Vmotion CPU feature requirements warning and the changes made in the VMX file
Hi, We are looking to upgrade the farm to the new version, 3.5.0 update 1. I've installed 3.5.0 update 1 (82663) on a HP proliant DL585 G2 and I've joined this machine to a 3.0.1 cluster.Both HA and...
View ArticleI/0 errors on ESX and so ... on Guest
Hello I'm running ESX 3.5 connected to MD3000 (iSCSI) 1. I discovered some hosts SLES-SP2 with filesystem in ReadOnly (EXT3 Journaling abort) 2. Searching in my ESX Logs , I've found bad...
View ArticleAdding existing VMFS LUN
Hi Everyone, Current Setup: Clariion SANESX 3.5 ClusterESX 3.0.2 Update 1 Cluster I have an existing LUN which currently has VM's installed and running on that LUN. Basically, I want another ESX...
View ArticleWindows 2003 VM's take too long to boot
Hello Community, I have a 4 host 3.02 cluster and a 2 host 3.02 test cluster. I noticed today that 2003 VM's on both farms are not booting, they hang in the in progress state.
View ArticleScript to Shutdown and startup of virtual machines
I need a script to shutdown and startup virtual machines from the ESX 3.5 console. Please also include how to run the script and also I have a few examples but not sure which is the best route to take...
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snmp on virtual machines
HI, I was wanting to monitor the virtual machines (in an ESX 3.5 updated) by the way of the ESX server. Not by installing SNMP on the virtual machines. Is it possible? I have search on Google and i...
View Articlememory swap
Hi. Prompt me please in what difference of memory balloon from memory swap ?Where does ESX place swap file when virtual machines require more than it is been memory physical ? How to look does ESX...
View Articlestuck.... VM using 100% CPU
I'm having issues with a 100% CPU VM ....... I've been requested to add a second CPU. I am not convinced that this wil resolve the situation. The problem is that it runs an application which...
View Articlepcnet32,vmxnet information
Hi.. Can anyone please point out to documentation or information material on pcnet32, vmxnet? I am intrested in knowing how these modules help guest machine to communicate with actual NIC card etc....
View ArticleUnable to recerate local VMFS after deletion (3.5)
I have 7 ESX servers that had local VMFS, I wanted to quickly wipe and recreate them. I was able to wipe them successfully but when I try to re-create them the storage does not appear for me to...
View ArticleHA Error ‘An error occurred during configuration of the HA Agent on the host’...
I had to reboot one of the two ESX 3.0.2 server that I have here. Now the I get a HA Error ‘An error occurred during configuration of the HA Agent on the host' when try to reconfigure HA. I also...
View ArticleESX 3.5 P2V Solaris 10 Sunfire X4100
Hey everyone, I just recently joined the forums, have been lurking for a while, however i'm in the midst of finishing up my DR project and the last two pieces rely on migrating 3 physical servers to...
View ArticleObserved IP Ranges blank
We plugged one of our ESX hosts into a switch and the observed ip range came up correctly. We realized the port on the switch was on the wrong VLAN, so we brought the port down, changed the VLAN on...
View ArticleUPS Problem
We had a problem last week in which our APC UPS apparently didn't behave as expected and desired. There was a short (under 5 minutes) power outage last Tuesday night; the UPS shows 16 mins. of...
View ArticleMove Virtual Server
We have two ESX 3.0.1 Servers that boot from local drives. These are blade servers that are also connected a SAN. Most of our virutal servers reside on LUNs presented to the ESX Server. I have two...
View ArticleWhy do Virtual machines are inaccessible after change in datastore?
Hi, I have two ESX 3.5 servers running which share two SAN disks. I have moved VM files of all the VM's from one SAN disk to another SAN disk using vCenter server. After moving these files, i am...
View ArticleFree Test Server or Simulator for Practise
Hi All, Is there any free test server or simulator available in Internet for Practise. Please help me.
View Articledecommissioned old ESX 3.5 host and want to use license for new ESX 3.5host
We have decommissioned one of our ESX Hosts and will replace it with a new ESX Host. I'd like to use the license from the old host on the new host. How do I do that?
View ArticleMount VMFS partition
After an "hot disk replace" on an HP 385 the file system was corrupt.The suggested fsck command found a lot of error and try to fix it.In the result, ESX (3.0.1) start but without a lot of file.I have...
View Articlecan't open VM ... failed to lock the file
The VM crashed so I had to power it down. I even restarted the ESX but getting the above message. When I try to turn on the host it doesn't let me power it on to the original server. when i tried to...
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