Hi

I installed 6.7 over 6.5 not an upgrade.

All the VMs are functioning as before once I setup the network.

However in all the settings dialogs none of the hardware selections are displaying - that is the drop down lists are empty - the selected entry in empty/blank.

For now this isn't a problem - is there anyway I can get the configurations to show how they are configured?

paul

Hi all,

My query is related to ESXi device drivers and ESXi PCIe subsystem.

I am writing a NIC driver for ESXi and this NIC hardware is still in its design phase. We have a binary on a remote machine that emulates the firmware of this NIC.

Is there a way to trap the PCI calls from the ESXi driver module so that they can be sent to this remote binary?

Thanks in advance.

What is the incomingfolder used for?  C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\incoming  In one of our VM’s, incoming consists of 37GB.

Thanks

Ron

Hi all

Past week-end I started playing around with VMWare ESXI for the first time. All is going well, however since yesterday I am running into a weird little issue. As you can see on the picture below, the arrows next to "Virtual machines", "Storage" and "Networking" are grayed out. Clicking them also doesn't seem to be working.

https://imgur.com/84yCEVt

I did set-up Unbound (DNS server) yesterday to give my esxi host a FQDN on my home network. Yesterday I was still able to use the navigator correctly when connecting via the internal IP. Connecting via the internal FQDN broke the navigator. Today I am unable to use the navigator via either IP or FQDN.

(Note that clicking on the lines "Virtual machines", "Storage" and "Networking" still seems to be working and I can use ESXI that way, but I'd prefer to use the full functionality of the navigator again)

Version: 7.0.0 (Build 15843807)

Any idea what is causing this? It sounds weird that a FQDN set-up breaks the navigator, no?

Thanks!

I'm attempting to upgrade from ESXi 6.5 to 7.0 and during hte loading process, I get a "nfs41client fail to load" error.  It sits there for a long while and then tells me I don't have a NIC.

Now bear in mind, this is an upgrade.  The ESXi 6.5 installation is working just fine.  It is an old server (Proliant DL160 G6), but I'm kind of surprised that it would bug out on that as it's still working well.  I'd like to upgrade to the latest version, so I can make sure I'm not exposed to security issues. 

Can anyone assist?

logs are stored on non-persistent storage consult product documentation to configure a syslog server or a scratch partition.

Hello,

on an esxi 6.7.0 Update 3 (Build 14320388) I did deleted the datastore residing in same disk as the esxi has been installed, then I tried to create a new datastore using the free space left after deletion (the reason is a change of format type, from vmfs6 to vmfs5).

Trying to create the new datastore using the provided procedure, I correctly see the disk:

then, when I select the free partition, set it to vmfs5 and then move the slider to full space available, this is what the procedure shows me:

and this happens when I click on finish:

I just suppose the partitions have been used incorrectly, but any help here is very appreciated, to understand how to correctly create the new datastore.

Thanks in Advance!

Andrea

We are running Cisco B200 M4 Blades - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2683 v4 @ 2.10GHz

We have purchased some B200 M5 Blades to go into the same Cluster - Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6132 CPU @ 2.60GHz

Do I have to enable EVC mode to make sure we can move VMs between hosts in the cluster? If so which one?

Thanks.

Hello,

ESXi 6.7U3

Dell R6515 (AMD EPYC 7502P)

I have VM with 2 vCPU

Why CPU Multi Thread benchmark so slow?

I'm currently using a Supermicro H11SSL-C with 256GB RAM and an AMD EPYC 7401P with ESXI 6.5U2. Since I've upgraded to 6.5U2 I get the "host hardware voltage"-error on this machine. I can acknowledge it, set it to green but after a few seconds it is popping up again.

With 6.5U1 everything was fine. The IPMI of the board itself shows no errors at all, the two power plugs are connected correctly and are green, so I think it's an error in ESXi. I've been in contact with SuperMicro, they said, only 6.5U1 is qualified and tested and I should ask VMware for help...

