VMware Fusion – Change IP Addresses
Jan28

VMware Fusion – Change IP Addresses

KB ID 0001147  Problem I use Fusion a lot, and it does what I want and never gives me any problems. I was working for a client this week and had to VPN onto their network (172.16.0.0/16 but all the servers were on 172.16.48.x). When connected I could not RDP to any of their servers? I asked a colleague to try on his laptop and it worked fine? I asked another colleague who also uses a mac, his worked as well. Solution I wondered if I...

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Installing vSphere VI Client on Server 2012 Fails – Error 28173
Jan21

Installing vSphere VI Client on Server 2012 Fails – Error 28173

KB ID 0001139 Problem If you attempt to install the VI client, (in this case on a 2012 R2 Datacenter Server), you may see this error; Error 28173. Setup failed to enable Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Refer to Microsoft KB article 2734782 and 3002547 which may help you resolve the .NET failure. You will need to enable this feature in Windows Server Manager before installing vSphere Client. Solution I’ve had problems with .NET on...

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Event ID 27 – “The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found”
Jan14

Event ID 27 – “The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found”

KB ID 0001130  Problem I was seeing intermittent network drops on my Server 2012 R2 servers, so when I took a lot in the logs this was what I found; Log Name:      System Source:        e1iexpress Date:          {time} Event ID:      27 Task Category: None Level:         Warning Keywords:      Classic User:          N/A Computer:      {host-name} Description: The description for Event ID 27 from source e1iexpress cannot be found....

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VMware Error – HARDWARE _VITRTUALIZATION WARNING
Nov17

VMware Error – HARDWARE _VITRTUALIZATION WARNING

KB ID 0000570  Problem Seen while installing vSphere ESX 5 (In this case, on a Dell Power Edge). Warning(s) <HARDWARE_VIRTUALIZATION WARNING: Hardware Virtualization is not a feature of the CPU, or it is not enabled in the BIOS> Solution Unless you have a “quite old” server, you simply need to enable “virtualization Technology” in the machines BIOS. 1. On this machine (Dell PowerEdge T410) enter the BIOS...

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Booting USB: Boot VMware Guest from USB
Nov17

Booting USB: Boot VMware Guest from USB

KB ID 0000250 Problem Booting USB: Last week I wrote an article about installing Windows PE on a USB thumb drive, after making several trips across the room to test my progress by booting the spare PC with said USB drive, I thought “there must be a simpler way to do this?”. VMware Workstation guest VM’s do not support booting from USB devices, (its not built into their “BIOS”). However there’s...

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VMware Workstation – Can’t get into the BIOS
Nov17

VMware Workstation – Can’t get into the BIOS

KB ID 0000509  Problem I recently upgraded to VMware Workstation 8, I was going to have a play with the Windows 8 developer preview, and needed to get my VM to boot from CD. After Hammering F1, F2, F10 and the delete keys. I admitted defeat and looked for the boot into BIOS setting that I’m sure used to be there! A quick Google search said “Simply Press F2” when the virtual machine powers on, but despite nearly...

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VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”
Nov17

VMware Workstation – Error – ” Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled”

KB ID 0000540  Problem Seen on VMware Workstation, when attempting to virtualise a product that IS a virtualisation hypervisor (ESX for example). Error: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is disabled for this ESX VM. You will only be able to run 32-bit nested VMs. At first I (wrongly) assumed that I needed to enable something in the BIOS on my laptop, and searched though every page to enable some virtualization setting that was turned off....

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VMware – This Virtual Machine Appears To Be In Use
Nov17

VMware – This Virtual Machine Appears To Be In Use

KB ID 0000959  Problem I wanted to give a copy of a VM to a colleague, so I removed all the snapshots, and cloned one of my test VM’s. When I went to power on the original this happened; The virtual machine appears to be in use. If this virtual machine is not in use press the “Take Ownership” button to obtain ownership of it. Otherwise press the “Cancel” button to avoid damaging it. Configuration file:...

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Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 1: Configure Active Directory and Deploy VMware Connection Server
Nov17

Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 1: Configure Active Directory and Deploy VMware Connection Server

KB ID 0000594 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. VMware View is a big product, deploying it can be daunting, and if you’re not sure what you’re doing it’s pretty easy to deploy ‘misconfigured’, or at the very least not configured as well as it should. I’m going to run though most requirements, but it would seem...

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Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 2: Configure Windows 7 to be a VMware View Desktop
Nov17

Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 2: Configure Windows 7 to be a VMware View Desktop

KB ID 0000596 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 1 we looked at setting up your connection server. To actually deliver a virtual desktop you need to a) have a desktop built, and b) have the VMware View ‘agent’ installed on it. In addition there are various changes you need to make, both to streamline the virtual machine, and...

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