HP Insight Manager service console agent install
Hi, I am looking for a link to a "how to" install the insight manager agent. I have looked on the HP site and the forums here, but I can't some up with anything particularly useful. I want to...
View ArticleBackup of RAW disk via HP Data protector
Hi Guys, I have the following issue when trying to use HP Data Protector to run a full backup of a windows server running in an ESX 3.0.2 Cluster. Background info: 2 HP Proliant Blade BL20p with 2...
View Articlevmbk.pl -c not creating .restore file
hello, i started using vmbk.pl script , and i try to backup my vm to a mounted nfshare , all the files are present but no restore script. the vmbk version is 3.0.0rev 11 my backup command is :...
View ArticleWhat's best practice to export vmdk file on usb hard drive
Hi, I have prepared some vm on my esx server. This vm must be install on another esx server in india.What's best practice to copy vmdk files on usb hard drive ? Fastveem ? ftp copy ? Regards
View ArticleHP DL380 G5 - Configuring for ESX
Hello. I am new to ESX, just completed VMware VI3: Install and Configure course I am now going to install my first ESX server, and I have som questions that I hope that someone can answer for...
View Articleadding user by script, password doesnt work
hi, help. Trying to add a user by script and have already read the other thread to use either the esx ks.cfg creator or htpasswd.exe to create the hashed password. Have also tried different...
View ArticleHost xxx currently has no management network redundancy
Just upgraded my VC to 2.5 and have this error. Actually, to be fair I had a bunch of DRS/HA errors and a host that wouldn't migrate or do anything. So I unconfigured DRS and HA, then reconfigured,...
View ArticleQuestion about moving/migrating vmfs to new lun on different SAN
We have purchased a new SAN on lease (clariion cx310), the old one (clariion cx300) has to go away in 30 days. Question is when I have the new array up and presented to the ESX hosts/farm, I carve up...
View Articlestorage vmotion with 3.5
When my vm is powered off, I'm able to migate this vm to another storage place. That works very good. But how can I migrate a vm when it is powered on?When powered on, I can only migrate this vm...
View ArticleVI3.x install on HP BL460C Booting off the SAN
I am experiencing a strange problem with the installation of VI3.5 on a HP BL460C Blade booting off of an HP EVA8000. The paths to the storage subsystem are defind correctly. The pre-installation...
View ArticleVI client 2.5 unable to initialize logging
VI client unable to initialize logging after ESX server upgraded from version 3.0.2 to 3.5. Error: " VMware Infrastructure Client was unable to initialize logging. This session will proceed without...
View ArticleNetbackup 6.5-VCB 1.1 -Lesson Learnt
Hey All Environment: OS: Windows 2003 R2 with SP2VC running on 2.5VCB Server Running VCB 1.1 and Netbackup 6.5.1 Admin Console and configured as Media ServerNetbackup Master Server running on 6.5.1 No...
View Articlewhat is the proper tool for disk align for windows 2000
since window 2000 doesn't have diskpart, what is the proper tools and syntax to perform disk alignment to my c:drive on windows 2000
View ArticleFailed to extend disk : One of the parameters supplied is invalid. (1)
I'm in the process of extending a disk and I get this error "Failed to extend disk : One of the parameters supplied is invalid. (1)" I'm in the .vmdk directory giving the absolute path the VM is off....
View ArticleLun does not contain any VMFS/LVM signatures...vcbMounter error Failed to...
Alright so inch by inch I have been making progress trying to get consolidated backup working to no avail. Currently this is my progress. I have my backup proxy connected to a brocade fiber switch...
View ArticleMerging two Virtual Center servers into 1
Hello, I need to merge 2 virtual center servers into 1. Each has its own MS SQL db with severa hosts, DRS, resource reservation, folders, datacenters, etc. that I would like to keep intact. Is...
View ArticleESX server on Snap Server
Hi, We are planning on using Snap server for ESX data store, has anybody tried this is there any performance issue. If NFS is used will be there any performance degradation and will ISCSI be...
View ArticleHP Proliant DL380 with HP P800 sas and HP MSA70 SAS compatibility
I'm asked to install a new VI-3.5 node in our network. Because we don't have a SAN at the location I want to use a MSA70 with a P800 controller. In the HAL list I can see that the P800 controller is...
View ArticleESX3.5 Qlogic iSCSI QLE4062C ESX-boot takes 15 minutes due to qla4022 could...
Need to prepare ESX-Server 3.5 offsite without ISCSI-Storage available. Boot from internal disk. I followed KB1004051 and made shure bootmode DHCP is disabled in iSCSI BIOS. Anyhow I was not able...
View ArticleClustering/DRS/HA question
Hi,I have four hosts in my cluster. I was wondering how I would go about doing something like this: My 4th host I just want certain VM's on it, but I do want it so if that host goes down they VM's will...
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