Hi Folks

I'm trying to change the VM's adapter from E1000E to VMXNET3 however in edit sections from vCenter does not allow me to change it, and if I create a new adpater it doesn't show it as an option

Hi,

I am trying to find the esxi version using guest operating system using Linux and windows.

I am trying vmware tools installation automatically using puppet. I will keep files in centralized http server and make them available to all the clients in this case all VMware guest operating system. We have to  install vmware tools based on ESXI version so before I am pulsing different version of vmware tools I want to make sure whether guest operating is running on ESXI 5, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0. If i able fetch esxi version using guest operating system then my job will be easy. Please help

Hi All:

     1,  download the Emulex LPe32002-AP driver from here : https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=DT-ESXI_70-BROADCOM-BRCMNVMEFC-1262284&productId=974&download=t… 

2, install the driver : "esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/vib20/brcmnvmefc/EMU_bootbank_brcmnvmefc_12.6.228.4-1OEM.700.1.0.15525992.vib"

3, set  the driver parameter lpfc_enable_fc4_type=3 ,  " esxcli system module parameters set -p lpfc_enable_fc4_type=3 -m lpfc"

4, reboot

after the system reboot ok , cannot find the nvme adapter ."esxcli nvme adapter list" return null.

which step is wrong ? Could you please give me some suggestion ?

Thanks.

I've spent too many hours attempting to set this install up and need some help. This is my first HP proliant server (Proliant DL20 Gen10) and therefore first time using any integrated utilities to setup the system, OS and storage...Here are the two main issues I'm running into and then I'll get into how I have everything setup.

Error via Assisted Install method (shown above)

No drives detected via load ISO from virtual drive (shown above)

Install ISO: VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-Update2-13006603-HPE-Gen9plus-670.U2.10.4.1.8-Apr2019

SPP Status: Can't install, can't load ISO, planning on doing so after ESXI install (spp-2019.03.0-SPP2019030.2019_0206.85)

Physical Drives: KINGSTON SA400S3 120GB (Qty: 2), Samsung SSD 860 1TB (Qty: 2)

Each setup in a RAID 1 using the RAID configuration tool in Intelligent Provisioning (first attempts provisioned through UEFI BIOS and same result, tore down and reprovisioned in IProv)

Raid configuration (shown above)

Firmware appears to be up to date as well...(shown above)

As I mentioned, I've attempted to install via Assisted Install by provisioning through Intelligent Provisioning portal, and also by loading the ISO from virtual drive and booting from it. Both methods yield different errors/issues and I'm really hoping that it's not because I am using non HP drives because their products are overpriced and do not match my eventual design plan. Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated. Thanks so much.

Hello. I'm trying to install VMware ESXi on a Hyper-V host (My pc,running WIndows 10 x64),following this guide :

Come installare VMware ESXi su un host Hyper-V | The Solving

This is what I did :

PS C:\esxi> .\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.5.1.ps1 -v60 -vft -load net-tulip

This is ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.5.1 (visit https://ESXi-Customizer-PS.v-front.de for more information!)

(Call with -help for instructions)

Logging to C:\Users\MARIET~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-40076.log ...

Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI 12.0.0 build 15947286

Connecting the VMware ESXi Online depot ... [OK]

Connecting the V-Front Online depot ... [OK]

Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ... [OK]

Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.0.0-20200204001-standard ...

(dated 02/07/2020 11:36:33, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,

Updates ESXi 6.0 Image Profile-ESXi-6.0.0-20200203001-standard)

Load additional VIBs from Online depots ...

   Add VIB net-tulip 1.1.15-1 [New AcceptanceLevel: CommunitySupported] [OK, added]

Exporting the Imageprofile to 'C:\esxi\ESXi-6.0.0-20200204001-standard-customized.iso'. Please be patient ...

but it can't complete the operation,because this error :

An unexpected error occured:

[WinError 10054] Connessione in corso interrotta forzatamente dall'host remoto

If requesting support please be sure to include the log file

   C:\Users\MARIET~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-40076.log

how can I fix it ?

