SNMP too many targets
I am trying to use the command line util vicfg-snmp to set my snmp configurations and I get an the following error when I go above 3 targets: Error: ‘Failed : A general system error occurred: too...
View ArticleHow can I install ESXi 5.0 server :(
Hi Every one I am using a system . i7 Extreme 3.2 ghzAusu Rampage Extreme motherboradwestern digital 2tb sata-ii 64mb re4-gp hard drive8 GB ram I have nothing in my hard drive its new blank hard...
View ArticleQuestion about VMDK read/write requests (IOPS?)
Hi, I see the following metrics under "Virtual Disk" at the VM level Average read requests per secondAverage write requests per second They are defined on the VMWare docs as follows: Average read...
View ArticleOptimum setup scenario for ESXi 5.1
Hi All, Ive got a new DELL T110 II i-3 server that will be used to backup virtual machines on a ESX 4.0 host. Im running ESXi 5.1 from a USB flash drive on an internal slot, but here is where Im...
View ArticlePatch ESXi510-201212401-BG - Network and disk driver problem
Hi, I was experiencing the "purple screen" passthru problem in esx 5.1 and I installed the above patch, recommended to solve this problem. After the installation, all my network drivers vanished and I...
View ArticleUpgrade ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.1 along with SRM
Hello,Our HQ has 3 Dell R710's running ESX 4.1 Update 3. Also a vCenter server 4.1 with update manager, converter and SRM 4.1 are installed. We have a remote office with 1 HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (Intel...
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Cannot view Maximum Size (GB) in properties on server
Hi, I am running a vSphere 5.1 cluster with ESXi hosts version 5.1.0, 799733. If I chooses an "edit settings..." on a server, I can choose "Hard disk 1" on the "Hardware" tab and view a value in...
View ArticlevMotion Fails At 14%
Hi Everyone, Having a bit of a strange issue with vMotion today. It's been working in my lab for months, and was still working fine after I upgraded to 5.1 last week. Now, today, for whatever reason,...
View ArticleCPU and SMP Question
Hi, I came across the following point in a CPU Best practice document. "Having virtual machines configured with VCPUs that are not used still imposes resource requirements on the ESX server. In some...
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ESXi 5.x on new Apple Mac Mini 6,2 Late 2012 *NOT* working
Hello! I bought one of the new MacMinis, which were presented yesteraday, plugged two 8GiB DD3-1600 modules in (OsX reported 16GiB of memory, as the models before) and tried to install ESXi 5.1 Build...
View ArticleUnable to create the datastore form Local Storage
Hi,I have installed Esxi 5.1, when i am trying to create a datastore from local HDD, i am getting the following error "The capacity value must be at least 1.3GB"Please find the attachment for more...
View ArticleChanging the memory compression ratio
At the moment, in esxi 5.0, memory compression occurs when the page's compression ration is greather than 50% (so says the "Understanding Memory Resource Management in VMware vSphere 5.0" guide). This...
View ArticleVM Network disconnects after reboot
Hi I am facing very strange issue, Each time when i restart certain VMs they just got dissconnected from the network. In order to reconnect it again we have to righ click on VM -> edit settings...
View ArticleAPI to convert VHD to VMDK
I need to convert VHD to VMDK programatically. Is there any Java API to convert VHD to VMDK in vCenter SDK? I don't want to convert using tool
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HP Offline Bundle/Installation Media fills /root
Hi Community We have two ESXi Hosts wich runs on HP DL380 G7 Servers. We used the HP Installation Media.Now we are running VDI Clients on this Servers. But they freezes sometimes. that error we get in...
View ArticleFirewall Disable Question
I am having problem keeping my custom firewall when the host reboots. I have the following in /etc/local.profile I have the xml file located on my datastore cp location of xml file/etc/vmware/firewall...
View ArticleCustom firewall configuration not persistent across ESXi host reboot
I have followed the istructions in this KB http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2007381 When my host reboots it still does not add my...
View ArticleESXi 5 SAN Configuration
We are implementing a new vSphere 5.0 enviroment using enterprise plus. Two ESXi hosts connecting via FC to a MSA P2000 with 12 300GB SAS 15k drives. Total amount of VMs will be between 8 to 10 servers...
View ArticleVirtual Machine moved or copied message after ESXi 5.1 upgrade
I upgraded a ESXi5.0 host to 5.1 and when I rebooted the VMs the all gave me a message about asking if they were moved or copied. I didn't see this on the 4.1 to 4.1U2 upgrade I did last time. Why does...
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