Tag: VMware

  • Private IP Address Routes to L3 Subnet on Dual vNIC VM

    It’s not easy for me to describe the issue in one line on the title. Let me give some background here. I have 2 set of VMs. Set 1 has VM A & VM B. Set 2 has VM C & VM D. Each VM has a vNIC configured with a private IP address. VM…

  • Emulex OneConnect OCe10102 on ESXi 6.0

    Please refer to following post for basic troubleshooting of Emulex OneConnect. How to Install Proper Drivers for 3rd Party Network Adapter on ESXi 5.x I have a box uses Emulex OneConnect OCe10102 network adapters. The adapter is quite old and Emulex brand card doesn’t support ESXi 6.0. I upgraded the server to ESXi 6.0 and…

  • VMware Recalled VMware Tool 10.3.0

    There is an issue been identified in VMware Tools 10.3.0 can result in a PSOD or guest network connectivity loss. VMware has released KB57796 for that.

  • The older version of cis-upgrade-runner cannot be removed when upgrade vCenter Server 6.0

    When you upgrade or patch vCenter Server 6.0 for Windows, you may see following symptoms: “The older version of cis-upgrade-runner cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group.” Or error code 1063: “Installation of component VMware CIS upgrade runner failed with error code ‘1063’” That means the vCenter Server installer cannot find MSI files of…

  • VMworld 2016

    本年度VMworld重回拉斯维加斯,相比旧金山各方面都要好很多,参会这几天有不少乐趣。技术层面,本年度vmworld主要聚焦于用户端统一管理、公有云、以及vmware自家的“超融合软件”。 第一天的主题演讲回顾了近十几年来传统IT、私有云、公有云的增长趋势,这里有个很有意思的地方。我一直以为IT的转变方式应该是从传统到私有,最终到公有的。但是从演讲看,私有云和公有云占有率同时保持增长,公有云甚至一直比私有云要高一些。但直到今年云的占有率依旧不敌传统IT架构,这还是在国际大公司接近80%虚拟化的现状下。演讲中还提出了一个观点——数字化商业。今天,企业都在追求创新、高效的商业,IT已经不像过去仅仅支持企业内部的信息系统,而是引导企业走向何方,IT更加紧密的和商业结合在一起,很难想象一家没有技术驱动的企业可以高效的与客户沟通和分析数据、快速的对市场做出反应、自动化的生产经营。第二天的主题演讲介绍了一些用户层面的新解决方案,由于本人不关注该层面,没有太多了解。

  • My blog was award to vExpert 2014

    Few days ago, VMware sent an email notification to me that my blog was award to vExpert 2014. I would thanks Sean’s reference and suggestion. I’m very glad to hear that news! It encourage me continue contribute to virtualization community, share my experience with people. Here is the link lists my name and Twitter account.…

  • How to configure nested Hyper-V VM on VMware Workstation

    First, I would like to recommend DELL M4800 for small home lab, I spent lot of time to looking for a solution for my lab, I need some hardware low noise, low weight, and it is better portable. I checked out HP mini server, Apple MAC mini, Mac book pro…etc. They are nice products to…