Essentials License Upgrade Problem with Ram
We currently jsut upgraded to the vSphere 5 Essentials License. According to the License vRAM per CPU entitlement is 32GB We currently have 64GB Physical Ram in the Host, but when we tried to change...
View Articlewhile installing esxi server it is not showing 'select a disk' screen
while installing esxi server it is not showing 'select a disk' screen. what should i do?
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Ping issues
Ok, so let me give you some info about our setup first: vCenter Server version 5.1Our cluster consists of 6 ESXi hosts, 5 of which are ESXi 5.0 and we currently have 1 that is 5.1. Each host has a...
View ArticleIscsi storage, which initiator to use for production?
Wondering which method is the best for production environment? VMware software Iscsi adapter? Independant hardware adapter? dependant hardware adapter? We just recently ran into a couple of issues...
View Articleremove iSCSI datastores from ESXi 5.0
I live in fear of APD situaltions, and I need to remove/delete several iSCSI datastores. What is the process to follow for this, given vSPhere 5.0? 1)remove all virtual disks2)is there an un-mount...
View ArticleRDM creating problem: Failed to reopen virtual disk: Failed to lock the file...
When I tried this command I got this error, but the VMDK file has been created. /vmfs/volumes # vmkfstools -z /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600605b00560fa6001f4b57b11ae893c...
View Articleesxi 5.1 snmp leftover data
On an esxi 5.1 HP load, I have snmp configured and working, however there seems to be an issue where after I migrate a guest vm to a different host, the snmp data for that guest is still showing up in...
View ArticleHow vClient resolves host name?
I am using windows server 2003 I am trying to connect to the host (same machine as client) through vSphere and I have the below entry in host file 127.0.0.1 mydomain But, vClient doesn't seem to honour...
View ArticleHP ML 350e G8 / Smart Array B120i
Hi,anyone knows if ESXi supporting the raid configuration from the Smart Array B120i. I am unsure if the B120i is a plain software raid controller, sadly I am not found anything on the web about it....
View ArticleTeaming for onboard NICs with different chipsets
Does ESXi 5 support teaming on different chipset NICs on the motherboard? I'm running whitebox ESXi 5 in order for the host to recognized the 2nd onboard nic. When teaming is setup, the 2nd NIC shows...
View ArticleDefault Linux GUI Resolution
Hello all, I am working on designing a custom linux workstation image in ESXi 5.1 which will ultimately be loaded onto physical machines. I've tested the process and can get the image tarred up on...
View Articledv port groups in vcenter 5.0
Hello, I would like to get the list of dv-portgroups from vCenter 5.0 which is associated to a particular dv switch. Can anybody guide me how we can get it.Also is there anyway to get a list of the...
View ArticleVideo For Interpreting esxtop Statistics?
Does anyone know of a video explaining how to use and interpret esxtop statistics and vSphere performance metrics? I guess I'm too dyslexic to wrap my mind around it ... with all it's characters and...
View ArticleHost Profile Update / Create Error using IBM's ESX5.1 Build...
Hi Found a problem creating Host Profiles against IBM Blades using IBMs ESXi 5.1 build ESXi-5.1.0-799733-IBM-20120919, when using this customization a auto generated standard virtual switch called...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
View ArticleQuestion regarding new ESXi server and shared folders
First off, let me say that I am new to ESXi server and I have a few basic architecture questions. I currently have a Windows 2008 Server. The OS is installed on a RAID 1 array. My data is stored on...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 installation network card problem
I am trying to evaluate the software, but I do not have a valid network card. I was wondering if there was a list of supported NICs so I could purchase one.
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LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i with ESXi - low disk performace
Hello, I'm using a free ESXi version and I have problem with a low disk performance. Disk performance varies widely - transfer 10MB - 181MB/s I have a LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i without BBU. In my...
View ArticleBasic Network Help (IP allocation)
Hi All, This is more than likely a very easy to answer question for most of you but I have a question around best practices and how-tos in terms of IP address allocation to Virtual MachinesI have done...
View ArticleIntermittent Guest OS issues
Hi, We currently have an ESXi 5.0 server with update 623860.On this server we have multiple CentOS 6.3 VMsThese VMs are used to host web sites At the moment we are seeing intermittent issues with some...
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