Vmware vs FreeNAS vs Lacie Ethernet Disk Mini
Hi I have installed a small VMware ESX Lab in home. I have a VMware Desktop with: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 5200+3Gb MemoryHard Disk IDE 60Gb This is my VMware ESX Server. The Vmware is...
View ArticleESX server as a VM: adding a second vnic, how to?
Hi, I have virtualized ESX server 3.0.1 with Vmware Workstation 6.0.0 build 45731. I am trying to add a second nic in the vmx file to that esx server can use extra nic for vmotion.. See the actual...
View ArticleChange Hostname of esx 3.5 Host
Hi, is there a working and neat way to rename a esx 3.5 host? As read in another thread esxcfg-advcfg should do that (esx-cfg -s NewName.dnszone /Misc/Hostname) but that does not work (even there is no...
View ArticleTrouble finding 2TB EqualLogic iSCSI volume in ESX
I'm trying to setup a 2TB volume to be used by a file server under ESX using the software iSCSI initiator, but any volume 2TB or larger isn't found when I scan. I tested a 1.95TB volume and it worked...
View ArticleNic and MAC Adress
How to change mac adress out of the range 00:50 in the VM properties ?Because when I change it in NIC Driver, my license tool doesn't see this mac adress (while ipconfig /all see the good mac...
View ArticleWhat is Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation salary be?
Folks, Anyone know would be a decent salary package for Sr. VMware Consultant for large financial corporation be? This would be consulting for other head hunter company. Any ideas would be great!
View ArticleStrange Error Message: IPMI_SI during boot up
During the boot up of esx 3.5, I get OK for each system that loads except one: ipmi_si. I get the following message: unable to find any system interface(s). I am running on a brand new Dell...
View ArticleChange memory allocated to Service Console using CLI
Anyone know the command line argument to change the service console memory allocation for ESX 3.x. I know the command in ESX 2.x was vmkpcidivy and want to be able to manually change the memory...
View ArticleUsers unable to browse datastore ISO file under CD configuration
I have just upgraded to Virtual Center 2.5. I have users that cannot browse to the ISO datastore under the CD/DVD configuration without giving them Administrator access at the DataCenter level. They...
View ArticleCan't create virtual machine with HD over 256 GB
Need to create a virtual machine with disc space of 600 GB but VC would not let me. The error message states the following: The disk capacity entered was not a properly formed number or was out of...
View ArticleScript to Shutdown and startup of virtual machines
I need a script to shutdown and startup virtual machines from the ESX 3.5 console. Please also include how to run the script and also I have a few examples but not sure which is the best route to take...
View ArticleAccess to VMWare ESX 3.5/Virtual Center From Mac OS X
Hello all, Is there a way to get the VMWare Infrastructure client to run natively in Mac OS X or for me to connect through the VMWare web access to connect to a VMWare ESX 3.5 server?
View Articlepcnet32,vmxnet information
Hi.. Can anyone please point out to documentation or information material on pcnet32, vmxnet? I am intrested in knowing how these modules help guest machine to communicate with actual NIC card etc....
View Articlevirtual machine on private network
Hi, I have private virtual machines on 10.0.4.x network. Host machine is esx 3.5 server with two nics. one nic is connected to internet ( via company switch ) and other nic is not connected...
View ArticleInstalling ESX on a Dell PowerEdge 2970
We've got a new Dell PowerEdge 2970 and I'm trying to install ESX on it but I'm not getting anywhere. I've inserted the Dell CD and run the Systems Build & Update Utility and selected that I want...
View ArticleExternal storage advice for use with ESXi 3.5 (free)
I am running ESXi 3.5 (free) on a server with internal storage. I would like to purchase external storage and move my VMs to it. The VMs I have running on the server are not used very often, so I...
View Articlerename vmdk files
I am new to esx and everything is going OK in the main I am testing some backup and replica software (veeam) but having problems due to disks being the same name and I need to rename them and I am...
View ArticleThe server could not interpret the client's request
My VI Client cannot connect to virtual centre , even all VM services is running and pingable .it just pop up with error message " The server could not interpret the client's request" I have using...
View ArticleExperience with moving VMs
I want to ask the opinion of other users in the forum this question. I have an ESX host (3.5, 163429). I am going to build a new ESX host and patch it to the same level. Are there any pitfalls to...
View ArticleHow to exclude VM from HA availability constraint calculation
Hi, I would like to confirm if I set "Disable" on few VM HA settings (cluster level), These VMs will not be included in the HA "Prevent VMs from being Powered on if they violate availability...
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