ESXi 5.0 - Unknown alert
We recently setup a ESXi 5.0 system and enabled SNMP. I configured SNMP agent to send trap to the network management station. Every 5 mins we are getting a SNMP trap like this: Enterprise:...
View ArticleCan a vm be registered to two different vCenters?
For example, I have one vm running on vCenter-Prod but can I add it to the inventory of vCenter-DR but leave it not turned on? I know I can do it but I wonder if there's any catch. Technically, it's...
View ArticleHealth check of non-active path to storage?
If an ESXi host is accessing a LUN/datastore on an active/active array with a PSP of "Fixed", does the vmkernel check the health/status of the non-active paths to see if they are available on any kind...
View ArticleAn unknown type of backing is found in the virtual machine: FileBackingInfo
ESXi 5.1 (799733)VSphere Client (799733)AMD FX-610032 GB RAMRunning four VMs The one VM running a Windows 8 Enterprise VM just started to give the error, An unknown type of backing is found in the...
View ArticleTest environment on Dell Poweredge 2950
Dear, In our company we have a datacenter setup in the following way: 2 Dell PowerEdge R810 servers (4 CPU / 96 GB RAM / DISKLESS) ESX01 / ESX022 x Vmware vSphere 5 Enterprise vmotion critical VM\'s...
View ArticleNetwork bandwidth utilization
Hi, Recently we have one virtualized one Application (Rivert:: for centralized synchronization for CAD drawings). As soon as the users increased, users started to complain about slow synchronization...
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 ArticleFalse Memory Alarm on ESX
Hi, I have recently upgraded our ESX to vSphere 5.1. After the upgrade I am recieving 'Host Memory status' alarm on few hosts even though there is no VM running on them. I clear the alarm but it comes...
View ArticleESXi 5 update1 forces hard RAM limit on free version?
I installed update1 on a ESXi 5.0 box running the Free Hypervisor, and it was licensed with a free license that limits vRAM to 32GB, and now that license is no longer valid. It says because the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How can I make LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-4i working under ESXi 5.0?
Hi guys, I've read a lot of discussion all around the Internet, mostly found some issues regarding LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i, which differs from mine card just by having 2 mini-SAS ports instead of one,...
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 ArticleESXi & MacBook Pro Retina compatibility issue
Hello, To demo ESXi 5 and our storage appliances, I used to run ESXi 5 on top of my MacBook Pro 2011 and even if it's not supported, setup was running perfectely. Note: I don't use VMware Fusion on top...
View ArticleHigh CPU usage by ESXi hypervisor
I have a cluster with 3 ESXi 5.0 hosts with DRS (fully automated) enabled, and one of these hosts have a high cpu usage by the hypervisor (checked with vcops).Do you know if ther is any way to detect...
View ArticleRoute by IP Hash - etherchannel from vmnics to dell 8024
Our sysad wants to optimize for NFS. He read we need to make load balancing funciton by ip hash. So, we need to use aggregates. My question is, if vmnic0 goes to A1 and vmnci1 goes to A2, can these...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ESX5.1 immature: Converter and VMwareTools problems
I probably made a huge mistake in upgrading an ESX5.0 host to 5.1 as I encounter several problems:- Standalone converter 5.0 crashes as soon as the ESX5.1 host is selected as target (it was running...
View ArticleESXi 5.1, IBM DS3200 SAS - high disk latency with 2 hosts running
(2) IBM x3650 hosts running esxi 5.1 with 2xHBA SAS connections to IBM DS3200 dual controller SAN. I have 2 arrays, both set to multi-host access for vmware. With a single host powered on and running...
View ArticleESXi and HP DL380 G5
Hello, I currently have a HP DL380 G5 that I would like to install ESXi 5.1 on. I do NOT see it in the compatability list, but was wondering if it would install and work?
View ArticleVsphere 5 client from Windows 8 - The VMRC console has disconnected
Hello,when i try to open a console-screen of a VM a will receive the following error : The VMRC console has disconnected...attempting to reconnect. The screen stays black. Client : Vsphere 5Client OS :...
View Articleautomating esxi and windows builds with existing WDS infrastructure
Hi, I am investigating the options available to automate the build of ESXi 5 Hosts using WDS infrastructure.We already use WDS for our Windows OS deployment- and it looks like deployment of the LInux...
View ArticleErrors uploading VM to datastore
Hello, I am fairly new to VMware and have yet to attend any formal training. I have two physical servers. One of them is my ESX host, the other is a "maintenance" server that I have the vSphere...
View Article