VMware snapshot size problem
Hello, We have Windows 2008 R2 with only one 50GB virtual harddisk, after done the snapshot, entire virtual machine increased to 100GB size. Will snapshot increase double size ? Thanks
View ArticleManagement won't failover
I have 2 esxi 5.1 host set up the same way and have NIC teaming for the management networks, on one host it fails over just fine but on the other it does not want to switch over to the active NIC and...
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Tcp connection troubles on ubuntu after vmware conversion
Hi, We had an old vmware server on a 2008 server, this has 3 virtual machines. One I installed and two that were installed before i was here.We converted these a few weeks ago to esxi 5.0. Since then...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 snmp monitor HP dl380 temp sensors.
On our ESXI 5.1 server I have snmp enabled and I can do an snmpwalk without any issues. I have the ESXi 5.1 HP version installed. Ho do I get temp readings through SNMP for our DL380 g6 server ?We have...
View ArticleEdited .vmx file and now server is showing unknown (invalid)
I tried editing the .vmx file to fix some .vmx errors and I saved the original file. I tried rebooting with the new one and got an error. I then tried to replace the .vmx file with the original and in...
View ArticlevSphere vApp hangs when a single VM in the vApp hangs: what is a workaround
We are using vSphere vApps. When a single VM within the bundle hangs for some reason or does not power on, the whole vAPP is hung and all other VM's do not power on either. How do we get around...
View ArticleGuest VMTools Install Fails after ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade.
Hello, Today I burned an ESXi 5.1 iso CD and upgraded my ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1. I use the free version on a server at home to learn about this product, so that I might use it someday at work. There's...
View ArticleESXI 5.1's NIC on server not working correctly
I have a Stealth PC with NIC intel pro/1000PL when I install 5.1 the nic shows connected but will not communicate with the device connected to it (laptop or router) . I have it set up with DHCP and it...
View ArticleStorage NAS/ISCI
Dear All,in the comapny Test serverESXI5 running, with 3 HDD attached toone SSD = 70GBSecond 1000GBlast one 250 GBi've installed ESXI on the HDD of the 70GB,Two OS on the one of the 250, because i have...
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USB Passthrough Entirely Broken in 5.1
Dear all, there is a thread that already covers the broken PCI-passthrough feature. In my case, USB passthrough is completely gone! I can check each controller (00:1a.0 and 00:1d.0), but after the...
View ArticleWhen looking at performance for a vm, when doing a 3 month graph it displays...
When looking at performance for a vm, when doing a 3 month graph it displays correctly for the first two but the last month is compressed.
View ArticlevSphere client cannot connect to vSphere Server - SSL error
Hi, I built a new VM on 2008R2. Installed ESXi 5.1 using vCenter Simple Install. Then installed the Web Client, then installed the vSphere Client. When launching the vSphere client I get an error...
View ArticleEsxi 5.1 scripted Install error
Hi all, I have one problem with my kickstart script install Semi-Interactive automated. i don't understand why is don't work when my script started i have an error: my variable $ipnew, $subnet, $gatew,...
View ArticleBrocade 1020p 10 Gig Card doesn't show in Network Adapters
Hey Everyone, Crazy issue here: The above card does not show up in Network Adapters on ESXi 5.0.0 Build 914586. It does show up in the Storage Adapters (This is a card that is both.) I have both the...
View ArticleHow To Export the VM's List with the Folder Name which they are in ??
Hi All, We have created hirarchical folders in inventory , as per the application and location. i would like to export the VM list with the folder name which they are in ( multiple folders if...
View ArticleProblems Accessing Administrative Shares Remotely - Windows Srv 2012 cannot...
Found a fix today id like to share. Its a VM fault and hope im not doubling up the thread. We have a freshly built Windows Server 2012 machine with a C:\ drive on the domain. When you add another disk...
View ArticleBoot failure with 2 SATA disks on 5.1
I have a stable 5.1 installation on an Ivy Bridge based laptop. I have 1 SATA SSD and everything works fine. If I add a second SATA disk (in the DVD-ROM bay via a 2.5inch HDD bay converter) the system...
View ArticlevSphere with Windows 8
I connected to my 4.1 ESX server from my new Win8 box. Downloaded the 4.1 client and was told it needed XP or higher to run.I downloaded 5.1 vSphere from VMware, installed and launched no proiblem on...
View ArticleVideo subsystem Mac Pro issue
I just attempted to install ESXi on a 2012 MacPro and everything seems fine until after the installation. As the system boots I get the following error: Multiboot could not setup the video...
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...
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