Is there a way to get Host from VM?
Hi, I'm needing to know which host a VM is. In HostSystem there is a property called vm, but in VirtualMachine there is no a host property. Is there a way to know which host my VM is, from the VM....
View ArticleCIM Server Start and stop with host not working
Hello, I have several ESXi 5 servers with Intel/LSI raids that I'm trying to monitor. I have been able to get everything set up and working, however whenever the physical host is restarted, the CIM...
View Articleesxcli - module parameters in kickstart script do not apply
I am deploying about a dozen ESXi servers using a kickstart script. I am attempting to set one of the parameters for the qla2xxx driver, in the firstboot section of the script, as follows: FirstBoot...
View ArticleWhich components are needed for an infiniband network for esxi 5.1?
I want to know, what components I need to build an esxi enviroment with infiniband components. When two esxi 5.1 hosts are connect to a infinband switch (mellonoc or intel qlogic) , how is th...
View ArticleWhitebox ESXi 5 build
My recent ESXi 5.0 whitebox build.I recently had a need for a virtual lab. My old one did not have enough juice to run enough 2008R2 servers for my purposes. I chose the following components and...
View ArticleRTC Support at S4 in VMs
I'm trying to run WHCK tests on VMs with Windows OSes installed (e.g., Windows 7 and 8). The problem is that many of the WHCK tests require support of hibernate/S4 in which the system is resumed due to...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Is the 2TB limit passed yet?
So I didn't see it in the "waht's new" section on the product page, because it should be obvious that every OS in the world can access and use volumes that are larger than 2TB. Regardless of my...
View ArticleLogging a snapshot and removal of same
Using ESX5i under vCenter management, is it possible to create a snapshot of a VM, delete the snapshot, and not have any log entries showing that activity? Is it possible to delete log entries,...
View ArticlevMotion Fails At 14%
Hi Everyone, Having a bit of a strange issue with vMotion today. It's been working in my lab for months, and was still working fine after I upgraded to 5.1 last week. Now, today, for whatever reason,...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Dell T320 cpu/raid status
Hi, Is this normal? esxi reports the cpu with a 0?vsphere client -> configuration -> processor -> esxi is reporting the cpu with a '0' -> Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz In health...
View ArticleSQL Server Memory
Hello I have a SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1. The Server needs about 26GB of memory. This whole memory is only actively used for about 60 minutes a day. The rest of the day the server idles. As it is a SQL...
View ArticleI/O latency warnings / DL380 G7 / HUS110
Hi all, On our newly fresh installed vSphere 5 Update 1 environment, we are seeing latency warnings. First of all, a short overview:2 x HP DL380 G7 (each host has 2 x QLE2560 FC Single Port HBAs)1 x...
View ArticleAutomatic shutdown of non critical VMs
Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to automatically shutdown non critical VMs in case of an ESX server failure. We are runing about 25 VMs in our 3 ESX server cluster. Some VMs are critical...
View ArticleVmware tools not initializing...
Hi,I can not install vmware tools on Red Hat 5 (32-bit) after upgrade from exsi 5.0U2 to esxi 5.1. The installation ends:"Initializing...This configuration program is to be executed in a virtual...
View ArticleDisplaying the Default Monitor Mode
From the putty i wrotegrep -i MONITOR vmware.log but no action
View ArticleRename virtual machine name
Hi everyone I have a vmware esxi 5.0 setup locally and I've created a virtual machine on it with Windows 2003 Server as guest operation system. From my development machine, I want to rename this...
View ArticleESXi5 Hosts cannot host more than 24 guests - VM Network doesn't respond
ESXi 5.1, Cluster of 6 hosts, running on Cisco UCS M3 blades firmware 2.1(1a). Leveraging Cisco UCS Fabric Extenders for VDS. Once I hit the 25th VM, the guest network fo rthat VM does not work, it...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 does not recognize 4TB storage array
Hello all! This is my setup: HP ProLiant ML350 G52x XEON E5345 quadcore12GB RAMintegrated Smart Array E200i connected to single 250GB SATA diskSmart Array P400/512MB connected to two 2TB SATA disks in...
View ArticleNetwork Adapter Will Not Communicate With Network
Hello - I recently obtained a dell CS24-SC and I have installed ESXi 5.1 onto it. So far so good. My only problem is with one of my network adapters not fully functioning. The host has two onboard...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 HP branded installed on USB stick not showing Hard Drive Health
I have installed the HP branded ESXi 5.1 on several HP servers. The ones that I have used the internal SD card show the Hard Drive health status.The ones that I have installed using the internal USB...
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