static routing problem in VMs
This problem may seem out of place in this forum, but I think the problem is unique to XP VMs hosted in ESX. The same issue was not observed in a similar setup running in XP hosted in ESXi. I have...
View Articleexporting a multi-disk vm to 2gb sparse file
Hello all, I have a image in esx (see attached screenshot) that is made up of 2 virtual disk. In the past I have run the following command to export single disk VMs within esx to vmware server...
View ArticleMonitoring physical CPU and memory on ESX hosts
I have been told that ESX can not accurately monitor its own Physical CPUs or Physical Memory conditions...Ie. if there is a fault in the hardware. Is that true? Thought I might be able to get some...
View ArticleVERY URGENT! VirtualCenter server don't start
Hello all, I've an urgent question. I've an old VMWare environment with Virtual Center 2.0.1 on Windows 2000 serve. Today I've done some operation with my VM (remove old snapshot, move some VM from...
View ArticleOpenSSH 3.7.0
Okay so bear with me here cause I'm still very green at VMware adminstration but I work in the gov sector and have an ESX that when scanned with retina is coming up wtih saying I have an issue with...
View ArticleDeploy ESX OS 3.0.1 with HP iLO and Dell RAC?
We have gotten HP iLO2 to work for HP C-Class blades, but can't seem to get ESX OS 3.0.1 to work with DRAC. Specifically, we use a configuration diskette that has a kickstart file that is highly...
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 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 ArticleVI Client 2.5 only supports 32bit OS?
Working through my ESX 3.5 / VC 2.5 upgrade, I download the new VI client onto my workstation (Vista x64 Enterprise) and receive a lovely error message that "This product be installed only on 32-bit...
View ArticleService Console is running in fallback mode
Hi We are installing VI3 on a Dell SC430 server (server was used in ESX3 beta and working fine). After installation and rebooting, we get the error: "Service Console is running in fallback mode....
View ArticleFailed to install the virtualcenter Agent service after upgrading toVC2.0.1
After upgrading to VC 2.0.1 one of my ESX servers disconnected and after trying to reconnect I get the following errors: Failed to install the VirtualCenter Agent service.Login failed due to a bad...
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 ArticlePort Numbers For ESX 3.0.1 to License Server on Virtual Center 2.0 Machine
We are installing a Cisco firewall between our esx servers and the Virtual Center server that holds the License server. I need to tell the firewall team what ports to open. Does anyone know which...
View ArticleSCSI card: LSI20320-HP compatibility
Hi all, I've got the opportunity to purchase one of the above SCSI cards, but don't know whether it's compatible with ESX 3. The HCL lists "LSI U320 SCSI Controller" as being supported, and this card...
View ArticleChange iscsi lun to fcp
We've been using iscsi vmfs luns on our netapp fas270c to provide disks to our vmware servers. We've recently upgraded our fas270c to include Fibre Channel and would like to change the luns to use...
View ArticleRDM & Ethernet Card in VM
I have 2 ESX 301 with patch installed.When I add a disk RDM in a VM and assign to a new controller (Es.SCSI1: 0), then start VM i view replaced the card network. Why?
View Articleadding user by script, password doesnt work
hi, help. Trying to add a user by script and have already read the other thread to use either the esx ks.cfg creator or htpasswd.exe to create the hashed password. Have also tried different...
View ArticleHost xxx currently has no management network redundancy
Just upgraded my VC to 2.5 and have this error. Actually, to be fair I had a bunch of DRS/HA errors and a host that wouldn't migrate or do anything. So I unconfigured DRS and HA, then reconfigured,...
View ArticleUnable to format a Lun with VMFS
HI I am having a strange problem and was wonderring if anyone else has seen it or has any suggestions. I have several servers attached to a CX300 with flare 26. All servers are running ESX 3.5...
View ArticleISO Image Download
hi all, here have you ever had any problems with iso image from the download site? i logged on to the vmware site today and downloaded the esx 3.5 iso image, used roxio to copy the iso file onto cd...
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