In-Guest iSCSI vMotion Support
Hi, we're using in-guest iSCSI using Microsoft iSCSI Initiator to host our Exchange 2010 volumes. We just noticed that snapshots are not supported, can anyone advise if vMotion is supported with this...
View ArticleInvalid virtual machine
We're using ESXi 4.1 update 2 with the latest patches. I have a virtual machine that I wanted to revert to a snapshot. Once I did, the virtual machine became "invalid".I removed it from inventory and...
View ArticleDiskLib_Check() failed for source disk The system cannot find the file...
I am running a virtual machine on vSphere 5 which is having multiple snapshot. Now found that the server is not responding properly and tried to restart but could not. Ultimately had to restart the ESX...
View Articlemultiple swap files
How to troubleshoot if multiple swap files occurred in virtual machine o esx host?
View ArticleMoved VM machine to a different esxi host getting error msg "A virtual...
I have copied a vmmachine from a different esxi host to a new esxi host. after going to summary tab and right clicking on datastore1 and selecting Browse Datastore I am able to locate the vmmachine I...
View ArticleAuto-delete snapshots via script
Hi Guys, I would like to configure a script in Windows Task Scheduler to automatically delete VM snapshot(s) older than 3 days. I copied the script here (credits to the folks who posted it). Then, I...
View ArticleManage ESXi or ESX Essentials hosts with Enterprise VCenter?
I have a 2 node ESX VI3 Enterprise setup, which I am about to upgrade to VSphere 4 through a SnS renewal. I am then going to purchase 2 brand new servers so I can use Fault Tolerence, and because my...
View ArticleBuild number problem with the new 8/6 patch
Has anyone installed the new 8/6 patch on their ESX4.0 hosts yet? I installed the new 8/6 patches on my ESX and ESXi hosts. Both were installed and rebooted without incident. The problem is the...
View ArticleProblem with VM Heartbeat / Heartbeat Alarms - Alerts all the time?!
I have had this issue for a long time, but it's finally getting annoying enough that I thought to check into it more thoroughly. I have set up an alarm with alerts for VM heartbeat and essentially I...
View ArticleLSI logic Parallel, LSI logic SAS, Buslogic parallel (Not recommended for...
Infrastructure:vSphereESX 4Dell R710 Server I'm installing WIN 2003 x64 as a virtual server on ESX 4, when I'm selecting LSI logic SAS & LSI logic parallel it is not detecting hard drive, do I...
View ArticleVMXNET2/VMXNET3 boot problems with Microsoft WDS
Hi, We're currently using vSphere 4.0 and we're in the process of migrating our VMs from the nic driver e1000 to VMXNET3. We're also using Microsoft Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to deploy new...
View ArticleHow CLoning Process works in the background???
Dear VMware Experts, I want to know " How CLoning Process works in the background???" , as per my understanding is it work like this1) Snapshot a Cloned VM2) Registering a VM to a destination...
View ArticleHow move esxconsole-xxx on ESX 4 ?
Hi, I upgraded my ESX 3.5 to ESX4. Cause LUN on iscsi storage i installed new esxconsole on local storage. Is possible to move this esxconsole and how? Thanks
View ArticleCan I change the uuid.location and uuid.bios by vCLI command?
Can I change or generate the uuid.location and uuid.bios by vCLI command? Or I have to use the VMware API function? When I copied a virtual machine, from the "Answer Question" menu, I have to choose "I...
View ArticleSVmotion of virtual machine is failing at certian stage .
Svmotion is failing for VMs on particular cluster . SVmotion tasks failing at migration of active state of virtual machine . Checked VM logs but no clue . Please suggest on this . ESXi server is 5.5...
View ArticleHelp Request - XXX com.vmware.vc.stats.StatsInsertErrorEvent.category not...
Hi all, I just completed a fresh installation of vSphere 4 on a 2003 server with SQL 2005. I went through all of the database steps (running each sql script in the order per the documentation). I've...
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 Articleunable to remove dead path for non existing Lun
Hi group, I have a dead path to a Lun that used to exist but has been completely removed from the server and SAN. When I do a rescan in vSphere client it still shows up as an available Lun and my...
View ArticleVsphere Permissions to "Delete from Disk"
I have a select number of users that need to be able to delete VMs from Vsphere. I created a new role with the virtual machine > Inventory > Remove privledge. The problem is, these users are also...
View Articleerror upgrading vmware tools in windows since vSphere 4.1 upgrade
Hi, since we upgraded to 4.1 (from 4.0 U2) our windows vmwaretools automatic upgrades have been failing with "error upgrading vmware tools" Anyone else seen this? Going to the VM's console and...
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