Category Archives: Vmware

Force Vmware VM to boot from CD

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Idit Bnaya

Edit the machine settings: Go to Options tab, select Boot Options, and then Force BIOS Setup: In the BIOS go to “Boot” tab, Then stand on the “CD-ROM Drive” and hit the “+” in the keyboard to get the CD-ROM … Continue reading →

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Unable to contact the specified host

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Idit Bnaya

Vmware converter -  P2V error : “Unable to contact the specified host; The host is not available…”   Check the following:   1. Ports: Open ports between the convertor server to the Source computer – 445, 139, 9089 or 9090 … Continue reading →

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VMware: ESXi requires the Execute Disable/No Execute CPU feature to be enabled – HP DL360 G5

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Idit Bnaya

Error: While installing Esxi 5.5  I received the following warning message: “The system has found a problem on your machine and cannot continue. VMware ESXi requires the Execute Disable/No Execute CPU feature to be enabled” Solution: 1.Restart the host 2. … Continue reading →

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Use PowerCLI to Backup and Restore ESXi Host Configuration

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Idit Bnaya

The following post will guide you through the steps necessary to backup Esxi host configuration with PowerCLI Steps : 1. first you need to download the vSphere PowerCLI – installer 2. Open Powershell and Type: Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core Or, for all … Continue reading →

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