here is my situation i have a blade chasis with esxi 5.5 with about 5 of the virtual servers with very useful applivation for my organisation so just got another chasis which i am planning to put in esxi 6.5 and want to replicate in real time the VMs from my old server to the new one so that when i experiance hardware issues on the real old working server somehow the new server comes in play with out having to halt for sometime to do the configurations my environment is simple it one network just with different server farms(room) that they are going to be on the same subnet please help with the ideas
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NEED HELP WITH MAYBE REPLICATION OR MAKING SOME SORT OF A FAIL OVER
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Clash of the MACs!
We deploy and wipe ESXi servers on an almost weekly basis, as they are used for short term projects and the machine is wiped and reinstalled in readiness for the next project. Although we have vCenter Server, this is used only for a small set of more permanently installed virtualised systems.
Over the last couple of weeks we have been trying to define a process for the installation and creation of a standard ESXi 4.1 host setup on our HP DL380G6 servers.
Now, because the HP DL380G6 runs like a dog without some specific bundles installed on top of the ESXi 4.1 base installation, the process requires running vihostupdate from a Windows machine with the CLI installed. To remove this step we were trying different methods to image a final installation and just write the image to the server to refresh it. The final technique settled on installing ESXi 4.1 to a USB memory stick, which would be plugged into the internal port inside the DL380s. We found a nice bit of software that would reliably duplicate USB memory sticks, that ensures the copies are bootable.
All was well and good, until someone decided they needed TWO ESXi boxes for a particular project.
Anyone spot the problem yet?
The engineer found that when the two servers were on the network, despite having different IP addresses they simply would stay on the network. They would randomly drop of the network and come back, repeatedly. BUT... at no time were both visible on the network at the same time. We had a client machine with two CMD windows running PING continuously, and the responses would only be received by one or the other, and it would seemingly switch over at random intervals as to which was receiving responses. Needless to say trying to connect vSphere Client to one of the servers was a strange experience at best, and nothing constructive could be achieved even if a connection was made.
We resorted to using Wireshark to try and work out what was happening with the ICMP ping packets. We discovered that we could see the ping packets going to the two different IP addresses, but deeper inspection showed that the destinations for both those ping packets had the same MAC address, despite having different IP addresses. So basically our poor little Netgear switch was getting somewhat confused.
After getting confused about why we had a duplicate MAC address, when the NICs clearly had different ones, it suddenly dawned on me what had happened.
When we created the master USB memory stick by installing ESXi to it, it was duplicated in the minutest detail. Right down to the MAC address that had presumably been randomly generated for the VMKernel Management Port.
The solution wasn't all that complicated, create a new VMKernel port on one of the servers, and delete the original one. This is not so onerous doing with the vSphere client, but I would like to reduce the lists of 'things' that the project engineers need to do when they are given an ESXi host to use.
Is there a way to trigger a VMKernel port to have a newly assigned MAC address, AFTER it has been created? Preferably through some sort of command or script that could be run from the Tech Support Mode console?
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Installing ESXi 4.1 from USB stick WITH HP Offline Bundle
We have an environment where HP DL380G6 servers are used to support small projects on a short term basis.
Before the next project the machines are wiped and reinstalled from scratch using a procedure which needs to be documented and baselined, so that we can be sure that the machines are always the same.
The deployment unfortunately is run in isolation so using vCenter Server to automatically deploy them is not an option.
At the moment the procedure requires the ESXi 4.1 base install to be run from a USB CD-drive, followed by temporarily connecting the the machine to a a Windows box installed with vMA, to installed the HP specific parts, a couple of bundles (The HP Offline bundle and the HP NMI Sourcing Driver bundle).
I am aware that it is possible to move the ESXi installer to a bootable USB memory stick, which would be an improvement in itself, but I was wondering if there is a way to include the HP bundles as well, and create a single step installation process?
Is this possible?
