HA agent error
Hello all. I try to set up a HA cluster with 3 node based on IBM 3650 with ESXi-3.5u4 but get error: "HA agent on esxnode-XX.esx.domain.org in cluster ClusterName in Datacenter has an error" I google...
View ArticleConverting Compaq ProLiant ML350 G2 to VMWare image
Anyone have a simple procedure for converting a ProLiant ML350 G2 over to a VMWARE infrastructure image/machine? I've been hacking away at this using the Converter tool (VMWare vCenter Standalone...
View ArticlevSphere Essentials bundle ?
HI In vsphere essentials bundle, it is said that it is for 3 physical servers with VC. Does this mean that only 3 physcial machins to be consolidated as virtual machines on a single physical server or...
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 ArticleWhy do Virtual machines are inaccessible after change in datastore?
Hi, I have two ESX 3.5 servers running which share two SAN disks. I have moved VM files of all the VM's from one SAN disk to another SAN disk using vCenter server. After moving these files, i am...
View ArticleChanging CPU settings from 1 to 4
I have found that changing from 1CPU to multiple CPUs after the VM has been created, does not work. The OS hangs on boot up. Is there a fix for this ??
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 ArticleHigh CPU usage after adding RDM
Hi, We have added 2 RDMs from one VM (call this VM1) to an existing VM (call this VM2). Since then, we are experiencing high CPU usage for VM2. We are running Win2K for the guest OS. The CPU is...
View ArticleCannot connect to VM host with gui
We've got an HP machine using esx 3.0, it has 3 vm's on it.host ip is xx.xx.xx.27vm ip's xx.xx.xx.41,42,and .43 I cannot access the .27 or the .41 ip's(mui is on the .27) The .42 and .43 are pingable....
View ArticleVmware ESX 3.5 Host CPU % wait
Hello Friends,I have noticed some CPU statistic for when i run esxtop command and see quite a few readings under %WAIT for the CPU statistics. Can someone explain me what it is and does this mean My...
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 Articleuncompressing linux.... invalid compressed format (err = 1)
Hi,I get this error message while trying to install ESX3.0 on HPBL25P blade.Please help.........Thanks
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 ArticleRaid Read & Write policy for ESX 3.5
Just wondering, creating a new vmfs partition on an ESX 3.5 server after adding some disks... On a DELL PowerEdge 2900 / PERC 5/I RAID controller with SAS disks, the Raid Read policy, can be either No...
View ArticleUPS & ESX - HA/shutdown Question
Hi I have a question regarding UPS shutdown and HA on ESX 3.02 We have 6 ESX hosts, all running Production VM's from a SAN. The system is powered through an APC Symmetra unit.I have managed to Install...
View ArticleAn error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 during a paging operation.
I'm getting "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 during a paging operation." Event ID 51 on some virtual machines. These machines are Windows 2000 SP4 Server and Windows 2003 SP2,....
View ArticleAttempt to import from Virtual Appliance Marketplace gives "cannot find...
Recently installed ESX 3i 3.5.0 with VI Client 2.5.0. The client connects fine and displays the expected management information from the server, but on selecting "Import a virtual appliance" and then...
View ArticleHELP:error connecting to .vmx because vmx is not started
Hi, i have a VM power on but not accessible by anyway. i cant stop and restart. when i go to the console i got the messag "eerror connecting to .vmx because vmx is not started" any idea ?
View ArticleObserved IP Ranges blank
We plugged one of our ESX hosts into a switch and the observed ip range came up correctly. We realized the port on the switch was on the wrong VLAN, so we brought the port down, changed the VLAN on...
View ArticleUsing PuTTY cannot connect to the Host!!!
Hello people. I am trying to use puTTY to connect to the Host but i can't. Message said - Network error: Connection refused. Any help. Thanks.
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