HP Flex 10 - Received Dropped Packets
VMware Community, We are having a strange issue, which so far VMware/HP support has not been able to solve. We have an environment where we are using 2 x 10GBps and 2 x 9Gbps adapters on a single DVS....
View ArticleUpgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 without upgrading vCenter?
Hi everyone my first post here. I am wondering if I can upgrade my one and only host from 5.0 to 5.1 without upgrading vCenter? Basically all I want to do is upgrade to 5.1 so I can install Windows...
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Can't run virtual machine
Hello!I've just install VMWARE ESXI 5.1 on my DELL POWEREDGE T420.(2*Intel XEON E-5 2609, 24 GB RAM,RAID 10 -500GB,RAID 10 -1 TB)I have installed it on hardware, not on OS.After that i install vSphere...
View ArticleOne Big Datastore
I am just as trusting as the next guy but... I have a vendor that setup our v7000 IBM storage for our IBM blade center for ESXi. They set up the whole thing as one big 4T datastore and they are...
View ArticleDirectPath I/O Configuration
Hi to you all, It's lovely to be on here for the first time. I have recently acquired and am configuring a new VMware environment that is made up of 3 x DL385 G7 HP servers, with a P2000 MSA Array and...
View ArticleGuest VMTools Install Fails after ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade.
Hello, Today I burned an ESXi 5.1 iso CD and upgraded my ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1. I use the free version on a server at home to learn about this product, so that I might use it someday at work. There's...
View ArticleVsphere client connection error on HP server w/ ESXi 5.0 U1
I have a new HP Proliant Gen8 server with HP customized 5.0 U1 on it that I was able to connect to via vsphere client without a problem a couple of weeks ago. I do not have vcenter server, but just the...
View Articlevim-cmd: Failed to login: Connection refused
Hi All , I have the following errors: 1.when I use all the vim-cmd, it show the error:Failed to login: Connection refused 2. I can't login the management using vsphere client : vshpere client oculd...
View ArticleESXi 5 on Lenovo W520
Tried to boot ESXi 5 on a Lenov W520 that has an Intel i7-2720QM processor and it booted and saw the SATA disk.However, it was not able to utilize the network chip, Intel 82579LM, with PCI ID of...
View Articlenewly added disk is not visible inside /dev/
Hi All, I am a newbee to ESX. Now we are developing a non PCI storage device (RAMDisk) driver for ESXi 5.0 . 1. Normally in Linux we can see the available disks and hardwares inside the /dev/...
View ArticleIntermittent ping timeouts to VM's from remote LAN
The setup is a Point-to-Point bonded T1 connection via AdTran NetVanta 3430 routers between 2 offices and a Zywall USG20 Router/Firewall at the headquarters office that eventually connects to a NetGear...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Deploy OVF template The task was canceled by a user.
HelloWhen I try "Deploy OVF Template" I get the following error "Deploy OVF template The task was canceled by a user."On ESXi 5U1 no error.Tried on several ESXi 5.1All upgraded from 5u1 to 5.1
View ArticleLinux P2V
Hello there, I have a several number of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 servers which will be converted from physical to virtual using the convertor. Is there any kind of best practices and cleanups which...
View ArticleSecond nic not detected during install [2 x Intel 82574L]
Hi, I hope someone could help me with my 'little' problem, during the installation of esxi v5.0 on my new supermicro with onboard 2 x Intel 82574L gigabit vmware installer only detected 1 nic [ vmnic0...
View Articleesxtop replay mode
Esxtop error....Check the attached file when i am trying to run this esxtop -r "Unzipped folder"
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ESXi 5.1: vmsvc warning guestinfo RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4...
Hi, we have two RHEL6.3 VMs which need 15 minutes to boot!The problem happens when starting the network interfaces in vmsvc. Host: ESXi 5.1, latest 5.1 tools from repo installed, two vmxnet3 interfaces...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - netwrk shows as up but no traffic seen
Hi I have installed ESXi 5.1 on a laptop in my lab. it was previously running 5.0 without issue. IP address could be recieved from a DHCP server or via static. Installed ESXi 5.1 and no communication...
View ArticleRunning Nvidia Tesla M2075 on Dell R720 using ESXi 5
Hi I am new to using the Nvidia Tesla M2075 on ESXi 5.0 Has anybody know how to enable the GPU or provide a guide so that I can enable the GPU on the Dell R720 Machine.I am not seeing the card on my...
View ArticleEsxi 5 disconnected from vcenter - iSCSI Waiting for Timed out on LUN
Hi, Please can you urgently assist. Brief overview of our network9Hosts configured in Cluster with 2 Dell PowerEdge 3620i SANs (CCIVMSAN01, CCIVMSAN02) each containing 6 LUN's.All hosts connect via...
View ArticleH.A Spam Appliance Best Practice/configuration q?
Does anybody have an idea as to how I could utilize untangle (www.untangle.com) solely as a spam filter for my server vlan? I want to configure it in such a way that in case something happens to it or...
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