Sending ctrl-alt-f* keystrokes
I am using a Linux desktop, and as such I am using an rdp session into a Windows desktop with the viclient installed on it. This single esxi server is not part of a vsphere cluster, so I do not have...
View ArticleAuditing on ESXi 5
Can anyone tell me if auditing is : 1) stated by default2) can't be turned off3) is started at bootup by services.sh Can't get to my remote lab, so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right...
View ArticleLUN is invisible from ESXi hosts in cluster
Hi, We have recently presented a couple of 1TB Netapp shared LUNs to ESXi5.0 hosts. Now one of the LUN is invisible from ESXi hosts in cluster, another LUN is fine which is from same storage igroup. As...
View ArticleCan RDP to Win7 VM but no Console "Starting Windows" screen.
Very odd problem I'm having. Setup is ESXi 5.0 running a Win7 VM. The VM is a P2V that was performed off a dell laptop. After the P2V was complete everything was running fine, we continue to...
View ArticleUse of hypervisor.cpuid.v0??
Can someone tell me what is the use of vmware hypervisor.cpuid.v0??? what will happen if I make it false / true? Will it impact any performance on my VM's? RegardsVenkat
View ArticleVmware cloud solution for running two VMware images - Need help
Hi, I am trying to find the best VMware server storage/cloud product/solution for hosting two VMware images/servers: Image 1: Historian image storing data, running on Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2...
View ArticleProper alignment for 320k chunk size
Hello, I know that by default Windows 2003 aligns partitions with an improper staring offset, usually 63.. I have read multiple links on the web stating to use create partition primary align=64.. My...
View ArticleEMC Clariion CX3 not supported in 5.1, but will it work?
Hi all. We are preparing to move to ESXI 5.1 from 4.1U2 in the next few weeks. We have an old EMC Clariion CX3-20c that I've been using as a test box for some time. It is not our primary array...
View ArticleInstalling ESXi 5.1, no network adapter
On Dell R620, 16GB RAM, 4 NICs. Previously had ESXi 5.0, worked fine. Downloaded ESXi 5.1 (Win Svr 2012 support), installation CD booted up and seemed to be going great until I got the message box: No...
View ArticleDisk consolidation taking extremely long time - should I be worried?
First post in the forums (Hi everyone) - I have found lots of good answers here in the past via search, but I am striking out on this one... Situation: 2 VMs (1 Windows 2000 server, 1 Windows XP Pro)...
View ArticleDowngrade License from Ent Plus to Std
I can't seem to find an answer to this, or what I did find didn't seem to apply. I have a vCenter server 5.1 with all my hosts running ESXi 5.0. I realized I had licensed two hosts with Enterprise Plus...
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IBM Bladecenter HS22V
Hi, i have a problem with network configuration on Bladecenter with Nortel BNT 2/3 Layer Switch.This is my first time to configure IBM Blade center Switch. I cant connect to esxi 5.1 in one blade in...
View ArticleWhen unlocking a VM with dual monitors, screen shrinks into a quarter of...
It was very difficult to find the right wording for the title, so I apologize for the awkwardness of it. I have a co-worker who is working on a dual screen VM. Agent is 5.1.1, VM tools is up-to-date....
View ArticleUnable to create Filesystem Error when adding a datastore
Hi, I have a 800GB LUN from a EMC CX3-20 that is attached to an EXSI 5 server. when I try and make it a datastore i recieve this error: "Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateVmfsDatastore" for object...
View ArticleRestarted my ESXI 5.0 today.... imgdb.tgz error
Hi! I have a bootable USb for starting my ESXI 5.0.Today I had to shut down and restart. Booting stuck on Error loading imgdb.tgzFatal error 10. (out of resources) Any suggestions what to do? Regards...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 RDW
Hello, seems I can't get the passthrough works in linux, so I will try the RDW solution for supporting more than 2TB disks. I have a LSI-9240-8I raid controller and have 4X4TB disks attached to that....
View ArticleCannot re-add ESXi 5.1 host to version 4.1 dvSwitch
I recently upgraded vCenter to version 5.1 from version 4.1, the 4.1 environment contained two dvSwitches. Upon the successful upgrade to vCenter 5.1, I proceeded to upgrade the hosts from 4.1 to 5.1....
View ArticleCan't exit ntpq prompt in shell
I launched a shell from a 5.1 host to troubleshoot NTP. For some reason I can't exit the ntpq prompt. I tried exit, quit, logout, ctrl + c, x, z, q. How do i get back to the original prompt? Or just...
View Articlevmtoolsd memory leak?
Any advice on how to narrow down a vmtoolsd memory leak? I have been tracking VMware tools usage on a machine for the last month. vmtoolsd has grown to consume 22% of system memory over that time...
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