Unable to connect to the MKS: Failed to connect to server
I receive this error trying to open a console session on a VM on host1 using the Vsphere Client from my computer.I can do this fine on all the other hosts (which are all ESXi5) From my computer I also...
View ArticleNetwork Performance
Hi Guys and Girls, I've not had much experience with dealing in virtual environments so I was wondering what is your network performance like i.e. Mbps and what is your hardware? I've been using a...
View Article[solved] Ubuntu multi-core dilemma
I am running ESXi on an older 1950 box with two dual core 3.0 ghz processors. I originally installed a VM (Ubuntu Server 12.10 64bit) with a single vCPU. I later added three additional vCPU's to the...
View ArticleI need to disconnect Vsphere 4 data stores from Vsphere 5 environment. I need...
I need to disconnect Vsphere 4 data stores from Vsphere 5 environment. I need to know best practices
View ArticleMaximum Virtual Disk Size
There are many opinions on the web regarding the maximum size of a virtual disk ranging from 2-10 TB. I want to create a 5TB drive but can't figure out how to do it. I thought maybe a RDM but it...
View ArticleProcessor features for best performance
I learned about the benefits of extended page tables recently, and would like to know other specific features to look for in a processor to improve virtualization. I had a support ticket open with...
View ArticleHP Smart Array P400 and ESXi 5.1
Hi, This is probably a discussion for the Hardware section however I dont have permission to post in there so I am posting here. I have just come into 4 X HP Smart Array P400 all complete with 512MB...
View ArticleDeploying W2K8R2 from template and activated?
Hello, I am deploying a W2K8R2 SP1 VM from template in vcenter 5.0 U1 to ESXi 5 U1 using a OS customization including our volume license product ID. Checking to see if anyone has a tip for having the...
View Articlecannot add datastore on Adaptec 3405 RAID
Hi,I try to add new VMFS-5 datastore which is on a Adaptec 3405 Raid controller (which is on the HCL) at ESxi 5.0.0 build 623860. The controller has a raid 1 configured with two 500 GB disks and has...
View ArticleLoading ESXi installer issue " Relocating modules and starting up the kernel"
Hello Everyone, We are trying to install ESXi 5.0 on one of our server We are booting from CD, In "Loading ESXi Installer " screen when everything loads we get a message at the end " Relocating modules...
View ArticleUpgrading from 5.0 to 5.1 (VUM)
Hi guys, I have two 5.0 hosts on HP servers running standard image. I need to upgrade to 5.1 and got downloaded the HP branded image. Since this is a production environment i wonder what the correct...
View ArticleSata drives in a simple Esxi5.1 setup and RAID 10.
Most of y'all have very complicted setups. I've got Esxi on five different installations and it works great. All of my installations are small offices, very budget sensitive with only a few virtual...
View ArticleGetting smashed on vCenter 5.1 SSO Install
VMWare Experts, Getting smashed on the vCenter 5.1 SSO Install and was wondering if I could get some assistance. This is what I've done so far: 1.) Execute the "rsaIMSLiteMSSQLSetupTables.sql" 2.)...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 s with 3x3tb drives and WHS 2011
Hi all. I've spent the last 3 hours trying to figure this out to no avail. I've got a N40L microserver running 16gb of ram with 1x 250gb hdd and 3x3tb HDD's on standard ESXI 5.1. I've installed...
View ArticleUnable to run 64-bit guests
I'm currently evaluating ESXi 5.1 on a Sun X2200 server with a pair of Opteron 2376's and I'm not able to run 64-bit guests. I seem to be having the same issue as was mentioned in this topic from some...
View ArticleBuilding an Mini-ITX
Hello, I am looking to replace my old aged ESXi 4.0 with a mini-itx box. I believe my current box has an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 with 8 GB of rams. Its been a while that I built that box. The curent...
View ArticleDisk alignment with OS X VMs on ESXi 5.1?
So, it sounds like VMFS automatically does disk alignment with ESXi 5.x. But does anyone know if it's necessary to align OS X VMs with VMFS? If so, how would it be done? Thanks for any info! - John
View ArticleServer 2003 Performance Issues After Upgrading To VM Version vmx-09
We upgraded to vSphere 5.1 and updated all VM Tools and VM Hardware to vmx-09. Since then users have been complainnig that the SQL Server that runs on Server 2003 is performing slowly. The VM has 2...
View Articlemigrate VMs to new host
how do I easily migrate all my VMs (12) on my current ESXi 5.1 host to a new ESXi 5.1 host...? [1] put the old host's hard drive in the new host and perform an upgrade from the ESXi 5.1 installation...
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iscsi SAN VMotion speed Low
Hii have a SS-6603E arena SAN with 9 sata H.D.D and 3 IGb iSCSI LAN AdaptorConfgure this Hard Drive with 2 RAID(1&5 "with 3 Hard Drives") But the main point here when i configure my ESXI 5.0 for...
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