Multiple NICs on ESX server
I have ESX server 3.0.2 and using 4 NICs right now: 2 NICs teamed (one active, second in failover mode) for management, and 2 NICs teamed (one active, second in failover mode) for virtual machines. I...
View ArticleMS SQL Express Error 25057
When I load the VMware-VIMSetup-2.5.0-64201 VCServer setup, I get this error and install bails out. I am not using a license server, and not using an existing db, I am installing a new instance of sql...
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 ArticleVMware tools: not running
Hi all, I have this intermittent issue where, according to Virtual Centre, VMware tools will stop running on a VM. If I log into the VM, the service is started and running OK, with no errors logged....
View ArticleProblem between Intel Network Card e1000/MT and RedHat 7.1
Good afternoon, My colleague and I trie to install an Intel Network Card e1000/MT with ESXServer. We have the following messag :...
View ArticleEarly adopter woes, can't get network on Dell M600 blade
We've been running ESX on Dell 6850's, a 2650, and a 2950 for about 4 years now (well, the 2950's for a few months.) I migrated from 2.5.3 to 3.0.2 about 6 months ago with very little hassle. During a...
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 ArticleInstalling an Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI controller
Hi, Wondering how hard or what the procedure or commands are to install a new PCI scsi controller to an already installed ESX server. We want to add a second storage to our Dell 2900 ESX 3.5...
View ArticleHelp... cannot find Qlogic HBA drivers for VMWare
I've searched for an hour over 2 days and feel like a moron. I have QLA2340 fiber cards in my Proliant DL580 G2 servers. I need drivers for the QLA2340, but Qlogic's site says to get them from...
View ArticleServer refusedServer refused to allocate pty -
"This is what I get when I try to putty into the server" Server refusedServer refused to allocate pty -bash: /root/.bash_profile: Input/output error
View ArticleSolaris 10 New Install hanging on Configuring Devices
Hi, I have ESX running with a few virtual machines on a Sun 4100 X86 server. The OS's I'm running include Solaris 10X86, Redhad, Win2K. I am trying to install a new version of Solaris, and I'm...
View ArticleA bunch of VMSN files under VM folders ... How can I delete these files ?
Hi ! I have 4 VMs having around 300 vmsn files 20KB big. I would like to know how can I get rid of these files ? There's NO SNAPSHOT in the SNAPSHOT MANAGER, so why I have so much files like that...
View Articlevmwareuser.exe on Terminalserver
Hi there! we have a virtulized Terminalserver on production. On that TS the vmwareuser.exe is started for every single user logged on. Is there a solution to minimize the vmwareuser.exe to only one...
View ArticleRename HBA for vmotion
I want to setup vmotion on 2 ESX 3.01 boxes and have read that the LUN IDs have to match on the boxes. Does that include the HBA name? I have identical Dell 2950s with Qlogic 2342s but on one box it's...
View ArticleSNMP MIB
I'm trying to configure alerting on my ESX hosts via SNMP so that I know when a LUN is running low on free space. I've looked through the MIBs on the ESX hosts, but I don't see any OIDs that will...
View ArticleEsx 3.0.2: no snmp traps in case of power on/off ov vm
Hello, I have problems configuring snmp on my esx 3.0.2 (build 90892).It seems I have done all what specified in 3.0 base admin manual and what found on other posts.I successfully can send a test trap...
View ArticleCreating VMWare home lab to pursue VCP
OK, here's the deal... I started out as a 'network services' field guy installing Servers like UNISYS ES7000...didn't survive the Unisys bloodletting... ended up as an Applications support guy; that...
View ArticleHost will not enter maintenance mode - Operation Timed Out
Hey all. I am trying to put one of my hosts into maintenance mode and am recieving a "Operation Timed Out" Error. All of the VMs have been moved off the host so I know it is not a "CD in the drive"...
View Articlespeed in an internal vswitch
Hello, if 2 virtual machines are connected to the same virtual switch (meaning the packets transferred don't go through the physical adapter), what is the maximum actual possible speed? (with vmxnet...
View Articlemount physical disk on host from VM?
Seems like the old free VMServer supported this option under the "add drive..." dialog and "Use Physical disk" option -- will this work on ESXi? I have a couple of ATA drives I'd like to put on the...
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