Vcenter Crash, then restore and now "can not find vsphere has master"
Good afternoon, A few days ago at work we had problems with the server VCenter and to restore it from a previous copy (since then machine names have been changed and new machines have been created) is...
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NFS 4.1 on ESXi 6.5: unable to browse datastore
I mounted a NFS 4.1 share on ESXi 6.5a (single host, no vcenter). This is the CLI command, but I can also mount it via web interface: esxcli storage nfs41 add -a AUTH_SYS -H 192.168.98.4 -v MyLinuxNFS...
View ArticleDoes enabling SSD Caching require a vSphere license
Can I make use of SSD caching on a stand alone ESXi 6.5 Host running a free license?
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fusion-io / sandisk ioDrive2 + ioTurbine / ioSphere on ESXi 6.0
Anyone have caching working with an ioDrive2 or similar card + ioTurbine on ESXi 6.0? I've got the card running on the host with the libvsl-600-1.0.0-3.2.15.1699.zip,...
View Articleblank console
Host - ESXi 6.0u2 on Lenovo 10AY001YUS. Client - Win10. Server 2012 vm consoles go black/blank indefinitely whenever a major display change happens such as during reboots or when bios hands the...
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iscsi boot from san - coredump and system logs
I am using iscsi boot from san. any idea where I should put my coredump or system log location? Do I need to create a dedicated datastore for this?
View ArticleErrors while deploying or importing ovf template to ESXi host which is...
Errors while deploying or importing ovf template to ESXi host which is exported from same host, it is saying required disk image was missing.
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 r2 in place upgrade to server 2012 r2
Hello Gurus - I have a test environment vmware host that i have a few windows server 2008 R2 on. I did a in place upgrade on one from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 Datacenter that worked fine. Now i have a...
View ArticleWindows 10, E1000e, and ESXi-5.1.0-799733 -- network problems
We have recently begun to use a Windows 10 VM on our ESXi-5.1.0-799733 system (yes, I know it's old). Network file transfers from that VM often have errors in them that are not reported in any way we...
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VMWARE Won't boot up my VMS today
Host: Windows 10Guest: Windows server 2003 I have two similarly configured guests running in VMWARE. Yesterday everything was fine and I left the machine powered when I wen tot sleep. （only one VM was...
View ArticleVM Ware ESXI Dump Files
Hi Geeks, Greetings, ESXI datastore space is suddenly increased. Am looking to view and delete the dump files that present in my ESXI server and also inside my VM. cal you please help me by providing...
View ArticleAbout VMWare
Hi Geeks, As I have Very Much interested in virtualization. But I won't know exactly where I need to start.. I already started my VMware course in udmey for VMware Vsphere administration. I hope it...
View ArticleDisable smart detection for specific drives
Hello, I am trying to disable smart detection for the internal usb thumb drive ESXI has been installed to, as well as for the HP SmartArray Controller, as syslog reports both drivers not to be smart...
View ArticleIntel Sighting
There are so many postings and discussions about Meltdown and Spectra. They are keep getting updated.We have applied the early release VMware patches and BISO update for E5-2699 V4 CPU.I think there is...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Free License
I just installed ESXi 5.1. Every time I start the Client I get the warning that my trial will end in 60 days... I tried to register for the free license but I just got an error saying that the key...
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Error 1048320 on ESXi 5.5 install on Cisco C240
Hi, I'm getting error 1048320 error during the /usr/sbin/vmkfstools stage, (and no I'm not trying to do a nested config),I'm doing a bare metal install on a Cisco C240 with RAID6 4Tb drive config (36Tb...
View ArticleESX Crash with error: PCPU 30: no heartbeat (2/2 IPIs received)
Hello, My ESX Server crashed with PDS. I cannot find anything for this error. Could you please help me? In vmkernel-zdump.1 01:02:54.807Z cpu26:2118715)WARNING: Heartbeat: 781: PCPU 30 didn't have a...
View ArticleChange disk layout during vmdk clone using vmkfstools
Hi guys, I have several Windows 2008 R2 VMs with a single vmdk but multiple partitions in the OS layer on that single disk. I'd like to separate them into separate disk. Now, I could add in the extra...
View ArticleHosts Profile for Specific Element - Syslog
Guys, i need to modify the syslog config to add a new host across 100 ESXi servers. I thought using a host profile would be the easiest way to go but how do I create a host profile that only contains...
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"Auto-detect settings" instead of "Specify custom settings" for vm11 video card?
When we create a new vm, the default appears to be "Specify custom settings" with 4Mb of vram allocated, which I usually leave as-is. Windows Servers generally need only minimal video card settings, we...
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