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Minimum permission for clone VM
Hi I’ve a problem. I would allow a user to clone from a VM. I cloned the administrator role, I logged into a user "pippo" role, the role assigned to a folder during cloning but I can not see the...
View ArticleRun shell script through vCLI?
For my coworkers, I'm looking for a more convenient way to run a shell (/bin/sh) script on an ESXi machine than ssh'ing into the server. What I need is something that could be launched by a shortcut...
View ArticleMonitoring Raid Controller of an ESXi 5.0.0 IBM x3650 M3
Normally, we use IBM x3650 M3 (Raid Controller: M5015) Servers in our virtual infrastructure.We installed the OS ESX 4.1.0 (381591) on these servers. To monitor the Raid Controllers of these servers,...
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Performance degredation related to CPU Scheduling and NUMA nodes.
I have an interesting scenario (HP vs DELL hardware) with potentially degraded performance (specific to the DELL R815 hardware) and I would like to know if what I am seeing is being interpreted...
View ArticleVMware Data Protection Appliance Deployment problem
Hi. I am trying to deploy the new Data Protection Appliance 5.1.1 but I am having this problem, when I go to menu File deploy OVF template and follow the wizard I do not have the option to select Thin...
View Articleperformance has deteriorated. I/O latency increased from average value of
Hi, Can you please help me understand the below warnings Device naa.600601607b702500727114a4cca9e111 performance has deteriorated. I/O latency increased from average value of 12478 microseconds to...
View ArticleCan you deploy templates from a read-only NFS datastore?
I've been trying to figure out if it's possible to deploy templates from a read-only NFS datastore. After doing some testing it doesn't appear that it will work. I'm curious to know if anyone has been...
View Articlevmware esxi 5.1 and vmware converter
I have a few frustrations and I'm sure its just something i am missing. I have 5 esxi 4.1 stand alone hosts. I have to change data centers, so my plan was to build a new empty 5.1 server which i...
View ArticleESXi 5.1, GA-X58A-UD3R, i7-950
I have a Gigabyte motherboard (GA-X58A-UD3R) that I installed ESXi 5.1 on. During the install I had BIOS rev FB installed, which doesn't support VT-d. I updated to BIOS rev FH which supports VT-d,...
View ArticleRecommendations for 10GBe Nics
Hi all, this is my first real post on these forums, but definately not my first visit. I've found many answers to many of the questions or issues I've had in the past so I thought I would try here...
View ArticleNeed to revert vCenter5.1 to vCenter 4.1 snapshot but....
So I successfully upgraded my vCenter Servers and SRM from 5.0.1 to 5.1 BUT I made a rookie mistake and didnt check compatibilty.....There is no RecoverPoint SRA compatible with 5.1 until next month,...
View ArticleViruses in vm
Hi, I have some test envoirment with esxi 5.1 host server and few Win XP, Win 7, Win2003 srv, Win2008srv and Unix VMs all in same network. All Windows machines have latest symantec antivirus with...
View ArticleStorage I/O Control
benefit of storage i/o control on the individual datastore that is not in any datastore cluster
View ArticleUnable to sort based on provisioned size and used space in Vsphere client 5
Hello Guys, I am unable to sort based on provisioned size and used space in Vsphere client 5 any bug ? or any workaround for this ? 1. Click on any specific datastore 2. Go to Virtual machines Tab.3....
View ArticleESXi 5.1 install can not find disks
I am running a Adaptec 6405 raid card with a Intel S5500HVCR motherboard and when I try to install esxi 5.1 it does not show any available drives to use for the install. I have updated both the...
View ArticleVery slow write speeds on Perc H700 and RAID5 5x2TB drives
Hi guys, I've been playing out with a new dell R515 server here with a H700 controller that has 1GB cache. The RAID10 container with 4x 600GB 15K RPM works quite well, and on the same controller I've a...
View ArticleHow to find disk to extend if you have 20 same size disks?
Hi everyone, I have a windows 2008 r2 VM, and it has 20 same size disks. All disks are vmdk disk on a single datastore.How would you recognize which disk to extend/delete if required? Please see...
View ArticleNFS versus VMFS - what is more stable and safe ?
In my daily work I have to deal with corrupted vmdks and datastores a lot so that means that my view is biased.So I wanted to hear about your experience regarding the stabilty of both options....
View ArticleWindows 8 / 2012 support?
Can anyone tell me if / when windows 8 or 2012 will be supported in ESXi 5.0? I've noticed that vmotion fails at 63% most of the time on 8 and 2012 VMs with the error: "Failed to receive migration. An...
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...
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