Rename 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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Add Extent - Expand VMFS volume....
Hi, I created a VMFS volume of 40Gb and after a while realised I should have made it a bit bigger - I've expanded the space on my SAN and then re-scanned the adapter and all is well - I can see the...
View ArticleVpXClient has encountered a problem
Hi, I've just tried to launch my VI client from my XP desktop and I'm receiving the following error message: VpXClient has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the...
View ArticleESX 3.5 strange error message in hardware health status
I recently acquired an IBM xSeries 236 server and installed ESX 3.5 update 3, upon doing so I noticed an error message in hardware health status that reads: "processor module 80 SEL fullness" To the...
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Adding Hard disk causing problem, might be minor issue
Guys I got a quick reply a while ago regarding sysprep thanks, thats something new. I have C partition only on my master server and i wanted to add another partition prior to clone. I just add new...
View ArticleVM Lockup with 100% CPU utilization - Random times, varying loads, RHEL5,...
Hi, we are running ESX 3.5 (original - no updates. We have another client that sees this same thing with u4) We have a VM that experiences lock ups at seemingly random times. The machine is running...
View ArticleVM 100% cpu utilization after vmotion from one host
Hi folks, When i vmotion a couple of VMs (Win 2003 x64 running IIS) from one host in our solution the VM CPU utilisation goes upto 100% and there are a lot of ASP.NET crash reports in the event log....
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 ArticleXeon powerful and cheaper motherboard for lab. Suggestions?
Hi again. I´m looking for a cheaper motherboard, preferible dual Xeon based processor or least similar, to build my own lab. 64 bits guest machines must be supported, in orden to admit Exchange...
View ArticleWinSCP copies to new DataStores
We have ESX3.5 and VC2.5. Originally, our FibreChnl SAN had 6 DataStores configured with VMFS3.21. We added some additional datastores and they are VMFS3.31. I noticed that whereas I could once...
View ArticleGuest swap obsolete? ESX and serious memory overcommitment.
Hello! I would like to hear your considerations regarding getting rid of swapping on the guest OS by doing serious overcommitment of memory on ESX(i) server. Here is my thoughts:Wouldn't it be more...
View Articlepossible upgrade issue when upgrading from 3.0.1/3.0.2 to 3.5?
A new ISO out there for 3.5. "Before upgrading to ESX Server 3.5 from ESX Server 3.0.1 or 3.0.2, please download the new build " Does anybody know what the issue is? i can't find any specifics.
View ArticleVMware Healthcheck script Installation Guide
How to install the ESX healthcheck script on ESX host , Can anyone provide Step by Step procedure for doing so.Thanks & Regards
View ArticleVMware Tools upgrade will not run - only prompts MSIEXEC install options.
After placing all the VMware critical and recommended patches, there was a VMware Tools upgrade included. These were applied to all servers in my environment. Now when I log into my servers 50% ran...
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