Help wtih new HP DL585 G7
We just purchased a new HP 585 G7 with 4 opteron processors. I am new to VM so i hope this is not a stupid question. I searched and didnt see anything. When I boot from the disc to install VM it goes...
View ArticleCan you expand a local raid set?
I am thinking of expanding my local raid set on my hp dl380 esxi 5.0 host? Currently 12 x 144GB drives adding 4 x 144GB more. Is there a way for me to add four additional drives to my Raid6 array?
View ArticleDatastore Folders are empty
Hi,I recently had to do a reinstall of ESXI 5 due to a server fault on a Dell R320. I chose the option to install the software (rather than upgrade it) but to preserve the datastore. The server now...
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Marvell 88E8056 PCIe on ESXi 5
Hi, I'm pretty new to VMWare and started to test ESXi 5. I've got a couple of onboard Marvell 88E8056 NIC's which is not detected. I've done a search for the topic, and I do find a lot of information...
View Articlehard drive information from esx
I am wondering how i would get hard drive information(serial numbers)from the hard drives in my esxi 5 server.
View ArticlePurple Screen of death on ESXI 5.1 and 5.0U1
Hello to everyone.I have a problem with my ESXI server. I am getting purple screen of death on my host. If anyone can help I will be very grateful. I am beginner in VMware software so any help is...
View ArticleVM Guest HDD Size
HI All, I have few Servers create with 100 GB for Windows 2008R2 servers. And add another Data drive with 100GB. Both are in same LUN.i need to setup DR and need to replicate the Storage. i'm going...
View ArticleSlow VMXNET3 performance on 10gig connection
I have an ESXi server with an Intel X520-DA2 10 gig adapter in it. It has an iSCSI data store connected over one port and VM traffic over the other port. The iSCSI speed just couldn't be better but the...
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Performence issue, and high CPU Ready
Hello, On one (the most used) VM i have performence issue and very big load average, but there is nothing worng about the cpu from ESX side, just one thing i spot is READY% is pretty big, and the...
View ArticleWHY ESXi is not builded with mdadm
Just question WHY esxi is not builded with mdadm, i know it's not but the question is why?it can be easily builded even into vsphere client gui and pretty easy to manage ( /dev/md0 can be formatted to...
View ArticleLicense - Evaluation Mode Expiration
I can continue using ESXi 5.1 after 60 days of evaluation? I thought it was free and now it gives me more access. Says the license has expired and I can no longer access. How to Upgrade?
View Articlecustom quiescing scripts in debian guest VM
hi experts, i need to backup running sql before trying to take VM snapshot. i followed steps mentioned in http://www.hiperlogic.com/blog/?p=803and created files under /usr/sbin/pre-freeze-script...
View ArticleSlackware 10.2.0 NIC Compatibility
Hi All, Would anyone know of a NIC driver in vSphere 5.0 that is recommended for Slackware 10.2.0 ? Thanks,
View ArticlevSphere Client freezes when trying to control VM
I have a Dell Precision T5500 running ESXi 5.0. It has two Intel Xeon E5507 CPU's and 8 GB Ram. Whilst running just one VM which is setup to have 4 cores and 2GB of Ram I find that if I click off...
View ArticleHow to Compact the VMDKs with window guest
Dear , I have a problem in manage vmware system storage, i use ESX 5.0 host and IBM storage attact directly to it and was mounted, my VM was created with 200GB HDD (thin provisioning). Some recent...
View ArticleChanging config save frequency in 5.1
I've read that by default ESXi 5.1 saves it's config to disk every 10 minutes by default. I'm running off a USB memory stick so would like to lower the frequency of this, especially as the config isn't...
View ArticleProblem starting Virtual Machines after upgrade 4.0 --> 5.1
Hi guys, Recently I upgrade my ESXi box from 4.0 to 5.1.After some vague problems (see: http://communities.vmware.com/message/2179808#2179808 ) the server seems to be running stable now.This morning I...
View ArticleHardware required for 6-8 servers
Hi, tried to Google but can't find any answers. Required assistance here. i need to set up an environment with approximately 6-10 VM servers - active users can go up to 10K Basically i am trying to...
View ArticleChanging Management Ports in ESXi 5.1
Is it possible to change the default management port in ESXi 5.1? For example, I want the ESXi host to listen on a port other than 443 for incoming connections from the vSphere client. I know it was...
View ArticleBlock device - CD rom
Hi everyone, i have a problem i am trying to install Windows on my ESXi but i am having problems, i am doing it over a blade server, the problem is, first of all i present the windows cd on the blade...
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