zoning best practices
hello,i have 2 esx 5.1 hosts with 2 hba each and 2 brocade fc switches and one hitachi hus 110.how do i make the connection for redudancy?is it correct that.for example hba0,1 esx1 host and hba 2,3...
View ArticleMigration Option for both host and datastore greyed out but only in VC client
I have just gone to do a storage migration in VC client and have noticed that the "Change both host and datastore" option is greyed out, but if i log into the web client interface thing its not greyed...
View ArticleHow to delegate in ESXi 5
Hi everybody! We have 2 problems which need to help: 1. Is there anyway to delegate roles in vsphere ESXi, my boss will be admin (administrator in Vcenter) and he want to create some sub-admin accounts...
View ArticleBUSYBOX supports "LD_PRELOAD". Does anyone know...
where LD_PRELOAD is inialized? It currently appears empty. If it needed to be set, would it be initialzed in "/etc/vmware/config"? Thx.
View ArticleThe vsphere web client cannot connect to the vcenter single sign on server,...
After upgrading to 5.1, I have been running into this error a lot. For some reason, the SSO service seems to stop working after about a week and requires a reboot to get it back online. Does anyone...
View ArticleHow to have a VIB where the files have write permissions?
I am writing a VIB, in which I want to have some files with write permissions so the user can change them and keep the changes persistent.Does anyone know if this is possible, and if os, how? Guy
View ArticleiSCSI Performance Dilemma
I have Dell Poweredge R620's running Vsphere 5.1 connected to an iSCSI Nimble CS-240 SAN. If you run SQLIO against the SAN it looks great, but if you run the attached SQL script, it does not run as...
View ArticleManagement Network Configuration
Hello, My name is Beeri, and I'm good with Cisco, e.g. CCNA/CCNP, but am very new to virtualisation and vmware. I have mounted the esxi 5.1 iso to an external hdd so that I can run esxi 5.1 on my...
View ArticleIssue with p2v - An error occured during the conversion:
Issue with p2v - An error occured during the conversion: Hi, Can you advise what might be causing this to occur. I am trying to p2v a machine, I am only doing one of the disk drives could this be...
View ArticleRestore from Delta Files
Hello,I have a tricky situation that I'm hoping someone can help out with. After a hardware failure (Cisco 3750X switch), our VMWare enviroment had a few hiccups. The fallout was that one of our...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 Web Client Access
Just finished an upgrade from vsphere 5 to 5.1... I have have a user account that can not log into the web client. My admin account can. Both accounts are AD accounts. Is there some other location...
View ArticleUpgrading Motherboard in ESXi
Hello all, I wondered if I can pick your brains. I am wanting to mess about with Directpath i/o but my current board GA-PH67-DS3-B3 does not have Intel VT-d in the BIOS. I am still waiting to hear back...
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intel 82584L onboard NIC2 doesnt show up (work)
Hi I'm not much of a linux guy, so I'm completely lost here. I have just set up a new ESXi 5.0 U1 on a new Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX100 S3, this server has two onboard NICs 82584L - only one shows up in the...
View ArticleUse .vmdk from esxi 5.0 on esxi 5.1
I have some servers with ESXI 5.0 Hypervisor. Now I am developing some new stuff based on vSphere 5.1. I wanted to use my configured OS images on brand new ESXI 5.1. I copied it manually (vCenter...
View ArticleBuilding a VM using an external USB DVD-ROM connected to the host?
Is this possible? Our host doesn't have a DVD-ROM in it, just a CD-ROM and our Windows Media disc is DVD format. So I'm trying to boot a newly created VM using this external USB drive. I added the...
View ArticleCannot add VMFS datastore to ESXi host
Hello all, I have an issue with 1 FC LUN that can be seen as a device through multiple paths on all 10 hosts in a cluster but it only appear as a VMFS datastore on 6 of the hosts. Other LUNs from the...
View ArticleInstalling a Second Hard Drive into the Host
Hi Community, I have a vShpere 5.0 home lab and I'd like to add a second hard drive to my server. Is it as simple as installing the hard drive and the host will recognise the disk or is there some...
View ArticlevCenter dumb questions for a kind of noob. Please help.
Hello everyone, I am a network engineer and have used vmware workstation since the GSX days but not a lot of hands on with ESX(i). I just started a new job and now I have to manage a ESXi 5.0 install...
View Articleis there a syslog server appliance for ESXi5.0 host
HI experts Please help is there a syslog server appliance for ESXi5.0 host????????
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vSphere problem whit USB.
Hi guys,USB ports on my PC are not recognized by the virtual machines in vSphere.From the tab "edit setting" I added the USB controller but are not recognized. I can not connect my hard drive with the...
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