Intel 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 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 ArticlePartition split in separate VMDK files
During the P2V conversion the two partitions ( c: & d: ) of the Servers were created as one VMDK file ,but I would like to have these partitions as separate VMDK file ? Pls guide me,if anyone came...
View ArticleRe-attach virtual machines back into ESX
Just wondering.. if you remove a machine from the inventory or if you find an orphaned virtual machine that you just can't "fix" with the normal means (such as restarting VC, hostD, etc), is there any...
View ArticleError: Insufficient disk space on datastore
Hi, I got the error "Insufficient disk space on datastore" while powering on my VM. Below is the scenario: 1. I am having 10GB of free space on my LUN assigned to ESX server. 2. I deployed one...
View ArticleMultiple IP's and the /etc/hosts file
If I add multiple Service Console's to all hosts, can I put the multiple console ip's and hostnames in the hosts file, and will it accept that?I am running 3.01 and 3.5 U2 Example: 10.1.1.10...
View ArticleCloning VM takes too long
I have a VMware ESX server 3.5 deployment on a brand new server class machine; and the VI Client installed on my laptop. I'm connected to the network via cable, not wireless. I have a configured VM...
View Articlewindows 2003 terminal services server farm on ESX3.5
Hi, Wondering if anyone is running Microsoft TS 2003 farm on Vmware ESX 3.5 ? Are there any issues ? Is there any white papers or technical docs on implementing this ? Thanks
View ArticleLog /var/log/vmkernel - errors
got this message many times on my servers. Log /var/log/vmkernel vmkernel:38:03:22:56.663 cpu6:1064)WARNING: SCSI: 4559: Manual switchover to path vmhba3:1:1 begins. couold any one tell what are...
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...
View ArticleVcbmounter Error: Other error encountered: Snapshot creation failed:...
Hi all, I back up several vm guest servers each night using Arcserve on a vcb proxy which runs a pre script to snapshot the guests and mount the raw files, ready to be backed up to tape. The backup...
View ArticleCloning VM with RDM
I need to clone several VM to a DR site and most are configured with RDM HD's. How can I do this live, or can I? ESX 3.5
View Articleierr Assert
I am getting this error under the cpu list IERR assert. what is this error?
View ArticleHow to stop the vcb snapshot?
I am using the vcb for guest backup for a while without problem. Today, a guest halt. Ping to it has no response. Got a black screen when access to the console. I checked a snapshot is in progress...
View ArticleWindows 2008 Backup - VHD to ESXi
from the backup of windows 2008 I created a VHD file, how can I import it in Vmware ESXi 3.5? I tried to convert the machine with the converter to warm, but at 95% always goes wrong. The converter...
View ArticleVirtualcenter server not starting..service hangs on "starting" status
Hi, I have a problem with a virtualcenter server than I have inherited. I needed to reboot the VC server this morning, but the virtualcenter server service is stuck on a "Starting" status. I've...
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 Articlehow to install drs and ha
Hello I have just worked with Dell to install a ESX VI3.0.1 5 blade server with a CX3-10 SAN All servers can see all LUNs and Vmotion has been tested. I am now ready to create a Cluster and enable ha...
View ArticleRename Vmnic
Hi, I would like to rename the vmnic1 to vmnic0 and vmnic0 to vmnic1, it's possible?
View ArticleBeacon probing vs Link status only
So quick overview here, I have 4 esx servers 2 still running 3.0.2, 1 clean 3.5 build, and 1 3.5 that was upgraded from 3.0.2. all of these servers are running on an IBM bladecenter with both nics...
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