Proper NTP configuration
I can't ever seem to find the right documentation on this so was hoping someone could clarify. In order for our hosts to sync up with a time server does the NTP client service have to be started or...
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ESXi + Snapshot + Raid
Hello, I've an ESXi 5 setup running in a non raid configuration so ESXi and all the VM's are stored on one and the same disk.My question is if it is possible to snapshot all VM's or even the whole...
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Running VMPlayer on a Virtual Machine
Hi All,We have 3 VMs running on EXSi 5.0.0. Each of these 3 Virtual Machines have 64 bit CentOS installed on them.One of these machines have VMware Player 5.0.2 installed. We are trying to run a...
View ArticlePowering on a virtual machine after upgrading to ESXi 5.1 fails with the...
after upgrading my ProLiant DL180 G6 server from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1 the following storage problems appeared:Warning message on configuration - storage - smart array P410 controllerand unable to open...
View ArticleQuestion about Oracle conversion in vSphere
Hello there! I'm new to VMware and have tried to find this answer prior to posting here, but no luck yet. We have a client that is going to be virtualizing their servers onto an ESXi 5. The current...
View ArticleWarning message to HP Storage Controller
Hi I found a warning sign on all our HP Servers (BL 680c G7 and DL 380 G8) atStorage controllerunder Storage view tab of VShphere (Please find the attachment snapshot)... dont understand the warning...
View ArticleGuest Customization not working?
Running: ESXi 5.1.0, 1021289, vCenter 5.1.0b. I created a new specification in "Customization Specification Manager" and applied it to a VM during a template deployment of Windows 2008 R2.The...
View ArticleRecovery of .vmdk file
I have a Windows 2008 server running right now in production (luckily). What seems to have happened is we were upgrading from ESX 4 to 5.x and adding more hard drive space to the two ESX 5.x...
View ArticleBest practice for local storage raid configuratoin on blades
Is there a best practice for choosing a raid type for local storage on blade servers? If you are installing ESXi locally, are most customers using at least a raid 1 configuration? Blades tend to have...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 Network and USB Problems/Feedback
I've been using VMware ESXI 4.5 at my job and decide to try out 5.1 at my home. I was using VMware Workstation 8 before but I've moved to a much larger system. System Config:Supermicro X9DR3-FIntel...
View Articlescsi disconnect on one ESXi 5x host but not second
Searching through the forums, it appears that the issue that I'm having has been experienced by others after they upgraded to esxi5, addded a software iscsi, or restarted management agents; however,...
View ArticlePSOD after ESX 5.0 Update
Hey everyone, As you can see in the picture I get a PSOD after updating from ESX 5.0 Build 702118 to ESX 5.0 Build 914586.We need this Update to avoid orphaned Snapshots on our DataStores. System Info:...
View ArticleBenefits of tagging a SSD as a SDD on the host \ vcenter
Hello,I just wanted to ask the community members, if there is any benefit in tagging a SSD attached locally to a host as a SSD. I've recently acquired some ESXi 5.1 hosts, where a heavy I/O application...
View ArticleESXi5.1: windows session credentials cannot be used to log in
Hi , I am trying to login to ESX host , by checking the use windows session credential but its not working . I am able to login by explicatlty typing the credentials - domain\username.Following things...
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Round Robin PSP and Clariion CX4 ALUA
I'm trying to understand the documented "need" to enable ALUA for the host when you use Round Robin Path Selection in ESXi 5.0. Here's the paths for an RDM LUN:I have four paths, two are active, one is...
View ArticlevSphere Client Credentials
Hi, Every time I want connect to vCenter I have to enter "Domain\Username" at the vSphere Client GUI. Is it possible to set a domain, so that I just have to enter the username (without domain)? Regards
View ArticlevSphere 5.1 - Strange Guest Networking Issue
I'm not sure if this is a switch/infrastructure problem or a vSphere problem. Basically my guests can get to different (layer 3) internal segements, but NOT out the WAN. The strange part, is that the...
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Should all my switches have an IP on each VLAN?
Let's assume the configuration in the picture:vSwitch0Management Port Group (vmnic0 active / vmnic4 failover)Vmontion Port Group (vmnic4 active / vmnic0 failover)vSwitch1 - iscis native mulitpathing...
View Articleuse serial port via network issue
hi,i setup a virtual host in my esxi 5, add a serial port use network, act as server, port uri is telnet://192.168.1.111:1234. when i try to telnet to this port, no response got from the server, but...
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