Pegasus takes long times to finish and gives error 3.5
hello my esx server 3.5 gets stucks for about 5,6 minutes when it reach to Processing /var/pegasus/vmware/install_queue/1 a) is there a way to process this fast ? b) what is this install...
View ArticleVM disconnected after host failed - How to manually reconnect?
Hi During some planned downtime today, i came across an issue which may cause problems in the future - so i am just looking for any insight... We have 6 Esx hosts running Win2k3 vm's. All VM's reside...
View ArticleRenaming VMnics to match PCI Slot Numbers
When installing ESX is choose the wrong Pnic for the service console. The end result is that vmnic0 is in PCI slot 2, vmnic1 is in PCI slot 2, and so on. Is there any way to ny way to rename the...
View ArticleCan Powering on one Vmguest affect another Vmguest's lun on same host
Hi all,I am having two vmguests on one ESX host. Both guests are part of two different clusters (say A and B). We have configured VLAN to avoid any network interference . We were running some test on...
View ArticleVCB Proxy blades frequently hang
Hi, I'm running VC 2.0.2, ESX 3.0.2 and VCB 1.5, all consoles running on Server 2003. We have two VCB proxy servers (one at each of our datacenters) and they are both frequently hanging, causing our...
View ArticleiSCSI read performance 2% of write performance
I have an ESX 3.5 server with some local storage and also some iSCSI storage attached using the software initiator. When I copy a file from local -> iSCSI it takes a fraction of the time that...
View ArticleVmotion does not support Progress DB running on linux
Hi there, We have a client who is using a Progress DB running on Linux SUSE V10. We tried to vmotion the server the other day and it stopped the Progress DB server process. We had been told when we...
View ArticleHow to exclude VM from HA availability constraint calculation
Hi, I would like to confirm if I set "Disable" on few VM HA settings (cluster level), These VMs will not be included in the HA "Prevent VMs from being Powered on if they violate availability...
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 ArticleVMDK file
Good Morning I have a problem with a file that i need to access (.vmdk) file what happened was we had a server space error that we could not run the specified server so i moved a 24Gb file to one of my...
View Articleconnecting a host to a NAS device via x-over cable
i recently inherited a nightmare! Anyone know how to configure an ESX 3.0 host to connect to a NAS device using a crossover cable on an available NIC port? i need a FAST method to move a VM (7) to this...
View ArticleGuides for Installing ESX 3.0.1 on Dell Servers
Does anyone know of any documents on how to setup an ESX 3.0.1 on a Dell PowerEdge server. I have installed ESX 3.0.1 several times and have the installation guide, but was looking for Dell...
View ArticleHOWTO: Installing ESX Server from a USB flash drive
After Mike Laverick posted his experience with ESX Server and USB flash disks in another thread, I decided to figure out how to make it work.Here's a quick rundown on setting up a USB flash disk (ie....
View ArticleEqualLogic Automated VM Snapshots/Replication
I know this isn't strictly VMWare-only but I'm trying to find out if anyone has managed to write any scripts to automate the snapshotting/replication of VMFS volumes on an EqualLogic SAN? Clearly the...
View ArticleCompaq DL380 G1 connect with MSA500 G1
Hey Guys, I have a problem when I'm trying connect DL380 server with MSA500 via SCSI cable. - DL380 G1- MSA500 G1- Smart Array 5302 RAID card- VHDCI SCSI cable The system not able to detect the disks...
View ArticleRAID configuration
We are doing a base install of ESX 3 on a Dell dual quad-core PowerEdge 2950 with 6 - 400 Gig SAS drives. I am expecting to have a variety of different machines that I might run from this physical...
View ArticleESX 3.5 Network Adapter Bridging...HELP
Currently our production VMWare ESX 3.5 server is a Dell 1950 with 2 Dual Core 3.0 GHz with 13 GB of RAM and 2 NICs. I looking to setup a DMZ network adapter and a LAN adapter. The LAN adapter seems...
View ArticleVI3.x install on HP BL460C Booting off the SAN
I am experiencing a strange problem with the installation of VI3.5 on a HP BL460C Blade booting off of an HP EVA8000. The paths to the storage subsystem are defind correctly. The pre-installation...
View ArticleMSA 1000 and VMware ESX 3.5 will it work?
Hi, I know that the MSA1000 is not on the compatibility guide for 3.5. But are there anyone who did the upgrade already?Please, tell me your experiences and the enviroment (Firmware, configuration...
View ArticleESx 3.5 Crash new maschine, HW replaced still the same
Hello Guys, here is one of my ESx Servers. I have a coublle of them but this one is not working.He crashes in 5min or 4h. downbelow is the logfile.Does u have an idea whats up with him? THX HW is not...
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