Is it possible to over allocate virtual CPU's?
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise server that only shows one CPU in the windows task manager even though I have added multiple sockets and cores. The ESXi server shows 4 CPU Cores and 1 physical CPU...
View ArticleHelp Host Disconnected 5.0
Hi experts please helpVmkernel Logs Shows this information regilarly can u decode that Please for me 013-04-20T22:31:06.899Z cpu8:12543)NMP: nmp_ThrottleLogForDevice:2319: Cmd 0x85 (0x41240146ad80,...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
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...
View ArticleVMWare Network Design Help
So my brain has become quite scrambled by over-thinking this design and I am hoping someone here is kind enough to set me straight. My overall goal is to adhere to best practices, eliminate single...
View Articlerestore shadowprotect image to esxi
Had anyone successfully restored Storagecraft's Shadowprotect image to ESXi 5 without having blue screen for Win 2008 R2 VM?If yes, how did you do it? Thanks for any info.
View ArticlePatch ESXi
Hi Guys, I have an ESXi 5 servers and I wan start patching them, I am new to patching esxi. Is there any best practise out there? Thx
View ArticleRAID (AMD SP5100) on supermicro H8SGL for ESXi 5
Hello all, I have a machine based on a Supermicro H8SGL -F motherboard. It has an Adaptec RAID chipset, identified as an AMD part.. AMD...
View Articleno"">BUG REPORT "...kern.notice] vmxnet3s:0: getcapab(0x200000) -> no"
/EDIT changed to bug report (is there any other place where I can file this?) Various users report having the issue using VMXNET3 and Solaris 11 (b173), Solaris 11 Express (b151) and OpenIndiana...
View Articlewhat Graphic cards support Esxi 5.0/5.1
hi everyone, i just bought an intel server motherboard and im trying to setup a server for virtual machines.i got many recommends about Esxi. anyway i just installed Esxi 5.0 and i want to know what...
View ArticleTotal VMs based on CPU and Memory
Hello,Below is our current ESXi details for 2 environment; ENV 1:ESXi Version: 4.1Number of ESXi: 4 in one Cluster with DRSCPU: 12 CPUs * Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.8Socket: 2Cores: 6HT: EnabledLogical...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Slow Write Speeds
Hi Guys, I am looking for some advice as to how to best troubleshoot this problem I am having as I am currently at a loss as to what it can be. I have just finished building an ESXi 5.1 Lab which...
View ArticleMultiple VMFS datastores on Local Disk?
ESXi 5 intalled and made a 256GB local VMFS partition. It is sitting on a 12.5TB RAID6 LUN (all local storage).I want to use the local storage as a backup target for one of my VMs but I cannot expand...
View ArticleESXi 5 Kernel. Is it VMware developed or is it RedHat?
I've recently heard that VMware is no longer in the business of kernel development and has gone back to using some form of a RedHat kernel. Could someone elaborate on this subject? And if possible, it...
View ArticleHow to Install vCenter 5.1 using Local Admin
Hi All, I have created a new machine for vCenter 5.1 Installation, the system has been joined to domain. If i try to install vCenter using Local Admin account it gives me following error message :...
View ArticleWindows Administrator Password used in Guest Customization template does not...
"Administrator Password" used during Guest Customization does not work when deploying a Windows VM template. Any idea? After the VM has been deployed, the autologon works. But if I log-off from windows...
View ArticleSecond vSwitch on Single ESXi 5.1 Host
For some crazy reason this is escaping me. My appologies up front. I have a single 5.1 Host in a lab. Not connected to a vcenter. Is it possible to create a second vSwitch? The reasons aka "WHY"...
View ArticleSyslog.global.LogHost not working, invalid frame header...
Hi community, I'm trying to forward all ESXi-logs to my central log-server, but it does not work. I opened esxi-firewall, set-up Syslog.global.LogHost as tcp://10.0.0.171:514 but all I see on...
View ArticleESXi flash drive failed, how to retrieve previous setting files from it?
I have was running ESXi 5.0 off a Sandisk Cruzer 1GB USB flash drive but the system started acting weird (slow) so I rebooted it, when it came up the server couldn't boot from it so it appears some...
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ESXi 5.1 gives warning message on Embedded Controller.
Hi I have installed ESXi 5.1 on HP BL460 Gen8, but in the health status of server in vSphere client it given a warning message against embedded controller. Below is the screen shot of erro meesage....
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