We are using vsphere version 5.5 and recently came up with issue when analyzing some VMs against their Configured OS and Installed OS discrepancies on vCenter.
For example:
Lets assume "XYZ" VM has Windows server 2012 R2 (64bit) installed. If I search "XYZ" VM on vSphere Client, it shows the correct information "Windows server 2012 R2 (64bit)" as the Guest OS. But, if I search "XYZ" VM on vSphere web client it shows me the Guest OS as "Windows server 2008 R2(64 bit)" which is false. I get most of these false Guest OS information on vSphere web client and sometimes this issues occurs on vSphere Client as well. These VMs have current VMTools installed and running on them. So, I highly appreciate if someone can help me to fix this issue. Thank you.
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Is it possible to virtualize ESXi 6.7 in an existing ESXi 6.0?
The reason for this is to do tests before upgrading the main ESXi 6.0.
Main:
hpe-DL380 --- ESXi 6.0 --- vCenter6.0-vm
Want to test:
hpe-DL380 --- ESXi 6.0 --- nested ESXi 6.7
Found these nested ESX packages from here.
https://williamlam.com/nested-virtualization/nested-esxi-virtual-appliance
Thank you.
So, today, i downloaded this file, Nested_ESXi6.7_Appliance_Template_v1.ova and tried to deployed it in the ESXi 6.0.
The result is a failure.
vSphere client complained about the unsupported hardware family, vmx-13.
Looks like the nested ESXi version must be at least the same version as the physical ESXi.
You may be in luck due to using 6.0 but you will need a very specific configuration and this procedure is completely bleeding edge and totally unsupported. Furthermore it's been a few years since I worked at VMware and I don't have access to an ESXi host so the commands may have some minor typos.
get to the ESXi command line (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-12E27BF3-3769-4665-8769-DA76C2BC9FFE.html) and list the USB drivers manually using "vmkload_mod -l". If you see "usb-storage" you are in luck. If you see "vmkusb" then you're out of luck and can stop here (see below for why).
configure your ESXi 6.0 host to have no requirement for USB storage. For example, if your host boots from an SD card attached to the motherboard via a USB SD card reader then you need to get another host.
backup all your data or migrate the VMs you care about or whatever.
run these 3 commands (typos are possible)
service usb-arbitrator stop
vmkload_mod -u usb-storage
service usb-arbitrator start
You will have to repeat this after every reboot but you can make it permanent with this procedure: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147565.
download a bootable ISO image of ESXi 6.7 from, for example, https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?productId=742&downloadGroup=ESXI670
burn the ISO image to a USB flash drive using, for example, https://miketabor.com/create-bootable-esxi-installer-usb-flash-drive/
attach the USB flash drive to your host and pass it through to your VM when your VM is powered off.
boot your VM from the ISO image on the USB flash drive and install the desired version of ESXi.
With newer versions of ESXi (6.7, 7.0) on the host this is no longer possible because the vmkusb native driver is monolithic so when the storage functionality is unloaded the host controller functionality also goes away.
I have a virtual machine with Windows XP. And my host computer is on Windows 10. I'm using VMware version 14. I'm trying to setup a shared folder for my virtual machine and faced with an issue that Shared Folder doesn't appear on my VM. I've started investigate and found that VMware Tools are not installed on my VM. When I go Player -> Manage -> Install VMware Tools -> nothing happens. I don't see any pop-up windows with installation. It seems like virtual CD is inserted but nothing more. I can't see it in My Computer.
What did I miss?
Can you ping your XP VM from your Host Win 10 Machine?
If you couldn't ping your XP VM IP from your host machine, turn your firewall off on both machines and try to ping again.
Did you turn on your network discovery on your Windows 10 Machine and XP Machine?
If you can ping your VM from Host machine, turn on file and print sharing settings.
I need to rent/buy a server service in which I can run windows 7 with the following purpose: to install 4 programs. I need to work with them regularly but I cant install these programs from my PC, I have to be on the cloud server.
So my question, because the FAQ of each services do not state it clearly, if I rent workspace with windows 7 can I install any program I want? Can I do this as installation is done on a regular PC with windows 7 ??
I already tested the 4 programs I need to use on my windows 7 machine locally and they work perfectly. I only need to be sure they can work in Amazon web service as well.
Thanks in advance.
AWS Workspaces does not actually run Windows 7, it runs Windows Server 2008 R2, with a Windows 7 theme. (see "What Operating System does a WorkSpace run?")
Due to Windows client licensing restrictions it is not possible to run an MS client OS in a cloud environment.
While Windows Server 2008 R2 should run anything that Win7 can, there are a few apps that don't allow themselves to be run on a server OS.
you can install softwares on your workspace, you are admin by default. But Workspace pricing is a monthly cost, so if you need only few usage of this machine you may want to consider using a windows ec2 instance instead
Hi I am beginner to puppet. I have setup learning puppet VM with virtual box 4.3.7 on win 7. Other puppet commands are running properly, but I am unable to access Puppet enterprise web console.
I have tried it using "https://ip_address_of_vm" on a web browser on win 7. I have tried to ping that ip address on command prompt, still its not connecting to it.
What should I do? Any kind of help is appreciable.
Make sure that the NIC is set to 'bridged' mode in VMWare/Virtualbox.
Also, can you ping the ipaddress?
To get mine to work, I changed my VirtualBox VM network settings to 'Host-only Adapter'.
facter ipaddress then returned a working IP.
I am running OSX 10.8.5 and VirtualBox 4.3.8
Apologies if this has been asked already, searching the web reveals lots and lots of threads about installing the Win8 beta on VMware but not the other way around.
I am trying to install VMware Server 2.0.2 on a Windows 8 Preview machine. It appears to install correctly but I cannot then reach the web based homepage to configure virtual machines, i.e.
https://localhost:8333/ui/
gives the error that the "connection attempt to localhost was rejected. The website may be down or your network may not be properly configured".
Has anyone had any success running VMware Server 2.0.2 on Windows 8 Preview? If so were there any gotchas you needed to avoid?
I don't think it will ever be resolved. VMware Server was declared End Of Availability in January 2010; There will be no support for Windows 8.
Your best try would be trying launching the services in compatibility mode, but why would you do that? Why not use the much more advanced VMware Player or VMware Workstation products?
I've found a way to run it on Windows 8.
On my PC with a x64 version of Windows 8, when I installed VMware Server 2, I found there was a service called VMware Host Agent that cannot be run. When I opened the system Service Manager and clicked to launch this service, it gave me the error.
My solution is to create a service with the same command string and set it to start automatically by using the "sc create" command in cmd.exe. And it worked for me!