"A specified parameter was not correct" error when modifying networking
I've got 5 identical ESX hosts that I just built. I'm not sure what has changed on one of them, but I can no longer modify network settings. If I try to add a port group, link a NIC, or almost...
View Articleextpart problems
In the past, I have never had any extpart issues. Yes, once in a while I might need to go to safe mode to run it, but that wasn't often. Recently I started working with a new environment at another...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 PSOD when performing certain Linux disk operations
Hey all, I am running ESXi 4.1 on an Intel server and I get PSOD's whenever I perform certain disk operations. It seems to happen when I partition a disk or once in a while when writing to disk. It...
View ArticleSCSI Error
I'm building a VM and using the Paravirtual SCSI controller for my additional disks and I keep getting this error after I restart the server. I configured the system using all LSI Logic SAS and did not...
View ArticleChange root password on esxi host which is a member of a cluster
1) How to change root password on esxi host which is a member of a cluster.2)Do i need to add again once the root password change ?3) is there any other concerns to change the password
View ArticleBest Practice to install VMware Tools
Dear Team, I want to install / upgrade VMware tools on Rhel and SUSE Linux VM, have following queries on the same 1) Before installing / upgrade VMware tools shall i take a clone or snapshot first, if...
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 ArticleWhat is Runtime Name
I have just installed vSphere 4.0 and VC 4.0. I have noticed something called Runtime Name. I have tried to figure out what that means but without luck. Can anyone explain what vmhba2:C0:T3:L0...
View Articlehow to import vmdk file (created on vmware workstation) to vsphere ?????
Hi, how to import vmdk file (created on vmware workstation) to vsphere ????? to get working as a virtual machine. Please reply in steps. ~Rashid
View ArticleHow to change qllink_down_timeout in ESX4.0 for Qlogic
Hi, I need to set the timeout linkdown on the ESX 4.0 that has qlogic card to 10 seconds, I used the commands below, but It seems didn't work: esxcfg-module -s qllink_down_timeout=10...
View ArticleDell R710 Enable HyperThreading on vSphere 4.1
Hi all VM expert, I just purchase Dell R710 server and installed Vmware ESX 4.1 on it. on the vmware configuration, I found that the "HyperThreading" not enable. but I check on BIOS, it already...
View ArticleInstall vCenter in a Workgroup instead of joining a Domain cause warning and...
I am having the following problem on our Virtual Center, if you know how to solve this, please kindly let me know, many many thanks in advance! EventID 1000[VpxdLdap] Failed to search OU=Instances...
View Article"required client support files" problem when connecting using vSphere via SSH...
I am trying to connect to my ESX server using the vSphere client tunneled over SSH. I have done this in the past, but it isn't working now. I am fwding the appropriate ports (443, 902, 903) and have...
View ArticlevSphere 4 and HP MSA2012i
Anyone tried this yet? It's not on the HCL yet, but I reeeeeeaally hope it will be. We just got this SAN last year, and getting a different one would be a hard sell right now.
View ArticleNLB MultiCast and Flex 10/Virtual Connect
Hi all, Im not sure if anyone can help me here or point me to some good doco, but cant hurt to ask. I administer quiet a large ESX environment and this environment hosts a heap to windows NLB...
View ArticleLogs "Long VMFS3 rsv time on..."
Hello, I’m running in the following trouble few weeks ago about my infrastructure, VMware vSphere 4.1 on HP blade BL460G1 and storage HP EVA 6400. Description:The VM symptom is slowdown in accessing...
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 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 ArticleDisk out of space - best practices
Hi, running vspher 4.0 update 2 - windows 2008R2 enterprise guests. the log drive 100GB e:\ is quickly running out of disk space and I need to grow it larger.The e: drive LUN is presented by a dell...
View ArticleStarting vmware-aam:Timed out waiting for vmware-aam to startup......
VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-260247 -- This server is out of the management of my virtual center... the server is up and functional.. tried restarting the mangement agents on the server using...
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