Tag: Vmware vSphere

Earlier I shared the incompatibilities with VMXNet3 – bit.ly/1sQhHVi Looks like Microsoft KB was updated yesterday with a work around for the same Known issue 1 Symptoms A new Ethernet vNIC may be created with default settings in place of the previously existing vNIC, causing network issues. Any custom settings…Continue readingMicrosoft Convenience Update and VMware VMXNet3 Incompatibilities KB Article Updated

Microsoft recently released a “Convenience Update” patch for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. This update has incompatibility issues with virtual machines running on the VMware vSphere virtualization platform. This incompatibility is confined to one specific configuration scenario – It impacts VMs that use the VMware VMXNet3 virtual…Continue readingMicrosoft Convenience Update and VMware VMXNet3 Incompatibilities

VMware has announced C# client (AKA Desktop Client/thick client/vSphere Client for Windows) will not be available for the next version of vSphere. .  It will be replaced with the HTML 5 Web Client which is a VMware Fling today Current versions of vSphere (6.0, 5.5) will not be affected, as…Continue readingGoodbye vSphere Client for Windows (C#)

In our current environment we use to create port groups on vSphere Standard Switches. It was fine until the environment was small. Once it reached 5 Hosts and about 25 odd Port Group we started observing issues of inconsistency and issues being observed in terms of naming conventions, VLAN id…Continue readingMigrate Port Groups from Standard Switch to Distributed Switch

As of March 5th 2016 VMware and Pearson VUE have made system changes to simplify the certification exam registration process. You will now find that exam registration is a seamless experience when you log into your VMware MyLearn account. Just select the “Register Now” button or link while navigating through…Continue readingSimplified VMware Certification Program Exam Registration Process

Creating System DSN Connection Following screen shots illustrates Creation of System DSN Connection to connect with remote Microsoft SQL Database which is already created by SQL admins. Ø  Go to Start à Administrative Tools à Select Data Sources (ODBC) Ø  Select System DSN Tab. Ø  Click on Add Ø Select SQL…Continue readingVMware vCenter 6.0 Installation