vmkernel virtual adpater type
what is the type of vmkernel port virtual adapter? like for the vm it is e1000 or vmxnet
View ArticleWhat's the best way to get a customized version # out of an ESXi host?
Every quarter we generate a suite of updates (including patches and security scripts) that are manually run on our ESXi 5.0 hosts. I don't have internet connectivity so I have to do it this way. I...
View ArticlePercentage treated as system memory in esxi host
is there any percentage that is treated as system memory on esxi host.
View ArticleEverytime AV Server Push Out Updates, VMs Network Connectivity Gets Spotty
We're currently running two ESXi 5.1 hosts both of which use teamed 1 GB connections for the VM network. We have about 60 VMs across the two servers and every time the Vipre AV server pushes out...
View ArticleCan i apply my esxi 4.0 license to esxi 5?
bought a esxi 4.0 licenses a while ago and jut got them.. but now i want to install esxi 5 instead. can i apply my 4.0 license to version 5? will that work?
View Articlevmfs3 to vmfs5 datastore
Is there a way to tell of a vmfs5 datastore was simply upgraded from vmfs3(which lacks some vmfs5 features) or if it was created as a vmfs5 datastore without any upgrade used?
View ArticleCall "HostDatastoreSystem.QueryVmfsDatastoreCreateOptions" for object...
folks new server. esxi5.1 installed on ssd card. boots okay. vsphere client connects fine. can't create datastore. researched on the web. partition looks good. get following error + vsphere...
View ArticleCan I Build an ESXI 5 Server out of this...
I want to build an affordable ESXI Server for Home Lab Simulations and loading operating systems for various certifications.... I was wondering if this is suitable.... Newegg.ca - Shuttle SH67H3 Intel...
View Articleupgraded virtual hardware to v9 and now replication appliance web site won't...
I upgraded the replication appliance to vmx-09. Now it won't even get to the https: login page. Has anyone experienced this?
View ArticleWhile migrate the one datastore to another datastore in same blade it tooks...
While migrate the one datastore to another datastore in same blade it tooks to long time.can any one help on this issue
View ArticleHost VM files on ESXi drive?
I have a single server with a single HDD. I wish to run 3 guests on this. Is it possible to have the ESXi OS and the VMs on the same drive? If so, how would I accomplish this? I have not started the...
View Articleopen RDM device with vix DISKLIB fails
i am trying to open a RDM device with VIX DISKLIB and get an error for both virtual RDM and physical RDM.did anybody encountered this error before?the error is: VixDiskLibGenericWarn: VmfsExtentOpen:...
View Articledatastore name still exists after deleted
I deleted a datastore and rescanned all hosts and in vcenter the datastore is gone. but in powercli get-datacenter | get-datastore still shows the name there. Now whenever I try to add a new datastore...
View ArticleSpace Utilization Graphs in Datastore Performance Charts
Space Utilization Graphs in Datastore Performance Charts :Space consumption of a VMFS Datastore in OTHER category reflects high usage (50 GB) and it spiking for every 2 hours from 10 to 50 GB. How to...
View Articleserver-flat.vmdk file
I have guest DC that crashed sometime in March, but I recovered the guest OS using backup. However, huge VMDK files(RAID 5 of which 2 of 4 drives failed) were not being backup. We sent all 4 drives to...
View ArticleExplanation of error log entries
I've been seeing the following lines in our ESXi 5 deployment and cannot find information on what this error means. 2013-05-31T13:40:05.294Z| vcpu-0| W110: DMA port 0: bad 4 byte access (1):...
View Articleshutdownesxi.pl multiplehosts
I am wanting to shutdown mulitple ESX hosts with on script from VMA. /bin/shutdown.pl --server -username --password, (this is for a single host) How do i do this for multiple host from one single...
View ArticleEsxi 5.1 - SATA datastore is lost /dead
hi, first here is some hardware details :CPU : Intel Core I7 3770RAM : 32gb ramOS : ESXI 5.1 - 799733 x86_64HDD : 2x 3Tb 7200t SATA4Vms Windows 20124 Vms Ubuntu 12.101 Pfsense 2.1 (freebsd)Since 3 days...
View ArticleUpgrade to ESXi 5.1 U1
Dear, When we perform an update from ESXi 5.1 tot 5.1 U1, do we need to * upgrade VMware tools: I guess yes, but reboot is not (always required)...
View ArticleMirror ports
HiCan i define mirror ports option having Vsphere Client 5.1, i still didn't install Vcenter Thanks
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