Cheers
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Setting up routing between vlans on Virtual Switch
I am using VMware in a development environment. Part for the development process requires a simulation of a geo-redundant cluster setup for the VMs. As part of each setup, the cluster uses its own Virtual Private Network 192.168.x.x/24 network
Right now I have both clusters in the same vlan on the virtual switch. With this setup I am able to access both subnets 192.168.10.0/24 and 192.168.11.0/24 both clusters can talk to each other. (i.e. I can reach and 192.168.11.0/24 system in the cluster from any 192.168.10.0/24 ip, and vice versa.) See Attached: VMware_Single_vlan_setup.png
Now I am trying to place each cluster in its own vlan. The problem that I am seeing is that because 192.168.10.0/24 and 192.168.11.0/24 are on two different vlans, I have lost the ability to access each the other network (i.e. I can NOT reach and 192.168.11.0/24 system in the cluster from any 192.168.10.0/24 ip, and vice versa.) See Attached: VMware_Multi_vlan_setup.png
I think I need to setup a route from vlan 1001 to 1002 on the virtual switch, I have looked at Understand How Virtual Machine Traffic Routes https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-25426 and some other docs, but I cannot seem to find any documentation on this specific setup.
Has anyone done this in the past. How can i forward the IP traffic from each subnet to each other?
Thanks
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[VMware vCenter - Alarm Host connection failure] Host hostname.local is not responding
Hi All,
We are receiving the below alarm frequently on our ESX hosts. The alarm triggers and gets closed within19 or 20 seconds.
We don't see any issues during the alarm. We have checked hostd, vpxa log, no network drops seen from the performance chart for all the vmnics . But wondering, are these below alarms false or we are missing anything?
Our ESX build version is ESX 4.1.o build 800380
Vcenter server 4.1 build 345043
We have disabled and enabled the alarm, re-booted ESX host, nothing worked. These alarms are triggering frequently atleast once in a week for all hosts.
Alarm:
Target: hostname.local
Stateless event alarm
Alarm Definition:
([Event alarm expression: Cannot connect host - incorrect Ccagent] OR [Event alarm expression: Cannot connect host - network error] OR [Event alarm expression: Cannot connect host - time-out] OR [Event alarm expression: Cannot connect host - time-out] OR [Event alarm expression: Host connection lost])
Event details:
Host hostname.local is not responding
Target: hostname.local
Previous Status: Green
New Status: Red
Alarm Definition:
([Red state Is equal to notResponding] AND [Red state Not equal to standBy])
Current values for metric/state:
State = Not responding AND State = Unknown
Description:
Alarm 'Host connection and power state' on hostname.local changed from Green to Red
Message was edited by: VMfreebie
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vm console skewed
I'm having an issue with the VM console of some VMs being skewed. This is happening in Windows, Windows core, and Linux VMs. I'm running vCenter 6.5 build 5705665 and ESXi 6.5 build 5310538. VMware tools are up to date on the VMs. Sometimes vmotioning the guest to another host fixes the issue, but most of the time it does not. This is happening in both the web console and the VMRC (v9.0.0). Has anyone else had thisissue and know how to resolve it?
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Reload VM Configuration after changing VMX File
Hello,
If I make changes to a .vmx file on a VM in vCenter 5.5 does the configuration automatically apply to the powered off vm? I made some changes earlier and it looked like it did, but one of the steps I'm seeing in some documentation is to reload the vm config so it can be used appropriately. So, does this happen automatically or not?
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Poor host performance when any VM has a snapshot.
Host: MacPro6,1, latest efi and smc firmwares. 12cores, 24logical processsors, 32gb of ram, 1x1tb SSD.
ESXi: 6.5u1, October updates.
Guests: Total 4: All macOS 10.12.6 or 10.13 w/ 2-4cores and 5gb of memory. 100GB thick provisioned, lazy zeroed vmdks.
If I take a snapshot of any of the vm's, when the system with the snapshot is in use, the rest of the systems constantly(every few seconds for multiple seconds) become unresponsive. The host becomes unresponsive at the terminal via SSH and in the web interface as well.
This system worked fine performance wise for the last three years using ESXi6.0. We moved to 6.5 last week to support the latest macOS release, after which this performance issue appeared.
Does this issue ring any bells with anyone? What am I missing?
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After creating datastore "dspd" it gets renamed to "dspd (1)"
Initially I had a datastore in my vsphere with name dspd, Which i created by creating partition using partedUtil and then creating datastore using vmkfstools.
