Error 503 service unavailable after updating to 5.1
Hi all, I have updated my ESXi 5.0U1 free hypervisor to 5.1 release via depot.zip file (command: esxcli software profile install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip -p...
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Problem with ESXi 5.1 and Network access.
Hi! We are installing a new ESXi Cluster with 3 hosts. The setup is like this:ESX1 Managment port 10.250.32.11/25 VLAN 861ESX2 Managment port 10.250.32.12/25 VLAN 861ESX3 Managment port 10.250.32.13/25...
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Stopping SSH on ESXi 5.1 produces error
Getting this error message when trying to stop the SSH service on newly upgraded ESXi 5 hosts: Even though the error appears SSH is actually stopped on the host. vCenter never seems to be properly...
View ArticleNTP incorrect time
Hey all, I've configured our ESXi Hosts to synch their time with some UK NTP Servers (0.uk.pool.ntp.org etc). However, the time appears to be precisely one hour ahead of the actual time (we are based...
View ArticleThe host returns esxupdate error codes: 17. Check the Update Manager log...
The host returns esxupdate error codes: 17. Check the Update Manager log files and esxupdate log files for more details
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...
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ubuntu 8.04 LTS VM's clock has stopped on ESXi5.0.0, 76811
Hello, I'm using ubuntu 8.04LTS VM's on ESXi5.0.0, 76811 and the clock of that VM has stopped. After stopping the clock , almost all processes does not work. ubuntu804-lts:~# dateSat Oct 6 18:50:35...
View ArticlevMotion without shared storage
Hello.Does anybody tried to use vMotion without shared storage (via webclient) based on a Essentials Plus license??? My option is still greyed out in the dialog.... ESXi hosts are on 5.1 and in the...
View ArticlevSphere Data copying is dam slow...
Hi techies, i have an challenge in datacenter, data copy bitween 2 vm's from same datastore it's taking very huge time ( 10 MB is taking 10 min), when i see my datastore is 5TB capacity, but povisoned...
View ArticleCannot re-add ESXi 5.1 host to version 4.1 dvSwitch
I recently upgraded vCenter to version 5.1 from version 4.1, the 4.1 environment contained two dvSwitches. Upon the successful upgrade to vCenter 5.1, I proceeded to upgrade the hosts from 4.1 to 5.1....
View Article"Best" Practice with Configuring iSCSI with VNX and Cisco UCS
I am looking for some assistance with an implementation. I am attemping to configure 4 vNICs in vSphere 5 for iSCSI to connect to 4 iSCSI ports defined on a VNX 5300 for a high bandwidth...
View ArticleCreating a "bubble" environment
I need to create a separate testing "bubble" on my network. The purpose would be to restore a backed up server to this new location to ensure it works properly without is interferring with the real...
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ESXi 5.1 Purple screen
I have recently just upgreaded my host from 5.0 U1 to 5.1. I am in the process of updating the vmware tools in my VM's. While trying to do so the host keeps crashing to a purple screen. Prior to the...
View ArticleMinimum rights to clone an existing VM
I need to create a role on a vSphere 5 infrastructure to allow a given user cloning existing VMs in a given folder.I gave the role the rights users should have (in my opinion) but when the user...
View ArticlevSphere and Aja cards pci pass through senario help.
Hi, I've been moving over from hyper-v to take advantage of some of the vSphere functions. One of the things I would like to try out is Direct Path I/O devices. Hopefully isn't a stupid question. I...
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anyone using this? and provide some feedback? can this replace san and servers?
View Article3 simple esxi commandline questions
HelloI have 3 simple questions about ESXi-shell commands 1. how do I run a dd command and gzip the results without storing the of-file somewhere ? /tmp # dd...
View Articledetach SCSI LUN slow
Hi there, in preparation of our next planned SRM failover we test the attach - mount - unmount - detach procedure.We found that detaching SCSI deviced from our hosts takes ~30 sec per device per host....
View ArticleError installing windows 2012 on esxi5.1 driver not found
Hi, Im trying to install windows 2012 on esxi5.1 After the cd (mounted from an Iso on my desktop) loads and i press install, it gives an error about drivers for the DVD/CD rom. Has anyone else...
View ArticleEsxi 5 PHP SSH2 Connection
<?php $host="ipadress";$port="22";$user="root";$pass="12345678ab"; if($connect=ssh2_connect($host, $port)){ echo "Connection Completed!";} else { echo "Connection Failed!";}...
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