INSTALLING HP FIRMWARE MAINTENANCE CD ON HP DL380 G5 SERVER PRIOR TO ESX INSTALL
Hello, I instaled the latest BIOS, but am having problems installing the Firmware Maintenance CD v8.40. After the HP Smart update Manager scans the server, it says I am using SUSE Linux Enterprise...
View Articlevmreconfig.pl adding a network adapter with port group
I have trawled the net looking for a way to add a network adapter to a virtual machine and specify the port group/ network name from the command line or with vi perl and have found no examples (Or...
View ArticleVM Lockup with 100% CPU utilization - Random times, varying loads, RHEL5,...
Hi, we are running ESX 3.5 (original - no updates. We have another client that sees this same thing with u4) We have a VM that experiences lock ups at seemingly random times. The machine is running...
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Script question
Hi, I have a question. I want to install some patches. They are located in /tmp/updates If I execute the following "esxupdate -n -r file:/tmp/updates/ESX303-200808403-SG update" from a command...
View ArticleEnable EVC
I have a cluster of 2950s and I am trying to add a new R900 but will need to enable EVC, so I can use VMotion, but it says EVC can not be enabled because not all VMs in the cluster are powered off......
View ArticleStop: 0x0000007B Inaccessible_boot_device Error
I have converted a server having windows 2000 adv server with sp4 (Dell 8450 series with 4 processors). I used Vmware converter 4.0 to convert in to VM. Earlier it failed so many times when i choose...
View Article“Raw Device Mappings” option not available when adding a hard disk to an...
Dear all, When I try to add a new hard drive to an existing VM the "Raw Device Mappings" option is greyed and not available.I have created a LUN on the SAN, the LUN is displaying under “Storage...
View ArticleESX 3.0.2 and Remote site DR planning
Hello there, I am looking into building a Disaster Recovery plan that involves our current VMWare 3.0.2 Hosts and a remote site that will be used for our DR location. Currently we have a single...
View Articlei want to know the requirements which has to be given to the storage team...
i want to know the requirements which has to be given to the storage team before requesting for a LUN
View ArticleCannot start guest due to msg.hbacommon.outofspace! (discard delta.vmdk?)
Hello all- I have a severe problem with a production server on ESX 3.0.2. During an Exchange maintenance routine and copying the Exchange mailbox DB back to its operational disk, the system has run out...
View ArticleIfconfig not saving
Hi All, I am trying to change the IP on my host and it changes it when I dothe command but when I reboot it shows the old IP. What am I doing wrong? I am using this command.ifconfig vswif0...
View ArticlePhysical NIC mapping to VMNIC in Virtual Infrastructure client
I have an ESX 3.0.2 set up. It is a Dell 6950. It has an on board dual NIC. I then installed two more Dual NIC's. So this host now has a total of 6 ports. The question I have is in regards to the...
View ArticleIntel ESB2 SATA 3.0Gbps Controller
Can someon tell me if the "Intel ESB2 SATA 3.0Gbps Controller " works within VMWare 3.5??? I would like to have this controller manage the storage of the VMs. My mb is a Supermicro x7dva-e mb, with the...
View Articleesxcfg-auth
Is there a way to put multiple domain controllers into this command for AD authentication. I want to have redundancy in case I loose one of my DC's.Better yet can you use the domain name and take...
View ArticleHow to Monitor Datastore Growth
I want to see what others are using to monitor datastore growth. Does anyone prefer Foglight, HP SIM, Plugins, or custom scripting? Mike
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Network Design Opinions
I would like to hear opinions of the following matter. I have created a 6-node Cluster running ESX 3.5 Build 143128. Each node is a HP DL580G5 2-Quad CPU with 64Gb RAM. I placed two Quad-NIC cards and...
View ArticleFailed to import client (using Data protector for backup VMware ESX server)
Hi, I've been trying to backup VMWare ESX 3.5 with Data Protector 6.1.Agent, such as da,ma,vmware already installed in ESX.Ports 5555 for comunicating with the server also been opened. But, when I'm...
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MSA1000 Active/Active Firmware is out..
Hi Folks - I know a number of you out there use the HP MSA1000 in some capacity, so I figured I'd pass along the word that the Active/Active firmware has FINALLY been released:...
View ArticleScripted kickstart installation using NFS
Hi, I am setting up a scripted kickstart install using NFS. At the initial connection to the NFS share to get the ks.cfg file, I am being prompted that the network connection cannot be found. After...
View ArticleVirtual Center installation error
I'm installing VC 2.01 Patch2 with Oracle DB.As per documentation I've created an oracle DB called "vpx" and a user vpxadmin.Created a "Vmware virtualCenter" System DSN .Tested connection with the user...
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