Poor performance on datastore during read and write actions on one esx host
Hello, I just build up two new ESXI servers with esxi version 5.1.0 build 1021289. They both have the exact same configuration one performs good the other has a weird performance issue. When i clone a...
View ArticleDisabling TCP Offloading
We've been having issues with duplicate packets coming from our VM's. We found an old forum post that says try disabling TOE. We did this and no more duplicate packets. So I started going through...
View ArticleCannot add VM to Inventory
I removed a VM from inventory to try to fix a different issue. Now I cannot add the VM back into inventory. I browse to the datastore. Open the folder for the VM in question.Right click on the vmx...
View ArticleFile sync/replication P2V
We are looking into upgrading to vSphere for our DR site and have a question about file replication. Our current environment is a Physical server attached to a SAN for file access in the production...
View ArticleVirtual File Server recommendations
I have roughly 45TB of CIFS\NFS file services running on a dedicated storage array. The current hardware is end of life so I need to replace it. So I was considering virtualizing the file services...
View Article"User root@127.0.0.1 logged in" every minute ?
Hi, We observe that 2 ESXi 5 Hosts in the same cluster (We only have 2 ESXi Hosts in that Cluster) get the following message every minute:User root@127.0.0.1 logged inUser root logged out Both ESXi...
View Articlevideo, graphics hardware acceleration on XenApp 6.5 guest VMs??
We have four XenApp 6.5 VMs running on Win2k8 R2 SP1 all patches etc. with Office 2010 SP1 all patches etc. 10 GB RAM, 80 GB disk, performing just fine except for people with Office 2010 issues for...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Maximum number of concurrent vi clients
Hi folks, I am teaching a class of 20 apprentices (trainees, students, user) using a single ESXi 5.1 host. Each student has 2 VMs. For teaching purposes I want, that each student is using the vi...
View ArticleFallo de energía eléctrica
Hola a todos, En tres servidores HP Modelo BL685 tengo instalado ESXi 5.0. Todos ellos están conectados a través de un switch LAN HP Procurve 6120 y como switch core tengo un enterasys modelo S4....
View ArticleHost % Memory
I've got a question about the % Memory value shown when you click on a cluster then the Hosts tab. Is this reporting the total % of memory allocated (including powered off VMs). Or is this only...
View ArticleSockets on VMWare 5.1 demo
Hello, I was demoing VMWare 5.1 last year but stopped as it wasn't in the budget anymore and didn't want to waste time. Well it's back in the budget so doing some tests now. My host hasProcessor...
View ArticleVMFS5 max heap size?
Hi all, Does anyone know what the max heap size for VMFS5 is or if it shares the maximum for VMFS3?I've found this KB article:http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004424 but I'm not sure if it is just for VMFS3...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 Host Configuration Backup Problem Using vicfg-cfgbackup.pl
I am trying to use vicfg-cfgbackup.pl to backup the configurations of two new hosts running ESXi 5.0 U2. The command is returning this error: "Restore failed: A general system error occurred: Internal...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 and Adaptec 6805 crash
Hello everybody I'm using VMware ESXi 5.1 (Build Number 1021289 (on previous builds of the exact same error)) with Adaptec 6805 (last driver AACRAID Driver v1.2.1-29900 for VMware).Periodically hangs...
View ArticleBackup vsphere vm to nfs
is it possible to create a nfs share in a linux server, create a datastore in vsphere using that share, copy a vm to that nfs datastore and then in the server copy the vm files to a usb hdd and then do...
View ArticleESX 4.0.0 to ESXi 5.1 Best Course of Action
I am waffling between two courses of action: COA#1: Perform a fresh install of ESXi 5.1 on new hardwareMigrate the VMs from original host to new hostPerform a fresh install of ESXi 5.1 on the orignal...
View ArticleProblemas al instalar esxi 5.1 con raid 1
Hola!! Esto queriendo instalar ESXai 5.1 para probrar el producto y me encuentro con el problema que no me reconoce el array de disco (RAID 1), me detecta 2 discos sata en lugar de uno solo.estoy...
View ArticleESXI 5.1: Host stops unexpectedly
Hi everyone, I recently built a system to run ESXi and host a bunch of virtual servers. The ESXi host seems to run very well, but about once every 24 hours it appears as if it loses its ability to use...
View ArticleCPU Wait?
There doesn't seem to be much information out there about what a decent CPU wait time is. My VMs are constantly around 20,000ms cpu wait time. Does anyone have experience with this? I know that it is...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 VMNIC Interface Down Status Showing Link Down by Explicit Linkset
hi, When connecting the Intel 82599EB with 10GB SFP+ in ESXi 5.1 Host to the Dell Switch (model #6248) http://www.dell.com/hk/business/p/powerconnect-6248/pd, the link is always down with Status...
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