Question about local storage ESXi 5
I would like to add some local attached storage to my ESXi 5 host, which is a dell R510. I am looking to add storage to run backups onto, so it doesn't need to have high IO, but rather capacity. Can...
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anyone using this? and provide some feedback? can this replace san and servers?
View ArticleQuestion about traffic over VSwitches
Hello,I am trying to understand how traffic flows between vswitches. I have 2 vms, VM1 and VM2. Both connected to a vswitch on the VLAN100 Virtual Machine network and to VLAN200 on the ISCSi network...
View Article3TB RDM VM migration
I have a 3.5 ESX host with a single VM on it that has a 3TB RDM. 3TB+ RDMs were not supported but worked under 3.5 but didn't on 4.x so this host has been sitting there at 3.5 for a while for us. Now...
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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 ArticleHow to create a MS SQL server VM with multiple drives on NetApp NFS
I have a NetApp and I am using NFS for my virtual machines. I have Essentials Plus vSphere 5. What is the way to virtualize a Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 server with a D and E drive? Does the SQL server...
View ArticleESXi 5 Syslog
Hi,i have configured syslog to use a remote kiwi syslog host. Is it possible with the esxi 5 to configure the remotehost only for errors and warnings?I know that it is possible with esx (without i).Is...
View Articlevirtual machines without connectivity
People really need help from all of you is the following I have a dedicated and had to buy 5 ip's for him then I tried to put these new ip's in vps and ended up replacing the dedicated Gateway there...
View ArticlePerformance Parameters of two VMs across two different DataCenters
Hi I am facing performance issue between 2 VMs which are running across 2 differnent DCs. In the same ref. I would like to know at ESX level what parameters need to compare apart from CPU/Memory of...
View ArticleAdjusting VM storage doesn't take effect
I have a VM with a thick provisioned lazy hard disk. When I edit the size in the settings and hit refresh in VSphere client it updates. However, even after restarting the VM it doesn't reflect this...
View ArticleInstalled Physical Memory vs Total Physical Memory
Good morning all; I have been running a Windows Server 2008 (VM) for about a year with no real issues. We have some software (written by a 3rd party) which uses a SQL database. The software has started...
View Articleopenwsmand not reachable till restart solves problem a few days
Hello everybody, our ESXi hosts are monitored by Dell Openmange Essentials, which uses openwsmand.The Problem is, that openwsmand from time to time isn't reachable. (Conection was tested with Dell...
View Article2 or 4 ports hbas?
I got 2 hba cards on a dell server. however I am using only ports on each hba going to differnt fiber switch. Is there any advantage to using u the other hba ports on the hba?
View ArticleVirtual machines cannot communicate with another each other on different esx...
Dear forum members, I have a VMware cluster setup with 4 esx servers. I ave recently found a issue that a virtual machine on esx server 1 cannot communicate with a esx server 2, but it seems that it is...
View ArticlePowerCLI and Snapshot -Quiesce option
Hi Guys, I have many scripts running on my environment, and Im using one for create snapshots with another functions, in my environment its necesary use the -Quiesce options for the New-Snapshot PS...
View ArticleESXi 5 - Dell R610 Disk Layout
Hi, Just after a bit of quick advice... I've got a Dell R610 with 2 x 146Gb disks and 4 x 600Gb disks. My inclination was to set up 1 x RAID1 on the 2 x 146Gb and 1 x RAID5 on the 4 x 600Gb disks. My...
View ArticleNetwork adapters not found
I am trying to install ESXi 5.0 on a Dell Inspiron. My desktop has a Realtek RTL81XX network card in it. the ESXi installer looks like it's about to finish the install and then I get the following...
View ArticleHow to upgrade ESXi's local copy of VMware tools?
Our two ESXi servers have version 8.0.1 of VMware tools on the local disk ( /vmfs/volumes/<ID>/packages/5.0.0/vmtools ), but the current release is 9.0. Right now I've manually downloaded copies...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Seperating SAN traffic w/Vlans
So I've learned this week that vSphere 5.1 VmKernels no longer support multiple gateways. This is causing me some confusion with how to properly setup my networking for my SAN. I thought it was best...
View ArticlevSphere 5.1 on Dell CS24
I'm looking to buy a Dell CS24-SC off eBay to replace my current ESXi server (basically a Dell Studio 540). I've been looking around and can't find any compatibility information since it seems it was a...
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