HP DL380 g8 4port-gb-nic pci-express problem
Hi Everyone,I just install a pci-express 4 port nic card into my Dl380g8 Server, but after that my Esxi server has found only the add-on cards, and the onboard nics are disappeared.There is something...
View ArticlevSwitch and Spanning Tree Protocol
Why vSwitch not required to run a STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)? Any thoughts always welcome.
View ArticleCannot Create Datastore, No Hdd Found
Hi. I currently have a esxi 5.1 server with a sata 1TB hard drive that's using vmfs5 as a datastore. I wanted to test 5.0, so I installed it on a fresh flash drive.The problem is that I cannot find any...
View ArticleSetting up Microsoft Cluster
Hi All,I followed this guide: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-mscs-guide.pdfto setup clutser. Added my first Quorum disk as RDM (virtual),...
View ArticleRDM SQL 2012 Cluster VMs on Seperate Host
Greetings, I am looking to utilize RDMs for a SQL 2012 Cluster and in going though the process of adding shared storage to the second node I am a bit confused. I am referencing VMware's Document,...
View ArticleQlogic QLE7340 40 Gbps Infiniband HCA
Does anyone have any experience with using Qlogic QLE7340 40 Gbps Infiniband HCA PCI-e Cards? Specifically, in using them with a direct-cable-connection to link two or more ESXi servers? I.e., to...
View Articlewinows 2012 sysprep or customization spec
Before I shutdown a wwin2012 vm for template cloning, do I need to sysprep it before shutting it down or if I use customization template, I can regenerate a new sid which does the same. Do i need to do...
View ArticleEsxi 5 - Single Disk or Multiple VDisk for SBS2011?
Hi, Excuse my lack of understanding. I am still very confused over best method to setup my Virtual Server an type of Disk Provisioning. I have read a lot but most "read me's" see to be based on larger...
View Articlevprobeserver firewall rule. What is it?
We're building ESXi 5.0 U2 hosts, and upon disabling maintenance mode, the HA agent is installed, and a firewall rule called 'vprobeserver' is created on some hosts. Google can't explain where this...
View ArticleESXi500-201305401-BG switches to UEFI mode ?
After applying ESXi500-201305401-BG on some IBM x3650 M2 & M3, ESXi 5.0 didn't boot anymore.It seems the boot mode was automatically switched to UEFI mode. IBM tip H197457 documents a fix. Anyone...
View ArticleMy vCenter is 4.1 and perl SDK is 5.1
Dear All, My vCenter is having 4.1 installed, and I am using vSphere SDK 5.1, will VM creation will work or I need to down grade vSphere SDK 4.1 perl version. Thanks,Nilesh
View ArticleIssue with increasing drive sizes
Hello all, I've got an apparently common problem but unfortunately the common solutions don't seem to apply. I have a VM that I migrated from ESXi 4 to 5.1 a year ago and have been using without a...
View ArticleDeploy a VM from template on linux and windows
Dear All, I need to deploy VM from template, but i could not find any tool provided with vSphere SDK in Perl. If you have a script which does this task please share with me, any pointer will also help...
View ArticleDoes ESXi5 support nested virtualization?
Hi friends I have a requirement of installing RHEL6 Guest OS on a RHEL6 Guest of ESXi5 Host. Is it possible to install or do you need to tweak something or the ESXi5 simply does not support it? I tried...
View Articlecloning a 1500Gb VM
I known there are many factors in order to answer this, but is there an average GB/hour rate to expect. ASSUMING we have no bottlenecks in the storage and we are using scream 15k disk.. source and...
View ArticleHow to connect an existing vmk interface to a DVS switch from the command line
Hi, I needed to change the IP address and VLAN of my ESXi host so I've used the DCUI to restore a standard switch. Once back in vCenter I quickly migrated the vmk0 interface back onto my vDS but vmk1...
View ArticleWe are planning to buy an esxi server for hosting our VM's Need suggestiion...
Hi Team I need all the experts suggestion as i am newbie to vmware esxi We are planning to buy a vmware esxi host..i wanted to know if it is possible to host 300 or atleast 100 windows 7 vm's in a high...
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VMware ESXi 5 + php + cron job
Hi, I want run php script with cron job on ESXi server, is it possible? Does anyonehave any ideahow to do it? I've never hadcontact with ESXi. All advicewould be appreciated
View ArticleMAC error after upgrading from vSphere 5.0 to 5.1
Trying to power on certain VMs (imported from Workstation) after this upgrade gives the following error: An error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM Example VM.Failed to start the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 guest: pagefile issue
I have several Windiows Server 2008 R2 guests.What is the best way to dimension and place the Windows page file?For physical Windows Servers many people suggest to allocate a fixed size page file whose...
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