VIC v2.5 won't connect to VC v2.0
I created a new environment for ESX3.5 with a new Virtual Center (v2.5). We will end up moving all of our guests to the new datacenter and retire the existing one (CPU incompatibility on IBM Blade...
View ArticleName/Pass problem after VC installation
Well, now I have 3 not working installations of VirtualCenter last version 2.5.0-84782.Installation of VC itself was OK, but later on it does not allow to login with name/pass specified during...
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 ArticleAdding VLANs to ESX
ESX 3.02 We currently use 1 subnet (VLAN 1) for all our production network traffic to our VMs. I need to add another subnet to our cluster & just wanted to get some confirmation I'm on the right...
View ArticleCPU Masking KB 1993 for Intel vMotion ecx SSE compat
Need to implement CPU masking according to KB 1993 to overcome Intel ecx error on vMotion. I added <guestOSDescriptor> <esx-3-x-x> <all-versions>...
View ArticleAccessing BIOS through ILO
Hi, Did anyone ever have any issues accessing BIOS using ILO, I can't putty onto system and need to rebuild o/s. But I need to make change in BIOS but no responsive from keyboard when booting from...
View ArticleFailed Snapshot removal
I am experiencing issues attempting to remove snapshots from some of our virtual machines. All of the virtual machines involved are SQL servers. I am trying to backup all of our VM's with a 3rd party...
View ArticleGuest swap obsolete? ESX and serious memory overcommitment.
Hello! I would like to hear your considerations regarding getting rid of swapping on the guest OS by doing serious overcommitment of memory on ESX(i) server. Here is my thoughts:Wouldn't it be more...
View ArticleHow to add an extra network card to ESX Server 3
Hi There I would like to get an existing VMware ESX 3 srever to recognise a new network card that I've recently added. I initially installed an ESX server with 2 network cards but I've recently added a...
View ArticleOperation Timed Out when migrating VMs from ESX to ESX 3.0.2?
Anyone know why I got Operation Timed Out when trying to migrate VM to different host? Two hosts are configured HA & DRS fully automated. Both ESX can see LUNs and I just want to migrate couple...
View ArticleCommand to add user/group to administrator role
Is there a way to script user/group addition to administrator role via commandline? I use script to build our servers and it would be nice if I can script this one step. Thanks, Bhargav
View ArticleDetermine/configure vmnic to physical adapter mapping (ESX 3.x)
How do I determine which vmnic maps to which phsyical adapter? How does ESX decide to map a given vmnic to a given physical adapter? How can I change the mapping ESX sets by default? (the defaults...
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 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 ArticleVCB and TSM intergration
Trying to intergrate VCB with TSM and I've run into an issue which I'm hoping someone can help me resolve. Let me start off by saying that I am very confident that VCB is functioning correctly because...
View ArticleScript to upgrade VMWare tools on multiple Servers
Hello Everyone, I have approx 80 VMs running in a cluster and I need to updgrade VMWare Tools on them. Is there any script or any other option with which I can install VMware tools on all the VMs?...
View ArticleThin Client USB Support to Win XP VM in ESX
Hello, I am using a Sun Ray Thin client (from Sun) to connect to a Windows XP VM running under ESXi. I know the Sun Ray supports USB and will redirect the local USB ports on the Sun Ray via RDP to...
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NFS Error: Unable to unmount filesystem: Busy
I can't remove a NFS datastore from an ESX 3.5 build 110268 with this message : Error performing operation: NFS Error: Unable to Unmount filesystem: Busy This datastore was mounted on 4 or 5 ESX...
View ArticleUnable to use customizations using an existing customization specification...
We are trying to set up a group of users with limited privilidges etc that can deploy new machines from a template. This is working fine but they do not get the option to customize using an existing...
View ArticleCan't Delete Flat file off of lun
I just finished deloying 130 VMs' on a 1.8tb lun - During my deployment I had a few fail - the left behind corrupt vmdk.flat files. I have tried to delete these file from within system center and it...
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