Virtual 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 ArticleMixed memory sizes in Dell R710 to achieve 1333mhz speeds versus 800mhz
We have some Dell R710's that were originally ordered with 48GB in a 12x4GB 1333mhz config (RDIMMs). We ordered 6 additional 4GB 1333mhz memory sticks to fill out all 18 banks for a total of 72GB. The...
View ArticleExtending a Windows 2008 R2 Disk
Good Morning, I'm running a Windows 2008 Standard Virtual machine which has SQL 2005 installed, on VMWare ESX 4.0 (Update 2) I need to extend one of the SQL drives as it's starting to run low on...
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 ArticleSelect a SCSI Controller - V7 hardware
When creating a custom VM, there are several choices for SCSI controller. We're primarily Windows VMs so, I'd liked to know which of these makes the most sense. I'll be choosing for my templates so, I...
View ArticleP2V win2008 with GPT partition
vmware converter is not support gpt partition. Anyone have work around to p2v win2008 with GPT partition?
View ArticleChange IP address of ESX 4 from VSphere Client
Hi there. I initially set the static ip address of our esx 4 (production) server during the installation process. Now I would like to change the ip address to a different one. I was told I can...
View ArticleESX 4 Host disconnected from VC and Can't connect to ESX Host via vSphere client
I Also can't connect to the default Webpage of the ESX Host I have tried to restart the VC agent and the SC with the following commands service vmware-vpxa restart service mgmt-vmware restart I...
View ArticleVmWare Vcenter Converter Bootcd
Hello Experts, Could you let me know form where can i download VmWare Vcenter Converter Bootcd(ISO)? ThanksVamsi
View ArticleUnable to Connect to NFS Server
Hello, I am having issues attempting to connect two ESX 4.0 servers to an NFS NAS. Able to ping NAS from both ESX servers.Able to /usr/sbin/vmkping from both ESX servers.Able to connect using "mount -t...
View ArticlevSphere Client Crashing
I recently upgraded my test environment from ESX 3.5 to ESX 4.0. This obviously required an upgrade to the vSphere Infrastructure Client. However since updating to the new client on my computer (Vista...
View ArticleUSB Device
Hello I am testing ESX4 and as far as I know there is usb support for vms, I can add usb controller to a vm and esx can see the usb flash disk, but usb disk can not be seen by vmIs there any way to get...
View ArticlevSphere within VMware Workstation - is it possible?
I remember reading Mike Lavericks blog regarding running vSphere within another ESX - it ran fine. My assumption is that the NDA for vSphere is over and someone can answer whether VMware Workstation...
View ArticleESX 4 COS - 64bit only?
The new COS in ESX 4 is 64bit, however is this 64bit only and will only run on 64bit hardware? Or will ESX4 also run on a server that has 32bit processors? Its not a problem for the ESX servers at...
View ArticleInvalid Disk Type 7 Error on ESX
Hi Folks, I am using Symantec Backup Exec 2010 to backup my virtual machine. I backed up the TestNode VM and removed from inventory. After some time I needed that machine so I did the redirected...
View ArticleVCB and pre-freeze/post-thaw scripts in Linux VMs
hello, i'm trying here to implement pre/post-snapshot scripts for backuping up some Linux-based VMs using VCB. i need to quiesce databases inside VM during snapshotting. according to VM backup guide...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 - becomes UNresponsive - can't remote desktop - can't...
Environment: ESX server 4 Update 1VM: Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit with vmware tools installedProblem: vm becomes completely unresponsive - can't remote desktop - can't even login via vcenter...
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...
View ArticleHost IPMI System Event Log Status
I've rebuilt this HP DL380 G5 Host twice and I have this alert when it first add it to vCenter (see attachment). Has anyone else seen this or can provide an explanation?
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