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I encounter an error while installing vSphere vCenter 4 on a Windows 2008 64 Bit vm. The vCenter installation refuses to install because port 80 is in use or disable. I took a few snapshots to give a visual of what I did to fix it. 1)      I new that the vCenter would not go [...]

For enabling Windows XP/Vista VMware virtual machines to be accessible using VMware View portal you would need to install VMware View agents on the base (master) Windows VM used in desktop pool. I ran into some permission issues while installing VMware View agent on base Windows XP image. If you are unable to install VMware [...]

What are Linked clone desktops ? Linked clone desktops are virtual desktops that can be created using VMware View Composer from a single base image and use considerably less storage space than non linked clone desktops. Because each linked clone virtual machine is cloned from a common source, desktops in the pool can be deployed [...]

This error happens when you enter an IP Address within a P2V machine and you have not done post P2V cleanup. 1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER. 2. Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press ENTER. 3. Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER. 4. Click View, and then click Show [...]

1) Open System manager       2) Expand the Filer you want.       3) After selecting the filer, expand “Storage”, click on “Volumes”, select the “Snapshot Copies” tab to see the snapshots. From this view you can delete any snapshot older then 2 weeks ” Make sure is not a snap mirrored volume”. This [...]

Step-by-Step Instructions 1. The following ’system.dll’ file is required. This can be downloaded via the hyperlink below. system.dll (this file has been zipped) 2. Once downloaded, either open the zip file or unzip it and place the ‘system.dll’ file into one of the following directories depending on the version of Windows 7 being used, which [...]

The screen shot below represents an important setting for path management. The text is self explanatory when it comes to understanding the difference between Fixed and MRU. For NetApp controllers configured as they are, it is recommended to set this as fixed. As stated, the preferred path will be used when available.     When necessary, [...]

When both protected and recovery site of the SRM services fail to start with error 1067, it is due to either an IP change or SQL Database corruption. In my case the database was corrupted and I could not fix it to retain my SRM configurations. To fix this 1067 service error do the following [...]

VMware announced their revamped Provisioning and Virtualization product – VMware View 3 availability on December 2, 2008. VMware renamed their existing desktop virtualization product formerly known as VMware desktop infrastructure to VMware View 3. VMware View 3 is not only a renamed product but newly  added technologies like VMware View Composer, VMware ThinAPP, Offline desktop, [...]