After recreating the datastore with same name "dspd", It renames it with dspd (1).
Is there any way to delete old entries from ESXi so as to avoid datastore renaming ?
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Error on vSphere Client
Anyone care to take a look at this transient error log (attached)
Host - Windows 10 Build 17083
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Error in deploying an OVF - ESX 5.5
Hello,
I don't succeed to understand what my problem is :
ESX5.5, deploying an .ovf, with the following error message:
The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed
Line 6 : Missing of child element 'Info'
Thanks if you have an idea for me.
Best Regards.
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NVidia Quadro M2000 GPU Passthrough, BSOD or 43
Hi,
I'm trying ESXi 6.5 with goal to replace my Hyper-V with it in my homelab.
I currently have no issue to install it and running it. I created a first VM with Windows Server 2016 installed on it and I wanted to passthrough my Quadro M2000 GPU to it.
I activated the audio passthrough in the PCi devices of the ESXi host, then I rebooted and was able to activate the passthrough for the whole Quadro card.
Then, problems started
I can see the Quadro M2000 in the W2016 Server devices. I installed nvidia drivers, then i reboot the guest like the drivers install said, and when the VM rebooted, it ended with a BSOD on it. I can boot it in safe mode without issue.
I tried to remove the last quadro driver and install an older one. i tried to change value to "False" to the two entries relative to the svga in the advanced configuration of the VM. Console was gone, normal. With older quadro driver and console disabled, I was able to boot the VM and saw the quado in devices manger of the VM. But with a code 43...
I'm out of idea. I thought Quadro cards was painless to passthrough in ESXi
Regards
PS : I'm able to passthrough this card in Hyper-V with Direct Device Assignement;
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Cannot add network adapter to ESXi 6.5 VM?
I have a fresh install of ESXi 6.5 on a very vanilla Dell server, default Broadcom networking, etc. In VMware Network config, I have a very ordinary networking setup - one management network, one data network for VMs, both on working network connections.
When trying to edit an ESXi 6.5 VM, and choosing the option to "Add network adapter", the console crashes with the following error:
Unfortunately, we hit an error that we weren't expecting.
The client may continue working, but at this point, we recommend refreshing your browser and submitting a bug report.
Press the Esc key to hide this dialog and continue without refreshing.
When trying to look at the details of crash, I see:
Cause: <div ng-show="wizardOptions.data.networks[_index].AdapterType === 'VirtualSriovEthernetCard'" vui-stack-block="" data-tree-depth="1">
Version: 1.18.0
Build: 5270848
ESXi: 6.5.0
Browser: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; Trident/7.0; Touch; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; Tablet PC 2.0; InfoPath.3; rv:11.0) like Gecko
Exception stack:
TypeError: Unable to get property 'enabled' of undefined or null reference
at Anonymous function (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:460:9439)
at e (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:3850)
at Anonymous function (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:23876)
at Anonymous function (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:15273)
at r (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:318:21124)
at I (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:15257)
at g (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:11540)
at I (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:15454)
at g (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:11540)
at g (https://xxcorpvmw1/ui/scripts/main.js:319:11557)
There doesn't seem to be anything obvious I can edit in the VMX. What other options can I try, short of having to re-install ESXi 6.5?
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VM with snapshots no longer starts after moving from stand-alone 6.5.0 to 6.5.0 U1 host
I moved a VM from a 6.5.0 standalone ESXi host to another running 6.5.0 Update 1, like this:
- Unregistered the VM
- Used datstore browser ("Move" button at the top) to move the entire folder from the 6.5.0 host's internal datastore to an intermediate NFS datastore
- Used datastore browser on the 6.5.0 U1 host to move it from the NFS store to its own internal data store
- Registered the VM.
Now when I try to power it on, I get this (twice, once for each of its two virtual disks):
- File system specific implementation of LookupAndOpen[file] failed <--- this message is repeated 4 times for each disk
- The specified feature is not supported by this version
- Cannot open the disk '/vmfs/volumes/5a3bf07a-a95a8100-928c-0cc47ac9ab4e/A2S4_2016_EmbStd/A2S4_2016_EmbStd-000002.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
- Module 'Disk' power on failed.
