KVM 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 ArticleGuest Memory Usage vs Memory Usage inside VM
Hi Experts, I have browsed much of the community to here find something I am having great difficulty in understanding so a very simple explanation would be greatly appreciated. Now, we have some Linux...
View ArticleCannot customize host name
Error:A specified parameter is not correct: spec.identity.hostNameMy hostName is normal:"pigtails" [Code]protected CustomizationSpec customizeVM(ManagedObjectReference vmRef, String ipAddress, String...
View ArticleWhere to download an old version of ESX install media
Hi All, I have a site which has a server where the host RAID set has been broken. I need to reinstall the VMWare ESX Server, 3.0.1, 32039 on this host but no longer have the install media. Is there...
View ArticleI was just given 5TB, how do I carve up the LUNs?
I was just given 5TB, how do i carve up the LUNs? I've read through other threads and I'm getting more and more confused. Should I have one big 5TB LUN? Or, 5 1TB? Or carve it up even more? How...
View Article[NTP]: no servers can be used, exiting
Hi, This is the error message I get when I run '# ntpdate' on two newly created ESX 3.0.2 servers:15 Jan 22:23:34 ntpdate[2689]: no servers can be used, exiting Using the NTP sample configuration...
View ArticleVMotion failed -- Failed to start migration pre-copy. Help!
ESX v4, vCenter v4 Vmotion failed with error says: A general system error occurred: Failed to start migration pre-copy. Error 0xbad003f. Connection closed by remote host, possibly due to time out....
View ArticleThe ESX whitebox mainboard Topic
Hi all, I'm trying to put together a VERY cheap whitebox ESX server. Preferably in a small minitower enclosure, cheap dual core CPU (AMD or Intel) and 4GB of memory. Storage is to be external (via an...
View ArticleEdit vswitch properties via command-line?
I need to enable and set options in the Security tab for all the virtual switches for all my existing ESX 3.0.2. hosts. Is there any way I could do these via command-line, or perhaps a script? I...
View ArticlePossible to change vmnic0,1,2, etc. names?
I have a cluster of 3 ESX servers, and network cards are all in the same slots, however adapter names are different. My last slot dual ethernet card lists as vmnic4 and 5 in one ESX. My other ESX...
View ArticleWLB and VMware
Hi Has anyone got any experience of virtualising Windows Load Balancing service? I am trying to virtualise one on the nodes of a two node WLB cluster. The cluster is load balancing Outlook Web...
View ArticleError: Unable to acquire licenses because license source is unavailable...
I'm getting this attached screen shot error when I attempted to add a new data center through infrstructure Client. Error message: "Unable to acquire licenses because license source is...
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 ArticleInstalling ESX 3.5 on HS21 XM
Hello All I am trying to install ESX 3.5 on a brand new HS21 XM (IBM blade) with 73GB 10K NON hot-swap SAS drive. When it comes to finding the disk where ESX is going to install ESX 3.5 cant find it...
View ArticleVC install fails with "Error.25060 setup failed to execute sqlcmd.exe"
I've tried installing multiple times but still no luck. everytime it fails with this error message. Please help.
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 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 ArticleAn error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 during a paging operation.
I'm getting "An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 during a paging operation." Event ID 51 on some virtual machines. These machines are Windows 2000 SP4 Server and Windows 2003 SP2,....
View Article64-bit guest OS
I have a Dell 2950 with Xeon E5430 CPUs running ESX 3.5 U1 but I am unable to run 64-bit guest OS. If I create a bootable CD with the CPUID ISO and boot it in my server it shows that it supports...
View ArticleRenaming VMnics to match PCI Slot Numbers
When installing ESX is choose the wrong Pnic for the service console. The end result is that vmnic0 is in PCI slot 2, vmnic1 is in PCI slot 2, and so on. Is there any way to ny way to rename the...
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