rdm 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 ArticleVMDK file
Good Morning I have a problem with a file that i need to access (.vmdk) file what happened was we had a server space error that we could not run the specified server so i moved a 24Gb file to one of my...
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 ArticleVirtual Center 2.x and ESX 3.x compatibility
Hi, My client is running Virtual Center 2.0.2 build 50618 (which I think is Update 1) and ESX 3.0.2 build 61618 Update 1. I'd like to upgrade the ESX hosts to v3.0.3-U1. Does the Virtual Center 2.0.2...
View ArticleRed Screen after install on BL465c
I'm attempting to install ESX 3.0.1 on a BL465c. The system is listed on the HCL as supported under 3.0.1. The system boots and kickstarts fine. The install completes, but when it attempts to boot...
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Vista install can't find SCSI drivers :-(
Hi folks,I'm trying to install Vista using an .iso, which boots just fine. Within LabManager (& I'm using ESX 3), there's no "Vista" option when creating a template. I've tried creating a template...
View ArticleSCSI card: LSI20320-HP compatibility
Hi all, I've got the opportunity to purchase one of the above SCSI cards, but don't know whether it's compatible with ESX 3. The HCL lists "LSI U320 SCSI Controller" as being supported, and this card...
View ArticleHyperthreading Enabled (Not active)*
We are currently using DELL 2950's with dual but get the above message from the VMWVIC | Configuration | Processors screen Model Intel(R) Xeon(R) X5355 @ 2.66GHz Physical...
View ArticlePhysical NIC mapping to VMNIC in Virtual Infrastructure client
I have an ESX 3.0.2 set up. It is a Dell 6950. It has an on board dual NIC. I then installed two more Dual NIC's. So this host now has a total of 6 ports. The question I have is in regards to the...
View ArticleIBM xSeries 346 _PCPU 3 didn't have heartbeat for 62 s. *may* be locked up
The server i am currently working on is an IBM xSeries 346. I previously had 3.0.2 installed on this machine and i recently tried upgrading to 3.5. After the server boots, this is displayed in red...
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some problem with storage (i think)
Hello, I have such problem (very serious i think). From beginning when I bought all hardware for ESX 3.0.2 (2xHP DL360G5 + HP MSA1000 (with 8x146GB U320SCSI 15k) everything was almost ok. But in may...
View ArticleProblem Backup with vcbmounter
I tried to backup the VM with the command : %chemin_vcb%\vcbmounter -F 0 -h %ip_esx% -u %user_esx% -p %mdp_esx% -m nbd -a name:%%j -r "%chemin_backup%\%nom_jour%\%qoc%\%%j" -t fullvm I got this...
View ArticleNew PowerEdge R900 purchased
We have recently acquired a PowerEdge R900. It is VT compliant and has hardware on the ESX HAL. We are already an ESX3.5 environment with a few R900's in ESX3.5 HA/DRS clusters and some 2950s also...
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 ArticleUnable to access a file since it is locked - Something to look for
Good day, I just wanted to post this information for others that might be having the same issue. We had created a template on our new VI3 system (ESX 3.5 update 1 and VC 2.5 Update 1). We deployed...
View ArticleVM 3.0 Kernel fails to load
Has anyone seen the following error after installing VMware 3.0? Jun 25 10:05:28 vmlocalhost vmware-vmkauthd-start: Warning Jun 25 10:06:03:688 error: md5 signature mismatch running vmkernal built on...
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MSA1000 Active/Active Firmware is out..
Hi Folks - I know a number of you out there use the HP MSA1000 in some capacity, so I figured I'd pass along the word that the Active/Active firmware has FINALLY been released:...
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 ArticleCan't ping host ESX ip's
I can't think of anymore things to try. i've gotten as far as installing ESX but can't add the host in VI. Can't ping the IP's (i have 3 boxes setup) .. and can't ping anywhere from the ESX box out....
View ArticleNew patch solution available from VMTS
I don't have anything to do with this site, but I've used the vmbk solution in the past and it's a fantastic tool. Now it seems Massimiliano Daneri has moved his focus to patching ESX. Check it out:...
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