ESXi 5.0 + P2000g3 iSCSI, ESXi periodically loses datastore.
I can not solve the problem, falls off storage from ESXi. =((( Infrastructure:1. iSCSI Storage: "P2000G3 iSCSI"2. The array is connected to the Switch "HP A5820X-24XG-SFP+" on SFP+ direct attach...
View Articledual boot for multiple instances of ESXi (pedagogic)
Hello, for pedagogic purpose, our university department bought a 3u superMicro microCloud MR8 with 8 blades; each blade has a 6cores 2Ghz CPU / 32GB RAM and a 2 channels fiber card and 2 HDDs (2TB...
View ArticleVSphere Web Client Version 5.1.0 language issue
Hi all,How can I change the VSphere Web Client Version 5.1 to the Us English version without completely re-installing it ? I have a French Windows XP with IE also in French. My hosts are US-English and...
View Articletransfer ESXi installation from USB key to hard drives
hi there, We have an ESXi server running in a branch office used for Veeam backups.ESXi installed on a USB key plugged into the front of the server.The plan is to transfer the ESXi installation so its...
View ArticleNot able to login with root account via putty ssh
Hi, I have enabled lock down mode and enabled ssh as well.but still i am unable to login using putty it says access denied.At the same time i can able to login to esxi console using root...
View ArticleClik here to view.
esxcli doesn`t connect to ESXi5-Host
Hi, i`m running five ESXi5-Hosts with two SANs. Now i wan`t to get these hosts and the SAN into our monitoringsystem, which wouldn`t be a big problem. Buuut: The esxcli-Command only works on one of...
View ArticleClient disconnecting when I add a datastore
Hello, anybody experience this? I have a DELL T320 server, with 32gb RAM & 2TB of storage RAID 1, Fully activated. Everything installed fine and client is connecting, but everytime I try to...
View ArticleAfter ESXi 5 intall, server does not boot.
Hello all, After I installed the ESXi 5, I get the following message, after the reboot: Intel(R) Boot Agent PXE Base Code CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX GUID: XXXXXXXXXXDHCP: (it keeps looking for...
View ArticleCan you please advise me in the next scenario :
Can you please advise me in the next scenario : I have two Hp Dl380 G5 Servers each one has 2 processor E5320 , 10g of Ram and 3HD*146 Raid5. I'm Planning to setup 2 Esxi5 with one Vcenter connect it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stopping SSH on ESXi 5.1 produces error
Getting this error message when trying to stop the SSH service on newly upgraded ESXi 5 hosts: Even though the error appears SSH is actually stopped on the host. vCenter never seems to be properly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HA - Why am I allowed to use a Failover slot?
My question is about HA and slots. I havent been able to find the answer to my specific question. Why does HA allow me to power on another VM when the available slots is already at 0? It will allow...
View ArticlePurchased new VSphere 5 license...will it work for older version 5.0?
I know...this sounds like a really stupid question when I read it out loud. We recently purchased another license for VSphere 5 for a new host we are going to be adding into our VM Cluster. Our...
View ArticleHP optimized 5.1 image - not yet available as a patch download?
We're an HP shop, and so we use the HP optimized ESXi image. I know the 5.1 image is available from HP, but I haven't seen anything show up in the patch repository, so I can use Update Manager to...
View ArticleMonitor Nic Usage
I originally posted this in the vNetwork section but didnt get any response: I'm looking to re-allocate some physical nics from some vmportgroups so i can split management and vmotion traffic and...
View ArticleWhy do VMs with snapshots boot faster than without ?
We were busy finalizing a Linux appliance when we noticed something odd. We had several copies of the same appliance and one needed 15 seconds to boot - while another copy needed 39 seconds.Only...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 host dropping off network
Sorry if this has been answered before, I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to this.I've got a SunFire x4450 server that I'm setting up with several VMs for a class to be taught in the upcoming...
View ArticleNew to ESXi 5
I am new to VMWare and have installed the 60 day trial version and so far I'm impressed, but I tried to comvert a P2V with the VMWare utility but it fails. Can I convert a P2V with the trail version?...
View ArticleESXi 5 vmnic stops passing traffic - HP DL380p Gen8 - HCL fine
Hi All, This one is very similar to this post. Really hoping the coummunity might be able to provide some direction on some networking issues I've been getting since the ESXi 5 upgrade for my site....
View ArticleIntel 82575EB Driver for ESXi 5.1
Hello there! I've been trying to find the driver for my Intel 82575EB Ethernet card for ESXi 5.1 that I installed recently. VMWare compatibility guide says the cards requires igb version 3.1.17...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ESXi 5.1 Management Network Redundancy error after installing second...
Today I installed a second Intel quad-port NIC into six hosts. After rebooting all the hosts now complain that it lacks Management network redundancy.There were 2 VMNICs assigned to the vSwitch which...
View Article