Hi all,

I'm running a ESXi 5.1 host, with only one windows server 2012 VM in trial mode and other WHS2008

I was doing some initial configs on the 2012 server VM when the host shut down! The host was running fine for some days, since the last time (first) it shut down.

The host is a recently installed ESXi 5.1 on a USB stick.

Hardware:

Asus server RS500

1x intel 5504

12GB corsair

Adaptec 6805e with adaptec drivers

(I also noticed that I don't have the temp and fans sensors reading on the ESX health check)

I was looking on the logs, but don't understand some of the log information, but I found this at the time it shutdown:

(please tell me what data in which log files do you need)

Any help will be apreciated

Thanks

0:00:00:04.197 cpu0:2048)WARNING: CacheSched: 803: Already disabled : Cache aware scheduling already disabled
0:00:00:04.325 cpu0:2048)WARNING: VMKAcpi: 495: No IPMI PNP id found

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2012-12-08T16:05:01Z syslog[290374]: starting hostd probing.
2012-12-08T16:05:17Z syslog[290374]: hostd probing is done.
2012-12-08T16:05:49Z init: starting pid 286339, tty '': '/usr/lib/vmware/vmksummary/log-bootstop.sh stop'
2012-12-08T16:05:49Z init: starting pid 290438, tty '': '/sbin/shutdown.sh'
2012-12-08T16:05:49Z VMware[shutdown]:  Stopping VMs
2012-12-08T16:05:50Z root: init Running xorg stop
2012-12-08T16:05:50Z root: init Running wsman stop

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2012-12-08T15:55:37.035Z [FF9A7B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(error:Transport endpoint is not connected) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2012-12-08T15:56:03.809Z [260B6B90 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9515MB to 6580MHz/9517MB
2012-12-08T15:56:37.139Z [26117B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T15:58:08.291Z [26117B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T15:59:39.438Z [FF9E8B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T16:00:00.855Z [FF9A7B90 verbose 'DvsManager'] PersistAllDvsInfo called
2012-12-08T16:00:02.042Z [26075B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2012-12-08T16:00:03.813Z [2636CB90 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9517MB to 6580MHz/9515MB
2012-12-08T16:00:35.317Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000091] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffb533c0] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:00:35.317Z [FF89FD20 verbose 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000091] Arg version:
--> "52"
2012-12-08T16:00:35.317Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000091] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:00:35.317Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000091] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:00:35.318Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000093] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffc69df8] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:00:35.318Z [FF89FD20 verbose 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000093] Arg version:
--> "52"
2012-12-08T16:00:35.318Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000093] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:00:35.318Z [FF89FD20 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000093] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:00:35.318Z [FFFA1B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(error:Transport endpoint is not connected) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2012-12-08T16:00:37.432Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffb42ec0] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:00:37.432Z [FFF60B90 verbose 'Vmomi'] Arg version:
--> "63"
2012-12-08T16:00:37.432Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:00:37.432Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:00:37.433Z [26075B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(error:Transport endpoint is not connected) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2012-12-08T16:01:03.814Z [2636CB90 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9515MB to 6580MHz/9517MB
2012-12-08T16:01:10.594Z [26117B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T16:02:03.814Z [FF89FD20 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9517MB to 6580MHz/9516MB
2012-12-08T16:02:41.739Z [260B6B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T16:03:03.815Z [FFF60B90 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9516MB to 6580MHz/9517MB
2012-12-08T16:04:12.883Z [FF9E8B90 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T16:05:00.857Z [FFFA1B90 verbose 'DvsManager'] PersistAllDvsInfo called
2012-12-08T16:05:02.040Z [26117B90 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
2012-12-08T16:05:03.815Z [FF89FD20 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6580MHz/9517MB to 6580MHz/9515MB
2012-12-08T16:05:35.347Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000094] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffb95e00] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:05:35.347Z [260B6B90 verbose 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000094] Arg version:
--> "52"
2012-12-08T16:05:35.347Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000094] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:05:35.347Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000094] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:05:35.348Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000096] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffc01b58] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:05:35.348Z [260B6B90 verbose 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000096] Arg version:
--> "52"
2012-12-08T16:05:35.348Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000096] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:05:35.348Z [260B6B90 info 'Vmomi' opID=9D83E7D3-00000096] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:05:35.348Z [26117B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(error:Transport endpoint is not connected) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2012-12-08T16:05:37.835Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffc07868] : Invoke done [waitForUpdates] on [vmodl.query.PropertyCollector:ha-property-collector]
2012-12-08T16:05:37.835Z [FFF60B90 verbose 'Vmomi'] Arg version:
--> "63"
2012-12-08T16:05:37.835Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Throw vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled
2012-12-08T16:05:37.835Z [FFF60B90 info 'Vmomi'] Result:
--> (vmodl.fault.RequestCanceled) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:05:37.835Z [FFFA1B90 error 'SoapAdapter.HTTPService'] HTTP Transaction failed on stream TCP(error:Transport endpoint is not connected) with error N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Connection reset by peer)
2012-12-08T16:05:44.026Z [FF89FD20 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
2012-12-08T16:05:49.637Z [26075B90 info 'ha-host'] Recvd. ACPI power event from the vmkernel
2012-12-08T16:05:49.637Z [FF9A7B90 verbose 'ha-license-manager'] Load: Loading existing file: /etc/vmware/license.cfg
2012-12-08T16:05:49.654Z [FF9A7B90 verbose 'Default'] ha-license-manager:Validate -> Valid license detected for "VMware ESX Server 5.0" (lastError=0, desc.IsValid:Yes)
2012-12-08T16:05:49.663Z [FF9A7B90 error 'Default'] Unable to parse MaxRam value:
2012-12-08T16:05:49.663Z [FF9A7B90 error 'Default'] Unable to parse MaxRamPerCpu value:
2012-12-08T16:05:49.663Z [FF9A7B90 error 'Default'] Unable to parse MinRamPerCpu value:
2012-12-08T16:05:49.664Z [FF9A7B90 info 'Vmomi'] Activation [N5Vmomi10ActivationE:0xffc74e28] : Invoke done [shutdown] on [vim.HostSystem:ha-host]
2012-12-08T16:05:49.664Z [FF9A7B90 verbose 'Vmomi'] Arg force:
--> true
2012-12-08T16:05:49.664Z [FF9A7B90 info 'Vmomi'] Throw vim.fault.RestrictedVersion
2012-12-08T16:05:49.664Z [FF9A7B90 info 'Vmomi'] Result:
--> (vim.fault.RestrictedVersion) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
-->    msg = "",
--> }
2012-12-08T16:05:49.664Z [26075B90 error 'ha-host'] Unknown exception during shutdown
2012-12-08T16:05:49.665Z [26075B90 info 'SysCommandPosix'] ForkExec(/sbin/poweroff)  290418
2012-12-08T16:05:49.681Z [FF9E8B90 info 'VmkVprobSource'] VmkVprobSource::Post event: (vim.event.EventEx) {
-->    dynamicType = <unset>,
-->    key = 1701994871,
-->    chainId = 1850286124,
-->    createdTime = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
-->    userName = "",
-->    datacenter = (vim.event.DatacenterEventArgument) null,
-->    computeResource = (vim.event.ComputeResourceEventArgument) null,
-->    host = (vim.event.HostEventArgument) {
-->       dynamicType = <unset>,
-->       name = "ESXI.CASA",
-->       host = 'vim.HostSystem:ha-host',
-->    },
-->    vm = (vim.event.VmEventArgument) null,
-->    ds = (vim.event.DatastoreEventArgument) null,
-->    net = (vim.event.NetworkEventArgument) null,
-->    dvs = (vim.event.DvsEventArgument) null,
-->    fullFormattedMessage = <unset>,
-->    changeTag = <unset>,
-->    eventTypeId = "esx.audit.host.stop.shutdown",
-->    severity = <unset>,
-->    message = <unset>,
-->    objectId = "ha-eventmgr",
-->    objectType = "vim.HostSystem",
-->    objectName = <unset>,
-->    fault = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,
--> }
2012-12-08T16:05:49.682Z [FF9E8B90 info 'ha-eventmgr'] Event 84 : Host is shutting down.

