Running Perl scripts in vMA 5.1 - confirm perl interpreter location
Can anyone confirm the location for the Perl interpreter in vMA 5.1? It's a newly deployed box. How can I confirm location? I keep getting bad interpreted after trying a few ....even the sample...
View Articlelinux VM freezes, but no clues in "Tasks & Events"
We have an Ubuntu VM on ESXi that occasionally freezes. VM appears to be running from an ESX perspective, but user interactions are frozen. Clearly I have to increase the debug level to the Ubuntu...
View ArticleTry delete file " error caused by file"
Hi, I migrate a VM, but some file continue in the DataStorage origin. I try to move and deleted this files but I recive this message Error caused by File /vmfs/volumes/4f.../VM/VM-flat.vmdk the files...
View ArticleSolaris 11.1 - Jumbo Frames?
Has anyone successfully got jumbo frames, mtu 9000 to actually work in solaris 11.1? --------------vmxnet3 attempt:root@media5:~# dladm show-linkprop -p mtuLINK PROPERTY PERM VALUE...
View ArticleUnable to run more than one Linux vm
I am working with a Dell PE1900 server.6 gig ram dual dual core procs and 64bit.When I try to run more than one linux image they both lockup and the Vshere Client will lockup.the only way put is to...
View ArticleBest practices for iSCSI configuration
I inherit the following vmWare setup: EMC iSCSI storage with 4 nic cards (as of now only two nics are in use). Two ESXi host with vSphere 5 standard. Each host has 2 nic cards with 4 port each (one...
View ArticleI got a purple screen when I rebooting
I got a purple screen when I reboting the server help me PLZ 10x
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - netwrk shows as up but no traffic seen
Hi I have installed ESXi 5.1 on a laptop in my lab. it was previously running 5.0 without issue. IP address could be recieved from a DHCP server or via static. Installed ESXi 5.1 and no communication...
View ArticleHow to get data of ESXi datastores in Windows/Linux?
So... I had a ESXi lab server which ran a copy of Server 2012. After a while i began to use it as my home server and have all my data on it. The ESXi was installed on to USBkey and the datastores...
View ArticleConnect ESX 5.1 to Clariion CX500
Hi, Just upgraded a couple of our ESXi 4.1 test hosts to ESXi 5.1, and the Clariion CX500 they were connected toprior to the upgrade can no longer see the hosts... The ESXi servers are using Emulex...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 and older Emulex FC
Just a warning about upgrading or testing ESXi 5.0 on (older) servers with Emulex LP10000-S.(This FC card is not on the HCL list for both Vmware 4 and 5). I have two servers with this working fine...
View ArticleWindows 2003 r2 keeps rebooting
On exsi 5.0 i have a windows 2000 server thats is preforming rather well (used for RAS and sql), i have a need to upgrade this server to windows 2003r2so i start upgrading the sql server from sql 7 to...
View ArticleHow to know when to Stop putting VMs on ESXi Hosts based on CPU usage
Hi we have a Cluster with 5 ESXi's Each is Available CPU# coreLogical proccessor4864486441080 and other 2 ESXi's are same as last most vms use 2 vCPUs and few have 2*2 vCPUs but in general CPU...
View ArticleIscsi vnic issue
Hello all, I'm having a issue when trying to setup my Iscsi paths on on seprate phyical switch from the management vnics on spreate phyical switch. What I was planning to do, setup one switch for...
View ArticleRegarding Vmware Lab
Hello Friends, Greetings, Am new to this group. I am linux guy who entering to Vmware newly. I would like to setup the lab for Vmware to practise and leran. I have been suggested to buy below hardware...
View ArticleCan i mount GPT disks into esxi virtual machines
i currently have 2 raid 5 arrays on a perc 6, i want to create 2 virtual machines on esxi and use my existing raid 5 partitions without formatting them to vmfs. i know i can pass through the perc 6 but...
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Upgrade from ESX 5.0 to 5.1 causing vCenter network unreachable
I have few esxi 5.0 servers connected to vCenter residing on another network. After the upgrade, hosts are not able to connect to vCenter network 10.251.36.0/24 anymore. There are other remote networks...
View ArticleThe day the network died.
ESXi 5 (essential), 2x poweredge R610, 1x Equallogic PS4100, 2x powerconnect Dell switches in stacking mode. 5 servers in production - exchange (100users), sql (Fin.soft), PDC, spiceworks and file...
View ArticleRDM Disk display as VMFS Datastore after reboot
Hallo,Few days ago (22/1/2012) i upgraded my esxi cluster from 2 node HP DL380G7 with ESXI 4.1 to 3 nodes HP DL 380 G7 with ESXI 5.1All nodes are attached via iscsi to an EMC VNXe 3100 storage. Steps...
View ArticleChange root password on ESXi 5 host in vSphere Cluster
I would like to change the root password on my ESXi 5 hosts that are in a vSphere cluster. Can I just go into the console & change the password? Any gotchas? I found the article below that says the...
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