Replication solution for linked clones
Currently most of my VMs deployed on an ESXi server is in the form of linked clones from several base VMs. Now for DR purposes I'm planning on replicating the VMs to another datastore. However, I have...
View ArticleESXI upgrade path >> URGENT
HI Team , Currently i have ESXi 5.0 623860 Installted.I need to update my systems today at Patch 4 821926 . I need to ask whether i can directly upgrade from ESXi 5.0 623860 to ESXi 5.0 821926 or i...
View Articlevmware esxi 5.0 on HP xw9400
I have HP xw9400 workstation with latest bios version 4.03 and 2 x Opteron 2216 processors, dual SAS drives, LSI SAS controlleresxi 5.0 install is having two issues on this system1. The install is...
View ArticleVMs very slow on IBM x3650 M4 with ESXi 5.1
HiFor a customer I just installed a vSphere 5.1 essentials environment. Two IBM x3650M4 hosts connected over ONE path to an IBM DS3512 storage. Soon a second HBA will be added to the configuration and...
View ArticleUnable to mount NFS datastore to 2 out of 3 hosts
Hello All, I'm new so please bear with me.... Our infrastructure contains 3 main hosts, we use a Netapp SAN to connect our NFS datastores to, for some reason even when I manually try connecting the...
View Articlenear-continuous data protection (near CDP) vs True CDP
The term evolved from a need to differentiate those vendor products that take snapshots on a pre-determined schedule from ones that take snapshots whenever new data is written (true CDP). This is what...
View ArticleESXi5 and HPDL580 G5
Hi, Am I correct in saying that the HP DL580 G5 server is compatible with ESXi 5.0 update1, but will not be compatible for ESXi 5.1 Thanks
View ArticlevSphere Replication 5.1 issue
Hi, We have installed vSphere Replication 5.1 on the primary & DR sites. While adding target replication site, it's getting error "unexpected status code: 400" (means adding DR replication...
View Article/etc/vmware/config file on ESXi 5.0
Hi. Just need a quick point cleared up. My workplace just hired a contractor to install some additional infrastructure (ESXi). Currently, we edit the VMabc.vmx files to incorporate the required...
View ArticlePEM pass Phrase SSL issue
Hey Guys, So I was trying to build my own self signed ssl cert using openssl-win32 and upload it to a esxi 5.1 box. I created the cert according to...
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vSphere fails to connect to ESXi 5 Server
I have started getting this message for the past week: Call "ViewManager.CreateListView" for object "ViewManager" on ESXi "[VMware server IP]" failed. Can anyone point me to a log where we can diagnose...
View ArticleESXi5 iscsi configuration with multiple NICs
Hi I have 2 ESXi 5 hosts with 12 NICs in each. Storage is by IBM and I have 8 port iSCSI card in it. I have 2 HP Procurve switches and 2 subnets for iSCSI. I want to get maximum performance....
View ArticleThin Provision Security Issues
Hi, I remember being told that if you thin provisioned a disk and then used a file recovery tool it may be possible to read data from the underlying storage system. I just did a quick google but i...
View Articlehow can i mount an network dirve to exsi 5 as datastore?
Hi,Please assist me I would like to mount a network drive WD 1TB to esxi 5.0 as NFS and want to use as backup datastore? Sama
View ArticleDoes VMware have PXE ESXi install solution?
Hi, does have VMware some sophisticated solution for VMware PXE ESXi install? Like it will load install image based on simple select from some PXE menu then in same menu administrator potentially can...
View ArticleESXi 5.1.0 usb pci-passthrough does not work
Hi, after Installation the last Patches (Build 914609), if it is not possible furthermore to use pci-passthrough for USB-PCI-Cards. After rebooting the ESXi-Host, this Cards can not use in VM's as...
View ArticleServer does not boot ESXi after installation from bootable USB drive
Hi, I installed VMware ESXi 5 on an SSD drive using a bootable USB stick, but my server does not boot automatically from the SSD drive after installation. I can boot ESXi from the boot menu offered by...
View ArticleInvalidProperty returned when access storage.perDatastoreUsage of a VM
When I try to access datastore property of a VM with RetrieveProperty. It's OK. But if I change the property to storage.perDatastoreUsage. What I got is invalidProperty. Is this a JDK problem?
View ArticleQuestion about performance metrics
Hi Guys, I am running the following commands using power cli to get avergae memory, cpu and metric stats for a vm: Get-Stat -Entity $VMName -Stat cpu.usage.average -Start $day1 -Finish $day2Get-Stat...
View ArticleLost access to volume due to connectivity issues.
Hello I have problem with my ESXI 5.1!My hardware is Supermicro Server 2xE5520 with 48G RAM and 8 Hard drives connected to Supermicro H8iR Raid controller that is same as LSI 9260-8i And few times per...
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