vSwitch & NIC scripting
Hi, I try to script the installation of virtuel Swicht and NIC. A exemple of command is like this: esxcfg-vswitch -a vSwitch4esxcfg-vswitch -A Production vSwitch4esxcfg-vswitch -L vmnic5...
View Articlekickstart and passing variables to post install
What I am doing is launching the kickstart from a floppy drive and using a remastered ESX DVD. It includes files for backup agents, patches, management drivers, etc. I would like to have the host...
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 ArticleHow many LUNs visible by ESX 3.5
I just set up 3 ESX 3.5 hosts in a test environment.I've got them attached to a couple Cisco 9000 fibre switches and I have 1 LUN attached to each switch.The switches are trunked and are passing VSAN...
View Article3i RCLI import command error
I am running esx 3i, I copied my files to the host. When I run the import (vmkfstools.pl with the -i option) i get the following generic and uninformative error: "Unable to clone virtual disk : A...
View ArticleHP Thin Client ( T5720 )...
We have LANDesk, which works fine for us...except for some of our thin client users... Most of our 250+ machines are desktops, followed by laptops, thin clients and a then dozen or so VMware servers....
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Problem with MSA1500, Luns (works under VMWare)
Hello,My client have an great problem. Have an MSA1500 and that works under VMWare v. 3.x . The problem is with result that shows CLI. I dont know what he know to do, what option shall be used. They...
View ArticleAfter Applying Patch ESX350-200712410-BG ESX Server is disconnected in VC
Hello, after applying the patch ESX350-200712410-BG my ESX 3.5 Host is no longer available in the Virtual Center 2.5. I have disconnected the host and tried to connect it again but there is an error...
View ArticleMoving ESX host from 1 physical server to another
Hi, In our lab environement, we need to move the disks (RAID5) from 1 ESX 3.0.2 (61618) from an HP ML350 to another ML350. The destination server has less memory and only 1 CPU (also slower ) and 1...
View ArticleInstallation of ESX 3.5 via USB
Hi, we used to install our ESX Servers via USB for some time now (3.0, 3.01, 3.02) with the Guide that Paul Lalonde (spelling?) posted some time ago. But somehow it doesn´t work with the 3.5. It boots...
View ArticleProblem adding server to VC ha-folder-root
I have just patched one of my servers usuing the software http://www.vmts.net/VMTSPatchManager.htm after the installation of the patches was finnished, it got stuck at the step "restart server". I...
View ArticleESX 3.5 (and 3.0) installer not seen AIC-7892B SCSI RAID at install.
Hello; I just finish the VMware ESX 3.5 class. Never having had my "hands on" a an ESX server, I got home all exited and ready for some more. Driving home from class I remembered my old "faith full"...
View ArticleCD Access Issue
I'm trying to install ESX 3.5 (or 3.0.2) on a MSI-based white box that has a SATA interface. I have compatible SCSI and NICs, and plan to install ESX to a SCSI drive. I can boot the ESX CD, but the...
View ArticleStrange Error Message: IPMI_SI during boot up
During the boot up of esx 3.5, I get OK for each system that loads except one: ipmi_si. I get the following message: unable to find any system interface(s). I am running on a brand new Dell...
View ArticleUsing an HP DL380 G5 Storage Server as an iSCSI target
Hi, I need to add some more disk space to each of my ESX 3.5 hosts. I have an HP DL 380 G5 Storage Server onsite. Would it be feasible to add an additional MSA30, some extra RAM and maybe another...
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 ArticleFTP Users & Password Backup Software?
Hello All, I'm running FTP server on VMware using RDM and have about 1500 users. I would like to know if are there any software that I can backup all user accounts and passwords exported or keep it...
View ArticleQLA2200 fibre card issues
Hello all, I am using ESX on a server HP Proliant DL380, 4GB of RAM, adaptec adapter, dual CPU's, Intel Pro 100/1000 NIC and QLA2200-F fibre card to connect the server to the SAN. I have some issues...
View ArticleSSE4.1 and Dell Poweredge 2950 and 2950 GenIII
I just added two new Dell Poweredge 2950 Gen III's to my cluster, and I'm getting a message that there cpu has SSE4.1! The old CPU's are Core. I'm going to have to use cpu mask to get vmotion to work,...
View ArticleESX 3.5 on Dell PowerEdge T105?
Has anyone successfully install ESX 3.5 on a Dell PowerEdge T105? I've changed the SATA controller to a Promise SATA300 TX2PLUS but the installation still hands. Has anyone try using this system? If...
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