VMware Tools event in Windows
Hi, I have a Windows 2008 R2 Vm that just keeps on logging an event 1000 ([ warning] [vmusr:vmusr] Error in the RPC receive loop: RpcIn: Unable to send.) which occurs every second. I am using ESXi5.1...
View Articlevmdk "overgrew" 2tb ?!
Hello i have large VM based on LVM 4X2TB disks.i migrated the VM from one datastore to another , it took long time to complete and now i have one vmdk that overgrew the 2TB limit (2.37TB)how can that...
View ArticleNot able to consolidate snapshot
Hi there, I have a linux virtual machine on esxi 5.1. Before any upgrade of my ubuntu yesterday I had took some snapshots manually. Now I would like to consolidate this snapshots but I'm not able to...
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vCenter migration: change host and datastore slow
Environment:- 1 vCenter appliance (VM)- 2 ESX hosts with 1 local datastore each (no SAN); E1 and E2- 1 Gbps networking- no vMotion - the VM to be migated is switched off When performing a VM-migration...
View ArticleServer 2003 Crash
Been having some issues over the past few weeks with my DellR710s 8 Physical Servers with 24 VMs running Windows 2003. After a reboot (during start up scripts) have the following error present. Servers...
View ArticlePerformance Thresholds : Verification Required
I have gone through couple of forums and articles to identify these thresholds, could someone please advise if this can be used as a general best practice, leaving out the business requirement whether...
View ArticleWin Error Code 12 in the devmgmt.msc after installing ten vmxnet3 Adapters
Hi, we have a problem on a windows 2008 R2 SP1, after we changed all ten e1000 Nic's into vmxnet3 adapter type.After we have booted the server, all ten adapters are installed an visible in the Windows...
View Articlevmware tools UnityUpdateChannelInit: RpcOut_start() failed
Hello all, we have two ESXi 5.1 (Build 1021289). First Machine: One Guest SBS 2011, works fin in connection with "normal clients"Second Machine: Two Terminalservers with Windows server 2003 32 and 64...
View Articleupdate free "original vmware" esxi5 to HP Customized esxi 5.1
hi @all i have a question concerning the upgrade from an original vmware esxi 5.0 (free version!) on a HP Proliant DL 380 G7 with HP P2000 G3 MSA SAS attached to esxi 5.1 can i use the hp customized...
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ESXi 5.1 and Marvell NIC
Hello,I currently run an ESXi 5.1 Server on a micro itx board which have only one NIC integrated and the worst of all it's from MarvellTo be exact it's a "Marvell Technologies, Inc. Yukon Optima...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 guests locking up after warm reboot
Has anyone else come across an issue with Windows Server 2012 guests locking up after a warm reboot? Ctrl-Alt-Ins from the console doesn't even work, and it requires the guest to be power cycled. I'm...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Loses Network Connectivity when handling Snapshots
Virtual Machine Loses Network Connectivity when handling Snapshots Windows 2008 R2 Flexible NIC Adapter When i take Snapshot it freezes for 30 seconds and pings Fail no Timeout errors in the...
View ArticleHow to best encrypt a Windows file server drive in ESXi 5 for HIPAA compliance?
Hi, I work for a medical practice and we're in a bit of a bind. Turns out that HIPAA laws require us to encrypt any data that may contain PHI and I suspect quite a few docs on our Server 2003 file...
View ArticlePSOD on Dell R515 BIOS 2.0.2 - ESXi 5.0 Updatetd
Hi, today i had a Purple Screen on a new Dell R515 with the latest BIOS (2.0.2).We bought 2 of these machines in 2012 with BIOS 1.10.0 and had no problems. Yesterday i installed 2 additional R515 with...
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vSphere 5.1 - Need help to find potential problems/drawbacks to look out for
Hi guys, I'd like to write a list of things you have to keep in mind and potential problems that can occure when upgrading to 5.1. Are there reasons for you not to upgrade right now and stick to 5.0...
View ArticleCannot extend disk with vmkfstools -X
Hi All, I have a primary disk that need extending but I do not sem to be able to use the vmkfstools -X command without the following error: ~ # vmkfstools -X 180g 'MSA-C3:uk.domainname.com...
View Articleunable to power on a virtual machine what logs to look for
unable to power on a virtual machine what logs to look for
View ArticleTime Drift (windows guests)
Hi All, I have an application in my environment that is very sensitive to time drifts; the environment is nearly 100% virtualized (including domain controllers) and is set-up to use windows time...
View Articlevlans in esxi
I have a four port physical nic card connected to a cisco switch in a port-group as trunked dot1.q. I have created a dvSwitch and I would like to put my hosts in different vlans. I cant seem to find...
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Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.
Hi I am running ESXi5 & used to connect through a vSphere Client supplying below details & it was connecting fine. IP: 10.0.0.1username: rootpassword: ******** but today when i tried to login...
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