ESXi 5.5 Deleting Linked Clones
For some reason, deleting linked clones on our ESXi 5.5 server also deletes the parent's VMDK (we're creating linked clones via the API by specifying createNewChildDiskBacking and pointing to a...
View ArticleProblems running esxi 6.0u3 on supermicro X10DRL-i
Hello, We have been running into problems with 2 hosts running esxi 6.0u3 with the following hardware:X10DRL-i supermicro boardXeon E5-2630 v4The problem we see is that the system will lock up, no...
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 ArticlevCenter > host > configuration > health monitoring > storage Supported RAID...
With the major manufacturer's (HP, Dell, etc) you can expect excellent out-of-the-box support with vSphere. That includes a wealth of sensors for health monitoring. Right now, the smaller SMB company...
View ArticleShutdown-VMGuest does not work with machines with fault tolerance activated
Good morning We are trying to make a script with Powercli to turn off our virtual machines The virtual machines are in an HA cluster and some of them have fault tolerance enabled we are running the...
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vSphere Client console only showing part of VM screen
I saw a similar thread, but no answer that has helped.ESXi6 build 2494585 / vCenter 6 build 3634793 Windows versionWeb Client is borked due to DNS issue, and I'm trying to fix the AD/DNS server which...
View Article"A required disk image was missing" error when importing VMDK
Client version 1.21.0Client build number: 5724747ESXi version: 6.5.0ESXi build number: 6765664 Built an Oracle 7.4 server base configuration, successfully exported it and used the files to import and...
View ArticleESX, LLDP and DCB informational message with Intel X710
I have a server with ESX 6.0 update 2 that has Intel X710 NIC card and ESXi states that the LLDP is not available on this adapter. Does anyone know if DCB or LLDP will work in ESX for the X710 NIC? Is...
View ArticleESXi 6.5u1 > MegaRAID 9361 health monitoring
We have a new server with a LSI MegaRAID 9361 controller. I would like to be able to monitor the RAID volume's member disk status from vCenter & and the HTML5 client. I'm currently using the...
View ArticleSeveral problems with isolated networks under ESXi 6.5
Hi all, I have installed an ESXi 6.5 Update1 Build 6765664 host to do some tests with isolated environments. To accomplish this, I have setup the following vswitches: [root@scotland:~] esxcfg-vswitch...
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Netqueue on ESxi
Can anybody clarify the use of netqueue and how it works by default? I understand it is enabled on the host by default but I see no further configuration for the drivers. I have read everything I can...
View ArticleCannot install ESXi 5.5 to Sun Fire X4170
Hi ALLI cannot install ESXi 5.5 to Sun Fire X4170 Installer load all modules from CD, print "Relocating modules and starting up the kernel" and freezes ((((Server restarting only after "power off -...
View ArticleESXi v6.0.0 & GNS3 VM (.ova) > How to enable KVM - expose hardware assisted...
Hi all, I 've got ESXi 6.0.0 installed on mb MS X99S SLI Plus, MS-7885, with a Intel i7-5820K.Installed GNS3 VM via the .ova file.Booting it and the "KVM support available: False" appeared.Shutted down...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Client log in problem
I can't access my server using the vSphere Client at present. (I am using the free version of ESXi 5). I enter my IP Address, User Name and Password, then click 'Login'. A box pops up prompting me...
View Articleesxcli unable to remove nmp VMW_SATP_ALUA user rule
Hi to You all, ESXi 6.0 (2494585) I've used instruction from: http://www.vladan.fr/how-to-tag-disk-as-ssd-vmware-esxi-5-x/ to tag my disks as SSD, but I made a mistake in command: esxcli storage nmp...
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monitor ram and cpu of vm
What free tools can I use to monitor CPU and real Memory usage for a Windows 2012 virtual machine in about a week?I know pool can also be used to measure real ram usage of vm if pool contains only this...
View ArticlevCenter alerts and smtp authentication
Hi Guys, I'm trying to send vCenter alerts so I can keep track of what is going on with my hardware but unfortunately I do now see a place to enter the username and password for authentication. Is...
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ESXi 6.5.0 hangs during uploads of ISO to Datastore
Brand new R330PERC H7305 X Disk SAS 931GB RAID 5 (Datastore1)32GB USB Internal (ESXi)32GB RAM Very Typical small business setup. Fresh ESXi 6.5.0 installed yesterday to internal USB drive, setup...
View Articleno luck - configured netflow on vds but unable to add to network anyalyser...
first of all I am pretty novice in vm world, I want to configure netflow on vds and send that to netflow collector. followed the steps on vmware kb page, configured collector IP's and VDS IP And the...
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Configured scratch location doesn't work after upgrade to ESXi 6.5
Hi,My configured scratch location for some reason doesn't work after upgrading to ESXi 6.5.I set up parameter ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation to a persistent storage. The folder exists and...
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