stop and start a vmnic from command line
I just recently did a clean install of ESX 3.5 on an ESX host at a remote site (the system was on ESX 2.5.3). Unfortunately we did not do any "trunking" with ESX 2.5.3 and had our network people...
View ArticleUPS & ESX - HA/shutdown Question
Hi I have a question regarding UPS shutdown and HA on ESX 3.02 We have 6 ESX hosts, all running Production VM's from a SAN. The system is powered through an APC Symmetra unit.I have managed to Install...
View ArticleExisting LUNs appear with old names on new servers
Hi, I have an existing SAN with some ESX 3.0.2 hosts attached. Many of the LUN names were changed some time ago. Recently, upon adding four new ESX 3.5 hosts to that storage group in the SAN, and...
View ArticleHOWTO: Installing ESX Server from a USB flash drive
After Mike Laverick posted his experience with ESX Server and USB flash disks in another thread, I decided to figure out how to make it work.Here's a quick rundown on setting up a USB flash disk (ie....
View ArticleVirtual Center installation error
I'm installing VC 2.01 Patch2 with Oracle DB.As per documentation I've created an oracle DB called "vpx" and a user vpxadmin.Created a "Vmware virtualCenter" System DSN .Tested connection with the user...
View ArticleSetting static IP.
Hi, I've just done my first ESX 3 install and I didn't know you need to set a static IP if only using 1 NIC. How can I set the IP configs (IP Address/Subnet/Gateway) through the console?Also where on...
View ArticleLooking for KS example
I'd like to ask you for your KS script that you use to build that is rock solid. I see a lot scripts with some parts missing or they say it is "good enough" is there one that is rock solid and...
View ArticleHow to enable iSCSI multipathing with iSCSI software initiator?
I'm trying to enable multipathing to a Dell MD3000i iSCSI target using the software initiator.The target has 2 controllers with 2 NIC's each.I have added every ip address on each target NIC to the...
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...
View ArticleUnable to hot migrate some VMs after upgrade to ESX 3.5 (VC2.5)
Hi! Today I upgraded from VC2.0.1/ESX 3.0.1 to VC2.5/ESX 3.5. I'm running three ESX hosts and was able to upgrade two of them to 3.5 by now (Virtual Center has already been upgraded to 2.5)....
View ArticleDell AX4-5 SAN
OK so just when I was all set on a Fujitsu Server/SAN solution (which we would have ordered a few weeks back but for political delays and more delays) Dell have come up with what seems one hell of a...
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Help with Raw Disk Mappings
Hi there, I'm totally new to VMware and was hoping someone can help with a problem I'm having. I've got ESX3.0 installed on an IBM diskless blade. ESX OS is running off a 3PAR SAN. Everything is...
View ArticleProblems with VM after upgrade to 3.5
Hi! After upgrading to 3.5 we got problems with a virtual machine, alot of eventid 11 and eventid 15 began to show up in the eventlog, next to each other (this didn't happen prior to the 3.5...
View ArticleProblem adding server to VC ha-folder-root
I have just patched one of my servers usuing the software http://www.vmts.net/VMTSPatchManager.htm after the installation of the patches was finnished, it got stuck at the step "restart server". I...
View ArticleNetbackup 6.5-VCB 1.1 -Lesson Learnt
Hey All Environment: OS: Windows 2003 R2 with SP2VC running on 2.5VCB Server Running VCB 1.1 and Netbackup 6.5.1 Admin Console and configured as Media ServerNetbackup Master Server running on 6.5.1 No...
View ArticleInstall/Implement VMware Consolidation Backup
Hi I need to implement a backup on a ESX 3.01 environment(i will upgrade next week), and create a VMware Disaster Recover I have no experience in VCB. In the VMware i have experience I have two Dell...
View ArticleSSE4.1 and Dell Poweredge 2950 and 2950 GenIII
I just added two new Dell Poweredge 2950 Gen III's to my cluster, and I'm getting a message that there cpu has SSE4.1! The old CPU's are Core. I'm going to have to use cpu mask to get vmotion to work,...
View ArticleHA Agent Error
Good afternoon, I have recently built eight ESX servers (3.0.2). I am running VC 2.5. I consistently recieve the following error messages: HA agent on <servername> in cluster...
View ArticleInstalling vRanger Pro and VCB
I have VC and 8 ESX hosts setup, with shared storage for VM's on a NFS share. Using another physical machine, i'm trying out vRanger and VCB for backups. I can get Vranger to backup VM's, no bother,...
View ArticleWhich HBA is it?
We need to order some HBAs. I thought we needed QLA2340. But is that right, or is it QLA2312? # more 0QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QLA2340 : Firmware version:...
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