Extract ImageProfile using PowerCLI with readonly account
Hi guys,I use PowerCLI a lot, primarily to export information on our virtual estate & import into a SQL database for further querying. I want to audit the ImageProfile field across our virtual...
View ArticleStorage sensors vanished - drive crashed - no monitoring warning
hello all,we noticed a very alarming behaviour in esxi 6.0.0 (essentials license).a hard drive crashed, degrading the Logical volume.our Monitoring didn't inform us because the sensors in vsphere were...
View Articleamd to intel hosts - what changes on vmx?
what changes omn the VM or vmx file when a vm moves from amd to intel host? do I need to create snapshot prior to moving to intel host?
View Articlevmhba is not registered
Good morning friends! I am having problems with HBA, it has degraded status.I checked the settings and showed me the log below.Could someone help me with this?
View ArticleHigh memory usage alert after upgrading to vSphere 6
Last night I upgraded my last ESX host from vSphere 5.5 to vSphere 6 update 2 + patches. Ever since updating the VMware tools on my SQL server VM, I have been getting a "high virtual machine memory...
View ArticleMake change in ESXi 5.5 to allow more than one console open at a time
I'm looking for a way to make the change to the Host that will allow more than one console window for the VMs on that Host. I know it can be done-- just not sure where to find it.
View ArticleMigration from iSCSI in software to iSCSI in hardware
I've got several blades connecting to a SAN using the built-in software iSCSI adapter. I'd like to migrate all these to an HBA in the blade system. Is it possible to present the same LUN in both...
View ArticlevCenter won't reconnect after upgrade 5.5 to 6.5 U1, get error 503 when try...
I had a host at version 5.1 that I upgraded to 5.5, and then to 6.5 update 1. For the 6.5 upgrade, I used the vCenter upgrade manager. First I had to remove some conflicting VIBs. The host upgraded and...
View Articleupgrade esxi from 6.0 to 6.5,VM can't power on
Hi,I was used VCSA6.5's update manager upupgrade esxi from 6.0 to 6.5 succeessful, but all VM did't power on,the error as follow:Failed to power on virtual machine 2k3dc01. Transport (VMDB) error -45:...
View ArticleVM Server greyed out
Hi everybody, I'm new to the forum so please bear with me if I submitted this thread in the wrong section. For about a couple of months ago I had a power failure in my house which lead to the server...
View ArticleVmware hp GEN10 SSD/HDD not dectected
Hello folks, I have purshace a gen10 and would like to install vmware (any version) on it. I tryed to put the custom hp image for vmware on an usb but my ssd or hdd are not detected, so i install the...
View ArticleESXi hosts and vCenter intermittent disconnects
We've been seeing ESXi hosts disconnect from vCenter for approximately 2-12 minutes. After this period, the host reconnects back to the vCetner server. This happens about 2-3 times per 24 hours. DNS...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 U1 - host and vms are not responding
Im running ESXi 6.5 U1 on Fujitsu PRIMERGY rx2530 m4 with the latest Fujitsu custom image for PRIMERGY servers. The problem is that, one or two times of day the vms and host are no responding and i...
View ArticlevmWare and VLANs troubles
Hello community! Previously I have absolutely flat network structure with wide network mask /21. All services are worked fine except of some network freezesRecently I have implemented VLANs to...
View ArticleNew portgroup has no active ports
Hi, I've added a second NIC in my ESXi 6.5 server, created a second vswitch and connected the 2nd NIC to it. When i create a new port group and use the new vswitch with that 2nd NIC the active ports...
View ArticleWindows 10 Professional x64 1703 VLSC - No Sound No Sound Device under Vmware...
Windows 10 Professional x64 1703 VLSC - No Sound No Sound Device under Vmware ESXI 6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 5969303) Edit: - I think it is not suppose to work under ESXI - only if I use it via RDP or...
View ArticleUnable to add an Intel 530 SSD as an ESXi 6.0 Datastore
Hello. Has anyone else been able to add an Intel (530) SSD as a datastore on ESXi 6.0? I've tried multiple times unsuccessfully. It starts the process and shows it in the recent tasks as "Create VMFS...
View ArticleESXi Host Power Management
Hi All, ESXi Host Power Management best practices Power Policy Options in Balanced or High performance which one is recommended, please advice Thanks for advance Regards,Johnson.s
View ArticleShow Running VM's
Hi all This may be trivial and note that I am not an expert.We have ESXi 5.5 running on an HP rack server and many VMs are hosted. Users use VMware Workstation and connect to the server to see the...
View ArticlePropertyCollector.RetrieveContents
Dear folks I just upgraded my FREE ESXi 4.1U1 system to FREE ESXi 5. So far so good. The box is working fine so far. The problem I have is when editing the settings of a VM especially, when I press the...
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