ESXi 5.1 gives 0.0.0.0 address
Installed ESXi 5.1 on two IBM 3650 servers.The first install went fine (can point VShpere Client and it all looks good), the install on the second 3650, it gave me an IP address of 0.0.0.0. The servers...
View ArticleCan't See Storage on BladeCenter S
Hi There, I have a HS23 blade with an embedded ESXi 5.0 USB stick and I am having problems adding storage in the vSphere Client. The BladeCenter chassis has redundant SAS RAID modules. Using the IBM...
View ArticleHow to retrieve data returned by a target using vmk apis?
I am a newbie to VMWare plug-in development. I have written code to issue a SCSI READ 10 command to a target. After allocating memory for all the variables, I am calling vmk_CreateSCSICommand() to give...
View ArticleLicense - Evaluation Mode Expiration
I can continue using ESXi 5.1 after 60 days of evaluation? I thought it was free and now it gives me more access. Says the license has expired and I can no longer access. How to Upgrade?
View ArticleBrocade vSphere 5 drivers breaking HP Virtual Connect.
If you are using Alias WWNs, the WWN reverts to the Hardware WWN, only with the 2 newest brocade driver patches: BCD-bfa-3.0.1.0-00000BCD-bfa-3.1.0.1-00000 If your hosts are zoned and presented to the...
View ArticlevShere can not login to vCenter
Hi All I have installed vCenter 5.1 on server 2008R2, when i try to login vcenter by vSphere, below message appear , but i login the vCenter via VMware vSphere Web Client, any idea ? The vSphere...
View ArticleSource to SAN Array Connection with Router is Supported or not?
Can anyone tell me Source to SAN Array Connection with Router is Supported or not?
View ArticleVMWare 5.0.0 U1
hello I want to download VMware vsphere 5.0.0 U1 and install on HP prolient servers. where can I get it.if I go to free trail downloadable, it is showing only 5.1
View Articleesxi5使用Qlogic QLE4060C網卡
Dear AllI have a Qlogic QLE4060C Lan CardCheck the VMware Web site, Qlogic Ethernet support esxiI installed ESXi 5.1.0 799733 version, but can not find this cardHow let this card work in esxi 5.1 ?...
View ArticlevSphere 5 licensing on ESXi 4.x
Hi, can i use "VMware vSphere 5 Standard" license in a vSphere 4 cluster? Don't ask me why? :-)
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Adding datastore to VMware with dell perc5.i after enabling vt-d
Dear VMware community, I have a problem with my Sphere v5 adding datastore to VMware, the problem comes when I put vt-d on enable. I have my datastore on raid 5 with a dell perc5.i. When I enable this...
View Articlevshpere 5.0 and Windows Server 2012 SQL Cluster
HiI'm trying to install a two Node Microsoft Server 2012 SQL Cluster but always fail during the Validation Test "Validate SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation". The two virtual Servers running on different...
View Articlesoftware iscsi multipathed LUNS drops out every morning
ESXi Version: 5.0.0Build: 623860Server: DL 360 G7SAN Switches: Cisco small business switchesSAN: HDS AMS 2100 Hi, I recently configured software iSCSI to connect to datastores on my SAN. I followed...
View Articleisolating 3d games in guest vm
Is this at all possible with the free ESXi?I have a server PC connected to a big screen in our living room, running a native installation of Windows 7 Media Center for TV, photos, etc. My kids are...
View ArticleRestart vmkernel ports
I run into situations where my IP Storage vmkernel ports stop pinging out and cannot be pinged externally. If I reboot the host, everything comes back up. What can I run from the command line to...
View ArticlePhantom Warning on vSphere 5 cluster
Good morning, I have been investigating an alarm on a vSphere 5 cluster in vCenter I have looked from the cluster down through every level, checking for outstanding alerts or alarms - finding noneThere...
View ArticleWarning event in ESXi server
Hi, I have 4 ESXi 5.1 server which has iSCSI storage mounted to it. In recent times i see many warning events in all 4 servers as "Device naa.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx performance has deteriorated. I/O...
View Articlehow can i mount an network dirve to exsi 5 as datastore?
Hi,Please assist me I would like to mount a network drive WD 1TB to esxi 5.0 as NFS and want to use as backup datastore? Sama
View ArticleVMware ESX cannot synchronize with the disk before canceling.
Hi,I've Esxi 5.0When I try to create a snapshot in my Vm(Win server 2003), I had this event :VMware ESX cannot synchronize with the disk before canceling. Disk...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2012 Library Not Found, Tape Drive Offline
Hi All, We are running Backup Exec 2012, this is brand new install, Server 2008 R2 running on a VM server ESXi5, HP MSL8096 Tape Library.BE sees the tape drives, but fails on a test backup or...
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