Windows Computer account not present in AD
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Hello, I have a 200GB vmdk I wou ld like to backup. This vm is shutdown. I would like to know what is the fastest possible way to backup this vmdk. I have a very limited time to get this file. I am...
View ArticleUnable to access file since it is locked
Hi, I am running 2 ESX Hosts. On each host I was running just the 1 virtual machine (both of which connect to disks on the same SAN). I have now created another Virtual Machine to run on each host (4...
View Articlehot add memory - windows 2008R2
Hi, Vsphere 4 update 1 - I need toincrease memory on my windows 2008 R2 enterprise box. Is hot add memory supported for windwos 2008R2 enterprise edition? Is hot plug CPU supported?...
View ArticleCreate New Virtual Machine is greyed out
I can't create a new virtual machine in vSphere client. Right clicking the host or going to File > New Virtual Machine is greyed out. It seems like most administrative functions are greyed out,...
View Articlealert from host
hello everybody i have e strnge massage thet came from vcenter for ine of my host . i could not explain this message . The massage is as below: test trap received from Vcenter with SNMP Varbinds...
View ArticleVmware Esxi Unexpected Reboot
Hi EveryBody; I use VMware ESXi 1.4 u2. Saturday night was a server reboot for some reason can not be determined. could not make something clear look at its log files. Dec 16 02:22:13...
View ArticleUnable to reconnect a vSphere host in vCenter
vSphere version 4.0.0.261974vCenter version 4.0.0.258672 I have been installing physical memory upgrades on our vSphere servers but have a problem with a particular vSphere host. Before placing in...
View Articlemsg.hbacommon.corruptredo (vmdk is corrupt)
Hi, Virtual machine has been running smoothly for quite a while now, and suddenly I get a call at 7am that the machine is down. I hop on our ESXi 4 box, and notice "msg.hbacommon.corruptredo:The...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 issues with audio - No Audio output device detected
We are still on 4.0 update 3 and will be moving to 5.1 here in the next couple of months but we are testing a new Citrix xenapp environment on 2008 R2 servers and noticed that there isn't a sound card...
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 ArticleDefining additional iSCSI Software Adapters
My setup is two VMware ESXi 4.1 servers which are clustered. I have a iSCSI software adapter installed and setup on one of my VMware ESXi 4.1 servers. It works fine and I can access the SAN from both...
View ArticleCannot delete consolidated helper 0 snapshot due to full HDD
HI, I need some help resolving this issue of deleting snapshot. There is a consolidated helper 0 snapshot in snapshot manager which is hogging all disk space. Now VM is in error state due to full hdd....
View ArticleChanging block size of datastore from 1 MB to 4 MB
Hi, I've installed an ESX. The system automatically partition to have the block size of 1 MB which is 256 max virtual hardisk. How can I change to 4 MB Block Size taking into consideration there...
View ArticleMy Microsoft cluster service keeps failing
I have two virtual machines on two separate ESX 4 hosts. Each VM is running Server 2008 Enterprise with Failover Clustering installed. SQL 2008 Enterprise is installed on the cluster. MSDTC and SAP...
View ArticleESX 4.1 release - is this last release for ESX hypervisor ?
Hi, I am planning the upgrade from Vsphere/ESX 4.0 to 4.1 on new hardware because it seems VCenter only supports 64bit Operating system apparently. I was reading some postings and blogs and noticed in...
View ArticleIPMI / sfcbd-watchdog Freespace problem
Hiya, I have a problem with one of our hosts. /var/log/ipmi/0 fills up in less than a day. The files selsel_raw getting massive and I cannot seem to find a reason for it. The only way to get the host...
View ArticleAnother DL385 G7 PSOD..
Hi folks.. Having a problem with our only DL385 G7. We're getting infrequent PSOD's (sometimes a few weeks, sometimes a month apart). We've logged the call with VMware and they say hardware problem....
View ArticlevMotion background
Hi, When we do a Hot vMotion, what exactly happens at the background. What files is created, what file is moved from where to where, what file is deleted if any applicable? Thanks,jK
View Articleedition of vcenter on supports 3 host(s)
Hi all. Vcenter essentials plus.3 hosts, each with 2 sockets Then I have another Datacentre within my inventory with another host running vmware vsphere 4 enterprise as a standalone host. AFAIK - my...
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