shutdownesxi.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 ArticleDegraded in Host Status in Storage Views tab
What is the Meaning of this in Degraded in Host Status in Storage Views tab?
View ArticleVMkernel Uplink Loadbalancing for NFS
Hello Everybody, i'm currently planning a bigger installation with ethernet based NetApp NFS storage. On the picture you can see my network design. What is the best way to configure the vmkernel ports...
View ArticleUse case scenario of Thick eager zeroed and Thick Lazy zeroed
Anyone who can tell me the Use case scenario of Thick eager zeroed and Thick Lazy zeroed?
View ArticleError Migrating a VM
When I tried to migrate a VM to another host I get the following error:"Failed to receive migration. An error occurred restoring the virtual machine state during migration."I followed the steps in this...
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vSphere 5 - Host Hardware Voltage IBM Blades
Good morning, I just wanted to share information on how I resolved an issue with "Host Hardware Voltage" errors across several of my blades in case anyone else comes across the same issue. One of my...
View ArticleNewly installed ESXi 5.1 on HP DL360p gen 8 gets yellow light
We recently purchased a pair of DL360p gen 8 and install ESXi 5.1 using HP-provided image and everything goes fine. But after logging into it using vSphere client, there is a yellow light says "Host...
View Article"Failed to Lock File" SCSI device keeps VM from starting
Was trying to move a SCSI tape drive from one VM to another. Somehow I think it got locked in limbo. If I add the device to either the new server or the server it was originally on, it fails to start...
View ArticleReduce the Hard disk size allocated by you to the VM
How to Reduced the Hard disk size allocated by you to the VM? Like 100Gb is given by me by mistake i want to reduce it to 50Gb and OS and data is already there in hard disk
View ArticleSupportability statement for ESX 5.1 and VM with 16vCPU
Question:Customer hardware is 4 socket, 16 cores per socket with total of 64 cores. I would like to know if its possible to present 16 vCPU to a VM and how that works with vmware hardware emulation?...
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 ArticleHow do you set the location?
I need to sync the times of my ESXi hosts, but when I go to the Configuration tab, then Time Configuration, there is no option for location.Consequently, my hosts have their time set for Pacific Time...
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again PSOD on ESXi 5.0
I have ESXi server (not production yet).Two days ago, the server again stopped with a PSOD with a message saying:After rebooting the server started with no problems, but the server stopped with a PSOD...
View ArticleUnable to bind iscsi port. [force = 0]
any ida why I am not able to bind my iscsi vmk interfaces to the iscsi hba? ~ # esxcli iscsi networkportal add -A vmhba32 -n vmk3Unable to bind iscsi port. [force = 0]~ # esxcli iscsi networkportal add...
View Articlemoving iscsi vswitch to dvswitch
what is the best way to move my iscsi ports currently binded to the iscsi hba from a standard vswitch to a dvswitch? It will not let me move them without unbinding the vmkernel ports
View ArticleKickstart Troubleshooting - Static IP - ESXi 5
I cannot seem to set a static IP address in the "firstboot" section of my kickstart script. Everything else-- DNS, Hostname, Local datastore name, etc-- works great. The servers always come up using...
View ArticleGetting the Zimbra appliance onto a VSXi server
I'm trying to install the Zimbra appliance onto a VSXi server through the VMware vSphere Client running on a Windows 7 Workstation The VSXi server is well established here and I'm in fact using this...
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Replacing Current Switches and General Config
We are currently in the process of replacing our current switches used for iSCSI/vMotion. The original config of how things are arranged and connected is pretty bad, and I wanted to fix this. I would...
View ArticleIs there any issues with VMware ESXi 5.x and SMVI backup/restore when the...
I'm trying to find out if there is any issues with VMware ESXi 5.x and SMVI backup/restore when the VMware NFS datastores are of NetApp LUNs on the same NetApp Volume. Any insights are much...
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