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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 ArticleRunning Java on a VM
Good Afternoon, Does anyone have any best practices for fine tuning running Java on a Virtual machine? Regards Goose
View Articlemultinic VMotion error: failed to read stream keepalive
Hello all, with ESXi 5 hosts in build 768111, I've set up multinic vmotion following VMware's instructions. I had some MAC address problems which I could solve by increasing the MAC timeout, as...
View ArticlePSOD - Purple Screen of Death
Hi everybody! I'm experiencing curiously a problem with our ESXi 5.1 hypervisor. When we power up the server, it's stay available to accept connections, run VMs, edit ESXi config and etc. When we power...
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Strange storage problem
Hi,I´m seeing some strange storage problems where I didn´t find any solution until now. May someone of you guys have seen something simular before. Symptoms / Facts: -After starting a svmotion from Lun...
View Articleanother arcconf question
hi all i have successfully installed the latest adaptec driver and also cim on my esxi 5.0 server.remote arcconf from windows works fine. is it possible to use arcconf on esxi locally (without...
View ArticlevSphere Storage Naming conventions
I am pretty much confused by different naming standards for storage in vSphere. Can some one help me understand naming conentions? I am trying to create following table to understand it better....
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Receive packets dropped on all 4 vmnics
ESXi 5.1, three hosts, 31 VMs all hardware version 9 with updated ToolsOn the Performance tab, I am showing networking data in real time with only "Receive packets dropped" checkedMy host and all 4 of...
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Big Problems!
Twelve hours into this and I thought I'd post an issue and see if anyone could help. Looks like I have a classic issue, but the classic fix doesnt seem to work. CID mismatch error. I've corrected the...
View ArticleFree space on LUN
Aloha, Is the recommended free space on a LUN still 15%?? Mahalo, Bill
View ArticleHow to proper install VMware tools under Windows Server 2012 RC
After installing Windows Server 2012 RC VM is working fine.After that I installed the VMware tools -> result -> black flashing screen .Booting in F8 mode -> try to remove VMware tolls ->...
View Articleone VM disk share with b/w two RHEL 5.6 Boxes
We have one query I have added one vm disk in two RHEL vmware machine and disk is on new scsi controller with virtual shared mode. same disk is showing on RHEL machine. But when i ceate one file on one...
View ArticleWhat is the safest way to fix a ESXi that has stale iSCSI Luns listed ?
I have 3 ESXis that have inactive iscsi LUNs listed. What is the best way to clean those no longer existing LUNs from the config ? I want to avoid that this hosts disconnect from vCenter and have to be...
View ArticleESXi 5 Multiple hosts crash
Hi,I experienced a very strange issue this week and I am trying to get to the bottom of it. At 10:07 we lost pretty much all virtual infrastructure, on our monitoring kit/syslogs etc some events were...
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Orphaned Redo files
Hi all,I am hoping someone can help me figure this out We have a an ESXi 5.0 host that seems to have some open snapshots that are not listed in the Snapshot manager.When the VM is running I can see the...
View ArticleHow to delete all performance stats?
We recently changed our entire environmentNew switches (jumped to 10Gbps for servers and storage)New hosts (replaced 5.5 year old hardware)New storage (replaced 5.5 year old storage that was spinning...
View ArticleVmWare Data Protection not showing up
I rececently install vCenter 5, with SSO and VDP. I went through all the steps and successfully completed the setup of SSO and VCP. However, when I go into the vCenter web client, I do not see the...
View ArticleVirtual Machine moved or copied message after ESXi 5.1 upgrade
I upgraded a ESXi5.0 host to 5.1 and when I rebooted the VMs the all gave me a message about asking if they were moved or copied. I didn't see this on the 4.1 to 4.1U2 upgrade I did last time. Why does...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 on brand new DELL R520 purple screen
Hello, We just bought a new Dell R520 and installed on it ESXi5.1 (custom ESXi install provided by Dell).We constantly get purple screen with Exception 14. Before the Exception 14 we got purple screen...
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PSOD When adding new local storage
Hi all. Running ESXi standalone with a SAS connected disk shelf (NEC) with a SAS card in the server - LSI MegaRAID SAS1064R to be precise. Anyhow, I can see the storage and adapter, and then I try to...
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