Moving VM from ESX 3.5 to ESXi 4.1
I have a situation wherein I have a VM in a vCenter 2.5.4 with ESX 3.5 hosts and I need to migrate it to vcenter 4.1 update 3 with ESXi 4.1 hosts. Other than shutting down the VM and locally copying it...
View Articlechange mtu on portgroup
how do I change the mtu from 1500 to 9000 on a portgroup? vim-cmd hostsvc/net/portgroup_set I did not see mtu options there
View ArticleConnect ESX 5.1 to Clariion CX500
Hi, Just upgraded a couple of our ESXi 4.1 test hosts to ESXi 5.1, and the Clariion CX500 they were connected toprior to the upgrade can no longer see the hosts... The ESXi servers are using Emulex...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 and older Emulex FC
Just a warning about upgrading or testing ESXi 5.0 on (older) servers with Emulex LP10000-S.(This FC card is not on the HCL list for both Vmware 4 and 5). I have two servers with this working fine...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Host loses network connectivity after startup
Hello, community! I decided to experiment and installed ESXi 5.1.0a onto a USB stick and ran it from my HP ProBook 4540s laptop. It installed successfully so I assume that the NIC drivers are present...
View ArticleAndroid Tablet Access
I currently run the free ESXi 5.0 at home, and thinking of buying the Nexus 10 Tablet.. What do I need to install on the tablet and/or the ESXi server that will let me 1) Access the vSphere client2)...
View ArticleHow do set up LUNs?
HiWe are in a project of migrating from vSphere 4.1 to vSphere 5.1 and EVA 6400 to 3PAR.One thing I have been thinking of is how to create/use LUN to gain as best performance as possible AND easily...
View ArticleInstalling OMSA on ESXi 5
Anyone have any luck installing Dell OMSA on 5?When I do vihostupdate.pl it responds "This operation is NOT supported on 5.0.0 platform."
View ArticleESXi 5.1 License - Still showing vRAM limit
Hi All, After installing vSphere ESXi 5.1 and selecting our upgrade license (Same key as 5.0), it still lists the vRAM Entitlement limit (96GB). Is it simply listed as part of the license field? and...
View Articlecannot connect to profile-driven storage service
Hello, I want to test the profile-driven storage features, but I'm stuck in the beginning... I was able to enable VM storage profiles for my cluster. Ever since then, when I open the vi client and log...
View ArticleDowngrade Esxi 5.0 to 4.1
Hi I had Esxi 5.0 installed, but little that i know we actually buy Esxi4.1 license. Therefore, is there any way to downgrade the Esxi5.0 to 4.1 without losing any data including virtual machines...
View ArticleCanonical Name in Storage device Naming Convention
Who Assigns the Canonical Name in Storage device Naming Convention? Storage Vendor or ESXi?
View ArticleHow to setup/utilize the two NIC in the physical ESXi server...
Hi, As per the attachment, I have three VMs (two are core as serves as SharePoint / AD+SQL2008R2). I just only plugged in one NIC and it is connected to the DMZ from the FireWall. Would it be...
View Articlecreating vmfs volume in kickstart
how od I create a vmfs volume during kickstart? I have a 5gb boot frm san lun. I have clearpart --alldrives --overwritevmfs install --firstdisk --overwritevmfs part datastore1 --onfirstdisk but part...
View ArticleSolaris 11.1 - Jumbo Frames?
Has anyone successfully got jumbo frames, mtu 9000 to actually work in solaris 11.1? --------------vmxnet3 attempt:root@media5:~# dladm show-linkprop -p mtuLINK PROPERTY PERM VALUE...
View ArticleRecovering a lost partition table on a VMFS-5 volume with GPT ?
Hi I have ESXi 5 due to a resignature ( partition ), probably a iSCSI LUN that is still visible under the target , cannot be seen as datastore no more Help all data , VM's and servers are lost...( they...
View ArticleConnecting a Fibre Channel Tape Library directly to a VM
Hi, I have a customer who wants to connect his Fibre Channel Tape Library directly to a VMs cause inside this VMs he has installed the CA Brightstor Server Software. The first idea I had was...
View ArticleAdding local Dell Disk Datastore - Times out - Hangs server
I have a new Dell R620 server and PV3200 DAS. The DAS volumns are mounted on the ESXi host, though when I try and mount the disk physically in the server, I get to tjhe screen that says: Current Disk...
View Articlename resolution failed from console
Hi guys, I've noticed a strange issue from the ESXi phisical console: if I want to test the management network in a fresh installation, I logon to the console, go to the "Test Management Network" and...
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