Of 15 ESXi 5 hosts, 8 hosts are connected, 7 hosts are not.
Of 15 ESXi 5 hosts, 8 hosts are connected, 7 hosts are not.
View ArticleESX Cluster Configuration
Looking to build a cluster of 3 ESXi servers (vsphere 5) to manage a 35 virtual servers environment(HA and Fault Tolerant) Currently have 5 possible candidates for ESX Server: (See Attachment)1 IBM...
View ArticleFailed to parse D:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/Infrastructure/Update...
Failed to parse D:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/Infrastructure/Update Manager/jetty-vum-ssl.xml. Error: not well-formed (invalid token)
View ArticleUnsorted counters list in performance charts window
Hi, Since long time ago I've been wondering why when you go to the performance chart tab (advanced view) and choose chart options, the counters you can choose to display in the chart are unsorted....
View Articleost state doesn't match specification: device '
I am getting message " Host state doesn't match specification: device '<datastore>' needs to be reset" In host Profiles. I followed KB: 2002488, and still showing the messages. My devices are...
View ArticleHow does the exactly way the promiscuous mode works?
Hi, I have installed two virtual ESXi 5.1 over a physical ESXi 5.0. Both ESXi VMs have two virtual ethernet interface, one of them is connected to the production network on the physical ESXi (the...
View ArticleESX5 on a Supermicro X8DTU-6+
Hello, I understand this server is still not on the HCL, and to make things clear we are just using this for our Lab at the moment and using it as a learning platform for Vsphere 5, the system was...
View ArticleAbysmal Upload Speed in ESXi 5.1
I have been reading thread all over the Internet for two days and every discussion of this gets into the weeds and goes nowhere... and usually ends with "use Veeam", which doesn't seem to really work...
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 ArticleESXi 5.1 Host system stopped responding
Hello, I am running an ESXi Hostsystem at a german provider (Hetzner) with just 3 VM guests at the moment. Since the beginning i had troubles because ESXi stopped responding: * Guest systems not...
View ArticleESXi 5.1: local datastore "lost" (i/o error, changing capacity, etc.)...
A strange thing happened to me today: I restarted my ESXi 5.1 server just to find (vSphere Client: Configuration->Storage->Datastores) that one of local datastores is lost. It is a single disk on...
View ArticleUnderstanding Snapshot
I thought I had complete understanding of VMware snapshots Could somebody please give me some kind of to the point answers instead of referring to some kb article (already read many for this question)...
View ArticleQuestion regarding new ESXi server and shared folders
First off, let me say that I am new to ESXi server and I have a few basic architecture questions. I currently have a Windows 2008 Server. The OS is installed on a RAID 1 array. My data is stored on...
View ArticleReducing the VMDK Size.
If by mistake hard disk size of the vm is misconfigured then is that possible to Reducing the Size of VM Hard Disk Like rather then allocating 40GB I allocated 400GB to a VM. I want to know is there...
View ArticleVMHA Dissimilar host hardware
Friends, I would like to take your help in assessing whether we can create VMWare cluster & Vcenter environment with dissimilar host hardware to have VMHA Functionality ( vMotion, VMHA ). Shared...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - having problem with installing
Hi, I'm trying to install ESXi 5.1 burned the install image to CD and turned onbut after preparation, all I saw was the screen below. enabled virtualization support in BIOS setting,my CPU has VT-x to...
View ArticleBoot Process in ESX and ESXi
Hi Guys, can any one assist me about the Boot Process in ESX and ESXi? regardsVINAY
View Article"Clone" a virtual machine to an external location, how?
Good day, I am studying for the VCP exam, but I just came up with a question.This is the situation: We are a European integrator of systems.We have a vSphere 5 host at our development office.We have a...
View Article[Home server] SATA ASM1061 controller and pass-through
Hello, I am currently planning to build a small home server using ESXi to host different virtual servers (this is my first experience in this field).One of its main usage would be as a NAS, using...
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