ESX 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 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...
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After rebooting ESX 4.0 no vSphere Client access for 15+ minutes?
It seems that in the first 15-20 minutes after a reboot, the ESX 4.0 host server is unreachable by the VI client. Also, running the vmware-cmd –l command from the console as root produces a similar...
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 Articlemultiple swap files
How to troubleshoot if multiple swap files occurred in virtual machine o esx host?
View ArticleVisualizing a Physical Server
Hi, I need a quick answer back on this - if possible? We have a Physical Server and we need to virtualise this server asap. Server has 4 LUNS allocated on the SAN listed below: Windows 2003.Drive 1:...
View Article503 service unavailable on vsphere 4.0 access web to download client
anyone know why i got this 503 service unavailable when connected to newly installed vsphere 4.0 and ask for certificates and if i click continue to ignore it it just throw that error. please help
View ArticleSAS HP 1/8 Autoloader G2 changer does not appear on the VM's Device manager
Hi All, I have an ESX 4.1 host and a VM that is running Windows 2008R2 OS. And a SAS HP 1/8 Autoloader G2 and HP SAS controller is pluged in to host machine. On the VM's device manager there is a...
View ArticlevCPU mapping: Logical core or Physical core
So I've been researching for the past few days and it seems no one has the answer.Everyone understands that vCPU maps to a core on a processor, But it appears that no one can answer the question, does...
View ArticleSlipstreaming with ESX4.1 ISO
Hi Folks! I am in the process of trying to get some new Intel 10Gb drivers slipstreamed into the ESX4.1 ISO. I've found Patrick VanBeek's blog that shows how to do it in the version 4 of the ESX...
View Articleperformance tab not working
In vsphere (vmware esx 4.0.0) when I click on the performance tab on any device, host vm etc I get nothing or more specifically on the overview sub-tab: This program cannot display the webpage Any...
View ArticleESX4 + Nehalem Host + vMMU = Broken TPS !
Since upgrading our 2 host lab environment from 3.5 to 4.0 we are seeing poor Transparent Page Sharing performance on our new Nehalem based HP ML350 G6 host. Host A : ML350 G6 - 1 x Intel E5504, 18GB...
View ArticleDoes ESX 5 support NFS version 4.1
just curious to know if ESX 5 supports NFS version 4.1 -srinivas
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 ArticleBest Practices to increase disk space inside a 2003 Guest while transforming...
Hello there, I have been asked to increase disk space inside a Windows Server 2003 Guest. The Virtual Machine Virtual Disk is a single Thick 150 GB Virtual Disk. Maximum Virtual Disk size allowed...
View ArticleBest practices for Terminal Server 2008 R2
Is there a doc with best practices for Terminal Servers under ESX 4.1? I have a DL 380 G6 with 98 GB of RAM and running 1 Win2K8 R2 64 VM. The server has a reservation of 4 GB of RAM and a max of 24 GB...
View ArticleThe remote server returned an error 503 server unavailable while connecting...
When I try to connect vCenter using vSphere client , I am getitng the error "The remote server returned an error 503 server unavailable" .Help me
View ArticleVmxnet3 network adapter change?
Hi, Recently planned to upgrade network adapter from e1000 to vmxnet3 in windows 2008 Os. As a action in a test machine, I modified the vmx file ethernet(n).virtualDev = "vmxnet3" then reregistered...
View ArticleChanging block size of datastore from 1 MB to 4 MB
Hi, I've installed an ESX. The system automatically partition to have the block size of 1 MB which is 256 max virtual hardisk. How can I change to 4 MB Block Size taking into consideration there...
View ArticleAfter 4.0 Upgrade - Alarm: "Status of other host hardware objects"
I've been trying to search around and see if anyone else has gotten this error message and can't find the meaning behind what this cryptic message means. Warning on Host: Status of other host...
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