Specify a config file for vpxclient.exe?
Is there a way to specify which VpxClient.exe.config file the vpxclient should read in via the command line? I have 2 different config files for when I'm on site and for when I'm outside the local...
View ArticleMultiple Guests Crash
Hi All, I have a single ESXi 5 host running a coupe of VMs. I have recently experienced 3 crash type situations. Although I can still access the host. The symptoms are as follows: All guests a mixture...
View ArticleInstalling custom VIB on VM
Hi,I am trying to create VIB file for my application and having a lot of trouble:The main problem is that the size of my VIB is too large to fit into the bootbank.Is there a way to resize the bootbank...
View ArticleOS X Guest cloning/deployment best practices
Hi, My apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I have been running ESXi 5.1 on my Mac pro for some time. Works great!I have several OS X 10.8 guests, both servers and clients. All of the servers and...
View ArticleChanging the path max I/O size
Hi, We are running ESXi 5.0 U1 with software iSCSI setup with the storage array. We have done vscsiStat on a VM and noticed that there are many I/O's in the 512K size, but the stats on the storage...
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Change ARP cache timeout on vSphere 5.1?
Hello there, Does someone know how to change the ARP cache timeout on ESXi hosts? We have some issues with vMotion and it seems like the default ARP cache is set to 20 mins while it is set to 5 mins on...
View ArticlePurpose of adding new service to esxi firewall
I have come accross some material that talks about the steps involved in adding a new service to a firewall.Since essentially all you are doing is opening/closing ports, does anyone have a use came of...
View ArticleNeed Redhat linux tools for VMware 5.0
Where can I get the VMware Tools for linux?Thanks, Tandrist
View ArticleStorage device capacity shows less than LUN capacity
We created a 350GB LUN (Shown as 349.9GB in the SAN mgmt software). When this is presented to the ESXi5 host, the capacity is showing as 325.96GB. This is about a 25GB variance, which willl add up as...
View Articleverify snapshot revert?
Hi all, I have a test environment and have a VM (win 2008 R2), and a snapshot taken for the machine when it was in its original state. Some testing is done on the machine and after the test is...
View Article.vmem files in ESXi 5
Hello, In VMware Workstation, taking a snapshot of a running VM would generate a .vmem file that was the image of that VMs memory. With ESX 5, I do not see a .vmem file. Insteat I see a .vmsn file...
View ArticlePerformed P2V to ESXi 5.1, vm auto reverts to snapshot during boot
Just performed a P2V using Vmware Convert 5.0.1 to ESXi 5.1 this weekend, took a snapshot of the vm prior to booting, but now the vm auto reverts to the latest snapshot during boot. If you remove all...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2900 w/ Perc6i @ESXI 5.1
I have a PowerEdge 2900 running ESXI 5.1 and I have tried setting up the system to be able to monitor HDD health status in the array to prevent catastrophic failure of my array. I have tried using a...
View Articlehow do I auto start a guest vm?
I don't see any options under the Options -> Tab under the settings for Startup/Shutdown in esxi 5. So how do I go about setting it up so it auto starts in the event the VM loses power? Thanks
View ArticleHost shutdown does not shut down linux guests
I am running a vSphere Essentials installation with 3 hosts and am working on automatic shutdown in the event of a power failure. The one issue I have discovered is that running linux guests don't...
View ArticleESXi install on 8GB Sandisk Cruzer Fit USB killing network connectivity
Hello, Have a PC that I've installed ESXi 5.1 on a few times and it has worked perfectly. I've installed it on said USB flash drive and the installation worked fine and everything works well until I...
View ArticleVcenter Client 5.1 on Win7 needs full admin rights?
I couldn't find a forum for the Vsphere Vcenter Client (only one for iPad, not one for Windows). It seems that for Windows 7 workstations, if you want to install the Vsphere Client that you need full...
View ArticleUSB Drive Greyed out for User Role
I have a role for that is used for staff to access guests in a resource pool. The user needs to have the ability to plug a USB in and access it via the guest. I have added the USB Controller to the...
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High CPU load when network is busy
Hello,forst time poster and user of free ESXi (novice with virtualization, decent understanding of networking and computer hardware), my problem seems simple yet I'm having a hard time finding out what...
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...
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