traceroute -i syntax
I can't find this to save my life. Does anyone know the syntax of the traceroute -i <inface> command? I've tried every vmnicX, vmkX, port group, uplink and generally interfacey thing I can think...
View ArticlevSphere client cannot connect to vSphere Server - SSL error
Hi, I built a new VM on 2008R2. Installed ESXi 5.1 using vCenter Simple Install. Then installed the Web Client, then installed the vSphere Client. When launching the vSphere client I get an error...
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ESXi 5.1: vmsvc warning guestinfo RecordRoutingInfo: Unable to collect IPv4...
Hi, we have two RHEL6.3 VMs which need 15 minutes to boot!The problem happens when starting the network interfaces in vmsvc. Host: ESXi 5.1, latest 5.1 tools from repo installed, two vmxnet3 interfaces...
View Articlevsphere vs esxi products
I really don't get into the purchasing end of software products, so I'm not normally concerned as to what comes with which suite or bundle of software. One of our sales reps recently mentioned that...
View ArticleBlack Screen with VM232 message on ESXi host
Hi All, I am Sudhakar, working in IT Services Company. Need a help!! We had a maintenance activity in our CoE Lab, all the servers were offline for about a week because of the renovation of the Lab and...
View ArticleFailed to install MacOSX on Macmini+ESXi 5.1
Hi all, I would like very much to have any help from you to install MacOSX on my Macmini (6,2) + ESXi 5.1. I tried it many time but the result still "Failed"! My system:- Macmini late 2012 6,2- ESXi...
View Articlevmware tools under osx 10.8 keeps crashing on esxi 5.1
hello, i have installed esxi 5.1 on a macpro (finally supported) and it works like a charm. installed an osx mountain lion virtual machine.but when installing the vmware tools, it shows the virtual...
View ArticleDetected Tx Unit Hang
Hi community users,some days ago I updated our vmware vcenter from version 5.0 to 5.1b. After that I updated some hostsystems which are combined in different clusters from vSphere 5.0 to 5.1.Last...
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Guest IP address is not showing up on a vSphere Summary page with VMware...
Hello everyone!I have an ESXi 5.1 host on Dell R610. I have noticed that Linux guests without X Windows installed don't have IP address and DNS name on vSphere Summary tab. Tried installing VMware...
View ArticleTime out issue
I am having a time out issue that I can't figure out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here is my scenario: I am a student, with my own server (Dell 2950) at home.A test environment so no big...
View ArticleWill EVC Work for these 2 Family Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5410@ 2.33 GHZ AND...
HI Experts , Will EVC Work for these 2 Family Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5410@ 2.33 GHZ AND Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620@ 2.33 GHZ Not able to check in Compatibility Guide Please help not able to do Vmotion
View ArticleBrocade 825
We have installed a Brocade 825 HBA into a Dell PowerEdge 2900 and installed ESXi 5.0, the card was not picked up on installation. We have used the import tool from the Update Manager within VC and...
View ArticleVM's were storage vMotioned to another data store, and now I have 3 VM's with...
VM's were storage vMotioned to another data store, and now I have 3 VM's with white "!" inside a red square, and I want to figure out the cause of this.
View ArticleWe have VMs on one of our clusters that are showing alarms, but when you...
We have VMs on one of our clusters that are showing alarms, but when you click on the Alarms or Tasks and Events tabs there are no corresponding alerts.
View Articlevsish -e set /vmkModules/iso9660/mount $(esxcfg-mpath -b | grep "CD-ROM" |...
I am attempting to perform the following mount on a on the new MAC Mini Superdrive " vsish -e set /vmkmodules/iso9660/mount $ (esxcfg-mpath -b | grep "CD-ROM" | awk '{print $1}') and getting the...
View Articleesxi 5.1 perc 5/i problems
Hi, I am running esxi 5.1 on dell t3500. I am attempting to add perc5/i card as raid controller. First Try 1. Installed card with 5x firmware (original dell) built the raid. (raid 0 with two identical...
View ArticleVideo subsystem Mac Pro issue
I just attempted to install ESXi on a 2012 MacPro and everything seems fine until after the installation. As the system boots I get the following error: Multiboot could not setup the video...
View Article10Gb Ethernet Configuration
Hi, We're moving to ESXi5.0 and using 10Gb ethernet. There's 4 ports in the box (HP), 2 * Flex10 onboard NICs and 2 * PCI NICs. Usually we would team the ports and seperate the management/vmotion...
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Stopping SSH on ESXi 5.1 produces error
Getting this error message when trying to stop the SSH service on newly upgraded ESXi 5 hosts: Even though the error appears SSH is actually stopped on the host. vCenter never seems to be properly...
View ArticleHow To Export the VM's List with the Folder Name which they are in ??
Hi All, We have created hirarchical folders in inventory , as per the application and location. i would like to export the VM list with the folder name which they are in ( multiple folders if...
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