Can RDP to Win7 VM but no Console "Starting Windows" screen.
Very odd problem I'm having. Setup is ESXi 5.0 running a Win7 VM. The VM is a P2V that was performed off a dell laptop. After the P2V was complete everything was running fine, we continue to...
View ArticleUse of hypervisor.cpuid.v0??
Can someone tell me what is the use of vmware hypervisor.cpuid.v0??? what will happen if I make it false / true? Will it impact any performance on my VM's? RegardsVenkat
View ArticleEMC Clariion CX3 not supported in 5.1, but will it work?
Hi all. We are preparing to move to ESXI 5.1 from 4.1U2 in the next few weeks. We have an old EMC Clariion CX3-20c that I've been using as a test box for some time. It is not our primary array...
View ArticleInstalling ESXi 5.1, no network adapter
On Dell R620, 16GB RAM, 4 NICs. Previously had ESXi 5.0, worked fine. Downloaded ESXi 5.1 (Win Svr 2012 support), installation CD booted up and seemed to be going great until I got the message box: No...
View ArticleDowngrade License from Ent Plus to Std
I can't seem to find an answer to this, or what I did find didn't seem to apply. I have a vCenter server 5.1 with all my hosts running ESXi 5.0. I realized I had licensed two hosts with Enterprise Plus...
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IBM Bladecenter HS22V
Hi, i have a problem with network configuration on Bladecenter with Nortel BNT 2/3 Layer Switch.This is my first time to configure IBM Blade center Switch. I cant connect to esxi 5.1 in one blade in...
View ArticleUnable to create Filesystem Error when adding a datastore
Hi, I have a 800GB LUN from a EMC CX3-20 that is attached to an EXSI 5 server. when I try and make it a datastore i recieve this error: "Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateVmfsDatastore" for object...
View ArticleESXI 5.1 RDW
Hello, seems I can't get the passthrough works in linux, so I will try the RDW solution for supporting more than 2TB disks. I have a LSI-9240-8I raid controller and have 4X4TB disks attached to that....
View ArticleWhen unlocking a VM with dual monitors, screen shrinks into a quarter of...
It was very difficult to find the right wording for the title, so I apologize for the awkwardness of it. I have a co-worker who is working on a dual screen VM. Agent is 5.1.1, VM tools is up-to-date....
View ArticleCannot re-add ESXi 5.1 host to version 4.1 dvSwitch
I recently upgraded vCenter to version 5.1 from version 4.1, the 4.1 environment contained two dvSwitches. Upon the successful upgrade to vCenter 5.1, I proceeded to upgrade the hosts from 4.1 to 5.1....
View ArticleCan't exit ntpq prompt in shell
I launched a shell from a 5.1 host to troubleshoot NTP. For some reason I can't exit the ntpq prompt. I tried exit, quit, logout, ctrl + c, x, z, q. How do i get back to the original prompt? Or just...
View Articlevmtoolsd memory leak?
Any advice on how to narrow down a vmtoolsd memory leak? I have been tracking VMware tools usage on a machine for the last month. vmtoolsd has grown to consume 22% of system memory over that time...
View ArticleIntermitent network disconnect in VM using E1000E NIC
Hi, We just installed three new Windows Server 2012 and one new Windows 8 VMs on ESXi 5.1. On those VMs, we get a lot of errors in the System Event log about network disconnects. According to the logs,...
View ArticleEsxi Issue - Multiple vmdk files, no snap shots & provisioned>actual space
Hi Guys, I have 2 virtual machines (ESXi v5.0) and each was initially assigned 750gb of a 1.8tb hdd/array. The server has been re-built and the machines re-imported twice. Upon converting large sized...
View ArticleVMware starter - Which version
Hi, We are a small company using 3 main computers which we want to use as VMs. - 1 SBS 2008 server (12GB memory)- 1 Win2008 R2 server for web apps, mysql, Jira and Confluence (4GB memory)- 1 Win8...
View ArticleSolaris 11.1 - Jumbo Frames?
Has anyone successfully got jumbo frames, mtu 9000 to actually work in solaris 11.1? --------------vmxnet3 attempt:root@media5:~# dladm show-linkprop -p mtuLINK PROPERTY PERM VALUE...
View ArticleUnable to sort based on provisioned size and used space in Vsphere client 5
Hello Guys, I am unable to sort based on provisioned size and used space in Vsphere client 5 any bug ? or any workaround for this ? 1. Click on any specific datastore2. Go to Virtual machines Tab.3....
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Unable to install WDDM driver on Windows Server 2008 R2 - ESXi5.1
Hi community, I just wanted to install the recommended WDDM driver on one of my VMs that was running WinSrv2008R2 Enterprise, however it seems that it's not possible to install it properly, I get the...
View ArticleRDM greyed out with P2000G3 Sas
Hi all ,we have a configuration with 3 esxi5.1 hosts directly connected to an HP P2000G3 sas with 2 controllers .I got the RDM option greyed out while trying to add two LUN to a VM .I found the...
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