Hello,

I have a datastore called "Secondary", this datastore was apparently extended over two different drives. Another person thought it would be a good idea to swap out the Raid Controller. They did that and then reconnected the old raid controller when nothing worked.

Anyway. Here we are. We have Disk Internals VMFS Recovery software but it seems to crash at 1TB transferred. Is there a way to rebuild the datastore without losing data and having ESXI see the datastore as it did before? Some information follows.

[root@vmserver01:~] esxcfg-scsidevs -m

GetUnmountedVmfsFileSystemsInt: fsUUID is null, skipping naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b:1

GetUnmountedVmfsFileSystemsInt: fsUUID is null, skipping naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b:1

GetUnmountedVmfsFileSystemsInt: fsUUID is null, skipping naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b:1

[root@vmserver01:~] esxcfg-volume -l

VMFS UUID/label: 59d18cea-83868190-73f8-782bcb39f071/Secondary

Can mount: No (some extents missing)

Can resignature: No (some extents missing)

Extent name: naa.6a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1:1     range: 0 - 3814143 (MB)

[root@vmserver01:~] esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list

59d18cea-83868190-73f8-782bcb39f071

   Volume Name: Secondary

   VMFS UUID: 59d18cea-83868190-73f8-782bcb39f071

   Can mount: false

   Reason for un-mountability: some extents missing

   Can resignature: false

   Reason for non-resignaturability: some extents missing

   Unresolved Extent Count: 1

[root@vmserver01:~] ls -lah /dev/disks

total 13795133312

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         512 May  6 15:37 .

drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root         512 May  6 15:37 ..

-rw-------    1 root     root        2.7T May  6 15:37 naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b

-rw-------    1 root     root        2.7T May  6 15:37 naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b:1

-rw-------    1 root     root        3.6T May  6 15:37 naa.6a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1

-rw-------    1 root     root        3.6T May  6 15:37 naa.6a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1:1

-rw-------    1 root     root      116.7G May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080

-rw-------    1 root     root        4.0M May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:1

-rw-------    1 root     root      250.0M May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:5

-rw-------    1 root     root      250.0M May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:6

-rw-------    1 root     root      110.0M May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:7

-rw-------    1 root     root      286.0M May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:8

-rw-------    1 root     root        2.5G May  6 15:37 t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:9

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          60 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:1 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:1

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:5 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:5

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:6 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:6

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:7 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:7

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:8 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:8

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          62 May  6 15:37 vml.01000000003443353330303031303430343133313035303830556c74726120:9 -> t10.SanDisk00Ultra00000000000000000000004C530001040413105080:9

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          36 May  6 15:37 vml.02000000006a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b504552432036 -> naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          38 May  6 15:37 vml.02000000006a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b504552432036:1 -> naa.6a4badb00fbbf00022583f81158e1c2b:1

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          36 May  6 15:37 vml.02000000006a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1504552432036 -> naa.6a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root          38 May  6 15:37 vml.02000000006a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1504552432036:1 -> naa.6a4badb00fbbf00026435d4d2207a1c1:1

Hi,

We just installed three new Windows Server 2012 and one new Windows 8 VMs on ESXi 5.1. On those VMs, we get a lot of errors in the System Event log about network disconnects. According to the logs, the network disconnects for about one second as we get another event saying that a network connection was established at 1 Gbps just after. Just on the day of January 28, this problem occured 85 times on a single server VM.

Those VMs are using the recommended E1000E NIC with vmx-09 hardware version. The Tools are installed and are current. All VMs are connected to the same vSwitch which has a dedicated physical port to the gigabit network switch (no NIC teaming and no VLAN tagging). The VMs are running from the same datastore that uses local disks setup in RAID 10 with a hardware RAID controller (LSI 2108 chipset).

