Can you install 7zip on a esx host?
can someone tell me if it's possible to install 7zip on a esx host, if so then how? thanks,pete
View ArticleUpdate ESX using an Update Manager
hi How To use Update Manager from a vSphere client if the vCenter Server is installed as a guest on the same machine?It seems to be a problem with a maintenance mode.If the vCenter Server is running,...
View ArticleCannot do Storage Vmotion of an VM which has RDM attached
Hi, Iam unable to to storage vmotion for an Virtual Machine which has around 8 RDM attached to it. I see the error incompatible device backing specified for device '0'. can anyone let know why is the...
View ArticleAllocating 2TB to a VM - 2 Questions
Hi, We are using ESX 4.1 - with SAN Storage. I need to create a VM, that has a (D) data drive of 2TB - Is this the correct way of doing this? Create the VM - OS Disk on an existing data store...
View ArticlevServer - tomcat6 memory usage HIGH
I have installed vSphere vServer on a virtual machine with 2GB RAM and I am noticing that Guest Memory is at 99%. According to taskmanager, tomcat6.exe is using 729MB RAM. Anyone know how I can fix...
View ArticleWindows 7 / XP Mode
So Windows 7 doesn't support the VI Client yet. But for those of YOU that are complaining it doesn't work has NOT tried XP mode. XP mode, for those of that DON'T know or don't want to try it, runs...
View ArticleCannot power On VM, Cannot open the disk or one of the snapshot disks it...
HI all,In my environment I have a cluster with 3 ESX 4.0.0 build 175625 with HA and DRS/DPM enable.I perform all backups with Vmware Data recovery.This morning one machine was poweroff. I try to...
View ArticleESX4.0 lost connection and not able to reconnect to the same server
Three virtual machines got stuck on one of my ESX 4.0 server, was not able to shut down the same so I restarted the vmware management service command for the same . #/etc/init.d/mgmt-vmware restart ;...
View ArticleThe default password for the root user has not been changed
We recently setup three new HP dl380 g6 servers in our vsphere cluster, installed ESX 4.0, U1 and hotfixes. There is a warning on all three servers that reads "The default password for the root user...
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 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 Articlehostd.log error log
Hi, Recently, I began receive an error log from hostd.log as below. Load: Loading existing file: /etc/vmware/license.cfg Unexpected fault reading property: vim.LicenseManager,IsSourceAvailable:...
View ArticleRecommended AT-8000GS/48 switch configuration for VLAN implementation in a...
Hello, I have a VMware vSphere 4 virtual environment running in production composed by 5 VMware ESX 4 hosts backed by a single AT-8000GS/48 switch from Allied Telesis. The networking in the virtual...
View ArticleMS Cluster on NFS and iSCSI simultaneously?
The clustering guide for vSphere states that only fiber channel storage is supported for MSCS/FC clusters, so I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but... I have a client who wants to run...
View ArticleAccess ESX local storage from the outside world
Maybe a dumb question but...Is it possible go gain access to the local storage of an ESX box from the outside world? I would like to gain access from a Windows system.Thanks,TW
View ArticleMounting NFS on ESX using WD Sharespace device
I'm having a weird issue with my WD Sharespace device. I use a WD Sharespace to mount as an NFS device to store all of our ISO and install files. I have one ESX 4 cluster with 5 servers, and two...
View ArticlevMotion and HA between different ESX versions
Is it possible to do HA *and* vMotion between: 1. Box A (ESX 4.1) and Box B (ESXi 4.1) 2. Box A (ESX 4.1) and Box B (ESXi 4.1 Update 1)3. Box A (ESX 4.1) and Box B (ESX 4.1 Update 1) I can't remember...
View ArticleESX 4.1 and a UPS Battery Backup
Got a simple Dell T710 server connected to a CyberPower UPS Battery backup. What is the best way to go about shutting down all guest VMs and then the ESX host after the power goes out for more than x...
View ArticleMounting VMFS datastore with an exisitng signature
Hello, I have a SAN replication between 2 clusters (ESX 4.1 hosts). Mounted one replicated LUN succesfully on one host without resignaturing, Assumed that Refresh or Rescan HBAs will mount this LUN on...
View Article10G nic cards for ESX Servers
Hi, I am looking for 10G coper nic cards for Dell R815 servers. I know a good place to look is vmware.com/go/hcl . But, I would you like to hear your recommendations/suggestions. Thanks
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