Plug-in's Disabled
Hi Guys, Hope someon can help. I'm running vSphere Client & vCenter Server 5.0.0 (Build 804277). When I select the Plug-Ins menu, I'm notified that both the vCenter Service & Hardware Status...
View ArticleMSCS Cluster Disks
Hi Everyone, I am hoping someone can shed some light on this issue I have been scratching my head about all day. I am in the process of setting up a two node MSCS cluster across two hosts with fibre...
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Problem with shutdown on ESXi 5.1 with APC Powerchute Software
Hi,i am a complete newbie so be gentel to me I installes a ESXi 5.1 an a vMA with the APC Power Chute Business Edition (V9.0.1) and configured it with the manual from APC.So far no problem.I have...
View ArticleUnable to mount any NFS datastore: Unable to resolve hostname ''
Hi, On a particular ESXi server, whenever I try to mount any NFS datastore, I get this error message: Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi...
View ArticleVPXD problems with vCenter Server Appliance
I am trying to use the Linux vCenter Server Appliance for a Server Certification. I have a host, which has VMs for the server appliance and the VMWorkbench.When I try to configure the db in the...
View ArticleIs there any way to change VMWare Tools Settings ?
Hi, We just upgrade all ESXi hosts to Release 5.1. VMs are updated with latest VMware Tools & upgraded to latest Hardware Version. We find that there is no option for us to change VMware Tools...
View Articlemigrating vm to different datastore
I'm running 5.1a. I have a vm with 2 vdisks. Currently it's on a 2TB volume. I'd like to move the VM files along with the first vdisk to one volume and the 2nd vdisk on it's own to a second volume....
View ArticleESXi on Dell 2950 and OMSA
Hi Im new to virtualisation and learning has been fun. I managed to get a hold of a Dell 2950 Server and all is running well. I would like to install the Dell OMSA so that i can manage my raid arrays...
View Articlevsphere 5.1 upgrade afterwards...
Does anyone have any tips on things to check after upgrading to 5.1? I know there are some sections in the docs, but one thing that I didn't see mentioned for example was upgrading your dvSwitch to...
View ArticleFailed to log into NFC Server
Hi guys, New here, so first of all my apologies if my question has allready been answered. I have been looking for answers in various posts but have not been able to come up with a solution so far....
View Articleupgraded but now see strangely named tasks descriptions
I upgraded from 4.1 to 5.1a. Now whenever anything is performed in vcenter the Recent Tasks has them named strangely. Here are some examples: xxx host.datastoresystem.computeDiskPartitionInfo.label...
View ArticlevCenter Server Appliance "Start" is grayed out
I have configured the database (embedded) and the network (static), but I can't start the server because the START button is grayed out. Anybody know why?
View ArticleESXi 5, logging into console
I need to get to the shell on an ESXi 5 server to turn off Netqueue, since it's hosing up this machine for some reason. I turned on the shell and the service is running. I also have Direct Console UI...
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ESXi 5.1: vmsvc warning guestinfo RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4...
Hi, we have two RHEL6.3 VMs which need 15 minutes to boot!The problem happens when starting the network interfaces in vmsvc. Host: ESXi 5.1, latest 5.1 tools from repo installed, two vmxnet3 interfaces...
View Articlehow to upgrade vm version to 9?
I've recently upgraded to 5.1.0a. All my VMs say they're at VM Version 7. I see no where, that I can upgrade to version 9. Can someone tell me where to go to do this. Are there many benefits to...
View ArticleMoving esx hosts from one vCenter to another
hi, i'm running vCenter on one pc, for some reason i'm moving vCenter to window 2008. problem was, i disconnected the hosts from old vCenter via vSphere, but when i add the host to new vCenter with...
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VMCrash ESXI5 on HP DL380 Gen8
Morning Buys and Girls .. First time poster, long time reader, you guys have got me out of some scrapes so thanks in advance ! I have a VM Server Esx v5 running on a HP Gen8 DL380 .. all was working...
View ArticleeSATA card recommendation?
Happy New Year! I need a PCI-e eSATA card for an Apple Xserve that I'm running ESXi on and was hoping for some suggestions for which card to get. Thanks, in advance.
View ArticleBacking up a bootable usb drive
Hi, I have a few servers that boots ESXi from bootable usb sticks, and am trying to make a 1:1 clone of them in case the original usbs fail. I have tried WinImage to extract the image and restoring it...
View Articlehosts disconnect from vCenter Server 5.1.0 Build 947673 and appear as not...
I've got a very odd installation, it's been stable for 6 months, I'm not sure if this is conciendence after implementing VDP, but now after 45 seconds, the ESXi 5.1.0 Build 799733 hosts disconnect from...
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