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• Problem setting up printer on XP via WAN for 64 bit Vista machine. __

  I have a desktop computer XP with a HP Laserjet P1006 and a Canon MP 780 multifn connected by usb printers ink jet.

  I have a vista 64 laptop I set to print on both printers via WAN (to aid adding printers and worked without any problems).

  I recently moved and when I brought back online network, the HP printer works well, but I can't print in the Canon.

  I uninstalled the Canon software and reinstalled. I connected Canon printer to Vista computer in local mode and it prints fine.

  When I try to configure Canon printer in network mode, I click on "Add a printer" on the Vista computer, I am able to 'see' the Canon printer on my desktop and "select." I get the message: "the server for Canon printer does not have the printer driver installed" and request the INF file for the printer, vista computer can not find the Canon for disc or download the driver for Canon printer (64-bit version of Vista).

  It seems to me that if I can print in local mode on Vista computer, that the correct drivers need to be installed, and because I can print on the HP printer on the Wan that the network configuration is correct, I so need to understand what the origin of the problem.

  Hi quilter48,

  In Vista computer, change the following settings and check if it helps:

  on the computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows, click Start, point to settings and then click Printers and faxes.

  b. double-click Add printer.

  c. click Next.

  d. click local printer, clear automatically detect it and install the checkbox and then click Next.

  e. click on create a new port and then click Local Port next to Type of Port.

  f. in the Port name dialog box, type the path of the printer by using the following syntax:

  \\Computer name\printer name

  g. click Next.

  h. on the page to install the printer software, click the appropriate manufacturer column manufacturer, click on the name of a printer that supports the same printer as your printer emulation, click Next and then click Finish.

  You can see the following article for more information:

  How to find a printer driver compatible to a computer that is running a 64-bit version of Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/895612

  Also check out the following link:

  Network printer problems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-network-printer-problems

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• creation and assignment of tags in vCenter via vCO

  VMware is moving away from custom attributes and categories and tags.  Currently, vCO vCenter workflows for the creation of custom attributes, however, I found nothing on the automation of the creation and assignment of tags with virtual machines.

  Finally, I should mention the category via vCAC at the time of commissioning.  tag could be billing department as well as the response or if the tag exists (IE Engineering) and then he would associate the (engineering) tag to the category (dept billing).  However if the tag does not exist, then a new tag and associated with the virtual machine.

  thoughts?

  PowerShell commands

  Since version VMware PowerCLI 5.5R1 and until there are a number of commands for working with tags, such as:

  • Get - Tag
  • New-TagAssignment

  I had similar questions about the tags quite awhile (5.1 is released at the time).  I don't think I ever got a response.  In the meantime, you could create a wrapper for PowerCLI orders or make calls directly to the api.  A little messy but it would work.

• Extract alarm VCenter via PowerCLI

  Nice day!

  I have a script which collects VCenter alarms and inform me by e-mail. It collects the alarm of VM, host, the data centers with clusters, etc. But I had the alarm to the VCenter. I can't find how to extract using PowerCLI. Invites, who face this problem.

  

  Level vCenter alarms can normally be recovered through the folder hidden data centers.

  Use the entity returned by 'Get-file-name data centers'

• The change is triggered in VCenter via PowerCLI

  Good afternoon everyone, I am trying to automate the change of an alarm with VCenter 5 trigger.  Currently when users use 75% or more the storage on the local hard disk, I get an alarm for "Datastore Disk use.  I want to change the warning from 75% to 85% and the alert from 85% to 90%.  I have been using VSphere PowerCLI for many tasks for adding and configuring the hosts and their storage, networks, dns, etc...  So, I understand the basics.  I can't understand how to do something else then get the name of the alarm.  Any help would be appreciated.

