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Windows 2003 R2 32-bit on DOMAIN not working on ESXi 5.1...
So has anyone else noticed this problem and found a way to resolve? Basically I had 5 Windows 2003 R2 32 bit virtual machines running on our DOMAIN under VMware ESXi 5.0 - RETAIL PAID/NOT FREE. Now we...
View ArticleWhy VMware?
Hey Guys, I was having a discussion with a super genious architect. I kept talking about vmware while he is into openstack. He asked me this, "Tell me what is the future of enterprise computing such as...
View ArticleSwapfile Location using Host Profile
I'm in the process of upgrading my ESX 4.1 servers to ESXi 5.0 using the stateless method. I built a Auto Deploy server, created an Image Profile, created a Host Profile from the ESXi 5.0 host after...
View ArticlevSphere 4 and vSphere5
i have a current existing vSphere4 with vCentre environment. what are needed if i have 5new servers that is coming in with vSphere5 instead? TYVM
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hostd not running on startup / 503 Server Unavailable / 503 Service Unavailable
Hi, Our work is starting to look at VMware ESXi server and I thought it would be nice to play around with the technology at home. I recently downloaded the free version of VMware ESXi 5.1 and...
View ArticleIs there support for intermediate Root CA certs in ESXi 5.1
I plan to replace the default certificate on an ESXi 5.1 host with a commercial one that was signed by an intermediate Root CA. As far as I know with ESXi 5.0 it was not possible to include the...
View ArticleEsxi5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade (Failed!)
Upgraded from v5.0 to 5.1 yesterday. Had major issues..... A brief overview of what happened; 2x sites (A & B)3x hosts (2x at A 1x at B) using local storage and onboard SD card with install of...
View ArticleESXi 5 upgrade fails: Found more than one VMFS partition on disk
Currently trying to upgrade a Dell R410 from ESXi 4.0 --> ESXi 5.0. It fails when choosing a disk to upgrade. Everything seems to be running fine and stable at the moment, only problem trying to...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Free License
I just installed ESXi 5.1. Every time I start the Client I get the warning that my trial will end in 60 days... I tried to register for the free license but I just got an error saying that the key...
View Articleesxi 5.0 install black screen after cd loads
I have burned the ISO download twice now, thinking it might have been a bad burn, and attempted to install ESXI on a PowerEdge 2650 ( (2) Xeon 3.2ghz, with 16GB memory). It finds the cd fine and will...
View ArticlePerformance issues with ESXi 5.0 (IBM Domino Server)
We are evaluating VMware ESXi 5.0 Free version for our Mail & Mobility enviroment of Reliance Group. Reliance Group is using IBM Lotus domino, Lotus Notes,BES & Traveler for Mail &...
View ArticleLog VM's
Oi galera, Gostaria de saber onde posso pegar um log mais detalhado das minhas VM's atráves de linha de comando ou do vsphere Cliente ou se existe algum plug-in que faça isso? Obrigado galera!
View ArticleHomelab
Hello, I would like to make a vmware homelab. So, here is the hardware :- One server,- A USB key about 16Go,- 5 SATA disk about 1To each. Now what i want to do ? We are OK that vsphere does not support...
View ArticleInstalling ESXi 5.1 on Dell 1950
I am going to have one of our techs make a trip out to one of our remote data centers to install ESXi 5.1 on an older 1950. Looking at the HCL it appears both the storage and network adapters (listed...
View ArticleHA current failover capacity 0 host
Hi guys, in this cluster i'm hosting veru big VM with reservation on VM level.I have 4 x host with 256 GB RAM each.HA cluster settings "cluster tolerates 1 host failure" and i have few slot with the...
View ArticleBackups fail after upgrading from v5 to v5.1
Hello Everyone, Recently we upgraded our vCentre & ESXi boxes from v5 to v5.1, then upgraded guests tools to latest version. Since then, our linux machines back up ok, but we have not been able to...
View ArticleChanging processors in an ESXi host
This may be a really naive question. If I have an existing ESXi host with 5.0u1 installed on it, and I want to change the two quad-core Xeon processors that are in that host for faster six-core Xeon...
View ArticleProblem trying to install esxi 5.1 on HP Proliant DL380 G7 - won't boot from...
Hello, fairly new VMware and trying to build a test lab while studying for the exam. Running into a problem already on step 1. Hoping for some help. I Downloaded the...
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Connect USB-CDROM problem.
Hello, I have problem with my USB-CDROM and the problem is when the ESXi host server is started i plug-in the USB-CDROM there and want to mount this CD-ROM to one VM but the field is empty when i...
View ArticlePCI passthrough and TV Tuner card
I realize this isn't a supported application but I was able to passthrough a brand new Hauppauge 2250 TV tuner card and Windows 7 Media Center (32 bit) recognized it long enough to detect/confirm the...
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