Is it possible to deploy a VM from a template of older version ESX/ESXi
Is it possible to deploy a VM from an older version of template created on ESX/ESXi 4.x to a new ESXi 5.0/5.1 Host?
View ArticleZ600 vs Dell T3500 for Home-LAB
Hi All,Which one is better for a good esx lab :T3500 = ONE x W3520 with 24GB RAM - ONE NICz600 = TWO x E5530 (QuadCore-HT), 24GB ECC RAM - Dual NicsZ600 can go upto 48GB RAM (Which I will upgrade to in...
View Article"User root@127.0.0.1 logged in" every minute ?
Hi, We observe that 2 ESXi 5 Hosts in the same cluster (We only have 2 ESXi Hosts in that Cluster) get the following message every minute:User root@127.0.0.1 logged inUser root logged out Both ESXi...
View ArticleScheduled backup of ESXI-configuration and Vcenter
Hello,i am trying to find a scheduled procedure to Backup the ESXI-configuration of the ESXI-servers and also for Vcenter (5.1). What to do to achieve this? Thx
View ArticleLarge File Server options
I need to host about 10TB of contiguous Windows File Server space. We all know about the 2TB VMDK limitation. So I guess I have several options: Make several 2TB VMDKs and use Windows software...
View ArticleSlow disk speed with Adaptec RAID card.
I have a 6 disk RAID6 array on my Adaptec 6805 with the AFM600 flash module for cache protection. All the HDDs' firmware have been upgraded and the RAID card is also running the latest firmware and...
View ArticleHow to relocate VM's to different datacenter?
We have two different data centers. Each one has its own set of hosts and uses its own local SAN storage array. Each data center has its own VCenter installation. The hosts and VCenter are all at...
View ArticleLSI CIM provider problems
Hi guys, I have an ESXi 5.1 box with an LSI 9240-8i RAID contoller in a Supermicro X9S series motherboard. As a RAID controller the card works great, but I have 2 problems with the CIM drive...
View ArticleRaid Card Advise
With regards to building an ESXi 5.1 host does it matter which of the following RAID cards are used: Intel RS2WC080Intel RS25DB080 The later is the better card (therefore more expensive), and has...
View Articlevmotion procedure issue
Hi Would like to know below procedure is correct or not when enable the vMotion in vCenter i have two esxi Server, they are esxi A & esxi B, they have their own storage, its not sharing...
View ArticleCIM Server Start and stop with host not working
Hello, I have several ESXi 5 servers with Intel/LSI raids that I'm trying to monitor. I have been able to get everything set up and working, however whenever the physical host is restarted, the CIM...
View ArticleUnexpected Reboot - ESXi Host - Post Upgrade from ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 5.1 1065491
Hi, We observed unexpected reboot of one of the ESX host after upgrading from ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 5.1 1065491. In the same ref. while checking real time syslog messages we observed below error no. of...
View Articleperformance tab, chart options
in performance tab, chart options, Network, Realtime I can see all my vmnic and a bunch of counters In Past day, Past week, Past Month I only have the choice of the Host and the only counter is usage....
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 ArticleInstallation on X8SIL-F fails
I try to install VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.0.0-469512.x86_64 on a Supermicro X8SIL-F motherboard with a Xeon L3406 and 4 GB Kingston Unbuffered ECC RAM. I have tried mounting the ISO in IPMI and...
View ArticleFormat local datastore
I have ESXi 5.1 installed on IBM server system x 3755 m3 and there is 4 disks each one 300 GB and I make them as RAID 5 then become the total size is 8350 GB and I have one local datastore = 830 GB.I...
View Articlecan't access iSCSI target from second ESX box
I have successfully connected to an iSCSI target running on Windows Server 2012 from one ESX 5.1 box and created a datastore. Unfortnately, I can't get a second ESX 5.1 box to connect to the same iSCSI...
View Articlecpu1:4156 WARNING: PageRetire: 659: Number of user private MPNs selected for...
Hello All, I am starting to see some MPN warnings in my vmkwarning.log on one of my hosts. Has anyone else experienced these; I am thinking it could translate into a bad memory chip or some hardware...
View ArticlevMotion stalls at 83% then times out
Two strange occurrences on a Sunday evening...I am never doing maintenance on a Sunday evening again...We have a cluster of 4 - HP BL 680c G7 blades. I am attempting to put hosts in maintenance mode...
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ESXi 5.1 and Importing a Fusion VM
I am in the process of moving several VMs created in VMWare Fusion 5 into ESXi 5.1, which I just installed on a Mac Mini Server. I am able to connect just fine via the Windows application installed on...
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