Using a single license across separate environments
We have a primary Vpshere cluster and then we have a Cisco UCS environment that is being built up in a standalone environment. 2 x ESXi standalone servers I have a 8 x CPU license. Can I use this 8 x...
View ArticleESX 5 upgrade from Hypervisor free
Hey guys!I need to do an upgrade from a free Hypervisor license that I have on 2 servers.The problem I am having is that the servers are Dell Servers T710 that their network cards were not compatible...
View ArticleCentOS 6 on ESXi 5.0 - No network adapter (eth0)
All- I just installed CentOS 6 64-bit and I'm unable to add a network adapter properly. I have tried using E1000, VMXNET2, and VMXNET3. I even tried adding all 3 at once, and none appear when I type...
View ArticleNumber of VM s per cpu and core
hi all, im currently working on esx and esxi i'm working via GUI adminstration. I'm not that deep in to esxi virtualization. My doubt it how many guests can i create on a server with 2 cpu and 4 cores...
View ArticleDell OpenManage says "connection error" after server upgrade to ESXi 5.1
I have 2 Dell PE2950's and an R420 that are all exhibiting a similar issue. I had OMSA setup and working just fine before, with 1 2950 running ESXi 4.1, and the other 2 running ESXi 5.0, and the...
View Articlevmotion IP is not pingable in esxi5.1
HI, I have setup vmotion and management in different vlan, but I can not ping the vmotion IP. I have not problem in esx5.0 update but i just install esxi5.1 and setup the same way when I did it in...
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hostd not running on startup / 503 Server Unavailable / 503 Service Unavailable
Hi, Our work is starting to look at VMware ESXi server and I thought it would be nice to play around with the technology at home. I recently downloaded the free version of VMware ESXi 5.1 and...
View ArticleRAID configuration for Datastores
Hi folks, I purchased two internal hard drives in my server with the intention of using RAID 1. Turns out RAID 1 is not supported so I ended having each hard drive stand alone formated into two...
View ArticleNot found windows customized resources on the server
today i deploy a new vm with a template, and there's an error: not found windows customized resources on the server, so i extract the file "deploy.cab" for windows 2003_x64 to the folder "sys2003-64"...
View ArticleNetworking Questioning
Hi folks, evaluating VSphere Server here using ESXi 5.1, I'm been trying to get my head around how this work with the virtual switch. I have 1 public IP address assigned by my ISP. Normally one public...
View ArticleRunning Nvidia Tesla M2075 on Dell R720 using ESXi 5
Hi I am new to using the Nvidia Tesla M2075 on ESXi 5.0 Has anybody know how to enable the GPU or provide a guide so that I can enable the GPU on the Dell R720 Machine.I am not seeing the card on my...
View ArticleDefault host-level System Resource Allocation for ESXi v5.1 host?
Could someone please do me a favour and let me know what the default settings for host-level System Resource Allocation is for an ESXi v5.1 host? I've messed them up and am unsure of the defaults. Thanks!
View Articlegood resource for explanation of esxcli storage core claimrule -t
I am somewhat mystfied by the above command ...I have looked at examples and can't really see much rhyme to the -t parameter. Indicate which type of matching used for claim/unclaim or claimrule. Valid...
View Article2TB VHD limit in ESXi 5
As I'm sure a number of you are aware, the largest VHD one can assign to a VM is 2TB. I wondered if someone from VMware would be able to update me as to whether you plan to increase this limit in the...
View ArticleWhen I updated recently version of patch, is it no needed previous version of...
Hi, When I updated recently version of patch one, is it right no more needed previous versions of patch?I mean is it right the recently version of patch file included previous versions of patch files....
View Articleesxi 5.1 cannot ping vmkernel anymore
Is this by design? did vmware disable the pinging of vmkernel interfaces on iscsi and vmotion ips? my iscsi and vmotion ips are on different vlans than my mgmt. however I can ping my management but...
View Articleadditional module server component
if any additional module server component is now not integrated with vCenter Server...will it remove the plugin automatically from the web client server and from the vSphere Client.
View ArticleWhy bind FCoE nics to separate vSwitches?
If your host has multiple network adapters or multiple ports on the adapter, connect each FCoE NIC to a separate standard switch. but why this is what i do not understand?
View ArticleESXi5.1 Jumbo frames D-link DGS 1500 28
Hi All - I hope you can help as I'm a bit stuck with my network config...I would like to find out what I'm doing wrong with my config.Environment:DGS-1500-28 (Dlink switch -...
View Articleesxi 5.1 - sending logs to vmware syslog server
I have the vmware syslog service installed on the vcenter server (and I chose the "integrated with vcenter" option when I installed it). What do I need to do, in order to have my hosts send their...
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