Adding Windows Server NFS Shares to VMware ESX
KB ID 0000319 Problem You have a Windows 2019/2016, 2012, or 2008 server with plenty of storage space, and you would like to present that to an ESX/ESXi server as a datastore. You can configure a folder (or drive) as an NFS share and present it to VMware vSphere, so that it can be used as a datastore. Note: For Server 2008 and vSphere 4/5 Scroll down. Create NFS Shares on Windows Server 2019, 2016, and 2012 Essentially you need to add...
Windows ‘Auto Suspends’ In ESX
KB ID 0000311 Problem Has annoyed me for a while, first seen in vSphere4 ESX, a guest Windows machine “Suspends” after a while. Solution 1. Power the Windows VM down. 2. Right click the VM and Select “Edit Settings”. 3. Select the VM Options Tab > Power Management > Select “Put OS into standby mode..” > OK. HTML5 FLEX vClient 4. Power the VM on again, problem sorted. Related Articles,...