VMNIC in Unused or Standby for iSCSI Port Group
I came across this question of configuration because of fault alerts in my vCenter Operations manager. The alerts were saying that I had no network redundancy for one of my vSwitches. The vSwitch it...
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Weasel error deploying from usb to SD card
Hi I'm trying to build a esxi host from a usb stick using a customised KS.cfg file. It works on some hosts but on a few I get an error. On the hosts that fails there is already an install of esxi. Any...
View ArticleDeploying ESXi 6.0 OVA on ESXi 5.5 physical server
Hello Experts, We have a requirement to deploy ESXi 6.0 on ESX 5.5 Physical server. Is this possible. I read that there is a VM hardware version requirements to be met. Please help.
View ArticleExport a list of VM's in 6.5u1 html5 client
Hi, I know how to export a list of vms to a csv file in the flash version but can't quite seem to find out how to do it in the html5 client. Any ideas? I know there is a power cli way to do it, but...
View ArticleAfter upgrading host from 6.0 to 6.5 shared datastore (SAN) does not...
After upgrading vCenter to 6.5 I went to upgrade the first host of a two-node HA cluster with a shared SAN from 6.0 to 6.5. After the upgrade the host showed local storage but did not show the SAN as...
View ArticleWindows Server 2016 Containers on VMware
Does anyone know if the Containers role in Windows Server 2016 is supported to run on VMware? It works on our environment unless we try to change the graph/data-root config to another drive other than...
View ArticleEVC question on vSphere 6.0
Our VCSA and 3 esxi hosts are all at 6.0. We have EVC set at Westmere because of one older host. We're getting ready to replace that host, so we will have 2 Haswell hosts (Xeon E5-2660v3) and one...
View ArticleUBUNTU 16.4 (client) fails
I followed this guide to install ubuntu. (basic ubuntu 16.4 install) with 4GB of memory, 25gb of HDD. After the install, my VM freezes like on the video at around 12:45. I follow the advice of the...
View ArticleError on trying to expand data store on iSCSI volume
Hi, I have ESXi 6.5 running using a data set on a SYNOLOGY iSCSI Disk. I expanded the iSCSI disk, but can not get the data set to expand. ESXi sees the extra space, but I can't expand the current...
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Can't get VMWare tools to work after upgrade from 6.0 to 6.5
I have a esxi install 6.5 install on a USB 64GB flash drive on a mac mini that uses iSCSI as a data store on a synology NAS. My scratch files and swap files (in VM directories) are stored on the...
View ArticleSamsung 960 Pro not showing on ESX 6.5 install
Hi All, I was wanting to do some testing on the new virtual nvme controller at the VM level On the ESX 6.5 installer the 960 pro NVME drive was showing as an install option, however the server (DL380...
View ArticlevSphere client, firewall activate, can´t access
Hello, I have a ESXi with a firewall activate under configuration -> security profile -> firewall I activate vSphere Client firewall in order to access with vSphere Client from one IP only. Now I...
View ArticleCant VMotion, Will HA succeed when host fail ?
So I have a cluster with 3 hosts licensed with essential plus. But the problem is that i have a differrent proccessor type. host 1 : proc E5-2640 v2host 2 : proc E5-2640 v2 (master)host 3 : proc...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 host goes out of network after NIC driver and firmware upgrade
I am upgrading bnx2x driver and firmware to versions 2.713.30.v60.5 and FFV10.00.15 bc 7.14.5 respectively. The host's management vmkernel is part of vDS. After driver and firmware upgrade, the host...
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NFS 4.1 export mounts as read-only (RECLAIM_COMPLETE FS failed)
Seems to be the case that when mounting NFS 4.1 using Windows Server 2012 R2 as the endpoint people are getting the following error: 2015-08-15T13:55:59.460Z cpu0:34075 opID=e5c595d5)NFS41:...
View ArticleMultiple switches in ESXI on a single nic
hi guys is it possible to add multiple vswitches to single nic on ESXI box.If so i want to add a vlan per vswitch on a single physical nic.Please reply asap. Kind regards
View ArticleESXi 6.5.0 - Usage of Snapshots causes error with redo log
Hello, when I try to create a snapshot on a Linux VM and startup the VM, then at any point the VM is shut down with an error in the redo log file. This happens in a timespan between instant and within...
View ArticleUnable to see USB/eSATA 3.0 RAID enclosure
This is my first post, and I am still learning ESXi, so if this is the wrong place or a bad question please let me know! I have an ESXi 6.5 installation that I'm trying to add an external RAID...
View ArticleEsxi 6.0 keep triggering false alarm
Hi all, When I shutdown or power on the virtual machine in esxi host, some alarms with be triggered. When power off vmAlarm "Virtual machine memory usage" changed from green to GrayAlarm "Virtual...
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Disable the Managed Object Browser
Good day, We are trying to disable the Managed Object Browser. This solution Disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB) works good, but it is still checked checkbox in vmware client. We tried to restart...
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