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http://www.v-front.de/2013/09/how-to-update-your-standalone-host-to.html

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Intel Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter - network adapter

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Are there any experts who have experience on installing ESXi 5.5.0 on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server?

We got the stuck at loading lsi_mr3.v00, the installation process cannot be continue...

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We have also applied the HP_Service_Pack_for_Proliant_2013.09.0-0_744345-001_spp_2013.09.0-SPP2013090.2013_0830.30.iso to update the server fireware but still failed as before.

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Screenshot attached.

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Recho

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---

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 12, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/VM type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 13, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/External type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 14, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/iScsi type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 15, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/Migrate type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 16, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/PageReti type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 17, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/Visorfs type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 18, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/Hardware type CHAR: Busy

2013-12-02T15:05:29.561Z cpu14:3200)WARNING: UserObj: 675: Failed to crossdup fd 19, /vmfs/devices/char/vob/Vfat type CHAR: Busy

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I am planning on buying a Supermicro server to run ESXi 5.5 on:

1027R-WRF

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/1027/SYS-1027R-WRF.cfm

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Supermicro | Products | SuperServers | 1U | 1027R-WRFT+

AND

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Thanks

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We are working on virtualizing our software FIREWALL for DR purposes. I am having a huge problem!

The ESXI 5.0 Server has 2 NIC cards. One NIC card cable runs from the Ethernet port of the Verizon ONT to the ESXI server. The other Ethernet cable runs from the ESXI server to the internal network via a switch (private). This setup is similar to the unvirtualized setup.

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http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040267598&postcount=60

Can somebody help me with that ?

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