Troubleshooting Maintenance Mode ...
Hi all, I had problem with VMware maintenance mode with ESX 3.0.3 build 61618 with VC 2.0.2. I had a HA/DRS cluster with 4 hosts. HA/DRS configured with no error. In a cluster, I can put a...
View ArticleAnybody use the SQL Lockdown tool on VC database?
My company uses the SQL lockdown tool on all SQL servers, including the one that has the VC database. We are planning to upgrade to VC 2.5 soon and was wondering if anyone had any issues durring the...
View ArticleHyperthreading on Dell 6850
We currently have hyperthreading enabled on our Dell 6850s (Quad Core, Inter Xeon 3GHz, 32GB ram each). We are running various OSs on our vms (MS Windows 2003, Netware 6.5, etc). A Novell consultant...
View ArticleESX Install Issue with HP Proliant ML110 G5 Server
Hello everyone.... I just purchased a HP ML110 with 8GB of memory and I am trying to install ESX server 3. When the server boots into the installation and gets to the "Installation Method" I of...
View ArticleVI client Update manager can't load: Could not load file or assembly...
Hello Folks, I get the following error message whenever i try to load the Update Manager client in VI -Error-Could not load file or assembly 'VimSoapService.25, Version=2.5.0.0, Culture=neutral,...
View ArticleVC-FC and NPIV RDM
I am trying to set up RDM volumes using NPIV on an ESX 3.5 u1 server that is a hp bl460c with Emulex blade hba, using a VC-FC as the interconnect. It is connected to a MDS 9216i switch running...
View ArticleVmotion 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...
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Using Intel and Broadcom NICs in one ESX Host
Good day everybody, I tried to run a search for what I was looking for, but can't seem to find anything relevant to ESX 3.5, so here goes... We just bought a few new Dell PowerEdge 2950s that we are...
View ArticleUpgraded to ESX 3.0.1 from ESX 2.5.5 and i cant import the old VMDK files
The server cant regonize them i did this command "vmkfstools -i /vmfs/volumes/maxtor/Flo_T139_MNG.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/new_vmfs/new.vmdk" and i got this error: Destination disk format: VMFS...
View Articleestop disk view
Hi I've noticed something very strange in a customers ESXTOP. An esx server 3.0.2 U2 has 40 lun spread across all 4 pathslun 1 path 0:0lun 2 path 0:1lun 3 path 1:0lun 4 path 1:1 etc... esxcfg-mpaths -l...
View ArticleCannot rescan HBA on freshly installed ESX
Hi all, When I'm trying to scan for new LUNs on my two new ESX box, I got a "Timed out waiting for the server response" on my two ESX... A LUN was presented to these ESX, but they cannot view it. I...
View ArticleCan't create virtual machine with HD over 256 GB
Need to create a virtual machine with disc space of 600 GB but VC would not let me. The error message states the following: The disk capacity entered was not a properly formed number or was out of...
View ArticleRenaming VMnics to match PCI Slot Numbers
When installing ESX is choose the wrong Pnic for the service console. The end result is that vmnic0 is in PCI slot 2, vmnic1 is in PCI slot 2, and so on. Is there any way to ny way to rename the...
View ArticleSNMP MIB/OID Query for Free Disk Space on VMFS Partition
We use a third-party SNMP monitoring tool (What'sUp Pro) and we would like to monitor the free disk space on the VMFS partitions on our ESX servers. Does anyone know what MIB or OID i would have to...
View ArticleHow to get HP Insight management agents working
Hello, We are running ESX 3.5 on a DL380 G4. I downloaded the files from here:...
View ArticleHostD, vmkcore, core dump partition, what happens after psod to vmkcore ?
Hi , Freinds can any body tell me wher can find ( in which documents ) the information associe\ated with key words below. what is hostd , vmkcore, core dump partition , what happens to vmkcore after...
View ArticleLUN assignment
Hi, I'm adding a new LUN to a host, I have discovered, named and formatted it without issues but when I try to discovered the same LUN to another host, it doesnt recognize it with its name. The 2nd...
View ArticleI have a VM on a SRDF replicated pair of luns and can't seem to get the R2...
I am doing a D/R test of a VM that is located on SRDF based storage. We split the SRDF pair and try to access the R2 lun but we can't see the file system. I see the lun in the list of storage by HBA...
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 ArticleESX upgrade from 3.02 to 3.5 - Migrate fails, operation timed out
I have 3 ESX servers in cluster and a Virtual Center server. Upgraded the virtual center server to version 2.5. Then I planned to upgrade ESX servers. Migrated all virtual machines from one of the...
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