ESX 3.5 strange error message in hardware health status
I recently acquired an IBM xSeries 236 server and installed ESX 3.5 update 3, upon doing so I noticed an error message in hardware health status that reads: "processor module 80 SEL fullness" To the...
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Network Design Opinions
I would like to hear opinions of the following matter. I have created a 6-node Cluster running ESX 3.5 Build 143128. Each node is a HP DL580G5 2-Quad CPU with 64Gb RAM. I placed two Quad-NIC cards and...
View ArticleUsers unable to browse datastore ISO file under CD configuration
I have just upgraded to Virtual Center 2.5. I have users that cannot browse to the ISO datastore under the CD/DVD configuration without giving them Administrator access at the DataCenter level. They...
View ArticleVirtual machines migration from one ESX 3.0.2 to one ESX 3.5
Hi everyone, quick and simple : do I need to upgrade my ESX 3.0.2 server to migrate all virtual machines to a ESX 3.5 server? Thank you and have a good day.
View Articlerdm shared disk
ok this probably sounds like a stupid question but i have to ask! Is it possible to share a RDM disk between two servers. As far as i am aware windows will not allow a disk to be accessed by two...
View ArticleNFS Export from ESX 3 COS
I am trying to find a way to export an IDE partition from the console of an ESX 3.0 server. I can export it and have access via a UDP nfs session but for reliability, I want a TCP connection. Does...
View ArticleQLA4052 and Flow Control
I am just setting up my new VMware environment. Consists of 2 x DL385 G2 servers with QLA4052c HBAs. My SAN is an EqualLogic PS100E. I've just enabled flow control on the switch ports for my storage...
View ArticleNew QLogic Corp QLA231x/2340 showing the same WWPN
I just upgraded one of my HP DL580s with a new dual port QLogic Corp QLA231x/2340 and it is showing the same WWPN for both vmhba1 and vmhba2. This doesn't seem right. Am I just missing something...
View ArticleHow to Uninstall Patch for the ESX
Hi Friends, Do you know how to uninstall the patch for the ESX Server?
View ArticleHP BL460c G1 boot iso problems
we are trying to install our HP Blades 460c G1 booting from a mounted iso file but when sever starts booting from the mounted cd we get the following error message: isolinux: Disk error 80, AX = 4236,...
View ArticleESX3.5 Intel S5000PAL(ROMB) Raid1 as Singel Disk in the Installation
Hello Guys, i have an Intel s5000 ROMB MB here and like to install the new 3.5 ESX on it (Server is self manufectured). to install it is not the problem, but i have configured an raid1 with to WD...
View ArticleAdd VMkernel for VMotion
I have a blade system and currently I have 3 host , I use 192.168.25.0 and 255.255.255.0 subnet , I have 4 NIC in each host , my plan to make 2 NIC for VC and V. Machine ,I don't have that much...
View ArticleAdding additional storage from a HP EVA 6000 SAN..
I've just completed an ESX server build and now want to add in some additional storage. I have an EVA6000 HP SAN which I already connect other application servers to. (Exchange etc...) 4GB FC...
View ArticleHow to configure Emulex adapter settings from the command line?
Hi All, Anyone played with the emulex diagnostic utility dfc enough to understand how to set the topology? We have a policy of point-to-point only (0x4) and I am sure I can set this for both hbas...
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 ArticleKernel panic: Fatal exception on nvidia 680i chipset/quad core/esx 3.5...
So I decided to bite the bullet and install 3.5 and sit down to install it on a nice quad core (core 2 duo) Q6600 processor, 8GB ram, 300GB of ultra320 scsi to start with... During the install of...
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 ArticleInstalling an Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI controller
Hi, Wondering how hard or what the procedure or commands are to install a new PCI scsi controller to an already installed ESX server. We want to add a second storage to our Dell 2900 ESX 3.5...
View ArticleVCB 1.1 - Lun does not contain any VMFS/LVM signatures.
Hi I am trying to create image snapshots of my VMs which reside on an ESX 3.5 cluster so they can be copied. The command I am using is: vcbmounter -h 172.24.16.101 -u root -p vmware -a...
View ArticleVLAN tagging during installation phase
Hi, I'm using VLAN tagging on our VMWare hosts to be able to send traffic to the right VLAN for each VM we use. To do so, my network engineers configure the ports on the switch on which we connect...
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