Creating Virtual Machines via CLI in ESXi 5.1
Hello, Can someone point me to a guide to creating virtual machines using CLI tools in ESXi 5.1? (or 5.0?) I operate from a unix/mac workstation and I do not have a windows machine to run the full...
View ArticleLogs Pertaining to HA Network Heart Beat
Hi,Can someone help me in extracting logger information pertaining to HA Network Heartbeat. Area of Interest===========Name of the log file which contains this specific info (Ex:-...
View ArticleChecking /etc for files that have been modified
In a typical 'NIX environment, if I wanted to find any file modified in the last 3 days, I'd use: find /etc -mtime 3 Does anyone know if the find command on ESXi5.0 supports this find "option"? Thx in...
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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 Article/var/log/boot.gz
I'm assuming that this file is created at bootup and then gzip'd for archival purposes. So, question: - Is this file overwritten at every boot or does it get archived/moved/saved for historical...
View ArticleThis object has already been deleted or has not been completely created after...
After virtualizing the vCenter server of a vSphere 5.0 infrastructure (using VMware Converter) I see the error "This object has already been deleted or has not been completely created" while attempting...
View ArticleCorrect use of snapshots
I need to understand and to explain to (technical) users the correct use of snapshots.I see some users creating lots of snapshots to save VM images at different stages and going back and forward among...
View ArticleIs a multi-host stand-alone ESXi infrustructure suitable for VDS hosting?
Hi. If we have multiple dedicated servers each of which running stand-alone free ESXi, can we start providing VDS hosting services? What are risks and restrictions? Thanks in advance!
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ESXi 5 on HP ML110 G7?
I know this is not supported and not in the HCL, but has anyone got ESXi 5 running on a HP ML110 G7?If so how did you get it to install? I've tried HPs ESXi download and VMWAREs and both of them PSOD...
View Article2 esxi5.0 NFS IP cannot ping each other
Hi , I setup two esxi5.0 on ibm m4 servers which have 2 CNA cards for each. I connect the 2 ports from each host to nexus5548 via SFP and lights are on. I configured the IP address 192.168.10.122 for a...
View ArticleIBM Flex and VMware vSphere?
Anyone implemented IBM Flex based systems with VMware vSphere 5.1? Interested on any feedback or experience willing to share? We have long history with HP blades and older IBM blades and just...
View ArticleHigh CPU usage
Hi,I'm new in this vmware world. We are using vSphere Client 4 We have a host machine (2 chips with 6 CPUs (2.4 mhz) and hyperthreading=>24 rcpu ) with 2 vm running asterisk where CentOS is th OS....
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2 different sets of network in 1 vCentre
hi all, sorry if i am asking a repeated question i have tried searching around in the forums but can't find what i am looking for. need advise with the following: I have 3 x ESXi serverswhich is...
View ArticleI can not clone my VM
Hi,I am very new to the world of VMware. I setup a host, installed ESxi 5.1, and then from a second PC connected to my host using VM client.Then installed server2008 and now I want to clone this VM so...
View ArticleHow to configure Dell Cachecade for ESXi
What's the procedure to configure Dell Cachecade for use with ESXi 5.1? (assuming its supported) I have a Dell 620 with 6 SAS drives and a 200Gb SSD - how can I configure it to boost IO of the VMs...
View Articlemonitoring ESXi 5 host using Hyperic HQ
Hi there! I apologize if this is not the right place to discuss it but.. I am getting very confused about how to monitor ESXi with HypericHQ. In earlier versions up to 3.0 (if I understand properly) it...
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installing first expansion card (NIC), not recognized. Help? :-)
Hello! Please forgive me as I am a linux and esxi noob. I built an ESX homelab (the baby dragon http://tinyurl.com/8fvlnzh) using a supermicro mainboard, which has two onboard NIC adapters. The...
View ArticleVMware storage, SAN, iSCSI, FC, FCoE, NAS
Hi, My understanding was iSCSI, FC, FCoE, NAS are the protocols used in VMware storage. They carry’s all the operations between datastores and servers. Then what is the relationship between iSCSI, FC,...
View ArticleHP ESXi 5.0 does not boot until key press
Hi guys, I wonder if anyone could shed some light on this for me. I have a HP ProLiant DL385 G7, with HP bundled ESXi 5.0 install onto its internal SD card. However when it gets to the boot stage, it...
View ArticleQuestions on maintence mode
I have a couple of curious (probably dumb) questions on maintainence mode (esxi ver 51). What exactly does it do?What happens if you run the patch command similar to "esxcli software vib install -d...
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