Memory reservation question
We have a huge SQL VM that we run by itself on a host. No other VMs running on it. The host has 1 TB of RAM. The VM has 512 GB of RAM. Someone posed this question to me "Would there be any benefit...
View ArticleConfigured scratch location doesn't work after upgrade to ESXi 6.5
Hi,My configured scratch location for some reason doesn't work after upgrading to ESXi 6.5.I set up parameter ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation to a persistent storage. The folder exists and...
View Articlevmware in google cloud compute engine
Hi, I created a google compute engine (Ubuntu) and installed vmware 12(Linux version). It is installed successfully but i dont see GUI. May I know how can i get the VMware GUI in google cloud compute...
View ArticleSelective HA
I know that HA is enabled on a cluster with at least two nodes and shared storage, but does every VM residing on that cluster have to be protected by HA or can I be selective which VMs will be "moved"...
View ArticleVirtual machine memory usage
I am running ESXI 6.5 and have a PCI USB3 card enabled for pass-through to a VM I use to run Veeam backup. The VM has all it's memory reserved because of the pass-through. I'm constantly getting...
View ArticleDetecting users connected via vSphere client
I have a VMware vSphere 5.5 infrastructure and users using the old vSphere client to connect to the vCenter server.How can I detect in a giver moment if there are users connected to the vCenter via the...
View ArticlevMotion disk to another lun
HI There, We have a server that outgrew its LUN.This VM has multiple drives and as a temp solution we are thinking to vMotion one of the drives to a neighboring LUN on the same SAN.What are the...
View ArticleUnable to take quiesced snapshot
After a reboot of a server, it can happen that it is not possible to take a quiesced snapshot.It happened after an update to 6U1 from 6.0. Before the update there were no problems. We did the following...
View ArticleWhat are .nnaxxx .vSphere-HA and vmkdump folders in datastore ?
Hi, We are using ESXi 6. When I browse a datastore, I find that there are some folders that doesn't created for Virtual Machines. May I seek your advice what are those folders for1) .naa.xxxx2)...
View Articlehow to reset root password
i cant login to a esxi host. dont have the root password. what are my options to reset the password?
View ArticlePXE boot traffic not leaving ESXi host - how to track down the issue?
Hello, We have a vm running Server 2016 WDS & MDT that we are using to deploy images to new client laptops. The PXE boot component only intermittently works for laptops though. Sometime a reboot...
View ArticleNew vCenter - Connecting Hosts
Hi, I have built a new VCSA 6.5 environment and want to migrate the hosts from the current Windows based environment. If these were standard switches then i would just disconnect and reconnect and it...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 USB Devices attached to VMs Issues?
Has anyone else experienced any issues with ESXi 6.5 and host USB 3 devices attached to VMs? I'm seeing messages like this from an Arch Linux VM that has a number of USB 3 hard disks attached to it:...
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ESXi 6.5 Operation Failed "VsanVS IInit: VSI MD5 signature mismatch"
Hi All, I have encountered this issue during ESXi 6.5 installation on my server: Operation FailedError (see log for more info):vmKftools failed with message: b'OBJLIB-VSANOBJ: VsanVSIInit: VSI MD5...
View ArticlevSphere client 6.0 going to internet
Hello everyone , i have a problem with vsphere client 6.0 or vCenter 6.0. The situation are :vCenter was updated from 5.5 to 6.0.I have many networks in my environment .All networks with internet...
View ArticleESXi and WAFL / iSCSI Hangs
We had a serious incident last month that originated on our Netapp. We have several large generic iSCSI VMFS volumes hosted on a Netapp cluster on which our VMs live. The Netapp decided to hang one of...
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Purple Screen on Cisco UCS server with ESXi 6.5 Build 5146846 (March 9, 2017)
Last week I patched our (7) lab ESXi 6.5 servers to the current patch level (Build 5146846 - from March 9, 2017). The (5) Dell servers have been running flawlessly on this new patch level. However,...
View ArticleDatastore on USB device
Hi all, For a production issue I need (want) to create a datastore (vmfs5) on an USB device connected to the ESXi 5.5. Does anyone know the procedure ? I didn't find any help on the web. Thanks for help
View ArticleVVOL and RDM
Hi Expert, I still confusing between vvol and RDM in vsphere 6.0. what are the difference between these two? Can they support vMotion?are there any limitation if we using them? Thank you in advanced...
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