Insufficient resources to satisfy configured failover level for vSphere HA
I have a vSphere 5.0 based cluster based on 2 ESXi 5 nodes.When I attempt to start a Vm I get an error saying that there are "Insufficient resources to satisfy configured failover level for vSphere...
View ArticleUnable to increase VMFS5 on local storage (using vmkfstools)
Hi. I'm seeing an annoying issue which apparantly I share with several other people.I'm trying to increase the capacity of a local VMFS5 datastore as per: KB2002461...
View ArticleHow to check which VM causes high latency
Hi When there was high I/O issue we always use to get high latency at Task & events at ESX Host & Datstore level. As the same Datastore is used by so many no. of VMs and in case of ESX host...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Connectivity
Hey everyone, On the server, I'm trying to set up, I'm lacking internet connectivity for my guests. When I have my provider reload the ESXi 5.1 image, it loads with the default NIC tied to the...
View ArticleAutomated Upgrade (vmxnet 3, vhardware, tools, controller)
I am trying to find a script that I can use to automate the upgrade of a VM's tools, hardware version, network adapter to vmxnet3 and SCSI controller. I stumbled upon the below link which is a few...
View ArticleVmware converter unable to connect to ESXi 5.1 host
Hi all I am trying to use converter but having trouble. I can use the first option and connect to a powered on virtual machine but when I try to use the second option. Of connecting to a ESXi 5.1 host...
View ArticleESXi multiple Cisco switches etherchannel configuration ...
Hi ...I have 3 ESXi servers Cisco C210 with 6 nics each.We have 2 Cisco Switches 6509 as CORE in the network.The 6509 are connected in HSRP (high availability L2 configuration).We configured the...
View Article'VssSyncStart' operation failed: IDispatch error #8449 (0x80042301)
Hi guys, I've been attempting to perform an online backup of our VM however continue to receive the above error. After looking this up in the knowledgebase, it states that the issue is either related...
View ArticleLocation of CTK files
Hi guys, Recently a VM ran low on hard disk space on our faster 15k SAS disks and we had to expand the VM image to accomodate. Unexpectedly we later ran into the issue that the CTK change file was...
View ArticleESXi 5.0.0U1 (821926) Windows Server 2012 Guest Installation Hangs
Installation of Windows Server 2012 RTM Datacenter Core failed on ESXi 5.0.0U1 (821926) until I resolved a contradiction in the VMware documentation. In the VMware Compatibility Guide for this...
View ArticleUpdate ESXi 5.0 over ftp on closed network
I have a closed network with no access to the internet, I am trying to apply update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update01 to the server with no luck. I create an update directory, and have tried the commandswget...
View ArticleIs there any way to change VMWare Tools Settings ?
Hi, We just upgrade all ESXi hosts to Release 5.1. VMs are updated with latest VMware Tools & upgraded to latest Hardware Version. We find that there is no option for us to change VMware Tools...
View ArticleUPS Eaton And ESXi 5.1 - Installation and Configuration
First of all, I recommend you this very useful Step by Step guide : UPS Eaton And Esxi Download Step By Step by ArielStu which is also available for ESXi 5.1 except some details listed below :...
View Articlelost Partition ESXi 5.0 GPT - Recover possible?
Hi, I have ESXi 5.0 an this weekend my Datastore with all my VM is gone. The Output of ~ # partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/t10.ATA_____ST31500541AS______________________...
View ArticleConverter Standalone 5 - V2V LVM2 XFS Conversion - Kernel Panic
Hi, I tried to use VMware Converter Standalone 5 to convert a VM (V2V) and try the feature : "Create optimized partition layout".(CF attached print screen : Converter5_Config.png).I haven't resized...
View ArticleVM Client install on Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Hi all, Obviously, Windows 8 Consumer Preview is not a supported product, however, having installed it, I would like to use the VM Client for 5.0.. When installing it comes up with "This product can...
View ArticleCopying VMs between vCenter's
We want to copy all VMs from old ESX4 Hosts to new ESXi 5 Hosts. As I see it, we have several options: 1) Copy .vmx, .vmdk files and register on new hosts2) use vCenter Converter (VM to VM) to transfer...
View Articlesetup vmotion, DRS/HA problem
Hello folks, I have started learning and implementing Vsphere 5, I have some problem in Vsphere, here is the Scenaior of my Lab, Networks is on 100 Mbps LANShared Storage: NFS1 and NFS 2 ( WD...
View ArticleESX 5 network drops randomly
I have a new Dell PE R810 that we have deployed ESX on. It is version 5.0. The reason I am using 5.0 is because there was not a hard lock on the maximum physical memory. Server specs...4 x 2.0GHz...
View ArticleFatal Error using sysprep in a VM in a ESXi 5.0 Host
I have a vm running Windows 2008 R2 and I trying to use sysprep to change SID but I get a fatal error. I need to chenge the SID.Any suggestion??
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