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Are you sure the URL is correct and DNS is functional on the vRealize Orchestrator server/appliance? The error sounds like it cannot access the URL.
As you mentioned you can remove the other resources manually, but the big question is why?  Having everything you need automatically (and dynamically) inserted into the package makes it so easy t... See more...
As you mentioned you can remove the other resources manually, but the big question is why?  Having everything you need automatically (and dynamically) inserted into the package makes it so easy to manage and encapsulate your custom Workflows, Actions, and other resources.
There are a handful of typos in the vRealize Orchestrator platform and VMware-provided plugins. Manually typing in the hostname has worked fine for me.
My initial implementation was modifying the built-in workflow for deploy custom virtual machine from template (with sysprep), but I found it to be inconsistent and not as clean as it could be.  T... See more...
My initial implementation was modifying the built-in workflow for deploy custom virtual machine from template (with sysprep), but I found it to be inconsistent and not as clean as it could be.  The approach I prefer is generating a custom Windows ISO using the DISM toolset with slipstreamed updates, VMware drivers, and unattend.xml.  I create a new virtual machine with that ISO mounted, and upon first startup it automatically installs the OS on the first boot device.  One of the post-install tasks from the unattend.xml file is to install VMware Tools, which is what Orchestrator waits for to determine that the install completed successfully.  The ISO is then dismounted via Orchestrator and the remainder of the configuration tasks proceed (add to domain, install software, etc.). Not sure if that would be something worth pursing for you, but thought you might want to know what is possible with Orchestrator. Regarding the guest script manager, simply create a PowerShell or batch script that writes your text to the file: "value1 value2 value3" | Out-File -Path C:\Temp\configdata.txt Make sure that you are using a local username and password for authentication, as there may be issues with domain authentication if the template is off the domain or disconnected from the network as this can happen during different phases of the SysPrep process.
The big question is why would you want to do this?  If the users are connecting via RDP or PCoIP, they should have client options to passthrough the USB device.
There was only one server that we ended up loosing. I was able to backup or transfer over the data from the rest of them. Is this just a glitch in ESXi, or did I do something wrong? Wha... See more...
There was only one server that we ended up loosing. I was able to backup or transfer over the data from the rest of them. Is this just a glitch in ESXi, or did I do something wrong? What is the correct methodology for removing storage?
I have a very similar setup and a very similar problem. ESXi 3.5 running on a dual xeon supermicro board, 3.2Ghz, 12gb RAM, LSI raid card. Coping from IDE to sata raid is incredibly slow. Co... See more...
I have a very similar setup and a very similar problem. ESXi 3.5 running on a dual xeon supermicro board, 3.2Ghz, 12gb RAM, LSI raid card. Coping from IDE to sata raid is incredibly slow. Copying over network from VM to physical machine on 100 Full duplex network is incredibly slow. I know that the machine isn't exactly the newest or fastest, but it should be much faster than this. I only have 4 VMs (2 Windows) and they are just incredibly slow when transfering files.
If you are connecting to the virtual machine via RDP, you should not need to install a soundcard. It should automatically use the client machines soundcard. You may have to change the settings ... See more...
If you are connecting to the virtual machine via RDP, you should not need to install a soundcard. It should automatically use the client machines soundcard. You may have to change the settings in the RDP file to "Forward sound to remote machine."
My ESXi 3.5 installation had 3 datastores. I clicked one, then remove and it ended up removing 2 datastores... The second one that it "accidentally" removed is being used by production virtua... See more...
My ESXi 3.5 installation had 3 datastores. I clicked one, then remove and it ended up removing 2 datastores... The second one that it "accidentally" removed is being used by production virtual servers. These servers are still online using virtual disks stored on this now deleted datastore, despite this datastore not being online or visible. When I go to add a new datastore, this disk is on the list, and I am informed that all data will be lost if I try to recreate it. What I am asking is how to I "undelete" this datastore that was accidentally deleted. The virtual machines are still online! Thank you for your help.
KjB, I renamed /usr/bin/vmware-user to /usr/bin/vmware-user.old which did the trick until I restarted the VM. Are there any type of trace tools that I can use to identify what/how thi... See more...
KjB, I renamed /usr/bin/vmware-user to /usr/bin/vmware-user.old which did the trick until I restarted the VM. Are there any type of trace tools that I can use to identify what/how this process is being called? Thanks, Chris
KjB, vCPU's were set to 1 at first, and then I went to 2. The cycling happens with both configurations. I have also reinstalled the VMWare tools, twice. I have searched online quite a b... See more...
KjB, vCPU's were set to 1 at first, and then I went to 2. The cycling happens with both configurations. I have also reinstalled the VMWare tools, twice. I have searched online quite a bit, and was unable to locate anything regarding this particular problem. When I kill the process, it just returns... I am running ESXi 3.5U3. Host is a SuperMicro X5DA8 with dual Xeons. Thanks, Chris
kjb007, Is there anyway to discontinue the problem of the CPU cycling up and down to 100% so often? I feel as if the driver is incorrectly installed. Please look at my previously attache... See more...
kjb007, Is there anyway to discontinue the problem of the CPU cycling up and down to 100% so often? I feel as if the driver is incorrectly installed. Please look at my previously attached screenshot to understand the CPU being pegged; it continues forever. Thanks, Chris
Greetings, I am not the most well-versed in Linux, but have a little bit of experience with VMWare products. I have a uBuntu 8.10 virtual machine running on an ESXi 3.5 Update 3 host. I have... See more...
Greetings, I am not the most well-versed in Linux, but have a little bit of experience with VMWare products. I have a uBuntu 8.10 virtual machine running on an ESXi 3.5 Update 3 host. I have installed VMWare Tools via the virtual CD. After installation, mouse travel and other aspects of the Tools function properly, except one CPU (2xVCPUs) keeps redlining for a moment. The process is "/bin/sh /usr/bin/vmware-user >/dev/null 2>&1 -blockFd -1"; I am not sure what this process is, but I think it may be the memory reclamation module of the VMWare tools. I was just wondering if anyone could assist me in resolving this problem, as it is needlessly wasting CPU cycles. Thanks, Chris (Please see attached image)