VMXNET2/VMXNET3 boot problems with Microsoft WDS
Hi, We're currently using vSphere 4.0 and we're in the process of migrating our VMs from the nic driver e1000 to VMXNET3. We're also using Microsoft Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to deploy new...
View ArticleStarting vmware-aam:Timed out waiting for vmware-aam to startup......
VMware ESXi 4.1.0 build-260247 -- This server is out of the management of my virtual center... the server is up and functional.. tried restarting the mangement agents on the server using...
View Articlewindows OEM license in virtual environment
i have a physical server with windows OEM license installed. now i want to install ESX on it and leverage the key to install a windows guest OS.i have found a physical key and virtual key with this...
View ArticleTCP dup acks in VM guests
ESX 4.1I'm in the process of setting up a loadbalanced exchange cluster. I've 2 CAS servers, 1 Blackberry Enterprise Server and use a Virtual Appliance (loadbalaner.org) as the loadbalancer.As soon as...
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 Esxi Unexpected Reboot
Hi EveryBody; I use VMware ESXi 1.4 u2. Saturday night was a server reboot for some reason can not be determined. could not make something clear look at its log files. Dec 16 02:22:13...
View ArticleUnable to start restored Win2003 guest
I am using veeam to backup and restore VMs and I am not having any problems with other VMs either restoring to the problem host or on other hosts. The issue is this: I restore a VM after making a...
View ArticleUsed Space showing 0.00B
Hi there, We have an ESX cluster with an attached SAN, I checked today and it seems like for one of the virtual machine the datastore has a used space as 0.00B of 68GB (screenshot attached). We're...
View ArticleVirtual 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 ArticleVMICTimeProvider?
I'm investigating a time shift issue with several 2008 R2 guests on vSphere 4.0. Time synch between guest and ESX has been disabled in VMTools but one of the customers engineers has asked me to...
View Articleissues with data transfers and speed copying data into virtual machine
i have as small vmware 4.1 enviroment. I have 30gb id like to transfer into a vm on my host. My san has 10gb iscsi connectivity. My front end switch where my VMs connect is 1gb. if i connect a usb...
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%RDY below 1 but %CSTP in the hundreds (e.g. 177)
I have read plenty of docs and blogs that explain what %RDY and %CSTP are and indicate that when you see them both high then you are probably CPU over allocated or over committed: There is also...
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Windows 2008 R2 + ESX4 + vCenter Client Console = FREEZE
Hello, i reproduced this several times now and also found a coressponding thread in the microsoft newsgroups, (...
View ArticleESX 4 NTP Client Will Not Synchronize with NTP Server on 3Com Switch/Router
ESX 4 (and this also applies to ESX 3.5) uses version 4 of the Network Time Protocol by default and will not synchronize with 3Com switches and routers running 3Com Comware 5, e.g. the 5500G switch...
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 ArticlevmStatsProvider informational event and ESX 4
I just uprgaded one of our ESX clusters from ESX 3.5u3 to ESX4. The upgrade when smoothly but we are having a significant issue with some of the virtual machines after the vmware tools update and...
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vSphere 4.0 Update 1 and MSCS (Microsoft Clustering) on iSCSI
I have spent the past week collecting as much information as I can about MSCS (Microsoft clustering) on VMware using a iSCSI SAN. iSCSI is making a lot of grounds as a legitatmate SAN solution but it...
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transfering file to Host using scp "No space left on device"
Hi everyone, I have 4 Hosts build 260247 and I am looking forward to upgrade it to 348481 using esxupdate method:I downloaded the .zip file from vmware server to my PC and when I try to copy this file...
View ArticleThe hard disk is blank.
hi I have ESX 4.0.0 installed and if I try to add a new storage (SCSI Volume, Raid5) then I get this message: "The hard disk is blank."Error during the configuration of the host: Failed to get disk...
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