PowerEdge 2650 - Unable to find a supported device to write the VMware ESX 3i...
Dear helpers, Last weekend I bought a cheap PowerEdge 2650 to run VMware ESXi on.The storage devices are 3x73GB Perc SCSI Ultra U320 by Seagate. At the moment I don't run in RAID.I run the latest BIOS...
View ArticleVMSN files missing from Datastore
We have taken a snapshot of a VM and all the snapshot disks still exists on the Datastore(vm-000001.vmdk) and the VMX file still points to the snapshot disks. When I was checking the Datastore I found...
View Articledecommissioned old ESX 3.5 host and want to use license for new ESX 3.5host
We have decommissioned one of our ESX Hosts and will replace it with a new ESX Host. I'd like to use the license from the old host on the new host. How do I do that?
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 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 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 ArticleESX 3.5 iSCSI problems and a Cisco MDS 9216 switch
Hi, We use Cisco MDS 9216's with a IPS Module to provide our iSCSI infrastructure. Has anybody had any luck setting up a ESX 3.5 iSCSI software adapter using this equipment? I am aware that the...
View ArticleError 25095 installing VMware Infrastructure Client
I installed VMware infrastructure client on my own PC and got the above error message at the end. I didn't think much of it as it appeared have actually installed. However, I've just tried installing...
View ArticleESX Downloading vmdk files from Datastore "Connection Timed Out" Error
When attempting to download vmdk files from my ESX Datastores, I receive a "Connection to server has timed out" Error. I can download any smal files (vmx, etc.) but when I try to download my vmdk's,...
View ArticleSQL error while creating snapshot
My ESX cluster is on V3.5.0, build 130756 and my SQL VMs are on MS SQL2005 32bit system. I notice some SQL errors in event log as below. Check the time and found I was creating snapshot. I have 5 SQL...
View ArticleWhat is vCPU ?
Can anyone explain me what exactly is vCPU? Is vCPU i can only define wiht ESX 3.5 or i can have options in Vmare server 2.0 also (which i couldn't see anywhere). Also, how can i divide 1 Physical...
View Articleunable to remove orphaned and inaccessible vm from inventory.
Had a crash during an svmotion, vm orphaned and tried to readd to inventory but no luck. I have since restored the vm from a san snapshot and deleted all the original files and it now sits in a whole...
View ArticleRDM Configuration (Best Practices...)
Folks, when attaching multiple RDM's on a VM, would you add one RDM per vSCSI adapter, or would you add multiple RDM's to the same vSCSi adapter? Also, when creating the RDM would you keep it with...
View ArticleGuest Memory Usage vs Memory Usage inside VM
Hi Experts, I have browsed much of the community to here find something I am having great difficulty in understanding so a very simple explanation would be greatly appreciated. Now, we have some Linux...
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 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...
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High CPU load caused by Hardware Interrupts
Hi all, It seems to be a common problem, you have a virtual Windows 2003 server running Active Directory on a ESX server and suddenly the performance crawls to almost death.We'll I'm having this...
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MSA1000 Active/Active Firmware is out..
Hi Folks - I know a number of you out there use the HP MSA1000 in some capacity, so I figured I'd pass along the word that the Active/Active firmware has FINALLY been released:...
View ArticleVC install fails with "Error.25060 setup failed to execute sqlcmd.exe"
I've tried installing multiple times but still no luck. everytime it fails with this error message. Please help.
View ArticleScripted Install on HP blades in C7000 enclosure
I have an HP C7000 enclosure. With several BL680c quad core blades. I have attached a usb cd rom thru the oba usb virtual media. Boots off the 3.5 install cd just fine. Connected a usb floppy to...
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