A server Dell PowerEdge 2850 is used for new ESXi Server, but it does not...
A server Dell PowerEdge 2850 is used for new ESXi Server, but it does not support 64 bits VM.I can not believe it.When I boot a VM, it gives wrong message showed in picture below.Does anyone have any...
View Articleudev & scsi_id with rhel guests
I was looking at creating some udev devices on rhel5.5 in a guest VM on ESXi 4.1 update 1 and was noticing when I run : scsi_id -g -u -s /block/sdc Nothing is coming back at all. I tried: scsi_id -g...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 Slow Mouse After Sysprep
So,I know installing VMware's WDDM driver in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\Drivers\wddm_video will fix slow mouse problems normally and it does. I've installed this into a VM and converting this...
View ArticleVFS: Can't find ext3 filesystem on dev loop0
I was trying to make kickstart iso for unattended installation of ESX 4.1. I followed the procedure mentioned here: http://www.vmprofessional.com/index.php?content=kickstart_2 But this step we need to...
View ArticleQuestion about Fake NUMA
Hi all,I there a question about Fake Numa. What is the best practices with fake numa ? I run health check and return follow informations: HOST# NODESTYPENUMA NODE INFOvmware01.aaa.bbbb2Fake NumaNODE...
View ArticlePowerChute Network Shutdown v3.0.0 (now free for ESX/ESXi)
Not sure if the community is aware yet, but the latest version of APC PCNS, v3.0.0 is now free. Albeit you need to have a supported Management Card installed in the UPS to use it. It has a release date...
View ArticlePlaying games on vmware. The best way to do it?
Hello, I am a little bit new in the whole VMware scene. But really my goal was to have an ESX 4.1 server with virtual machines on it with the purpose for remotely gaming. I heard that de vmware view...
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 ArticleEMC VNXe 3100 DAS iSCSI datastores for ESX Cluster.
A customer with a brand new EMC VNXe 3100 storage wants to create a VMware ESX Cluster (2 hosts) with no network switch between the host and the storage, using Direct Attached iSCSI datastores. As I...
View ArticleiSCSI Software Adapter or Broadcom iSCSI adapter?
This is a bit of a follow up thread on an earlier post. But I see that my 5 BL490c G6 hosts have listed both a software adapter and Broadcom iSCSI Adapter. Though I have nothing listed under the...
View ArticleHost memory usage and Guest memory usage
Hi All, I have this VM that shows minimal guest memory usage but very high Host memory usage.... how dooes this happen ? Scenario:----------------VM guest memory usage is 470 MB.VM host memory usage is...
View ArticleP2V error of Server 2003 R2 with attached SAN volume
Hello, I was running P2V of a Sharepoint 2007 app server with a local C: and a SAN volume holding log files. I had a clone error once it started to clone the Log volume. Has anyone else had...
View ArticleVery slow performance after P2V
Hi All, We have done a P2V of a server and after converting, it is having very high CPU usage and extremely slow performance as a VM. We have done, 1. All cleanups after P2V.2. VMware tools update.3....
View Articlecheap vSphere LAB setup
Hii want to buy 2 desktop for vSphere lab setup in home. i am planning on buying AMD Phenom II x4 or x6 processors.. Can anyone suggest me a good motherboard with AMD-V support. I leave in india. i am...
View Articlehost->configuration->advanced settings->Migrate->DiskOpsEnabled ???
Hi, this value exists in the advanced settings page for our hosts running ESX 4.1 and is set to 1. As we are having IO issues with our SAN when performing migrations, and little traffic going over the...
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ESX 4.1 Crash
Hello, I have server running ESX 4.1 build-702113. Last month there was crash on system.On vsphare client the ESX servers status has changed "No Respond". I didn't care for the first error and...
View ArticleHow to configure GNS3 virtual machines with ESXi
Today I can set up virtual machines with VMware workstation and connect there NIC in GNS3 (Network Emulating) , I can create NIC card by using VMware workstation and assign each virtual machine I have...
View Articlevmware vcenter 5.1 converter plugin
hii upgraded vcenter from 4.1 fo 5.1a , hosts still running esx4.1 i dont see the vmware converter plugin anymore cant p2v within vsphere client ? is it still there or do i have to use the standalone...
View Articleesxi 5.1 - Unable to connect to NFS server - FreeNAS-8.3.0-RELEASE-x86
I get "Unable to connect to NFS server" when I try to connect to FreeNAS NFS share using ESXi 5.1, but both can connect to NFS share on linux. Further linux can connect to the share on FreeNAS. I...
View ArticleSnapshot size for 3.7TB vm
Hi All, I have a VM with size 3.7TB. If I take a snapshot of the VM (when the vm is powered on or powered off) then how much size will this snapshot consume. I have tried a lot but getting an exact...
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