be possible to play the Arkham City from the laptop to the same 40 fps? Or is the process of sharing incur fines for failure that make the game unplayable?

  3D acceleration is not supported via the remote consoles (only for local consoles), so it wouldn't do what you want.

• Why is 'Use different data stores for disks of BONE and View Composer persistent' grayed out?

  I installed 5 (cluster host 2) vsphere, vcenter 5 discover 5 and openfiler (iSCSI VSA) in vmware workstation 7.

  I am trying to simulate a tiered storage configuration and created three warehouses of shared data in order to separate the replica, the linked clones and persistent disk.

  However, when I create my bound clone pool I am able to select a specific data store for the replica and bound but clone the persistent disk option is grayed out.  See photos attached to the pool creation, storage, and network configuration.

  Has anyone any suggestions?

  Thank you!

  Yes, the use of the disc for operating system profiles require a linked clone pool.     The operating system will be on the clone, persistent disk will be a disc loaded end service that survive refreshes and redials, and then the replica will be reading only one copy of the master image.    The replica in general has in the IO and is almost always placed on the SSD or storage faster than you have and the persistent data disk is usually low IO.