ESXtop & Idle
Hi all, A little question... we have an production ESXi host, 48 vCPU's (with HT), it has currently 9 VM's running. And I see continuously idle at 4800% (48 CPU * 100 = 4800)/What does this say as the...
View ArticleHPE 10Gbase-T NIC (copper)
Hi, any recommendations on HPE 10Gbase-T NIC's? I think these models are available: 530T: QLogic 57810S, driver bnx2x561T: Intel X540, driver ixgbe Any knowns problems or bad experiences?
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Storage QoS (Limit IOPS)
Hello all, Are any of you setting a limit on IOPS for a VM/VMDKs? We are using it, but we are having an issue, or several issues, and getting pretty much nowhere with support. Tested it on ESXi 6.5 and...
View ArticleHost not connecting with one LUN
i have 2 Hosts (VSphere6.0) with Dell equalogic SAN (with 2 iSCSI adapters) where i have configured 4 logical volumes and all were working fine.. yesterday i saw errors on Host 1 events and further...
View ArticleRoles and customizaton permissions in vSphere 6.5
I need to create role for creating VM from definite template into definite folder with Guest OS Customization rules. And I was created it according to article Enabling guest customization if it is...
View Articleesxcli storage vmfs unmap process status
I am logged into an esxi host. how do I find out if my esxcli storage vmfs unmap process is still running?
View Articleesxi 6.5 domain join with smb 2.0?
host: esxi 6.5.0 vmkernel release build 5969303domain controller: server 2016 standard with latest cumulative updateno firewall in place. when adding the esxi host to the domain with SMB 1.0 protocol...
View ArticleUpgrade ESXi 6.0U2 -> Latest (6.5) - Q about Web Client.
Hi, Currently have some ESXi6 U2 boxes (free license) which I have configured to let my partners use the vSphere client to get secure console access to only their VM's. It works perfectly when...
View ArticleAre there any known issues with HP BL460 G9 and vSphere 6.5 U1?
Are there any known issues with HP BL460 G9 and vSphere 6.5 U1? Also BL460 G8?
View ArticleChange default 80/443 port of the web client
Hello, This is my first time that I'm getting involved with the ESXi enviroment. I managed to install ESXi 6.5, configure and build several VM's.I came to a certain point though, that I need the Web...
View ArticleFreenas on 6.5 on build 6765664
I have been running Freenas on esxi 6.5 for a while now and everything was working great. Today I decided to upgrade my ESX host to build 6765664 (which is the latest build). After the upgrade I...
View ArticleHP ESXI - Extending ESXI Array on HP Server
am trying to see how to expand a disk array on a HP ESXI 5.5 server. We are adding a 6th drive to this current RAID6 array.I found the commands to do it with the HPACUCLI but can't make sense or want...
View ArticleVmware ESXi recover .img backup
Hi, I'm really straight on the hose and hope a clever head couldhelp me.A backup was created from a VMware ESXi server using dd. Result: (large) .img file.I need to get this restored in order to save...
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Virtual machine was reset by cluster
1.ESXI 6.0 U2 36207592.Virtual machine was reset by clusteri want know why VMware.log
View ArticleVMware Remote Console needs 33 seconds to establish connection
Dear VMware-Community, my set up:Clients: Linux Clients (with Cent OS 7.3 and 7.4) and VMware Remote Console (Version 10.0.0 and 10.0.1)Server: ESXi 6.5 (tested with ESXi Embedded Host Client 1.2.1 and...
View ArticleQuiesced Snapshots Option Removed?
I have a server that has been failing to snapshot while quiescing the file system during it's backup.I think I have fixed the issue on a clone of the server but I'm having trouble testing the process....
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CPU limitation using .ova
Hi guys, recently I came across strange thing - while deploying .ova VM I cannot select more than 8 CPUsI DO use free license so this is acceptable, but then a customer of mine complaints it does not...
View Articleunable to power on VMs after using swing host to migrate UNLESS the host is...
I have found a way to mitigate this, but I don't like it. I am migrating from an old 5.1 ESXi cluster to a new VXrail. I used one of the 5.1 ESXi hosts as a swing host of sorts. Make sure the VMs I...
View ArticleMount a datastore formatted under vSphere 6.0 to the vSphere 5.1
Hello, I´m having a problem mouting a datastore formated under VSphere 6.0 in format vmfs 5.61 to a VSphere 5.1, simply does not mount. I don't find any information regarding this limitation. Can...
View Articlecan a hot-add based backup benefit from CBT on vmfs6 and vsphere6.5...
I have tried to read about this but I could not find any doc from vmware explaining this in details.my question is can a hot-add based backup benefit from CBT on vmfs6 and vsphere6.5 considering the...
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