Info on expanding iscsi san volume
Just in case someone else can use this info, I successfully expanded an iscsi san volume without much trouble. No reformatting on the ESX side. Here are the specs: 2 esx 3.5 hostsThe latest...
View ArticleBlock Size Recommendation
Can anyone recommend the proper Block size when formatting a VMFS volume? Right now I have it formatted at 2MB. Any suggestions? Thanks
View ArticleSolaris 10 New Install hanging on Configuring Devices
Hi, I have ESX running with a few virtual machines on a Sun 4100 X86 server. The OS's I'm running include Solaris 10X86, Redhad, Win2K. I am trying to install a new version of Solaris, and I'm...
View ArticlePartition split in separate VMDK files
During the P2V conversion the two partitions ( c: & d: ) of the Servers were created as one VMDK file ,but I would like to have these partitions as separate VMDK file ? Pls guide me,if anyone came...
View ArticleChange default gateway on guest after vmotion
We currently have two ESX servers in two seperate server rooms, with two seperate default gateways. This means that when I vmotion a guest from one ESX server to the other, the default gateway is...
View ArticleBuffalo iSCSI storage with VI3
Has anyone tested Buffalo iSCSI storage with VI3? http://www.buffalotech.com/products/network-storage/terastation/terastation-pro-ii-iscsi-rackmount-storage-system Thank you
View ArticleSlow networking performance
Hello, I am having problems with network performance between ESX hosts and from Virtual machines to other devices on our network. This is very apparent when copying data between VMs (network speed...
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 ArticleSlow network copy between P2V'd VMs on same host
We've recently installed an HP C3000 chassis with three BL460c blades each running ESX 3.5 (Foundation, updated to just prior to 'Update2') and backending to an HP MSA2012fc SAN. The blade chassis has...
View ArticleURGENT Issue: vmnic0 is missing after inserting a new NIC card
hi,My ESX server is running with two onboard nic ports and two add-on network ports. I have removed the card containing two add-on nic ports and inserted a new quad port nic card into pci slot. The...
View Articlehost license feature
hello everyone , I installed Host license file and the esx server license type is "unlicensed", after that i created a virtual machine and when i powered on that machine it says "There are...
View ArticleChange MAC address of VM to whatever MAC I want
I have a Windows 2003 Server guest that I migrated from a VMware Server to an ESX Server. In the migration the MAC address was changed. This is a real problem since this is a licensing server and the...
View ArticleNew ESX host can't see Fibre SAN - Clariion
Hi, I've spent about two hours going through the communities and have tried various things without success...basically, I've got a new ESX host which I've built, configured and networked, but I can't...
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 ArticleHELP!!! RAID 5, 2.73TB capacity but only ~743GB available
Hi, I've got a Dell PE 2900 with (8) 500GB HD's in a RAID 5 with 7 disks and 1 hotspare. From the VMware Infrastructure Client I get 2.73TB of capacity but only ~743GB of availability. Early...
View ArticleInstalling HP Data Protector Disk Agent on ESX 3.5
Hello, The information on installing HP Data Protector on an ESX server seems scarce, so I thought I'd ask here...I only want to install the Disk agent to do backup of our ESXpress backup dumps. So we...
View ArticleHELP:error connecting to .vmx because vmx is not started
Hi, i have a VM power on but not accessible by anyway. i cant stop and restart. when i go to the console i got the messag "eerror connecting to .vmx because vmx is not started" any idea ?
View ArticleChanging AD group associated to Administrator Role
I am having a brain fart today. How do you change which AD group is associated to the Administrator role? Looks like any domain admin has rights, and i would like to specify a specific...
View ArticleNFRS
I have my NFR Licensing. I installed ESX 3.5 Update 4. I can't figure out which one to use. Do I use flex Codes? I have a dual processor box and I'm tring to license ESX 3.5, Virtual Center and as...
View ArticleTCP Offload Issue in VM's
Hi, I have hundreds of VM's running windows(2000 and 2003) in my virtual infrastructure. Often the VM's get problem authenticating to Domain and error states that "The domain <Domain...
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