Greater than 2TB RDM lun creation is failing with ESX5.0u1 and ESX5.1
Hi, I am trying to create a RDM disk using vSphere API on VMFS 5 DS wih physical compatibility Mode. Less than and equal to 2 TB RDM lun creation is working fine. My code is working fine with ESX 5.0...
View ArticleShared Graphics vGPU
Hello, with version 5.1 VMware released its shared graphics solution to share one gpu to mulitple vms. i installed a esxi with a quadro fx 3800 gpu. Install a windows 7 vm on it and upgrade the vm...
View ArticleDifference between %RDY from ESXTOP and percentage based on Ready Time...
Hi, I have difference between %RDY in ESXTOP and percentage calculation based on Ready Time counter in vCenter Client.Calculation based on vSphere Client is 220ms / 200 = 1,1% RDY time. %RDY observed...
View ArticleAdd an ESXI 5.1 host in vcenter server 5.0
Hello all, I`ve just installed an esxi5.1 host and i tried to add it in vcenter server 5.0 without success.The error is:A general system error occurred:Timed waiting for vpxa to start Is it possible to...
View ArticleKernel panic - Failed at vmkdrivers/src_9/vmklinux_9/vmware/linux_scsi.c:2221...
Hi, Every couple of days one of our servers crashes with the message attached. The error below always appears and the KB doesn't have anything on it. Failed at...
View ArticleTimed waiting for vpxa to start when trying to add an ESXi 5.1 host
Hi, I have a small installation and just installed my 2nd host. When connecting to the host all is good. When trying to add the host using the vCenter (VM running on the 1st host) get the "waiting for...
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Cluster Status datastore heartbeating
the area of cluster status on the Heartbeat Datastores tab that says "hosts using selected datastores for heartbeating" is blank. Is this normal? I would have expected all six of my hosts to display...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client and Mac OS X
Hmm... with the release of 5.1, they seem to be encouraging everybody to move to the web client. But it seems that Mac OS X is still not supported. What's the plan to support Mac OS X? I really...
View ArticleCannot add Windows Storage Server 2008 NFS Share to ESXi
I have created an NFS share on a Windows Storage Server 2008 machine for use on two ESXi servers but I am unable to connect to the share from either. I have created the share with "Allow anonymous...
View ArticleNic Teaming setup on a Vswitch
Hi. Setting up Nic Teaming on a Vswitch with the load balancing option of IPHASH. Following this video on this article it says to conffigure the Load balancing option on the Virtual machine Port Group....
View Articlerdmp.vmdk
i noticed that on some vms, when i add a rdm disk, in the folder i see rdmp.vmdk filesand rdm.vmdk files bu on another vm, with the rdm added, i only see vmdk files and no rdm* files any idea?
View ArticleIntel DQ57TM and ESXi 5.1 - total lockup at Loading/onetime.tgz
Hi Everyone, I was hoping to replace my ESXI 5.0 host (DQ45CB Core4Quad) with a DQ57TM (Core -7 860), both systems have 8GB of memory. I was able to boot from the CD and install ESXi 5.1, but upon...
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Deleted virtual disk file and datastore, just want to boot OS now.
So I had a win7 VM, and I added a virtual disk on a new datastore.The new disk came up fine on windows as a new drive, and I was able to format it etc.Now I basically unplugged the whole system, and...
View ArticlevAPP export to OVF template fails
Following is my setup vCenter Server 5.0 (vCentre Server Standard license)created one data centreadded one host ESXi 5.0 (installed vSphere Enterprise Plus license) Created a VM installed Ubuntu...
View ArticlePurple screen on ESXi 5.1 when using PCI Passthrough device
Dear VMware Support, I have just upgraded my ESXi 5.0 Update 1 to ESXi 5.1.The host is an HP ProLiant DL360 G7 and the passthrough device is an HP PCI_E SC11Xe HBA (which actually is an LSI 53e1030...
View ArticleConverter - VMFS 3.46 to 5.54 migration failure
Hey All, I have a machine that I am trying to migrate over from our Dallas office to our Nashville datacenter. The machine in question is running on ESX 4.1 and I am running ESXi 5u1. VMFS 3.46 and...
View ArticleISCSI slow after esxi 5.1 upgrade
Hello all Prior to esxi 5.1 upgrade, I could have all 7 virtual machines (Windows 2008 R2, 4GB each) running simultaneously without any hiccup.Since 5.1, the performance has degraded significantly....
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Health Status Unknown
Upgraded an Intel S5520HC Serverboard based system from ESXi 5.0 U1 to 5.1. Configuration; Hardware; Health Status from vSphere Client in 5.0 U1 always showed data - typically "Normal". Using vSphere...
View ArticlevSphere 5.0 essentials vRam licensing
Along with vSphere 5.1, VMware has also removed vRAM licensing from vSphere 5.0. If we already have vSphere 5.0 essentials installed, how do we get new licenses to remove the vRAM restrictions? or is...
View Articlei installed esxi5.1 and license of v5 downgraded
hi, i installed esxi5.1 yesterday and used the license from my esxi5 enterprise plus, it downgraded to standard. so you have to upgrade ur v5 licenses to make it the same? thanks for any comment you...
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