Install Oracle Database on vCenter Appliance VM
Is that possible to Install Oracle Database on vCenter Appliance VM?
View ArticleTwo Different Sites vCenter and Single SSO in only one site
Is that possible that Two Different Sites vCenter's can share the Single SSO that is in only one site?
View ArticleHostname does not resolve
Hi folks. I'm getting back to VMware installations after a few years and am having a hard time getting my ESX5i install on VMware Fusion to work properly (testing/re-learning). After installation, i...
View ArticleSplit datastore into 2
Hey, can I create a new datastore out of an existing datastore? e.g. I have 180GB left in my existing datastore, I want to allocate 30GB of it into a new datastore entity? Thanks
View ArticleClone without attached drives
Hi,I want to make a clone of a SQL server, but I dont want to include all the attached drives, just the VM?Any ideas?Thanks
View ArticleConcurrent Jobs in vCenter Server
How many Concurrent Jobs in vCenter Server we can run? Suppose VM power on Jobs?
View ArticleHow to access the data from a Guest OS from Datastore?
Hi friends I want to access around 20GB of a directory from RHEL5 Guest. If i upload the data to the datastore there is no such way like share data from a datastore to VM.so how can i share such files...
View ArticleVMWare ESXi or Linux+Workstation for home server ?
Hello ! I'm planning to upgrade my home server (Samba, XBMC, FTP, VPN, torrents) because I need a test farm of VMs and current config doesn't allows to do it.I'm thinking about ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS, Intel...
View ArticleIs it possible to install ESXi5.5 on multiple hosts simultaneously using the...
Hi, I want to install ESXi 5.5 on multiple hosts simultaneously using PXE boot method. I have the script for installing a single host. So i want to trigger the script and install it on more than one...
View ArticleTasks and Events to syslog
Hello, I would like to forward all the tasks and events logs that can see in the vsphere client.and i mean ONLY those logs. I know how to configure forwarding all esx logs to a syslog server.But i just...
View ArticleESXi network config on server with 4 GbE ports, link...
Hi everyone I've only ever experimented with ESXi on servers with single NICs so this has never been a problem or question before but I'd like to know what the best way is when setting up an ESXi...
View ArticleUCS 220 M3 RAID Issue
Hi We recently ordered the Cisco UCS 220 M3 - and configured it with an Embedded Software RAID - UCSC-RAID-ROM15. ESXi is not detecting the RAID, and it appears to be un-supported? Is there any...
View ArticlevMotion Fails At 14%
Hi Everyone, Having a bit of a strange issue with vMotion today. It's been working in my lab for months, and was still working fine after I upgraded to 5.1 last week. Now, today, for whatever reason,...
View ArticleDoes anyone store their persistent logs on SD card?
When I boot my ESXi hosts that have no hard drives, and only an SD card installed, the vSphere client always complains about not having Persistent Storage set. I guess ESXi won't allow, by default,...
View ArticleUnable to clone or create virtual machine from cluster when HA is on.
Using 2 ESXi servers 1 5.0 and the other 5.1 with vCenter 5.1, if I go to the cluster and add a new virtual machine, I get to the specific host screen and I can choose any host, they have a yellow...
View ArticleCan I share the same iSCSI target with multiple hosts?
I have an iSCSI target LUN that shows up when I view the storage for one ESXi host, but when I view the storage for the other host it does not display. I have added the appropriate networking and iSCSI...
View ArticleAuto Deploy vSphere ESXi 5.1
Dear all, When I create an image profile and assign it to Auto Deploy. I add a network based software depot instead for adding "offline depot" from Vmware.I use cmdlet: Add-EsxSoftwareDepot...
View ArticleThe file table of the ramdisk 'root' is full on ESXi 5.1
Good Afternoon, Since upgrading to ESXi 5.1 last fall, we have been experiencing a problem with the ramdisk filling up on our hosts. I have not yet been able to determine the cause, but when the...
View ArticleRemote Guest Audio
While this isn't specifically an ESXi question I feel it fits here. With HW v8 vm guests access to HD Audio. Using the Vsphere client to access guests, i do not get audio for obvious reasons. Using...
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