new SSD has "no associated device" in ESXi 6.5
I installed an HBA and connected 4 new SSDs. Using "esxcli storage core path list", all of the SSDs are listed, but only the first SSD gets a complete UID. SSD1 looks like this: UID:...
View ArticleLocal Storage vs. SAN Performance
I have a perplexing issue with a client SQL server. The backstory is their SQL jobs started to incrementally take longer and longer to complete. They say nothing has been done on the SQL server side....
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ESXI 6.5 Cant Enable vMotion - " The "Update VMkernel NIC"
Has anyone seen this error before ? The "Update VMkernel NIC vmk0 on zbox-esxi02.zboxuniverse.com" operation failed for the entity with the following error message. A specified parameter was not...
View ArticleVMware tools for CentOS 4
Hello, Yesterday we ran into a problem with an old CentOS 4.4 installation, when performing Veeam backup on the virtual machine.The VM have been migrated from an old datacenter to a new datacenter, and...
View ArticleOdd network behavior when router changes
Hi All, On one of our subsites we've got an ESXi host connected to a central vCenter server. The location has a main router with a failover router in case the main connection fails. Main Router:...
View ArticleCIM programming guide in JAVA
Hi, I want to develop a JAVA application which would monitor a server through CIM.Basically, I would like the JAVA application to subscribe to the CIM broker (present on the server) so that in case of...
View ArticleThe right network card to run pfsense in a ESXi virtual machine on a dell...
I'm looking for a cost effective NIC card that will support pfsense running in a virtual machine on an ESXi host.Specifically, I'd like that the existing NIC on the T20 will continue be shared between...
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Incorrect memory utlization for 1 VM Web Client 6.5
Hi - After upgrading my host to ESXi 6.5 and VCSA to 6.5 I have found that one of my VM's shows all memory being utilized in the summary screen and when checking the performance chart for percentage...
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ESXi 6.5 - How to make second Port Group available to add to Virtual Machine...
I'm new to VMWare/vSphere/ESXi so struggling getting this initial configuration complete. I have installed ESXi 6.5, and have been able to complete most of the configuration on the host. I installed a...
View ArticleStacked graph shows similar CPU usage pattern amongst all VMs on the host
Hello folks, one thing that has puzzled me, is that when I look at CPU stats with the stacked graph option, it shows me that all the VMs on the host share a similar CPU usage pattern in MHz. Now, I...
View ArticleFree Vshpere Hypervisor Edition
Hello Dears, I have one question which is confused me a lot , what is the difference between vshpere hypervisor free edition and the paid edition,and can i manage the free vshpere hypervisor via...
View ArticleVM Networking: Back to Basics :(
Hi All, Looking for some help with understanding . I dont have access to a lab at the moment to test unfortunately. I have: -A cluster of 4 ESXi Servers and VCSA. Both 6.5-Ent+-Shared Storage all...
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Vsphere WebClient 6.5.0 Build 4602587
When I power up a VM I receive this error anyone have any suggestions?
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ESXi 6.5.0 (Build 4887370) SRCSAS144e can't create datastore
Hi Everyone, I have 1 drive on this controller set to raid0 for testing purposes, this drive/controller set up works under ubuntu so I a assuming its not a hardware fault. I am unable to create a...
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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esxi can't install no network adapter
I am trying to install esxi however I get an error code saying there is no network adapter. Network card is working on host operating system but when I try to install esxi on my computer it says there...
View ArticleLinux VMs hang in stress test with ESXi 6.5
I have a single hypervisor - a HP ProLiant DL380 G7 with two six-core Intel Xeon X5690 CPUs - running ESXi 6.5.0 5969303. I am running vCenter Server 6.5 in a Windows VM on that hypervisor. As part of...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 VM's losing network connection
Hello, I have an environment with 2x HP DL360 Gen8 in a cluster. I recently upgraded my vCenter & hosts from 6 to 6.5 Patch 1. Recently I started having problems with some VM's losing their network...
View ArticleCreate Persistent Custom Firewall Rule on ESXi 6.5
Hi Guys, Just wondering if anyone here has successfully created persistent custom firewall rules for ESXi 6.5. I've reading up on this and seems the only supported method id to create a VIB using a...
View ArticleESXi 6.5: Passthrough 2 GPUs on a single VM ?
HelloI'm trying to passthrough 2 Nvidia P100 on a single VM but I got a black screen and no logs for my VM...It works with 1 GPU but can't figure out why it doesn't work with 2 In advance setting of...
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