vSphere Client could not connect to Vcenter server
vSphere Client could not connect to server, An unknown connection error occurred. (The server could not interpret the clients request. ( The remote server returned an error: (503) Server Unavailable.))
View ArticleEVC CPU Intel Xeon CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40Ghz and Intel Xeon CPU E5-2640 0 @...
Hello Guys I have 3 new server with CPU Intel Xeon CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40Ghz and 3 old server with ntel Xeon CPU E5-2640 0 @ 2.50 Ghz. I created a new cluster con EVC Family Broadwell and the old nodes...
View ArticleWindows 10 1607 on Esxi 6.0 BSOD
Hi, I'm in trouble with a VM running, on Esxi 6.0, windows 10 PRO 1607 build, it starts with BSOD reporting "error stop code". With 1511 build no problem, everything works fine. I tried everything:...
View ArticleUnable to delete or unmount a datastore because file system is busy
ESXi 5.5 VMFS3 I'm trying to delete or unmount a datastore but both are failing with below error messages. UNMOUNT. - Out of the 5 hosts in cluster it is unmounted from 4 while it's still mounted on...
View ArticleOdd error messages in syslog: IpmiIfcRhFruInv: Reading FRU header for 0xd...
Hi, Investigating my VMware syslogs I keep finding these strange error messages, but I can't find any information about them at all in the VMware KB or on Google in general: Mar 11 07:47:41...
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ESXi 5.1 PSOD and login screen missing
Hello, I forced a PSOD on my test ESXi 5.1.0 (build 1157734) to test the network core dump feature (which worked well) and rebooted the host. The host comes up fine and I can access it using vCenter,...
View Articleusb-storage messages in vmkernel.log
Hi, I can't really find any information about the meaning of these kind of messages: usb-storage: detected SCSI revision number 6 on vmhba32usb-storage: patching inquiry data to change SCSI revision...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 connectivity issue on PowerEdge R430
Dear, We encountering connectivity issue on newly install esxi 6.5 on PE R430Whenever we preform file copy (30-40GB files size) from one of the VM Guest to another machine thought network (100MB), it...
View Article6.5)">Change the network and host of a virtual machine during vmotion is not...
Hi, I'm trying to vMotion VM's from a 5.5 U3 (Standard vSwitch) towards a 6.5 Host using dSwitch.When performing this action I get the message: "Change the network and host of a virtual machine during...
View Articleservices.sh restart problem - This ruleset is required and connot be disabled
I just got this when running: services.sh restart[root@esx101:~] services.sh restartErrors:Invalid operation requested: This ruleset is required and connot be disabled[root@esx101:~]Any ideas? Host was...
View ArticleInsecure ciphers being flagged in security audit
I am running ESXi version 6. I have run the tlsreconfigurator and turned off TLS 1.0 and 1.1. I also turned off TLS 1.0 and 1.1 on port 5989. The hosts are still being flagged for this: Negotiated with...
View Articlescrolling mouse
Mouse wheel scrolling up and down inside a VM window is opposite when working in vSphere Web Client vs working in vSphere client. Anyone has this issue? Any fixes? thanks
View ArticleLarge "R Server for Windows" vCPU Allocation / Scalability
We have a generic 4 node VMware production cluster running all the traditional production Wintel infrastructure services. A small team here has "R Server for Windows" running on VMs running 4x vCPU and...
View Articlecreating a template from vm esxi 6.5 web client
I hope there's a very simple answer for this, or maybe i've just lost my ability to read.I"m running ESXi 6.5. i've created several base windows (7, 10, server 2008R2, 2012R2) that i want to use as...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 PSOD upon unplugging nework cable
Encountering this strange issue on a few host. The host will PSOD if I unplug any network cables that is connected to the QLogic 57810 10GB network card. The hardware ESXi is running on is a Dell...
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Deployment error on ESXi 6.5 standalone host
Hello, I am seeing issues deploying a firewall ovf to an ESXi 6.5 host and connecting via the web client. This worked properly in ESXi 6.0 using the thick client Trying to determine if there are OVF...
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 ArticlePoor host performance when any VM has a snapshot.
Host: MacPro6,1, latest efi and smc firmwares. 12cores, 24logical processsors, 32gb of ram, 1x1tb SSD.ESXi: 6.5u1, October updates.Guests: Total 4: All macOS 10.12.6 or 10.13 w/ 2-4cores and 5gb of...
View ArticleEnter Maintenance Mode
Has any seen this?Enter maintenance mode stuck at 91% - Details shows as "Entering VSAN maintenance mode." I have to hard boot the server.Build 3620759
View ArticleHow does VCenter Licensing work?
Is there any online resource that us Customers can review to understand how VCenter licensing works? I rang VMware who couldn't seem to provide the right info but instead directed me to ask a partner...
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