  Hello, ThatMattGuy-

  You can change an element of the alarm using the API.  You should be able to use the following to update the caveat - and the percentages of trigger alert at 85% and 90% respectively by using:

  ## get the .NET View object for the Alarm of the given name$viewAlarmToUpdate = Get-View -Id (Get-AlarmDefinition -Name "Datastore usage on disk").Id
  
  ## copy the existing AlarmInfo item from the current alarm definition$specNewAlarmInfo = $viewAlarmToUpdate.Info
  
  ## update the two desired properties on the MetricAlarmExpression (http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc_50/vim.alarm.MetricAlarmExpression.html)$specNewAlarmInfo.Expression.Expression[0].yellow = 8500$specNewAlarmInfo.Expression.Expression[0].red = 9000
  
  ## reconfigure the alarm with the new threshold values$viewAlarmToUpdate.ReconfigureAlarm($specNewAlarmInfo)
  

  It takes AlarmInfo to the definition of existing alarm, updates the two values you mentioned and the uses of the method ReconfigureAlarm() of the alarm.

  And, then to display the new values, you check the definition of alarm triggers tab in vCenter, updating the view on the object data and echoing, as:

  ## update the View object$viewAlarmToUpdate.UpdateViewData("Info")## display new values for the alarm$viewAlarmToUpdate.Info.Expression.Expression[0]
  

  How do I?

• Local Access Mode - manual removal via WAN connection

  I would like to set up local access to some desktop computers, but want to use the option of manual control (pg 254 of the admin View 4.6 guide) I released the base image which was published on the forwarding server, but when a user try to complete the payment process they get the error "a connection to the forwarding server could not be established. Please check your network settings. They are able to see their jobs right and that it points to the base image they received via other channels of distribution (and not directly from the servers of the view)

  My security server firewall is configured to allow the ports on the JMS, JMSIR, AJP13 connection server, http, https and PCoIP but how to configure the forwarding server to adapt to configuration or are there alternatives to opening ports on the server to transfer inside the LAN of business if I want to just use it for access in local mode

  Hi Mobcdi,

  Option 1 (tunnel) description says "network traffic is routed via the view connection server or a server security if one is configured."

  Sequence - 1 is seems more correct, but with slight modifications.

  Form SS must be a SSL connection to TS, because all local traffic is routed directly between the SS and TS

  Firewall rules of back-end on Page 61 of the www. VMware.com/pdf/view-46-architecture- planning.pdf said

  "If you configure the connection to the server display to use SSL for operations in local mode and office supply, security servers using port 443 for downloads and the replication between the local mode desktops and server transfer."

  -noble

• VCenter via secure openldap authentication get Null or empty values

  Hello

  I can connect to my secure LDAP server. But when I tried to add users by users and groups-> groups-> professional-> add-> Domain:mydomain.org

  I see users in my ldap domain but when I try to add it show the error ff:

  The operation "Add main group" failed for the entity with the following error message.

  Null values or empty

  Thank you

  I solved my problem. It suppose to be not users and groups to add.

• How to get the id of the cluster, the name of vcenter via vi java api? Please help me

  I use vsphere java api, I wanted to retrieve the uuid of the cluster and datacenter resourcepool, how do I do it?

  Welcome to the Forums, I took the liberty of moving your question to the right subforum.

• VCB via remote vCenter

  Site A and Site B connected via WAN T1, ESX host @ both managed by the same vCenter located at Site A (each is a separate data center). Each site has 5 ESX hosts connected via 2 GB fiber to an EMC SAN. Currently Site A is saved via VCB on SAN fiber in a local array (DAS) on the VCB proxy. Site B is still that supported by agents of network inherited, if we seek to add another VCB proxy with storage at Site B. Question: it will be a problem over the WAN? Because VCB uses vCenter for directions and licensing, the VCB being on the other side of the Wan of vCenter should be good, as for the other connectivity vCenter, correct? Looking for confirmation.

  (We're technically a license for a second vCenter through some weird purchase benefits when we added the second site, but are hoping to save me from deploying if we continue to manage through this single vCenter.)

  Thank you!

  Hello

  VCB itself will not be delayed, but communication on VM names and locations could be, primarily because of the link between the sites. But VCB from a host from a Proxy of VCB SiteB SiteB should be good.

  VCB can also communicate with the hosts and vCenter institutions not only.

