Stop: 0x0000007B Inaccessible_boot_device Error
I have converted a server having windows 2000 adv server with sp4 (Dell 8450 series with 4 processors). I used Vmware converter 4.0 to convert in to VM. Earlier it failed so many times when i choose...
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 ArticleRDM Configuration (Best Practices...)
Folks, when attaching multiple RDM's on a VM, would you add one RDM per vSCSI adapter, or would you add multiple RDM's to the same vSCSi adapter? Also, when creating the RDM would you keep it with...
View ArticleKVM migration to VMWare
Hi, all -- We have a KVM virtual machine running latest Ubuntu on a Ubuntu host. We need to migrate this VM to a VMWare ESX farm run by out data center. Is this migration as simple as moving the...
View ArticleAny one know more about HA agents - ftAgent,ftbb,ftRuleManager&ftProcManager
HI Does know anyone indepth details about below HA agents. I know these are part of HA but what is the role of each agent ftAgent ftbb ftRuleManager ftProcManager ftStateMon
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 ArticlePXE build of ESX server on a NIC/port configured for 801.2q vlan tagging
Hiya, I have spent some time recently trying to put together a PXE boot environment to build ESX servers. This was helped no end with the release last week of the Universal Deployment Appliance:...
View ArticleHP DL380 G5 IRQ Sharing Issues
I was just wondering if anyone else has run into this situation. Am I missing something very simple or does anyone know what else I can try? I've reviewed the Vmware documents (KB 1290) and contacted...
View ArticlePartitioning question
This is my first VI3 install having only used GSX and Vmware Server before.I have an IBM DS4700 for the VMFS mount points. There will be two servers connected to this SAN. Each will have access to all...
View ArticleHP Blade Servers utilizing Virtual Connect
Is anyone running the HP Blade servers and utilizing Virtual Connect yet? We are looking at getting away from the DL580's and move to blades but we do not want to be the first ones to bring it up with...
View ArticleConsolidated Backup Error
This is my first install of VI3 and the associated utilities.I have two IBM xSeries 3650 servers with the VM Center on a Windows 2003 SP2 server. All data is on several LUN's of an IBM DS4700 SAN....
View ArticleHelp with HP MSA1000 SAN, please!
Now I'm used to working with EMC SAN's, and I've just got my hands on an HP MSA1000 SAN (with HA kit) and I need some help! How on earth do I create LUN's, RAID groups, etc? I use NaviSphere for my...
View ArticleLSI MegaRAID SATA/SAS 8204ELP Ctrlr - No hard drives found during install
I have an LSI MegaRAID SATA/SAS 8204ELP Controller. The ESX 3.01 installation fails with no hard drives found. This card appears to be supported based on information in the I/O Guide (LSI1068E). I've...
View ArticleHP Insight Manager service console agent install
Hi, I am looking for a link to a "how to" install the insight manager agent. I have looked on the HP site and the forums here, but I can't some up with anything particularly useful. I want to...
View Articleproblem Creating LUN
Hello All, I have one ESX server with local storage. Vvhmba0:0:0 has 300+ GB available. trying to create a LUN with 20 GB and getting this message: error during the configuration of the host: failed...
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 ArticleCan't install Windows 2003 on new VM .iso or CD media?
Sounds strange, but I've done all I can but wasn't able to load Windows 2003 Standard VM creation wizard on newly built ESX 3.5 & VC 2.5 environment. I have tried the following: 1. Placed...
View ArticleEnabling SNMP
Hi, I am reading through the Basic System Administration Guide on enabling SNMP, and on page 80 it talks about how to enable / disable SNMP traps by editing the config.xml file located...
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Workaround USB over IP
Hi everybody, I hope somebody can help me here. We need to "install" an ISDN Modem via USB to an ESX Server. During the fact that ESX does not support USB we have purchased an Hardware USB over IP...
View ArticleMoving ESX host from 1 physical server to another
Hi, In our lab environement, we need to move the disks (RAID5) from 1 ESX 3.0.2 (61618) from an HP ML350 to another ML350. The destination server has less memory and only 1 CPU (also slower ) and 1...
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