Keyboard issue in using console from vSphere Client
While using a console on a virtual machine using the vSphere Client, I can't use my keyboard on my PC anymore. Everytime I try using my keyboard, it switches back in the console session. The vmware...
View ArticleDoes ESX 5 support NFS version 4.1
just curious to know if ESX 5 supports NFS version 4.1 -srinivas
View Article[VMware vCenter - Alarm Network uplink redundancy lost] Lost uplink...
I often get these alerts on one of our servers in our environment. We run VMware ESX 4.1 on 5x Dell PowerEdge Servers each of similar spec, they all have 2x NICs that plug into a Cisco Infrastructure...
View ArticleProblems PXE Booting ESX 4.1 VMWare - Error "0xc0000001"
I am trying to PXE boot a VM that is running on ESX 4.1 and while the VM is booting up the PXE image I get the error seen in the attached screenshot. The VMs that I am trying to PXE have either the...
View ArticleSAS HP 1/8 Autoloader G2 changer does not appear on the VM's Device manager
Hi All, I have an ESX 4.1 host and a VM that is running Windows 2008R2 OS. And a SAS HP 1/8 Autoloader G2 and HP SAS controller is pluged in to host machine. On the VM's device manager there is a...
View ArticleThe remote server returned an error 503 server unavailable while connecting...
When I try to connect vCenter using vSphere client , I am getitng the error "The remote server returned an error 503 server unavailable" .Help me
View ArticleAfter 4.0 Upgrade - Alarm: "Status of other host hardware objects"
I've been trying to search around and see if anyone else has gotten this error message and can't find the meaning behind what this cryptic message means. Warning on Host: Status of other host...
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NetApp iSCSI best configuration?
Hello ... I own 3 esx servers 4, connected to a NetApp 2020th cabin, dual controller active / active. Each controller has 2 interfaces (e0a and e0b)NetApp reading the documentation, have two connection...
View ArticleGold Build Tuning Windows 2008 R2
Hi Guys I'm currently trying to create a fresh gold build of Windows server 2008 R2 for our templates, looking for some tuning tips to speed up, tweak, tune, optimize, generally make the image as fast...
View ArticleESX 4 Host disconnected from VC and Can't connect to ESX Host via vSphere client
I Also can't connect to the default Webpage of the ESX Host I have tried to restart the VC agent and the SC with the following commands service vmware-vpxa restart service mgmt-vmware restart I...
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After rebooting ESX 4.0 no vSphere Client access for 15+ minutes?
It seems that in the first 15-20 minutes after a reboot, the ESX 4.0 host server is unreachable by the VI client. Also, running the vmware-cmd –l command from the console as root produces a similar...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 - becomes UNresponsive - can't remote desktop - can't...
Environment: ESX server 4 Update 1VM: Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit with vmware tools installedProblem: vm becomes completely unresponsive - can't remote desktop - can't even login via vcenter...
View ArticleHelp - virtual center loses connection to esx host machine
Can someone possibly identify what's going on between my vSphere vCenter server and ESX4 host server. For some reason, the vcenter server is reporting that it is unable to connect to the ESX host....
View Articlemultiple swap files
How to troubleshoot if multiple swap files occurred in virtual machine o esx host?
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Windows 2008 R2 + ESX4 + vCenter Client Console = FREEZE
Hello, i reproduced this several times now and also found a coressponding thread in the microsoft newsgroups, (...
View ArticleInstalling guest os from USB
We have windows pe based bootable USBs that we use for our operating system deployments. These include both Windows Embedded Standard 7 and Embedded Windows Server 2008R2. When I power up a vm...
View ArticlevSphere Client Console Display Resolution
I'm running ESXi 4.1. When I open a console from vSphere client, I cannot use a resolution higher than 1280 x 800. Once I go to 1280 x 924, I cannot click on the task bar. I want to use a resolution...
View ArticlePhysical to Virtual Conversion with No Downtime
With vSphere 4, much of the documentation totes P2V conversions without any downtime... Could someone please explain this process to me? As far as I can tell, there still must be a time when no data...
View ArticleSelect a SCSI Controller - V7 hardware
When creating a custom VM, there are several choices for SCSI controller. We're primarily Windows VMs so, I'd liked to know which of these makes the most sense. I'll be choosing for my templates so, I...
View ArticleVisualizing a Physical Server
Hi, I need a quick answer back on this - if possible? We have a Physical Server and we need to virtualise this server asap. Server has 4 LUNS allocated on the SAN listed below: Windows 2003.Drive 1:...
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