  Best regards
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• Upgrade to VCenter 5.1.0 - Consolidation

  Hello

  I wonder if someone can guide me in the right direction:

  Currently, this is my environment: I have 2 offices/Sites, connected via the WAN.  There is also a small remote site with a host (5 vm) ESXi is not managed by a Vcenter server.

  Site 1

  1 x Vcenter Server 5.0

  4 ESXi hosts 5.0 x

  40-45 Vm

  Site 2

  1 x Vcenter Server 5.0

  4 ESXi hosts 5.0 x

  40-45 Vm

  I want to consolidate (and at the same time, upgrade to 5.1) the Vcenter so that I have a Vcenter instance manageing Sites.  Once the Vcenter is running, I then will modernize with Update Manager Esxi hosts.

  My questions are:

  • Wouldn't be better to create a new 5.1 Vcenter Server as supposed to upgrade?
  • What would be lost if I do not have an upgrade?  Resource pools?  Switched networks? Etc?
  • The 2nd Vcenter site 2 can serve as a backup/failover
  • How the practice is to have a Vcenter on Wan?
  • What is the difference between data centres and Clusters?  Create a data center and multiple Clusters?  or can I create data centre for each site, then the Cluster under each site?
  • How is consoldating all this affect my license?
  • I can do Storagemotion and Vmotion between Sites if they are in a Vcenter?

  Any help would be appreciated.

  El.

  Hey El,

  Answers below

  Site 1

  1 x Vcenter Server 5.0

  4 ESXi hosts 5.0 x

  40-45 Vm

  Site 2

  1 x Vcenter Server 5.0

  4 ESXi hosts 5.0 x

  40-45 Vm

  I want to consolidate (and at the same time, upgrade to 5.1) the Vcenter so that I have a Vcenter instance manageing Sites.  Once the Vcenter is running, I then will modernize with Update Manager Esxi hosts.

  My questions are:

  • Wouldn't be better to create a new 5.1 Vcenter Server as supposed to upgrade?
  • What would be lost if I do not have an upgrade?  Resource pools?  Switched networks? Etc?
  • The 2nd Vcenter site 2 can serve as a backup/failover
  • How the practice is to have a Vcenter on Wan?
  • What is the difference between data centres and Clusters?  Create a data center and multiple Clusters?  or can I create data centre for each site, then the Cluster under each site?
  • How is consoldating all this affect my license?
  • I can do Storagemotion and Vmotion between Sites if they are in a Vcenter?

  1. The two level or fresh should work properly - depends on whether you want a fresh VC or an upgrade
  2. All configurations of VC would disappear - resource pools/vDS settings/user rights / that are configured manually on VC etc.
  3. N ° you must implement Virtual Center Heartbeat or something to get that to work
  4. As long as the network latency is not that big and all the ports for VC/ESX operations are open, should work
  5. Yet once, is not serious. You can have either a data center, a single cluster and all hosts or center data, two groups or two data centers and two clusters - it is a drawing more desired, implemented
  6. Licenses for VC will change because you'll have a VC-2 - but ESX licenses will not change, because it is based on the sockets
  7. As long as there is no latency of the network and you have a good throughput on the Wan, it should work

  Concerning

  one

• Remote SQL Server in WAN environment

  Hi guys,.

  As I read the reference guide questions are poping up.

  If I have a SQL Server remote acting as SQL Server my vc instance which is the best way to implement in a WAN environment with vCenter Heartbeat?

  Thank you

  Dougie

  Process is the same as if you protected vcenter via a WAN with heartbeat.  If you have a different IP address for primary/secondary, then you use the WAN option and provide IP addresses as required during installation.  The only difference is that you select SQL at the primary and secondary installation wizard.

  vExpert

  VMware communities moderator

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  -KjB

• Use WAN connected airport Time Capsule as a wireless access point

  I had to replace a failed 4 Gen Time Capsule. I tried to install a new Gen 5 airport TimeCapsule via WAN and set up the airport to act as a wireless access point. It is installed in an area of my house with wireless coverage. In the network of AirPort Utility Mode section, I chose "extend a wireless network. The TC is restarted, I get an error message cannot find the intended wireless network.

