Is it supported to use software and hardware iscsi initiators both from...
I am in process to build a best practice reference configuration for my datacenter and wanted to leverage multiple iscsi initiators(Software and hardware) to access single target array. I would like to...
View ArticlePSOD on Dell R515 BIOS 2.0.2 - ESXi 5.0 Updatetd
Hi, today i had a Purple Screen on a new Dell R515 with the latest BIOS (2.0.2).We bought 2 of these machines in 2012 with BIOS 1.10.0 and had no problems. Yesterday i installed 2 additional R515 with...
View ArticleVCP510 Question
Hi I'm learning for the vcp 510 cert. Attached is a question - and I really don't know why the answer is 8. Can someone explain? Thanks.
View ArticleMouse not working right after a conversion...
Hi, I've recently done a conversion on a VM, setting it up to install VMTools during the process. Afterwards, the mouse is erratic, and misses the objects it is resting over, unable to click...
View Articlefence_vmware issue "Connection time out"
Hi I have configured RedHat Cluster on Vmware infrastructure and i want to configure fencing on it. I am using fence_vmware script which comes with RedHat 6.0 More info: RedHat Cluster 6.xvCenter 5.0.0...
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Oracle RAC 11.2.0.3 on Red Hat 6.3 vSphere 5.0 (ESXi 504890)
[cross post from italian forum] pls read belove...anyone has got a definitive answer? maybe VMware guys Hi all, anyone knows if VMware give support for oracle rac solution with Red Hat 6.3 (VMware...
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VT-d support with Intel DX79SR MB and Intel i7-3970X CPU
Hi, I have an Intel DX79SR motherboard which according to Intel supports 'Intel VT with Directed I/O' as per for the following Intel page:...
View ArticleDirect Connect ESXi Servers
Hello,I am trying to directly connect 4 ESXi 5.1 servers to each other via 10GB nics. This is to get 10GB networking without having to pay for a 10GB switch which are spendy. I am able to get network...
View ArticleESXi 5.0u1 servers are time-drifting with NTP setup.
ESXi 5.0u1 servers are time-drifting with NTP setup.
View ArticlevCenter High Availability HA
Hi, I am trying to understand how does someone know whether there is enough resources for HA capability. I know that HA can fail if there is no memory and CPU resources but just wondering how is this...
View ArticleChoosing the best Version
Good Morning, I'm currently running ESX 4.0 Update 2 across both my UAT and production environments. Over the next few weeks I plan to move to a more recent version, either ESXi 5.0 Update2 or ESXi 5.1...
View ArticleIBM DS3500 and ALUA
Hi All, We have a client who has a new IBM DS3512 (1746) SAN, we're connecting via iSCSI with vSphere 5.0 U1. The firmware on the DS3512 is 07.84.44.00. According to this article and IBM's...
View ArticleLinux RHEL 6 cluster and fencing
Hi, I want to test Linux (RHEL 6) clustering on vSphere 5. i am confused regarding for fencing, how can i select for fencing device. thanks
View ArticleVM power on
I have created multiple VMs, but only some are powering on.It is giving error "Insufficient disk space"I have got that it doesnot have enough memory to swap in disk.But does cpu utilization has any...
View ArticleSimulating a multi subnet environment
Hi All, I use 2 x VMWare ESX1 with single Nic to do all my labbing but I feel I'm doing my self a disservice by not replicating a real world environment. Is there away to make a virtual network so I...
View ArticleESXi Install to External HDD
Hello, I am interested in salvaging a notebook with a failed host HDD. My idea is to install ESXi on an external HDD and then virtualize it's licensed Windows Vista back on the notebook. Off of my...
View ArticleMissing one 10Gig Port in ESX
HI All, I got 2 ESX servers with HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Svr Adptr x 2 But i can see 3 ports in one server? AS
View ArticleVMware Tools Error (Unity Plugin)
Hello,I have the error in Windows 2k8 R2 from VMware tools which is kinda unknown.... [ warning] [vmusr:unity] ToolsOnLoad: Unity Plugin failed to initialize. Does anybody knows what it means? I get...
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