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VMware vCenter Server detected 8005MB of memory. 8176MB of memory is required for the selected deployment type

August 8, 2016February 11, 2016 by Geeks Hangout
VMware vCenter Server detected 8005MB of memory. 8176MB of memory is required for the selected deployment type

Problem: I just tried to install VMware vCenter 6 Update 1 on a lab server, however my lab server barely failed the minimum requirements for RAM. VMware vCenter Server detected 8005MB of memory. 8176MB of memory is required for the …

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Configuring Windows Network Load Balancing on top of VMware vSphere

September 9, 2021November 17, 2011 by Geeks Hangout

Recently I needed to install Citrix Web Interface 5.4 and I wanted to use Network Load Balancing on top of VMware vSphere. The installation are configuration went fine however I could not ping the cluster IP from a client machine but …

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VMware Sphere Changing the Default Gateway from the Shell

December 21, 2015August 1, 2011 by Geeks Hangout

SSH and log onto the host and elevate your privileges using su -l Enter the password when prompted Enter below command to open the network config file vi /etc/sysconfig/network Press i to enter insert mode Change the default gateway as …

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How to Hard Reset a VMware VM form the Shell

December 21, 2015July 8, 2011 by Geeks Hangout

If you even get into a situation where a VM will not shutdown using the vSphere Console then the below steps will show you how to force a VM off using the shell. Obviously be very carful using the shell …

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VMware vSphere: Cannot complete the HA configuration [Fixed]

February 3, 2022April 4, 2011 by Geeks Hangout

Problem Recently after restarting a vSphere host I was greated with the message. Solution For me the issues was simply resolved by right clicking on the host and selecting “Reconfigure for VMware HA” If that does not work then check …

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Changing the VLAN ID of a ESX \ vSphere Service Console from the Command Line

December 21, 2015October 1, 2008 by Geeks Hangout

If you have forgotten to enter the VLAN ID during the VMWare ESX or VSphere installed or you have entered the wrong VLAN ID you will find you will be unable to manage the VMWare host remotely, the only way to resolve …

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Restarting the Service Console on a vSphere ESX Host

December 21, 2015August 3, 2008 by Geeks Hangout

Restarting the VMware management service can resolve lots of problems mainly problem where the VMware Host cannot be contacted correctly by the vSphere Client, or a Virtual machine will not start or vmotion Restarting the service does the same things …

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