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Upgrage 4.1 to 5.1

I have two host that are running esxi 4.0 update 3 and 4.1 update2.  I would like to upgrade to 5.1.  Do I need to install the patches or will the update bring everything I need? Thank you

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Unable to combine Snapshot file with Flat file

Got below error while trying to combine snapshot files.  vmkfstools -i AXTST167-000001.vmdk /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/axtstbundled/AXTST167.vmdkDestination disk format: VMFS zeroedthickFailed to open...

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Configure Network Management Grey Out

Hello All, After I reset ESXi pw and it reset the server IP to 0.0.0.0 and when I login the Hypervisor or GUI, I noticed that the following item greyed out: Configure Management NetworkRestart...

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Martian Source Messages - Guest OS

Hi All, I have deployed OVF ( CentOS VM image) on ESXi 4.1 server host but found the following martian source messages on CentOS guest OS console after booting completed. Following messeges keep...

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VM providing External Database behind the vCenter Server built with e1000...

All other VMs were defined with VMXNET3 network adapters. Is there a compelling reason to change the network adapter on this VM to a VMXNET3 (other than simple consistency)?  What would be the best way...

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lun input/output error

hi,  we have some problems with a lun. each attemtpt to start a vm, which use this lun, ends with following exception:   Failed to open...

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ESXi 4.1.0,582267; using bios.440.rom and running OS-2012 (error:0x0000005D)

Hi there.We have used this:http://communities.vmware.com/thread/394669?start=0&tstart=0http://en.blog.skydriver.org/tag/bios-440-rom/ as a source.But still after applying bios 440 rom file to VM,...

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Unable To Install ESXi 4.1 with RAID0. HDD Does not come up during the...

Experts, I have HP Proliant server. I have configure raid 0 on this. When I install ESX4.1 it does not detect the HDD.It just say 9.5 gigs of free space is required but it does not show the Raid0...

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Need to migrate to new FC storage, help!

I have a fibre channel storage unit connected directly to a BladeCenter chassis and it's blades are running ESXi.I need to migrate all of the hosts over to the new storage but it looks like my only...

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vCenter Server Linked Mode

Hi Guys, vCenter server has a linked mode which from what I understand enables management of the clusters and ESXi devices. I am planning on deployment vmware on one of our remote facilities, however...

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Virtual clock given to VM

Hi guys, When I have, for example, a processor with 2 CPU x 1,866 GHz and I create a VM with 1 vCPU, its virtual clock is configured with 1,866 GHz, however when I create a VM with 2 vCPU, instead of...

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SQL and VMs memory management

I have a question about VMs and SQL. We have a SQL db server, originally VM had 16gb (11gb allocated to SQL). We then increased the memroy to 32gb for the VM (and assigned 26gb to SQL). We noticed...

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Vmware 4.0 critical probelm

Alarm Message Prompt up on Vsphere

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How can I reduce the number of processor sockets?

Is there a way to configure VMWare ESXi 4.1 to recognize only 1 instead of 2 processor sockets?  An application's licensing only supports one socket, and I was surprised to find there were two on my...

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ESXi 4.1.0 keeps disconnecting from vSphere server

I recently added a 2nd esxi host to my network.  I had an ESXi 4.0 host and vsphere server in place already.  The host I added was ESXi 4.1.0.  Every minute or two, it disconnects from vsphere server....

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Host not passing network test. All guest VMs are connected

Interesting scenario popped up on one of my hosts yesterday. The host itself can not connect to my network (changed network lines, switches, etc) It cannot pass the basic network test. Management tools...

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Need Help Troubleshooting Disk I/O Performance Please..

I'm running ESXi 4.1. I have, what I believe to be, a disk I/O issue.. I have an EMC AX4-5i with two hosts.. Trying to do a storage vmotion (with the VM powered off) took over an hour before it would...

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Viritualize MacOS possible?

Hi, One of our devs needs a MacOS machine and we only have Windows 2008 R2 VM's running. Is there any way we can viritualize one MacOS PC on our ESX environment? Many thanks! Regards,Joris

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error parsing the server clients.xml file in wind7 and 2k8

Hello All If any one getting error(error parsing the server clients.xml file) after install esxi4.0 and unable to login from win7 and win2k8  u can download and istall  from vmware...

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Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file ...

 Hello,  any idea why I'm getting this errors: Error parsing the server "SERVER IP" "clients.xml" file. Login will continue, contact your system administrator. and after pressing OK buttom I'm getting...

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