Converting a guest using ServRaid 4Lx RAID1 drive set
For once, I thought a conversion would be easy but it never seems to be. The guest in question is a Linux Centos 5.2 one sitting on a RAID1 set of SCSI drives using the ServRaid 4Lx IBM controller I...
View ArticleCPU Compatible or not
I installed EVC and is telling me that Ihave incompatible hardware...... my existingenvrionment is as follows............ These are my CPU info of my 3 ESX Boxes.........
View ArticleVM Lockup with 100% CPU utilization - Random times, varying loads, RHEL5,...
Hi, we are running ESX 3.5 (original - no updates. We have another client that sees this same thing with u4) We have a VM that experiences lock ups at seemingly random times. The machine is running...
View ArticleFailed Snapshot removal
I am experiencing issues attempting to remove snapshots from some of our virtual machines. All of the virtual machines involved are SQL servers. I am trying to backup all of our VM's with a 3rd party...
View ArticleWiFi Compatible cards.
Hi again, guys and happy new year... for all of you. Has anybody mounted any ESX 3.0 wifi network infraestructure? Due to different circunstances, I'm not capable to install wired connections from my...
View ArticleService Console running in fallback mode issue
Hi Guys, When I tried to connect to an ESX host, it says its not able to connect from the VCenter.So, I tried to connect through putty. It gives me an alert: ALERT:Service Console is running in...
View ArticleBacking up Virtual Center as VM through VCB
Is there any doc (e.g. best practice, etc.) that suggest any procedure to be followed to backup VC running as VM through VCB ? Is it possible ?Thanks in advance for your support
View Articleunderstanding esxtop network RX drop packets
I want to make sure I understand what I am seeing when I look at esxtop in interactive mode. I guess a better way to say it is I want to make sure that my interpetation is correct.. PORT-ID...
View ArticleHA障害
「ホスト障害の可能性が、Data Center の クラスタ Cluster のesx02 のHAで検出されました」のメッセージが表示され、ESX Server 3.0.2(esx02)上のゲストOSがパワーオフされます。その後、さらに以下メッセージが表示されます。「HAエージェントは、Data Center のクラスタ Cluster の esx02 で無効になっています」「HAエージェントを...
View ArticleUsing variables in kickstart script
Hi I'm using Mike's UDA to install ESX hosts. The script I have is about 260 lines at the moment. For each host I copy this script and change the IP / hostname and vmotion IP. To do this I have to...
View ArticleHP 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 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 ArticleESX 3.5 - Access denined using Putty and WinSCP
Hi, I have tried to create a user with the same access rights as root which i can use to access the ESX server Via Putty and WinSCP, I used the following bit of advice from VMware-land:- Service...
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 ArticleWhat is Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation salary be?
Folks, Anyone know would be a decent salary package for Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation be? This would be consulting for other head hunter company. Any ideas would be great!
View Article'Unable to establish reciprocity' when trying to pair SRM sites
I have two VC (2.5 U3) sites each with SRM (1.1 U1) installed using the default certificate option. When I try to configure a connection from the Protected Site, the last step 'Unable to establish...
View ArticleDatastore not created during install
Hello community, I am using a kickstart file to provision ESX 3.0.3. The install completes successfully, and there are no error messages as far as I can tell. However, when I log in using the VI...
View ArticleVolumes blinking red in /vmfs/volumes
Hi everyone, I have an urgent one here... we lost power for about 30 minutes and now when i look at /vmfs/volumes both volumes are blinking red. Anyone here who knows what's going on? All the VM's...
View ArticleCannot customize host name
Error:A specified parameter is not correct: spec.identity.hostNameMy hostName is normal:"pigtails" [Code]protected CustomizationSpec customizeVM(ManagedObjectReference vmRef, String ipAddress, String...
View Article[NTP]: no servers can be used, exiting
Hi, This is the error message I get when I run '# ntpdate' on two newly created ESX 3.0.2 servers:15 Jan 22:23:34 ntpdate[2689]: no servers can be used, exiting Using the NTP sample configuration...
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