Best way to move a VM to new hardware
I've got a SBS 2011 VM running on ESXi 5. The hardware is not adequate and the performance is slow. I want to move the SBS 2011 VM to new hardware. After installling ESXi on the new hardware, what...
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Couldn't shrink vmdk with converter
I've red a lot of posts on how shrink a vmdk, but I don't know how to proceed. I have a 450GB vmdk containing only 40GB, ESXi 5.0 U2 and 2 datastore (500GB + 250GB). So this is what i've done: i've...
View ArticleWindows 2008 r2 installation extremy slow
I have the following setup:esxi 5 with a centos(Linux) VM and a OSless windows server VM provisioned. My hardware is the following:1 x AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W...
View ArticleStorage gone after installing raid vib driver.
I have an esxi 5.0 host with an adaptec 5405 raid controller in it. it was a standard esxi installation without installing any additional drivers.the raid array was found and i installed the vmfs on...
View ArticleSSO logins failing since 5.1 upgrade
Anyone else seeing vCenter AD credenitals fail after upgrading to 5.1? We have had to request the windows AD group to re-jigger their AD groups to regain access. Also, we had to add DOM\ to our usual...
View ArticleSilicom PXG4BPi Quad Port Gigabit PCI-X Ethernet Ports NIC
Does ESXi 5.1 support Silicom PXG4BPi Quad Port Gigabit PCI-X Ethernet Ports NIC in HP ProLiant DL 385 G1 Server? Please suggest because I need more NIC ports for the ESXi 5.1 which is installed on HP...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - Health Status Unknown
Upgraded an Intel S5520HC Serverboard based system from ESXi 5.0 U1 to 5.1. Configuration; Hardware; Health Status from vSphere Client in 5.0 U1 always showed data - typically "Normal". Using vSphere...
View Articlenear-continuous data protection (near CDP) vs True CDP
The term evolved from a need to differentiate those vendor products that take snapshots on a pre-determined schedule from ones that take snapshots whenever new data is written (true CDP). This is what...
View Articleis it possible for an ESX box to run a VM on a remote datastore?
I have several ESXi 5 boxes each with their own local datastores. I don't have a SAN. I am wondering if it is possible to configure the boxes so that they can run VMs which are stored on a datastore...
View ArticleDifference between Virtual Sockets and Cores Per Socket
I have a quad core AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 There is two VMs, one CentOS(Linux) and one windows server 2008 r2 What is the difference between Virtual Sockets...
View ArticleESXi Management not working Cisco LAG
I am setting up a 3 host ESXi cluster with an Essentials + license. I am using a pair of stacked Cisco SG500-28 switches for switching redundancy. Each host has 8 NICs. 4 to each switch. I have...
View ArticleESXi Host Backup
vicfg-cfgbackup command is used to take the backup of the esxi host configuration data. Can i consider host profile as the alternative method to take the esxi host backup? Or these are totally...
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No more space for virtual disk error message - VM will not run - ESXi 5.1 -...
I'm running the application Openfiler as a VM on [datastore 1] plenty of disk space free.[datastore 2] used by Openfiler to store files is the problem. It has run out fo space with the following...
View ArticleESXI 5.0 Updates
Hello, I am thinking about patching/updating our ESXi 5.0 server. There is the two major updates:update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update01update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update02 Does they contain all the minor patches...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 upgrade
i am doing am upgrade drom vCenter 5.0 to 5.1. when i am installing the SSO it will almost compleate the install then it will return an error. it tells me that "The Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition...
View ArticleWorkbench 2.1 Issue
Hi All, VMKNIC_Failover Test using Workbench 2.1 for ESX 5.0 and the test failed as ERROR: Use of uninitialized value $drs in string eq at...
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Error install ESXi5.1 on IBM Systemx 3650 M3
error: Multiboot could not setup the video subsystemAny ideas ?Tks.
View ArticleNetwork Policy Failback
if my mgmt network is designed to run active on vmnic0 and standby vmnic1 and my vmotion network to run active on vmnic1 and standby on vmnic0 AND the Failback setting is set to NO there will be no...
View ArticleESX5.0 be2net 4.2.327 driver stable on HP BL460C G7 blades? Panic seen
Hi All, We have ESX5.0 installed on a couple of HP BL460C G7 blade servers. Having faced issues during VMotion and having gone through the community discussions/recommendations, we upgraded the nic...
View ArticleCan't install vSphere Client 5.1 on Windows 8
Hi, I'm having trouble installing vSphere Client on Windows 8. The version I'm trying to install is: VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-786111.exe The installer extracts, asks me to select an installation...
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