Can't see Intel Pro 1000 Quad NIC on NEW ESX 3.01 build
Am I missing a step or did I mess up during the Install?I have 2 Dell 2950 with dual on board NIC's and 1 additional Quad port intel per ESX 3.0.1 host. I do not see the NIC card on Either of the ESX...
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 ArticleHow to commit a .REDO on a ESX 3 box comming from a ESX 2 box
Hi, Excuse my poor English I'm a french canadian... So I need your help. I just buy a SAN and i need to move all my .vmdk from ESX-local-vmfs box to ESX-SAN-vmfs box. Here my process for ESX 3 box to...
View ArticlePossible to change vmnic0,1,2, etc. names?
I have a cluster of 3 ESX servers, and network cards are all in the same slots, however adapter names are different. My last slot dual ethernet card lists as vmnic4 and 5 in one ESX. My other ESX...
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Cheap ESX solution (Tests)
Hello community I'm looking for a cheap hardware solution to play with VMware ESX 3.5, or 3i. Since the new version doesn't work in the Workstation Version it's important to have an alternative What...
View ArticleHow to find HBA WWN number on ESX server
Hi Friends I have 2 Emulex HBAs installed on my ESX host. I am trying to find out the HBA WWN numbers. I have lputil installed on ESX hosts but it doesn't show me the WWN. Under VI if I go to the...
View ArticleInstalling ESX Server 3.5 on x346 8840-25U
At the moment I am trying to figure out if my server is supported by ESX Server 3.5. I've got the following hardware : x346 8840-25U (Bios version 1.17)IBM ServeRaid 7e (Adaptec AIC-7902) (Bios version...
View ArticleVM copy from ESX 2.52 to ESX3
Hello: I want to copy some VMs off of our ESX 2.5.2 environment over to our ESX 3.0.1 environment. What is the best way to do this? Can I simply copy over the .vmdk and then add to my inventory...
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...
View ArticleVMFS or EXT3
Can ESX server use ext 3 as its file system or does it have to use VMFS Thanks Tim
View ArticleUpgrade from VC2.0.1/ESX 3.0.1 to VC2.5u1/ESX3.5u1... Minimum VMTools version
Hi, I am mid way through my upgrade from VC 2.0.1 / ESX 3.0.1 to VC 2.5 update 1 / ESX 3.5 update 1 and I would like to know if there is a minimum VMTools version for the VM's during the ESX 3.0.1 to...
View ArticleVIC v2.5 won't connect to VC v2.0
I created a new environment for ESX3.5 with a new Virtual Center (v2.5). We will end up moving all of our guests to the new datacenter and retire the existing one (CPU incompatibility on IBM Blade...
View Articleproblem p2v with port
i'm trying to p2v a production web server which is on standalone server without joining to production domain because it faces external network (DMZ) i have requested to have firewall open bidirection...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Startup and Shutdown - Option is disabled
I'm still perusing other posts and the documentation, but I'm a bit confused as to why the "Properties..." option is unavailable (grayed out) on the Configuration page for my host within VC? I have a...
View Articlevmkfstools command line help
Hi Can anyone refer the link for guide to commands supported on ESX 3.0 Thanks
View ArticleHA agent on ESX in Cluster has an error
Hi, we have 2 ESX (3.5) Server in Cluster managed by Virtual Center (2.5). Yesterday I migrated all VMs from one ESX to the other ESX because i want to patch the ESX host with the latested patches from...
View Articlevmhba no longer has device /dev association?
HW/SW: HP DL585G2 - 2x Qlogic QLE-2460 - ESX 3.0.1 - VC 2.5u2: I have a situation where : esxcfg-vmhbadevs -q returns a list of vmhba & /dev - with one exception. #34 in this list does not have...
View ArticleFAILED: Unable to obtain the IP address of the helper virtual machine
Hi, I've got this message when I use the converter V4. What does it means exactly ? and above all how to work around this ? thx
View ArticleSnapshot Timeout issues..... Resolved in Update 4?
We've had some issues remvoing snapshots tasks - timing out after 15 minutes within VC, however check back later and the task completed, just that VC timed out it's connection to the task. Anyone...
View ArticleMySQL Cluster in VMWare
Has anyone had experience in implementing MySQL cluster in VMware/ is there any better way to achieve High availability for MySQL in VMware.
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