http://blog.vmpros.nl It's all about virtualization... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:11:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/01/07/vmware-evc-method-not-found-vmomi-hostsystemarray-evcstate-get_badsoftwarehostsblockingevc/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/01/07/vmware-evc-method-not-found-vmomi-hostsystemarray-evcstate-get_badsoftwarehostsblockingevc/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:51:24 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/01/07/vmware-evc-method-not-found-vmomi-hostsystemarray-evcstate-get_badsoftwarehostsblockingevc/ Today I got an error when selecting the “VMware EVC” option in the Cluster Settings at my vCenter 4.0 host with multiple HP Blades with same CPU. Error message: Method not found: ‘Vmomi.HostSystemArray EVCState.get_BadSoftwareHostsBlockingEVC()’   Solution: This issue occurs when a system installed with vSphere 4.1 and you use vSphere 4.0 Client on that system [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2011/01/07/vmware-evc-method-not-found-vmomi-hostsystemarray-evcstate-get_badsoftwarehostsblockingevc/feed/ 3 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:15:34 +0000 Daniel Buonocore http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/ Vmware released a new vCenter Converter Standalone version which is now fully compatible with vSphere 4.1.     What’s New The VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.3 includes the following new functionality: Support for VMware vSphere 4.1 as source and destination targets Support for importing powered-off Microsoft Hyper-V R1 and Hyper-V R2 virtual machines Public API [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/09/03/vmware-vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-4-3-release-notes/feed/ 2 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/08/31/vmware-esx-end-of-life-esxi-will-be-the-future/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/08/31/vmware-esx-end-of-life-esxi-will-be-the-future/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:48:51 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=3278 ]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/08/31/vmware-esx-end-of-life-esxi-will-be-the-future/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-steve-herrod-introduces-vmware-vsphere-4-1/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-steve-herrod-introduces-vmware-vsphere-4-1/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:14:03 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-steve-herrod-introduces-vmware-vsphere-4-1/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bF_3ZIBnk]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-steve-herrod-introduces-vmware-vsphere-4-1/feed/ 0 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-vsphere-4-1-released-today/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-vsphere-4-1-released-today/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:49:09 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-vsphere-4-1-released-today/ Today VMware released the newest version of vSphere, version 4.1   Whats new: Scripted Install for ESXi. Scripted installation of ESXi to local and remote disks allows rapid deployment of ESXi to many machines. You can start the scripted installation with a CD-ROM drive or over the network by using PXE booting. vSphere Client Removal [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-vsphere-4-1-released-today/feed/ 1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-install-vcenter-4-1-on-windows-2008-r2-2/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-install-vcenter-4-1-on-windows-2008-r2-2/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:55:07 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/?p=2910 Next > Next > Next… Nothing special]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/07/13/vmware-install-vcenter-4-1-on-windows-2008-r2-2/feed/ 3 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/06/02/vmware-active-snapshots-but-cant-see-them-in-snapshot-manager/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/06/02/vmware-active-snapshots-but-cant-see-them-in-snapshot-manager/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:44:02 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/06/02/vmware-active-snapshots-but-cant-see-them-in-snapshot-manager/ Today I got some problems with backing up one of my VM’s using VMware Data Recovery. I was looking what was going wrong after a few failures.. And yes..  hanging snapshots Trying to remove the snapshots was a little bit different. When I went into the “Snapshot Manager” there were no active snapshots and I [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/06/02/vmware-active-snapshots-but-cant-see-them-in-snapshot-manager/feed/ 11 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:22:29 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/ Last weekend I downloaded the OpenFiler v.2.3 iso to configure the Central Storage solution in my homelab. After installing the software in a new VM I figured out how to configure iSCSI targets and present them to my ESX servers… I’m running both VMware ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.0 in my lab and both provide [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/25/vmware-configure-openfiler-iscsi-targets-for-vmware-esx/feed/ 1 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/02/vmware-installing-vmware-tools-through-active-directory/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/02/vmware-installing-vmware-tools-through-active-directory/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 13:48:08 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/02/vmware-installing-vmware-tools-through-active-directory/ Today I was playing with automatic installation of VMware Tools by using Active Directory Group Policy and Security Groups on my Windows 2008 test environment. What did I do to realize the automated installation: - Create a Security Group in AD called: “SW_VMware Tools 64-Bit” - Create in Group Policy Management a new GPO called [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/05/02/vmware-installing-vmware-tools-through-active-directory/feed/ 6 http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:41:18 +0000 sanderdaems http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/ Some “blogging” colleagues posted their home lab configuration on the internet, see the list below: Simon S. – VMware ESX(i) Home Lab – Why, What and How? Considerations when building your own home lab Duncan – My Homelab Gabe – White box ESX home lab Jason Boche – EMC Celerra NS-120 Bouke – v-Water: ESXi [...]]]> http://blog.vmpros.nl/2010/01/31/vmpros-my-homelab/feed/ 5