Strange behavior when trying to create a new VM
My ESXi-6.5.0-4564106-standard (VMware, Inc.), server has been up and running since Nov 2016 with no issues. It's in my lab at home and I don't mess with it that much. It's running on a Dell R710. I...
View ArticleDesign advice on Virtual Distributed Switch
Evening All, I am looking for a bit of advice here...I have implemented a standard vSwitch configuration, but our network architect is asking about the possibility of using VDS.The environment looks as...
View ArticleImport VMs from old ESXi HDD
Hi, I just inherited someone else's problem. I'm working with a small ESXi 4.1 server that recently suffered a failed power supply or something else that won't allow it to power on. There are two...
View ArticleConnecting to SQL Server/Express on VM
First, gotta say I'm loving ESXi. Got it installed on a Proliant M10, and it runs like a dream. But I am having an issue. I have a VM of Server 2017, with an instance of Sql Express 2017 running on...
View ArticlePCPU : no heartbeat
Hello, friends!I need help.Hardware:Platform Supermicro SYS-6027R-WRFCPU Xeon E5-2620 2.00GHz - 2 pcsLSI Logic SAS/SATA RAID 9271-8i SGL 8 Int.Memory DDR3-1333MHz 8Gb Kingston KVR1333D3D4R9S/8G ECC Reg...
View ArticleInvalid value 'false' specified for property tlsPortSharingEnabled.
Hi,I got the following while Deploying a virtual machine from OVF fails with the error: Invalid value 'false' specified for property tlsPortSharingEnabled. Vcenter 6.5OVF File...
View ArticleRessource Pool and vSphere Client HTML5
Hi, I've recently installed an ESXi 6.5u1 in standalone ( without vCenter) and since the vSphere client C# isn't compatible with it, I have to use the vSphere client HTML5.And now, I'm wondering how to...
View ArticleSSLv3 in ESXi 6.5
Hi, does anybody know how to enable SSLv3 for vmauthd on ESXi 6.5 ? The old "vmware-vdiskmanager" application for some reason insists on using that and I cannot use the one from VDDK 6.5, because it...
View ArticlevApp Shutdown Action not working
Team, I'm having issues with Guest Shutdown of a number of VMs within a vApp container. I'm running vspherev6.0 Build 3018523 and have a vApp container with 8 VMs in 4 Groups. The Power on works ok...
View ArticleStart Stages Patches Remediation from ESXi command line
ESXi 6.5 I have "staged" patches using VUM in VCenter I want to start the Remediation process from the command line from within ESXi Once I have the machine in maintenance mode - what's the command to...
View ArticleWindows Server 2000 Virtual Machine unexpected shutdown
I would like to ask for assistance regarding a problem that I’m facing with the production environment based on ESXi 5.5 Update 3f (Build Number - 6480324). The problem occurs on VM’s based on Windows...
View Articleluns not accessible
Hello, We had a problem with our P2K recently but after we bring back the storage array some of the hosts are not able to access the LUNS. 018-02-05T17:18:07.272Z cpu18:36053 opID=42052f24)World:...
View ArticleNo network adapters found - HPE ML350 Gen10 ESXi 6.5.0 installer
Hi, Our brand new ML350 Gen10 is on the HCL (which is why we got that one). Yet, starting the installtion with the ESXi-6.5.0 installer downloaded from my.vmware.com returns "No Network Adapters...
View Articlebroadcast search for available ESXi machines on a subnet
I have a need to get a list of available ESXi machine on a particular subnet that can later be selected for use in an application. I have tried various combinations of commands, and found ones similar...
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 ArticleESXi 6.5 VMware Tools Upgrade - Reboots Guest Without Warning
Mostly an observation here, but I was shocked to see this happen. In ESXi 6.5, when upgrading VMware Tools from the web GUI, it automatically reboots your system without any warning that it's going to...
View Articleexsi 6.5虚拟机自动关机问题咨询
各位大神,手上有一台服务器,搭建的环境是EXSI6.5的dell oem版本,有二个虚拟机经常自动关机,日志如下。2018-02-06T00:56:48.197Z| vmx| I125: Log for VMware ESX pid=280926 version=6.5.0 build=build-7388607 option=Release2018-02-06T00:56:48.197Z|...
View ArticleTransport (vmdb) error -45: failed to connect to peer process
Hi all, I just got this error and can't load any of my servers "transport (vmdb) error -45: failed to connect to peer process". Has anyone run into the same issue? Does anyone know how to solve this...
View ArticleError with eroneous text placed in vmx file
We have a recurring issue with our vSphere Essentials 5.5. For some reason every couple of days or so in the .VMX file of one VM, the first line is repeated further down in the file.This seems to...
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