NEED HELP WITH MAYBE REPLICATION OR MAKING SOME SORT OF A FAIL OVER
here is my situation i have a blade chasis with esxi 5.5 with about 5 of the virtual servers with very useful applivation for my organisation so just got another chasis which i am planning to put in...
View ArticleClash of the MACs!
We deploy and wipe ESXi servers on an almost weekly basis, as they are used for short term projects and the machine is wiped and reinstalled in readiness for the next project. Although we have vCenter...
View ArticleInstalling ESXi 4.1 from USB stick WITH HP Offline Bundle
We have an environment where HP DL380G6 servers are used to support small projects on a short term basis. Before the next project the machines are wiped and reinstalled from scratch using a procedure...
View ArticleSetting up routing between vlans on Virtual Switch
I am using VMware in a development environment. Part for the development process requires a simulation of a geo-redundant cluster setup for the VMs. As part of each setup, the cluster uses its own...
View Article[VMware vCenter - Alarm Host connection failure] Host hostname.local is not...
Hi All, We are receiving the below alarm frequently on our ESX hosts. The alarm triggers and gets closed within19 or 20 seconds. We don't see any issues during the alarm. We have checked hostd, vpxa...
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vm console skewed
I'm having an issue with the VM console of some VMs being skewed. This is happening in Windows, Windows core, and Linux VMs. I'm running vCenter 6.5 build 5705665 and ESXi 6.5 build 5310538. VMware...
View ArticleReload VM Configuration after changing VMX File
Hello, If I make changes to a .vmx file on a VM in vCenter 5.5 does the configuration automatically apply to the powered off vm? I made some changes earlier and it looked like it did, but one of the...
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 ArticleAfter creating datastore "dspd" it gets renamed to "dspd (1)"
Initially I had a datastore in my vsphere with name dspd, Which i created by creating partition using partedUtil and then creating datastore using vmkfstools.After recreating the datastore with same...
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Error on vSphere Client
Anyone care to take a look at this transient error log (attached) Host - Windows 10 Build 17083
View ArticleError in deploying an OVF - ESX 5.5
Hello, I don't succeed to understand what my problem is :ESX5.5, deploying an .ovf, with the following error message: The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployedLine 6 : Missing of child element...
View ArticleNVidia Quadro M2000 GPU Passthrough, BSOD or 43
Hi, I'm trying ESXi 6.5 with goal to replace my Hyper-V with it in my homelab.I currently have no issue to install it and running it. I created a first VM with Windows Server 2016 installed on it and I...
View ArticleCannot add network adapter to ESXi 6.5 VM?
I have a fresh install of ESXi 6.5 on a very vanilla Dell server, default Broadcom networking, etc. In VMware Network config, I have a very ordinary networking setup - one management network, one data...
View ArticleVM with snapshots no longer starts after moving from stand-alone 6.5.0 to...
I moved a VM from a 6.5.0 standalone ESXi host to another running 6.5.0 Update 1, like this: Unregistered the VMUsed datstore browser ("Move" button at the top) to move the entire folder from the 6.5.0...
View ArticleESXi license information
Is there a command I can issue from the ESXi shell, esxcfg* or other, that will give me the license information for the ESXi that I am running on?
View ArticleEvacuate a Host with DRS functionality but not put it in Maintenance Mode
Hello Everyone, Long Story short sometime in the past someone put a Host in maintenance mode and not all VM's migrated and because the host was going into Maintenance mode things got messed up and the...
View ArticleQuery enabled services from ESXi command line
When I look at a host in VCenter, Selecting the Configure Tab, and selecting VMKernel adapters (Under Networking), and selecting a particularVMKernel adapter I can for instance see: Device Network...
View ArticleRemoving an orphaned NFS share
Hey guys,I have a standalone ESXi 6.5.0 U1 (HPE image) that is connected to a FreeNAS NFS share. It was previously connected to a Synology box also thru NFS. They both sit on the same IP.Now, I keep...
View Article/bin/sfcbd crashed problem ESXi 6.5u1 with LSI CIM provider
I installed a new ESXi 6.5u1 on Friday 25.08 and until now the sdcbd service crashed three times. I am using a LSI 9271-8i Raid Controller and installed the "lsiprovider cim 500.04.V0.66-0002" to...
View ArticleVM fails to start, VMCS error code 12 (6.5)
Hi, VM is crashing right after PowerOn.Could anyone help with understanding this error code?Is it described somewhere? vcpu-0| W115: MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-0:VM-entry failed; VMCS valid (error code 12)
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