Automating snapshots
I have a couple of VM machines in my environment that I want to keep a history of 5 snapshots each. Basically 5 days of snapshots. How can I go about doing this? Create a snapshot for each day then...
View ArticleAMD CPU compatibility for vmotion
We have a problem with vmotion failing due to CPU compatibility . We have a cluster of 10 ESX hosts running ESX 3.03 1) ESX 1 ProLiant DL585cG1 875 Opteron 2) ESX 2 ProLiant DL585c G1 875 Opteron...
View ArticleHard Disk Failure
Hello, We have a HP DL380 G5 with ESX 3.0.2 installed (soon to be upgraded). We have 4 VM's running that include AD, Exchange. The server has hardware raid configured. It has 7 disks plus an online...
View Articlewatchdog-hostd process crashes after startup
Hi, The below issue pertains to a standalone ESX server 3.0 which ash 2 vms running on it.I have an issue with the mgmt-vmware startup. when I start the mgmt-vmware, I get the below /var/log/messages...
View ArticleVMFS and VMDK compatibility
Hi, I've got a number of ESX 3.0.2-Update1 hosts which I'm going to be doing fresh installs of ESXi 4.1 onto. The 3.0.2 hosts are connected to external storage where the Datastores and VM's are stored....
View ArticleWhere to download an old version of ESX install media
Hi All, I have a site which has a server where the host RAID set has been broken. I need to reinstall the VMWare ESX Server, 3.0.1, 32039 on this host but no longer have the install media. Is there...
View Articleneed to reformat server
I have ESX3 running, I want to delete all data, rm -rf does not work from command line. How does one reformat (delete/expunge) theo vmware os?
View Articleisolinux: Disk error 80, AX = 4236, drive 9F
When I try to boot from the ISO I get this error: isolinux: Disk error 80, AX = 4236, drive 9F Any ideas? Thanks, Jason
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 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 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 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 ArticleVirtual Center installation error
I'm installing VC 2.01 Patch2 with Oracle DB.As per documentation I've created an oracle DB called "vpx" and a user vpxadmin.Created a "Vmware virtualCenter" System DSN .Tested connection with the user...
View Articleesx kickstart config generator?
Some download/blog site I visited in the last couple weeks had an ESX 3 kickstart creator/editor. Now I can't get the right keywords into google to locate it again. Anybody seen this thing and...
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 ArticleWhat's best practice to export vmdk file on usb hard drive
Hi, I have prepared some vm on my esx server. This vm must be install on another esx server in india.What's best practice to copy vmdk files on usb hard drive ? Fastveem ? ftp copy ? Regards
View ArticleNAS Solution
I'm looking to use NAS storage for a small VMware project I'm setting up. I'm trying to choose between a Network Appliance and HP alternative. I've read the v13_san storage guide, but whilst the NetApp...
View ArticleProblems with Intel e1000 drivers on Dell 9200 with ESX 3.0.2
hello, yesterday, we recieved a new dell poweredge 9200 server with installation of ESX 3.0.2 server. this server contains 2x broadcom network adapters and 2x Intel QUAD 1000 network adapters (i...
View ArticleIs there a command to query the vmware-tools version on a linux guest machine?
I am looking for a command I could run on a linux guest machine to query what version of vmware tools is installed on that machine. I'm ultimately looking to automate the tools upgrade - hoping to find...
View ArticleIntel ESB2 SATA 3.0Gbps Controller
Can someon tell me if the "Intel ESB2 SATA 3.0Gbps Controller " works within VMWare 3.5??? I would like to have this controller manage the storage of the VMs. My mb is a Supermicro x7dva-e mb, with the...
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