vSphere 6.5 Slow network performance on new system
I have 2 ESXi systems:Older system running VMWare ESXi 6.0. Intel 2600CWR mainboard, 1x Xeon E5-2603 v4 @ 1.70GHz, 128gb RAM, 4tb RAID 10 with SATA HDD'sNew system running ESXi 6.5.0 5969303 (U1),...
View ArticleVmotion Issues
In one of our datacentres we have suddenly started having issues with Vmotion. When we migrate any VM from one host to another, it drops off the network for up to 2m20s. Sometimes it works absolutely...
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single VM on esxi host using 99% on esxi host
I got a single VM running 6vcpus 12gb ram sql server on a single esxi host. the esxi host is reporting 99% cpu esxtop shows this. any idea?
View Articlerestore point as snapshot - forever
What problems can I have if I have 2-3 snapshot (to keep alive forever) for a vm which is working?What solution can I follow if I wish to keep "some snapshot" to use as restore points?I now snapshot...
View ArticleESXi 6.5, Oct Build and macOS High Sierra 10.13
Has anyone been able to use high sierra on 6.5update1 w/ all patches to date? Upgrades of vms from 10.12 to 10.13 result in an error in booting represented by a circle with a cross through it....
View ArticleLINUX - vSphere Web Client crashing due to shockwave
I'm aware of the KB https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2151945Shockwave Flash crashes with vSphere Web Client 6.x (2151945) | VMware...
View ArticlePurpose of vicfg-cfgbackup
Hi folks, I dont quite grasp the purpose run this command vicfg-cfgbackup although i know it is backing up your ESXi configuration but what is it for anyway? What are they backing up? In what such...
View Articlebackup solution for standalone esxi host
what is recommended backup solution for a single host esxi? create snapshots and delete them weekly? I dont have third party solution or budget
View ArticleAll other VMs auto start but Win7 won't?
Hi, I've been searching online and here but could not figure out why windows 7 is the only one that does not want to start. It is configured as 2 startup priority and I have tried 1.If I manually start...
View ArticleNetwork adapter issue?
About a month ago, my boss tasked me with getting an OS on a Poweredge. I ended up using ESXi 6.0. From there, I installed 4 VM's. They've all been running great. One of them acts as a DHCP, one has...
View ArticleHow to access esxi 6.5 (free version) externally/remotely
How do i access esxi 6.5 free version externally (i.e. from a network or even another location like out of state or something like that) with another windows pc??
View ArticlePass through storage controller question
Hi, I have built a desktop PC which runs ESXi 5.5 booting off USB stick and all I/O hardware is recognised. I want to run NAS software on a VM and have it directly control the hard disks in the PC,...
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Backup solution to backup VMs in ESXi 6.5 to Backblaze B2?
Hello, My ISP has a data cap so I had to rent server and they have ESXi 6.5 and I have 4 VMs mostly for testing and 1 that is hosting 1 website and community forum. I would like to setup backup just in...
View ArticleNo n/w on new VM
OK, so I've finally got a running Debian vm on ESXi 6.5 However, it has no n/w access. Looking at the interfaces file it is correctly configured for DHCP. The UI shows 'No network information'...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 update 1 ISO download
I am trying to locate the free VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5 Update 1 ISO download. The VMWare site only allows me to download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.5.0a ISO. Anyone know how I can obtain...
View ArticleName Resolving does not work on ESXI 5.5 update2
Hi for some strange reason the name resolution on my ESXI server does not work I've set up the same DNS servers and search suffixes as other servers this only happens in hosts that are esxi 5.5 on...
View ArticleDifferent between core & socket
Dear Friends, In my environment configured more vCpu like 32,16,12,8,4 core please tell me socket the above mentioned core for best practices for core vs socket Regards,Johnson.s
View ArticleInstalling 10GB NIC Driver
I am trying to install A HP 10GB NIC (NC550SFP+) in my Vsphere Host (6.0). The file type has a .scexe file extension. When I try to run the .scexe file I get "line 1: syntax error: unexpected newline
View ArticleVMDirectPath and ATI Radeon
I am using VMware ESXi and I am trying to setup a guest that is Windows 7 that will have an ATI Radeon video card passed through to it. I actually had this working on a previous system but I had to...
View ArticleESXi 6.5U1 got random Lost access to volume
Hello,My setup has a few ESXi nodes installed on HP DL380 G9, which have Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Dual Port for iSCSI to connect to a 3PAR 8200.The Intel driver is lastest: ixgbe version 4.5.1The 3PAR...
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