There are 2 sets of snapshot files, -000001 and -0000002, I assume -000002 is the youngest.
The files exist, and so do the corresponding -delta.vmdk files.
I checked if the GUID matches the store as on the new server, in case it's the original from the old server that remained stuck, but it's the right one.
I found a very similar question from some months ago. The main difference is that there it was a move from 6.0 to 6.5, but the answer there didn't really help.
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ESXi license information
Is there a command I can issue from the ESXi shell, esxcfg* or other, that will give me the license information for the ESXi that I am running on?
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Evacuate a Host with DRS functionality but not put it in Maintenance Mode
Hello Everyone,
Long Story short sometime in the past someone put a Host in maintenance mode and not all VM's migrated and because the host was going into Maintenance mode things got messed up and the host had to be rebooted and the VM crashed....
So since then it's policy to evacuate all VM's on a host before putting into maintenance mode... as you can imagine that's a LOT of extra work and time.
Therefore I am looking for an easy way or even a PowerCLI script that will Evacuate all VM's on a host but uses DRS smarts and distributes them to hosts that can handle it!
Someone please let me know if that is possible! I have 20 Hosts to reboot with a few hundred VM's and it's going to take a while!
Thank you,
Daniel Schmidt
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Query enabled services from ESXi command line
When I look at a host in VCenter, Selecting the Configure Tab, and selecting VMKernel adapters (Under Networking), and selecting a particular
VMKernel adapter I can for instance see:
Device Network Label Switch IP Address ... (etc)
vmk2 VMkernel vSwitch0 10.243.13.82
and under it I see: VMKernel network adapter: vmk2 (with Properties selected), I see the Port properties
Network label VMKernal
VLAN ID None (0)
Enabled services vSAN
--- However, I need to get the information from the command line ---
The closest I come with the esxcfg commands is issuing:
esxcfg-vmknic -l
Interface Port Group/DVPort/Opaque Network IP Family IP Address
vmk2 VMkernel IPv4 10.243.13.82
My question is what command line command do I need to enter, to see what Enabled services are on my VMKernel network adapter?
In this case, I know the answer is vSAN because I can see it from VCenter, but I need to get the information from the command line.
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Removing an orphaned NFS share
Hey guys,
I have a standalone ESXi 6.5.0 U1 (HPE image) that is connected to a FreeNAS NFS share. It was previously connected to a Synology box also thru NFS. They both sit on the same IP.
Now, I keep getting messages every few seconds from ESXi /var/log/vmkwarning.log :
2018-02-01T14:47:51.571Z cpu0:66062)WARNING: NFS: 221: Got error 13 from mount call
and FreeNAS:
Feb 1 18:48:51 freenas mountd[1891]: mount request denied from 192.168.1.200 for /volume1
Feb 1 18:49:21 freenas mountd[1891]: mount request from 192.168.1.200 for non existent path /volume1
From this, it looks like my ESXi is trying to connect to a NFS share on the old Synology box which is nonexistent. On my ESXi GUI I can't seem to find any mention of this orphaned share. I have tried to find it thru all the possible cli commands (esxcli storage nfs list, etc) but no entries there.
I have even tried to simulate the old Synology and remount that share however not much luck.
Any help other than changing my FreeNAS IP or reinstalling ESXi.
Thanks
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/bin/sfcbd crashed problem ESXi 6.5u1 with LSI CIM provider
I installed a new ESXi 6.5u1 on Friday 25.08 and until now the sdcbd service crashed three times.
I am using a LSI 9271-8i Raid Controller and installed the "lsiprovider cim 500.04.V0.66-0002" to manage my storage and raid through a vm.
When i suddenly cannot connect with the lsi management software anymore i have to restart the "sfcbd-watchdog" service and then sensors are ok and i can connect again.
Any ideas?
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VM fails to start, VMCS error code 12 (6.5)
Hi,
VM is crashing right after PowerOn.
Could anyone help with understanding this error code?
Is it described somewhere?
vcpu-0| W115: MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-0:VM-entry failed; VMCS valid (error code 12)
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