vmware VirtualCenter service do not running
When I restart my physical server (2k3r2_sp2) hosting virtual center server, I cannot connect with my VMware Infrastructure Client.The service is not started.Log for Event Viewer:Failed to intialize...
View ArticleVMFS and VMDK compatibility
Hi, I've got a number of ESX 3.0.2-Update1 hosts which I'm going to be doing fresh installs of ESXi 4.1 onto. The 3.0.2 hosts are connected to external storage where the Datastores and VM's are stored....
View ArticleWhere to download an old version of ESX install media
Hi All, I have a site which has a server where the host RAID set has been broken. I need to reinstall the VMWare ESX Server, 3.0.1, 32039 on this host but no longer have the install media. Is there...
View Articlescript to check if server is in maintenance mode?
I'm a windows tech by trade and I'm looking at a patching script to download all of the patches via ftp and apply. Thanks \[Dominic Rivera (dominic@vmprofessional.com)]. What I'd like to do is at the...
View ArticleSoftware support mandatory?
We're currently attempting to buy a handful of additional ESX Licenses for testing and development. However, we've been told by our reseller that we MUST buy support on the products which we believe...
View ArticleHP DL385 ILO within ESX
Hi All, I have a question, I am not greatly familiar with ILO so maybe someone can help me. I have a server ata remote location I have no physical access to. The server is running ESX 3.01, is...
View ArticleMS SQL Express Error 25057
When I load the VMware-VIMSetup-2.5.0-64201 VCServer setup, I get this error and install bails out. I am not using a license server, and not using an existing db, I am installing a new instance of sql...
View ArticleReassign vmnic to other physical network adapter
Hi All Is it possible to reassign vmnic0 (1-xx) from one physical adapter to another? THNX.
View ArticleUPS & ESX - HA/shutdown Question
Hi I have a question regarding UPS shutdown and HA on ESX 3.02 We have 6 ESX hosts, all running Production VM's from a SAN. The system is powered through an APC Symmetra unit.I have managed to Install...
View ArticleCmd addnode failed for primary node?
After upgrading from 3.5.0, 84374 to 3.5.0,110268 I am getting the following HA error.. cmd addnode failed for primary node: Unable to import /var/log/vmware/aam/aam_config_util.def Any clues...
View ArticleNetwork Usage Alarm
Hi, we recently set up alarms for Metric Network Usage. It sometimes shows (like shown below) usage far over 100 percent. How can this be? Is this not telling me how much of the network is being used?...
View ArticleAnyone running Nvidia Tesla server with VMware?
Anyone have any experience running VMware with Nvidia Tesla GPU boards? Can the GPU's be used by VMWARE? Can the hypervisor detect the GPU processors as discrete entities that can be allocated?
View Article64 bit audio driver for Windows Server 2008
Has anyone found a working 64 bit audio driver for windows server 2008? Are there any workarounds, or tips for getting this working? Thanks for any help,T.
View ArticleVpXClient has encountered a problem
Hi, I've just tried to launch my VI client from my XP desktop and I'm receiving the following error message: VpXClient has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the...
View Articleierr Assert
I am getting this error under the cpu list IERR assert. what is this error?
View ArticleVM 100% cpu utilization after vmotion from one host
Hi folks, When i vmotion a couple of VMs (Win 2003 x64 running IIS) from one host in our solution the VM CPU utilisation goes upto 100% and there are a lot of ASP.NET crash reports in the event log....
View ArticleUnable to change the Licnese server
I've recently appropriated an ESX environment which we will call this Environment A consisting of : 7 hosts1 Virtual Center Server also the license server resides on the same box.. I have...
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 ArticleServer refusedServer refused to allocate pty -
"This is what I get when I try to putty into the server" Server refusedServer refused to allocate pty -bash: /root/.bash_profile: Input/output error
View ArticleWorkaround for "Unable to get Console path for Mount"
Error message: Error during the configuration of the host: Unable to get Console path for Mount Envirovment : ESX 3.5 u2 with NFS datastore We are in the process of moving data between datastores. I...
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