  What I lack?

  "Extend a wireless network" is a parameter that is only used if the time Capsule need to connect to another router from Apple with the help of a Wi-Fi connection.

  You use Ethernet to connect, you must use the parameter to "create a wireless network. Use the same wireless network name and the same password as your "primary" router

• the WAN connection becomes too slow after you have configured the VPN (Site Site)

  Hello

  I have two branches connected via WAN (MPLS) connection using two 2921 routers.the connection is 2 M.

  I set up a VPN between these two sites, but after the connection has become very slow.

  y at - it something I can do to speed up the speed of connection.

  VPN proposals are:

  Proposals of the phase 1: 3DES, pre-shared,.

  Phase 2 proposals: esp-3des esp-sha-hmac

  I don't think that lower levels of security proposals will add a lot to the speed...

  Hi Marc,

  one thing you should definitely is a hardware encryption go if you do not already tht, it also reduces the load on your cpu

  You can try other things is play with mtu, according to your line mtu and what applications are mainly used. try setting the mtu of at least 60 odd bytes lower than the mtu and also sometimes server line recommended mtu settings like server many have obligation to mtu to 1300 or 1400, if that's not it can cause a lot of re transmissions, you can also try fragmentation before encryption

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/interfaces_modules/services_modules/VSPA/configuration/guide/ivmvpnb.PDF

• Mobile 5.1 ESXi host in vCenter unpublished 6 - license?

  Hi all -

  If I take an ESXi host 5.1, previously managed (under license) via a given vCenter (also v5.1) and its key in the inventory management, then I disconnect/remove this host from the vCenter 5.1 and connect it to a completely new vCenter, what happens to the host of license?

  It disappear and become a 60-day eval, or his license key moves WITH the host in the new vCenter?  (The new vCenter in this scenario would have absolutely zero license keys from host ESXi that apply to guests of ESXi 5.1 existing installs below)

  I was wondering what 'happens' in this scenario I have the document our so-called steps for migration.  Yes, I know that this could / should all be tested "in the lab" but don't get started me on that.  Thanks for any comments on what I can expect.

  My best guess is that the host will LOSE its license now, it becomes a 'standalone' ESXi host when disconnected and removed from the old vCenter (via the "Delete" command).  I want to just make sure that it is also fully functional, if she has run VMs on it at the time or not (although Yes, I'll put it in maintenance mode before removing the old VirtualCenter and join a new).

  And Yes, of course I have old games of the existing environment 5.1 ESXi license keys.  I'm just trying to set expectations as to what is happening in licenses-wise once I move the host from the old to the new vCenter.  I have all pretty well understood technical pieces, including AVS and DVS network considerations.  Thank you.

  See this thread to another: Re: moving hosts to new vCenter and retaining current licences of host

• Why can't I see hosts/guests in my vCenter while I can see them in the Web Client vSphere?

  Hello

  IM new to VmWare\PowerCLI.  The goal is to get a list of VM guests in a vCenter via PowerCLI.  I can see 80 guests when I connect via the Web Client vSphere, but when I use the PowerCLI cmdlets, a Get-VMHost returns nothing.  I did the following:

  1 connect-VIServer the username-password IluvVmWare myserver.acme.com-acme\BigDog connects fine without error.

  2. $defaultviserver | Select * shows me the default connection properties.

  3 get-data center shows me 2 data centers; DC1 and DC2

  4 get-DataCenter DC1. Get-VMHost returns nothing

  5 get-VMHost returns nothing

  6 get-vmhost-Server myserver.acme.com returns nothing

  What I do wrong with PowerCLI so I can't get a dump of the hosts on the vCenter?  I can see them all in the vSphere Web Client, so permissions seem fine.

  It looks like that there.

  You must speak with the vCenter admin I guess.

  More simple would you give permissions to view read-only on the vCenter and let this authorization to spread.

  Out of curiosity, this shows the VMHostname?

  Get - VM | Select Name,@{N='VMHost'; E={$_. VMHost.Name}}