Tag Archives: ESX 3.5

VirtualCenter error: Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine’s requirements

Posted on June 29, 2011 by steveshomelab

After migrating VMs to new ESX hardware, all can be well until you try to revert to a snapshot taken when the VM was in its old home. I’m talking about something like this: At this point, the VM may … Continue reading →

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Resource pool != folder

Posted on June 29, 2011 by steveshomelab

Just a simple demo to demonstrate how you can get unstuck if you use resource pools in ESX as if they were folders, even if the resource pools have no reservations or limits. For this demonstration, I have created a … Continue reading →

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Too many vCPUs – a simple demonstration

Posted on May 27, 2011 by steveshomelab

The over-speccing of VMs is a reality – maybe as a result of following software vendors’ recommended hardware requirements, “why only have 1 CPU when I can have 4?”, or perhaps “I may need more CPU in the future, so … Continue reading →

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VMware VI Client error: Unable to get the window handle for the ‘AxQuickMksAxCtl’ control. Windowless ActiveX controls are not supported. (ALTERNATIVE WORKAROUND)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by steveshomelab

My home lab contains two ESX environments: 3.5 and 4.1i (vSphere). I spend most of my time in vSphere land but do occasionally need to go back to 3.5 for certain work-related activities. I fired up one of my 3.5 … Continue reading →

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