Of course, when the alledged disconnect occurs, Windows shuts down momentarily network bound services (such as NetBIOS Helper service) and brings it back right away when the reconnection occurs. This annoying problem also causes interruptions in file transfers on network shares, so it is not just a harmless error that can be ignored.

Here is an example of the disconnect event:

Log Name:      System
Source:        e1iexpress
Date:          2013-01-29 10:53:13
Event ID:      27
Task Category: None
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      --- censored by me! ---
Description:
Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
Network link is disconnected.

Here is the reconnection 1 second later:

Log Name:      System
Source:        e1iexpress
Date:          2013-01-29 10:53:14
Event ID:      32
Task Category: None
Level:         Information
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      --- censored by me! ---
Description:
Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
Network link has been established at 1Gbps full duplex.

Here are some interesting facts about this problem:

• We checked the physical link to the host and everything is fine. We don't have any disconnection reported by the host or the switch.
• The problem occurs in all VM which have E1000E NIC, but not at the same time.
• Changing the VM NIC type to E1000 solves the problem: no more network disconnection reported by the VM and file transfers are not interrupted anymore.
• The disconnects are not evenly spaced in time. It may occur many times in the same minute and then nothing for more than an hour.

Has anyone had this kind of problem before? Any clue about what may be the cause?

We can still use the workaround we found and change the NICs to E1000 but it is not the one recommended for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.

Thanks for your help!

So my plan was to purchase either a Quadro P2000 or Grid K1/K2 gpu to allow a single physical gpu to pass through graphics acceleration to multiple VMs. I intend to setup different OS environments on the eSXI hypervisor such as Linux, Windows, EVE-NG for study/career growth.

However, I noticed that their are some hurdles such as licensing being the big one.

So my question is, is their anyway I can use either of those two cards to allow for multiple VM's to use it at the same time while maintaining gpu acceleration without paying any monthly licensing cost?

I think my work or school can offer me eSXI and maybe vSphere Enterprise for free, but I do not want to pay any type of licensing for myself. This includes paying Nvdia outrageous fees to open up their vGPU.

I am unsure of AMD for this type of stuff either.

I ordered a P2000 but I think I should cancel before I set myself up for a big headache.

Hi ,All:

   use the Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-5(MCX512A-ACAT) HBA, the driver is nmlx5_core (4.19.16.7) on EsxI 7.0. After create VMKernel Network Adapter , add software NVMe over RDMA adapter.  on the ESXi host run the ssh command "esxcli nvme info get". do not return Host NQN

[root@localhost:~] esxcli nvme info get

   Host NQN:

Please help to give me some suggestion? Thanks

Hi everyone,

If I am here today it is because I am really desperate...

Recently, I had the idea to turn a regular server into a "GPU Server" in order to help with my studies and to make my father able to have a multi screen flying simulator. I need to keep my ZFS pool that is shared on 3 HDD, so i decided to use ESXI in order to have 1) A FreeBSD server and 2) A graphic windows 10 VM.

Everything works super fine with Freebsd (got the SATA controller passthrough working and one of my network card, yay).

But when it comes to the windows VM, it is a disaster.

I have a Quadro P2000, and I am just trying to passthrough this card to windows. When I go to device manager, I get the classical and sooo annoying "Error 43". But I bought this graphic card because it was supposed to be able to do a passthrough. It's not a consumer grade one, right? On VMware site, it is said that it can do dedicated graphic Passthrough or something similar (one VM at the time). I tried pciHole.start = 2048 and classical hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = FALSE, but no, still not working... (and i don't think i am supposed to do that because it's a pro card, so should work without the last one). Also, I installed the "quadro P2000" driver from nvidia's site...

However, weirdly enough, I got this card to work last night, during few hours. But after reboot, the card "died #43"...

Please, If you have any idea of what I am doing, tell me! It's so annoying and I am about to give up this setup...

I will sooo much appreciate any help, feel free to answer. Thank you so much!