ESX 4.1 kickstart automation - host variables
I am trying to automate my Kickstart build process. I'd like to keep my host variables in a csv file, which would contain information like mgmt_ip, vmotion IP addres, NFS vmkernel IP address, active...
View ArticleIIS performance 50% slower on a VM?
I've got a cluster of IIS Servers that we host our web application on. Recently, we converted several of our web servers from physical machines to virtual machines. By converted, I mean we built a...
View ArticleESX unable to find root partition
Hello, after a disk change of our RAID-5 array ESX 4.0 refuses to start. The error occurs in the script 69.mount-root: The root partition specified (UUID=...) was not found on COS VMDK that specified...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 supports only LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions
Dear team, ESXi 5.0 supports only LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions. Need to understand LAHF and SAHF, and how it's work? RegardsMr VMware
View ArticleStorage vMotion + vmdk files in different folders
Hello, Will storage vMotion move the vmdk files [in 2 different folders on the same datastore at the moment] into the same folder while migrated into the different datastore? Why the vmdk files are in...
View ArticleAlarm-Host Hardware power Status
Hi All,I am getting the red alert "Host Hardware power status" in Vsphere 4.0, what does these error means, can someone please let me know is it a hardware error, or any issue with the esx,what should...
View ArticleCan't logon to the vCenter Server
Just had a strange problem. Been able to logon to our vCenter server without any problem. All of a sudden I am getting this message Call "ServiceDirectory.QueryServiceEndpointList" for object...
View ArticleLost communication with ESX module
Hello, I have the following problem. We have a View farm with 5 servers. We have installed vShield for use with Symantec Endpoint Protection.When I start vShield Manager and select one of the view...
View ArticleVM \ CPU \ SQL License Question - Urgent
Hi, The ESX host has x2 6 Core Processors in a Blade Server. 12 cores in total. We have assigned 4 CPU's to a SQL Server. See pic: Customer is trying to figure out what SQL licence they require per...
View ArticleVirtual Machine redundancy
Hopefully this is the correct forum as i am using esx 4.1 Here we go: I have x number of hosts. (ill be using 2 to explain but know i have more)I have 1 vswitch that runs all of our VMs bound to 2...
View ArticleCould not find any recognizable digits.
After downloading an .OVA to a VM server. I try using the Deploy OVF Template tool, but when I hit the next button from the deploy from file selection I receive the following message Error The OVF...
View ArticleVMICTimeProvider?
I'm investigating a time shift issue with several 2008 R2 guests on vSphere 4.0. Time synch between guest and ESX has been disabled in VMTools but one of the customers engineers has asked me to...
View ArticleVm wont Power Off, (esx host shows as being powered on) - Also Pid keeps...
I have followed all docs. How do I get the right PID? The below command outputs a different Pid each time...... ps auxfww | grep -i servername.vmx
View Articleissues with data transfers and speed copying data into virtual machine
i have as small vmware 4.1 enviroment. I have 30gb id like to transfer into a vm on my host. My san has 10gb iscsi connectivity. My front end switch where my VMs connect is 1gb. if i connect a usb...
View ArticleESX4.1 installation need help
Dear Team, We are planning to install ESX4.1 on following Hardware where ESX4.0 already installed and running fine. Just want to know before installing esx4.1 what needs to be take into an account ESX...
View ArticleMy Virtual Machine will automatic shutdown, when I login in the windows,why?
My Virtual Machine will automatic shutdown, when I login in the windows,why? when I login windows， 2secends later ，the vm will shutdown also in windows save mode. the os is windows 2003 .and esx 4.1.0...
View Article[ESX 4.0 U2] Change Both Host and Datastore grayed out
Hi, We have a VMware 4.0 U2 environment with 4 ESX hosts. We have 2 clusters with 2 hosts located in each cluster. Each cluster defines a physical building and both buildings are about 4KMs appart....
View ArticleLinux guest cannot see more than 4GB memory
Anyone know why my linux guest in VMware ESX4 cannot see more then 4GB of memory? I have tried to set the guest mem to 5GB or 6GB and boot with lilo.conf having: append=" mem=5120M...
View ArticleHow to add hot swap sata hard drive
Specs:Server:33650 M3OS: ESXi 4.1.0RAID config: RAID 0 Hi Everyone, I just bought a 500GB hot swap hard drive, based on the above specs, how do i configure it to become a data store? VM host cant seem...
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Downloading and installing vSphere and vCenter
Hello everyone! Maybe this question has already been made, but is there a method to get a copy of vSphere and vCenter to install and test? Thanks, have a nice day!! Fabio Pitzolu
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