Insight manager 7.8.0 upgrade to 7.9.1 after ESX 3.5 upgrade
I am running into a small issue on 2 of my older ESX hosts. They were running ESX 3.0.2 and HP insight manager 7.8.0 I upgraded to ESX 3.5 with no issues and insight manager is still working fine....
View ArticleUDA - unable to get to menu screen
Hi, I've finally decided to have a go with the UDA, and have finished all the config without issues. However, when I power up one of my IBM blades and do a network boot, it get's an IP address from...
View ArticleDell AX4-5 SAN
OK so just when I was all set on a Fujitsu Server/SAN solution (which we would have ordered a few weeks back but for political delays and more delays) Dell have come up with what seems one hell of a...
View ArticleReassign vmnic to other physical network adapter
Hi All Is it possible to reassign vmnic0 (1-xx) from one physical adapter to another? THNX.
View ArticleWhen adding a disk, RDM option is greyed out
I am trying to add an additional disk, as an RDM, in a VM and the Raw Device Mapping option is greyed out. We are running VC 2.5 and ESX 3.0.2. I have verified the host sees the new LUN and updated...
View ArticleProblem findig san (IBM DS3400)from new ESX host in Virtual.
Problem findig san (IBM DS3400)from new ESX host in Virtual Infrastructure. Hi all, We have a IBM Bladecenter H and a IBM DS3400 SAN and I've recently installed a new blade and installed esx on it....
View ArticleMoving a LUN to another VC
I am planning to remove a datastore from a ESX cluster in a VirtualCenter and add present it to another ESX cluster in anotehr VirtualCenter. Will I preserve the VMs on it? Or it will reformat it and...
View ArticleDoes new intel chipset (5400) with 54xx processors work with esx 3.5?
Hello! Does anybody know if the chipset 5400 with 2X XEON E5405 (Intel board S5400SF, or Tyan Tempest i5400PW) will work for ESX 3.5??? Thank you
View ArticleESX Bootloader (3.0.2)
can i modify the esx bootloader grub to delay loading the esx kernel about 120 or x seconds ??? backround, after a electrical power outage my san storage (MSA 1500) needs more time to boot up...
View ArticleVMware ESX server on HP Proliant BL460c...
Hello, We just purchase the VMWare ESX STD 2P lic + PVMS SW from HP (with some blades)... I want to ask a few questions: 1) Do I have to install the VMWare ESX server on a windows installation? Is...
View ArticleOracle 10g 10.2.0.1.0 needs to be upgraded to 10.2.0.3.0. Where do you get it?
I am trying to upgrade to VitualCenter 2.5 I am using Oracle 10g at version 10.2.0.1.0. Ineed to get to 10.2.0.3.0 per the install guide.I have hunted all over the Oracle site. The only version that...
View ArticleISO Image Download
hi all, here have you ever had any problems with iso image from the download site? i logged on to the vmware site today and downloaded the esx 3.5 iso image, used roxio to copy the iso file onto cd...
View ArticleExposing ESX Server to Internet
Hi, We are using our virtual machines to host training that individuals outside our company need to access (I am still new to configuring ESX Server). Is it a best practice (or can it even be done) to...
View ArticleKickstart Post section
Hi I'm hoping someone can help me. i have a problem with the post section of a kickstart script. I just can't get the post section to run. i get an error saying "no such file or directory cd /tmp no...
View ArticleVMKernel NIC
Hi all, OK..here's the situation...we were having an ESX 3.5 host on a HP ProLiant DL580 G5. We swapped the disks to a new HP DL580G5 (as the former one was on loan). Since the change, I am not able to...
View ArticleRename or Reassign vnics
Hi guys, I have 9 new host I need to setup with 3.5 update 1, but have bumped my head against the following problem. Is it possible to rename or re-assign vnics to physical nics, I would like to be...
View Articlesan mirror error see vmfs after make mirror active
hello, I synch mirror two IBM san DS4500 => DS4800 and 2 VMFS lun 1,2 of 1 TB When I want to make lun on DS 4800 lun active I shut down all my vm change brocade zoning for only see DS 4800...
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Problem with Host access (Realtek 8111/8169 NIC)
Hi all, I'm new on this forum and if this post is in the wrong place, please don't shoot me Here is my problem:I have recently bought a new server with a GA-P35-DS3R motherboard and a Realtek...
View ArticleVMware Healthcheck script Installation Guide
How to install the ESX healthcheck script on ESX host , Can anyone provide Step by Step procedure for doing so.Thanks & Regards
View Articlehp dl580 g5 + iscsi
HiI have 2 dl580 servers in my new vm farm. The nic ports on these servers support iscsi. The question I have is how do you enable the iscsi on the ports so that esx 3.5 sees the ports as iscsi hba's?...
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