A few people have come up with an issue with VMware 4.1 on an IBM x3850M2 whereby the CPU and core count are wrong, Kindly, someone has already answered this problem and yes, you've guessed it, it's a BIOS setting!
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/281536?tstart=0
 
 
Took me agest to find this one - it's hidden!
http://virtualizationreview.com/Blogs/Everyday-Virtualization/2009/09/Configuring-VMotion-vSphere.aspx

In case the article disappears, here are the main points
Select Host
Configuration tab
Network
Properties
Management Network
Edit button
tick vMotion



 
 

Found this great tool for allowing you to drag and drop files between ESX and Windows. Ideal for pulling off diagnostic logs instead of mucking around with USB at a Unix prompt - nightmare!

http://www.veeam.com/vmware-esx-fastscp.html

 
 

Todays top tip is to hit the refresh button everytime you make a change to the Configuration of Networks or Storage in Virtual Center.

 
 

I recently had issues with installing HA at a client site. All newsgroups pointed towards checking case sensativity of ESX names. In my case it transpired that the clients gateway (default setting for isolation address) was not pingable and HA simply uses a ping on the isolation address. To change the isolation address:

1 In the cluster’s Settings dialog box, select VMware HA
2 Click the Advanced Options button to open the Advanced Options (HA)
dialog box
3 Enter "das.isolationaddress" in the text box in the Option
column and the ip valued it should be set in the Value column.
4 Click OK  

 

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