File Copy Performance Issues
Hi, I have a HP Micro Server with a HP Raid card and 3 disks in a Raid 5 configuration. ESXi is booting from USB. I have create a Windows 2008R2 Server with a VMXNET3 Nic, create a folder and shared...
View ArticleShut down esxi guests without vmware-tools installed
Is it possible to send ACPI signals to guests from the ESXi (5.x) console? Essentially, I would like to shut down guests using the vim-cmd power.shutdown style of command without having to install...
View ArticleLocation of rotated hostd.log files?
I'd appreciate it if someone could point me to the location of the rotated (old) hostd.log files on the ESX5 host? hostd.log is sitting in /var/log but I can't find the rotated logs. TIA
View Articlekernel: WARNING: at lib/dma-debug.c:802 check_unmap+0x6cb/0x700() (Not tainted)
Just want to report a bug here, not sure where it should go or if there already is a fix for this.One of guest vm encountered this. - ESX 5.1.0 799733(A01)- Dell R710 hardware- Compellant Storage Jun...
View ArticleNew to ESX 5 and VMWare
Dumb question, I just installed ESX5 and it keeps warning me about needing a license. I got the 60 day license when I signed up and downloaded the software but there is no place to enter it! I am...
View ArticleAn internal error occurred in the vSphere Client. Details: Index was outside...
Hi everyone,I have a number of active VMWare ESXi 5 hosts that I manage but beginning yesterday I am experiencing the error above. On a new server, I have installed ESXi 5 successfully and I can...
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Error: Missing LVM Magic
What is the suggested procedure if:- a VMFS volume no longer automounts - trying to add storage wants to reformat the volume- the volume has the correct partition ID- it is NOT detected as snapshot...
View ArticleSabotage ? - who can write into the first 1500 Mb of a VMFS-volume ?
I have seen some strange things in my recovery work - but this one is the strangest so far. A standalone ESXi 5.0.0 was running 4 VMs on local storage.Today the 4 VMs have been replaced by content that...
View ArticleWhat software to take images regularly
Hi People, I am looking at datto product Siris Lite which essentially takes backups of your servers on a regular basis and puts it into a cloud.Its £599 up front plus £49 per month for 250gb but...
View ArticlePowershell script help - creating a VM inventory
Hi - I need to create a very specific output for VM inventory purposes.I have, by hook and by crook, coppled together a script that works well for my needs, except for one issue I cannot resolve.My...
View Articleesxi5 Management IP address on a internal vSwitch
Greetings! We have a esxi5 setup with a VM that would receive secure connections from external world and place us on a internal vSwitch and some other VMs....is it possible to have esxi5 management...
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ESXi 5.1: vmsvc warning guestinfo RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4...
Hi, we have two RHEL6.3 VMs which need 15 minutes to boot!The problem happens when starting the network interfaces in vmsvc. Host: ESXi 5.1, latest 5.1 tools from repo installed, two vmxnet3 interfaces...
View ArticleReattaching VMFS 5 storage to ESXi 5
I have deleted VMFS 5 storage to move it to new box but it seems like weird that I can't use this storage WITHOUT formatting. Every time I try to attach it ask me for formatting drive. I do not want to...
View ArticleVMFS VolInfo: invalid magic number 0x00000000
I am referring your article on sanburrow.com on how to recover VMFS3 with LINUX Live CD. I have tried everything but this error is kind of dead block for me. VMFS VolInfo: invalid magic number...
View Articlevsphere 5.0 tuning and maintenance
Hi. I am new to the site and really, a bit newish to vsphere 5. Our original implementation was done well from what I knew at the time and recently I have taken over the administration of our vm...
View ArticleVMotion between 2 Hosts with different CPUs
Hallo, I have a server in my homelab that I use for VMsphere studies and I want to get a second machine to test advanced features like HA, Vmotion etc.My first server has an X9SCM-9 board with Xeon...
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IP address doesn't show in summary tab
Hi, I have a problem with summary tab for virtual machines. IP address and OS type don't show after upgrading VMware tools.
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AutoDeploy - Filename: tramp Could not chain image: Operation not supported
Trying to setup AutoDeploy with vSphere 5.1 on my Dell T310's utilizing the documentation for the Auto Deploy Proof of Concept Setup from the Install and Setup guide. Using Windows DHCP, specified the...
View ArticleIssue w/ Upgrading 4.1 to 5.0 (vSwitch Setting a removed)
I just upgraded to 5.0 ESXi and all of my vSwitch setting were cleared as well as my network setting for my vNIC. I am trying to find an answer to what could have happened and have had no luck with...
View ArticleVMware ESXi scale up vs. scale out
Hi there........ Were reviewing our VMware practice and would like to know the general practice out there in VMware Cluster implementation - is it more common to Scale-Out or Scale-Up the servers eg....
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