Vmware tools can be upgraded
All Vms are showing " Vmware tools can be upgraded" Vmware tools version 3.50, build-123630 On ESX3.5 servers and VC2.5 What is the likely cause? Do you need to under upgrade on all Vm's? If so...
View ArticleWindows 2008 Backup - VHD to ESXi
from the backup of windows 2008 I created a VHD file, how can I import it in Vmware ESXi 3.5? I tried to convert the machine with the converter to warm, but at 95% always goes wrong. The converter...
View ArticleVM becomes unavailable during vmotion and snapshot operations.
I am running vCenter 2.5 update 4 with 3 ESX servers running 3.5 update 4. All 3 ESX servers are in the same DRS cluster. I have gigabit connectivity between the ESX hosts and the vCenter server. On...
View ArticleUnable to see iSCSI Target
Hi I have just configured an Openfiler box intended to be some additional iSCSI storage for backing up VM's.The target seems to be configured fine as I am able to connect to the storage successfully...
View ArticleVLANs and Dell Blades
I know this is more a Dell question than a Vmware question, but I figure some of you are using the same BladeSystem as me and may be able to provide a quicker answer than Dell. We have a new M1000E...
View ArticleCan't Power on VM After Storage VMotion
I'm using the snap in to the VI client to do some storage vmotion where I can better utilize our space on our arrays. I have one particular vm that I moved the storage around that has a total of 3...
View Articleroot user not set to Administrator role in ESXi
I mistakenly changed the role for the 'root' user to something not Administrator. This new role does not have the same priviledges as the Administrator and it is not letting me change the 'root' user...
View ArticleHow to Move a VM to a different datastore, preserving its ID
I would like to move a VM to a different datastore.Because I use 3rd party software that identifies a VM by its VirtualCenter ID, I would like to preserve the ID, and I would also like to preserve the...
View ArticleOpen vmdk file
Hi, I have lost some files for a server, I only have the following 2 files, name-flat.vmdk and name.vmdk file, the flat file is 150gb file and hopefully contains all my data, I have tried to setup a...
View ArticleMultiple Port Groups with the same VLanID
Have a question on peoples experience or knowledge, as we are having a little discussion here at work. If you were to have multiple virtual port groups with the same VLanID in the same cluster, does or...
View ArticleVMware ESX DRS cluster Question ?
Hi, Just got a new Question being asked to me about VMware DRS. Need answers from you guys. - What will happen in VMware ESX DRS cluster if all the nodes ESX servers are running on full utilization...
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(hpmgmt) hp-OpenIPMI will not uninstall
Hi All, I am hitting my head against the wall way too long now, and I am asking for help. 1 and only 1 of our many ESX boxes is having this problem. It (they all are) a 3.5.0 update 4...
View Articlerdm shared disk
ok this probably sounds like a stupid question but i have to ask! Is it possible to share a RDM disk between two servers. As far as i am aware windows will not allow a disk to be accessed by two...
View ArticleIntroducing new Dell R910 into R900 HA/DRS Cluster
We are about to purchase an new Dell R910 server and make it a part of our existing R900 ESX cluster. However, I am being told that there will be some issues doing that. We have all ESX3.5 hosts....
View ArticleFailed RAID 5 disk rebuild question
Here goes! We have an ESx 3.0i server running on a Dell 1600SC server. One od the disks had failed, has now been replaced and formated. My problem is that in order to rebuild the RAID, I need...
View ArticleIBM x3400 shutdown after starting Virtual Machine
Hi! I've a big problem with my IBM x3400 with ESX 3.0.1 that is about 3 years old. I've found the server powered off this morning. After restarting no error in log file or in startup procedure. But,...
View ArticleUsing VMware Update Manager to Patch Offline Windows 2008 r2 Cluster Nodes
Anyone have any experience of Using VMware Update Manager to Patch Offline Windows Cluster Nodes? I am curious to see if there are any complexities associated with this as we are looking to do this...
View ArticleCannot find vm, machine is accesible and performs, but is nowhere in the...
Hello Guys I have a curious problem I googled it around but cant find anything, I created a VM, and today when I went to edit it I could not fint it on the host, is just not there, but the machine...
View ArticleHelp Me Download ESX 3.0
Hello friends,Today I have received my PowerEdge 650, 2003 or 2006, the problem that I want for virtualization, with various and proven ye do not work, someone can guide me a bit, I want a 32bit esx,...
View ArticleChange VM Server's DNS via VMware Infrastructure Web Access
Hi, I created a vm from a VM snapshot, but it's DNS is similar for the original. How can I change the DNS of this copy of vm server? Thanks!.
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