Unable 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 ArticleUnable to connect to MKS: vim.fault.nohost
I have a standalone IBM x3400 server configured as host with ESX4. I installed 3 VM: VM1: Windows server 2003 R2 - Secondary domain controllerVM2: Windows server 2003 R2 - Application serverVM3:...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 64-bit Issues...
Hello, We're having very terrible performance issues with our Windows 2008 R2 64-bit servers... Here are the versions information... vCenter Server v4.0.0 Build 208111 vShere Client v4.0.0 Build...
View ArticleHow to use Aero in Guest OS Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi, I´m a newbee to VMWare.Since last week I got my hands on a vSphere 4.0 Installation for testingpurpose. I managed to create a VM and installed a Windows Server 2008 R2 into it.So far so good. Now...
View ArticleProblem with the order of interfaces using vmxnet3
Hello everybody, On my ESX server 4.0, I have a Linux Debian virtual host with using 4 interfaces. Problem↑ Interfaces using a vmxnet3 driver are not ordered correctly (ie = in comparison to what...
View ArticleVMs show as Powered Off but are Powered On
We have 3 ESX 4.0 hosts in a cluster. We accidentally issued a shutdown command on one of the hosts. This put it in single-user mode. At the console we did an exit command and we were able to get the...
View ArticleRunning Sequential Scheduled Tasks
Hey I have the vSphere 4.0 Update 2 Essentials Plus package which does not include vMotion or storage vMotion. We have new storage that I need to migrate my VMs to so without vMotion, I have to use...
View ArticleCan Dell Power edge 1750 supports for P to V conversion
Can we convert dell Power edge 1750 physical box be converted to VM by using vmware convertor 4.0 .does poer edge hardware is upported for P to V conversion?
View ArticleVMware Converter Compatibility List
Hi I'm looking for a Compatibility List of VMware Converter 3.x or 4.x.For example I'd like to know which Converter does support which version of freeBSD and SCO Unix.
View ArticleNeed to consolidate months old snapshots on 2TB VM
Well, they say the most lasting lessons are those learned the hard way and it looks like this is going to be one of those lessons. I have a VM running Windows 2008 Server 64bit with (2) virtual hard...
View ArticleSlow Mouse movement in Server 2008 R2 - Plz Help?
Hi guys, I have installed ESX server 4.1 and have installed two virtual machines that is of "Windows XP" and "Windows Server 2008 R2". The problem was slow mouse movement in both virtual...
View Articlelocal storage status unknown
I have storage showing as unknown on all of my ESX servers. Accessing the ESX directly using a client, storage datastore shows correctly.Have restarted the vCenter but did not help. It might be a...
View ArticleChanging MTU value on vmnic
I am running esx 4.1 servers, and am in process of enabling jumbo frames for the esx servers. I know the value of mtu as to be changed from 1500 to 9000. I think i now the command to change the mtu...
View ArticleiSCSI cause network drop package?
Ping VM IP address continuous random show "Request time out" per half hour. I check the network switch no down port or lose MAC address. I find a iscsi storage link error so rescan the iscsi adapter,...
View ArticleHow to find out the Host machine name by taking RDC of Guest Machine
Is there any option to find out the Host machine name by taking RDC of Guest Machine (Windows)? Don't say the below registry entry help me to find out: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual...
View ArticleHigh CPU utilisation on converted MS Win2003 vms on ESXi 4.0
Hi, I have begun converting an application that runs on multiple servers from physical to virtual. The application is a Content management system with the clustering implemented inside the app so no...
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 ArticleCancel Storage Vmotion Task
Dear All, Due to some reason, I have tried to stop storage vmotion.But it seems that the process is stuck at 18%. I have tried to restart the VC management service but didn't work. Please help....
View ArticleHyper-threading and vCPUs
Some years ago I was working with VMware Server 1.0 on Windows 2003. I had 2 servers with VMware Server, one of them has one Hyper-threaded Intel CPU, and the other one has the same Intel CPU but with...
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vSphere Deploy error: Could not find any recognizable digits.
I Have a OVA package the deploys fine in vSphere 4.1, but when tried with vSphere 4.0 gives the following error message: Error: The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed.Could not find any...
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