error with vmotion
I am getting an error with vmotion The VM failed to resume on the destination during early power on. Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/4d7e59d8-461ac5dc-1281-0024e85c1299/moss2008/moss2008.vmdk' or...
View Articlectrl-c in ESXi 5.1 ESXi Shell?
I'm troubleshooting an issue we have with one of our ESXi 5.1 hosts, and have run into a minor technical issue. I was monitoring the vmkernel.log file, by tailing it in a direct shell sesssion. I'm...
View ArticleEnable/View logs right on the ESXi 5.1 Host
Trying to replicate a customer problem. pings are continuously run from a PC to a VM.When the VM is migrated to a different host, the pings are lost for up to 10 seconds. It is thought that a...
View ArticlePS2 Keyboard?
VMware says they support hardware with PS2 ports (e.g. ASUSTek computers). How do I get a PS2 keyboard to work?
View ArticleESXi 5.1 and Windows server 2012 problems
Hi community, I have serious problems with windows server 2012 and ESXi 5.1. Windows server keeps rebooting several times per week, and sometimes it does it several times per day too. Errors seems to...
View ArticleHow much data transfers while copying from VMFS thin to NFS that doesn't...
1. I copy from a VMFS volume using -thin to a 2003 Server hosted NFS volume. However, there is no indication that the destination supports it thin, and the file size becomes the declared size. When...
View ArticleESXi and secure realtime clocks
We have a storage appliance that depends on a USB-based secure realtime clock to prevent tampering with the time. Customers are starting to ask about virtualizing our product. Can anyone point me to...
View Articlebrocade bcu plug-in
I am having trouble installing the Brocade bcu plug-in for vSphere. I tried importing the offline bundle into update manager but it said there was nothign in the zip file. The contents of the zip...
View Articleopenfiler chunk size for esxi5/vmfs-5
hi all, i read an article about proper chunk size for big IOPS, it need to be small chunk size on big IOPS and vice versa on small IOPS with big chunk size. So is esx5 vmfs 5 big IOPS? if yes, can i...
View ArticleConverting Thick to Thin - Stays Thick! need help
Hello, I have a few VM's that are using "Thick Provision Eager Zeroed" Virtual Disk's that don't need to be, and I am trying to convert them to Thin. Here is what I have tried so far: Try #1Using...
View ArticleDual processor licensing question
Hi, We have recently purchased a new VM host with 2 hex core processors. We only require the features of the Essentials licence. Do we need to purchase 2 copies of the Essentials kit listed here? -...
View ArticleProblem with Promise vTrak e610f (NMP errors)
I've been running an ESXi 4 server connected to a Promise vTrak E610f SANS connected via fiber channel and was running fine After the upgrade to ESXi 5 I've been having problems with my logs filling up...
View ArticleCorrect Sequence of turning on the ESXI, Storage
After power outage, power is restored and all hardware is turned on but esxi 4 boxes do not automatically rescan for storage so vm's do not come back up.
View ArticleVMRC console issues
Hi, I'm running ESXi 5.1 Build 799733 with viClient 5.1 Build 786111. I have a single Windows 2012 VM that I just finished installing, upon reboot of that VM (eg: post Windows installation) the...
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Problem with ESXi 5.1 and Network access.
Hi! We are installing a new ESXi Cluster with 3 hosts. The setup is like this:ESX1 Managment port 10.250.32.11/25 VLAN 861ESX2 Managment port 10.250.32.12/25 VLAN 861ESX3 Managment port 10.250.32.13/25...
View ArticleHP Proliant online RAID migration from VMWare ACU CLI command line
Hello, I am looking for information about command line RAID Migration from version RAID 50 to RAID 5 on VMWare 5.0.0 Update 2 host console (versions without vCenter administrations). I need migrate...
View Articleweb client "Reset to factory default" icon
Hi all I have a little question.I login vsphere web client,and will logout.Then I found "Reset to factory default" icon uper "change password" icon. Could you tell me if this icon click What occur? I...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 SNMP configuration issues - .trp files accumulating after SNMP is...
Hi, We have encoutered 2 issues with our new ESXi 5.1a servers: 1. vMotions fail at 13%2. Some of the VMs are not accesible through their consoles. (Unable to contack MKS) In order to solve these...
View ArticleRDMs & vSphere replication
Dear all, i have to support a migration project from site to site and i have to move VMs configured with RDMs in physical comp mode.My idea was to use vSphere replication and i was wondering if there...
View ArticleRegular Acceleration Kits - Gone?
Not sure if this is the right place to post this... but I just checked the latest pricing and it seems like Acceleration Kits without Operations Management are gone already. This also means that for an...
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