Edited .vmx file and now server is showing unknown (invalid)
I tried editing the .vmx file to fix some .vmx errors and I saved the original file. I tried rebooting with the new one and got an error. I then tried to replace the .vmx file with the original and in...
View ArticlevSphere vApp hangs when a single VM in the vApp hangs: what is a workaround
We are using vSphere vApps. When a single VM within the bundle hangs for some reason or does not power on, the whole vAPP is hung and all other VM's do not power on either. How do we get around...
View ArticleGuest VMTools Install Fails after ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade.
Hello, Today I burned an ESXi 5.1 iso CD and upgraded my ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.1. I use the free version on a server at home to learn about this product, so that I might use it someday at work. There's...
View ArticleVM won't revert to snapshot and host won't restart
We have VMWare ESXi 5. One of our employees was testing updating DotNetNuke on a VM. He had a snapshot of the VM before any update and was running the update, correcting problems, reverting to the...
View ArticleESXI 5.1's NIC on server not working correctly
I have a Stealth PC with NIC intel pro/1000PL when I install 5.1 the nic shows connected but will not communicate with the device connected to it (laptop or router) . I have it set up with DHCP and it...
View ArticleWhen looking at performance for a vm, when doing a 3 month graph it displays...
When looking at performance for a vm, when doing a 3 month graph it displays correctly for the first two but the last month is compressed.
View ArticleStorage NAS/ISCI
Dear All,in the comapny Test serverESXI5 running, with 3 HDD attached toone SSD = 70GBSecond 1000GBlast one 250 GBi've installed ESXI on the HDD of the 70GB,Two OS on the one of the 250, because i have...
View ArticleSSL sertificate
Can I give my unique SSL sertificates from folder /etc/vmware/ssl (files rui.crt and rui.key) to another person? I need to give them to my hoster. Can they be somehow used to compromise my esxi...
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USB Passthrough Entirely Broken in 5.1
Dear all, there is a thread that already covers the broken PCI-passthrough feature. In my case, USB passthrough is completely gone! I can check each controller (00:1a.0 and 00:1d.0), but after the...
View ArticleBrocade 1020p 10 Gig Card doesn't show in Network Adapters
Hey Everyone, Crazy issue here: The above card does not show up in Network Adapters on ESXi 5.0.0 Build 914586. It does show up in the Storage Adapters (This is a card that is both.) I have both the...
View ArticleProblems Accessing Administrative Shares Remotely - Windows Srv 2012 cannot...
Found a fix today id like to share. Its a VM fault and hope im not doubling up the thread. We have a freshly built Windows Server 2012 machine with a C:\ drive on the domain. When you add another disk...
View ArticlevSphere with Windows 8
I connected to my 4.1 ESX server from my new Win8 box. Downloaded the 4.1 client and was told it needed XP or higher to run.I downloaded 5.1 vSphere from VMware, installed and launched no proiblem on...
View ArticleUse .vmdk from esxi 5.0 on esxi 5.1
I have some servers with ESXI 5.0 Hypervisor. Now I am developing some new stuff based on vSphere 5.1. I wanted to use my configured OS images on brand new ESXI 5.1. I copied it manually (vCenter...
View Articlenot able to see the luns on the esxi
dear vmexperts, I have three esxi hosts with single hba card with two cables connected to them. have two hp san fc switches. one cable goes to swtich A and other one goes to switch B. THe san is HP MSA...
View ArticleDeploying OVF Template in ESXi v5.1
Hello All, I am trying to deploy an OVF template that was created from a Windows XP SP3 VM in VMWare Workstation v9.0.1 to an vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) v5.1 located on a Dell Poweredge server. Every...
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Windows cluster: disk use on both active and passive node
Hi all!I have created a SQL cluster, following this guide: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-mscs-guide.pdfThe cluster is with two nodes...
View ArticleNeed to automate ESXi5.1 through PowerCLI
I need To automate Vshield Environment.For that I need to first Automate ESX 5.1 through PXE.For PXE i have My DHCP server on Virtual M/c having Windows 2008 R2 Server and TFTP on Ubuntu 11.10.I tested...
View ArticleFrequent Datastore Disconnection from Storage
Hi,We are getting the very frequent events that storage path is restored. Please check attached log file
View ArticleBoot failure with 2 SATA disks on 5.1
I have a stable 5.1 installation on an Ivy Bridge based laptop. I have 1 SATA SSD and everything works fine. If I add a second SATA disk (in the DVD-ROM bay via a 2.5inch HDD bay converter) the system...
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vSphere Client: USB device stuck at "Connecting..."
Hello.Normally it works as it should, but sometimes I have trouble connecting a USB flash drive from my client to the VM via vSphere Client. It gets stuck at the connecting stage and I cannot cancel...
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