ESXi cpu hcl question
Hello all, I suppose the answer to my question will be causing a face-palm on my end, but I have not been able to find an answer. Searching for a difference between ESXi and ESXi installable yields...
View ArticleBuild number not change
Please help for issue : After update patch ESXi build number not change, but process installation success and VMtools version success update. Until now the host ESXi not issue just build number not...
View ArticleAny successful directpath passthrough of Intel HD Graphics?
I have been unable to successfully pass-through my intel HD graphics to a VM, yet i have managed to do it with my pci-e raid cards and pci wireless card. What gives? When i add it to the VM, the VM...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 on Mac Pro 6,1
This system is not on the HCL but I'm still looking at getting ESXi installed on it... I have used unebootin to create a bootable USB installer from VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64.iso...
View ArticleApple Mac Pro 6,1 no longer compatible with vSphere 6.5u1 (or previous...
VMware Community and Team, It appears the Apple has bricked the Mac Pro 6,1 recently where VMware vSphere 6.5u1 will no longer install properly (yes I know of @lamw - no reply from him on if anyone...
View ArticleWindows 2016 VM running SQL Server 2016 - the wait operation timed out
Hello, All; I have ESXi 6.5, with 2 Windows 2016 VM'sOne runs IIS and DNS (Website runs on this one)One runs 2016 SQL Server.Each has 2 CPU's and 8GB Ram assigned. This is a SQL Server related issues,...
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VMware 6.5 ESXi new install (for Dell T430 Poweredge Server) to Western...
Hi everyone, I have a free copy of VMware 6.5 ESXi I'm installing clean on a new Dell T430 Poweredge Server (BIOS Version 2.5.4) to a new Western Digital SSD 500GB Drive.It freezes during "Loading ESXi...
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Hyper-V On Server 2016
Hi, I wanted to try something and have a server 2016 datacenter VM and install hyper-v roles on it and run VMs inside the VM. like a nested setup. but when i try to install the role it pops up to say...
View ArticleMount shared server after reboot
Hello, I am working on esxi 6.0 server, it went down accidentally but after reboot, the NFS was not mounting automatically which caused all VMs to be down so it has been mounted manually...
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ESXi networking issue on fibre channel
Hi all, I have recently purchased HP Proliant DL360 Gen9 server and installed HP ESXi 5.5 on it. This server has HPE Ethernet 10GB 2-port 560FLR-SFP+Adapter installed on it. This adapter's 2 ports...
View ArticleCannot complete due login due to an incorrect username or password
Hi I am pretty new at esxi and vsphere, I have just installed esxi 5.0 on one of my server, when trying to login via ssh or vsphere it just keeps giving me error.I have enabled ssh.Time and date are...
View ArticleAdd a new disk to a vSphere protected VM?
Hi folks, I need to add a new 100GB hard disk to a VM that is protected by vSphere based replication.It's currently paused because it detected that I added a new hard disk. Is it just a matter of...
View ArticleHyper-V on VM.
I tried something yesterday on having server 2016 datacenter as VM then having a VM installed on hyper-v just to try it out and see what its like. but im having trouble getting the network to go...
View ArticleWhat are .nnaxxx .vSphere-HA and vmkdump folders in datastore ?
Hi, We are using ESXi 6. When I browse a datastore, I find that there are some folders that doesn't created for Virtual Machines. May I seek your advice what are those folders for1) .naa.xxxx2)...
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Configure two NIC in ESXI 6
My current configuration is as follow:I have VMWare Workstation 12 Player installed in Windows 10 with two network adapters.ESXI 6 Host is running as a VM in that VMWare Player Workstation. ESXI host...
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Incorrect memory utlization for 1 VM Web Client 6.5
Hi - After upgrading my host to ESXi 6.5 and VCSA to 6.5 I have found that one of my VM's shows all memory being utilized in the summary screen and when checking the performance chart for percentage...
View ArticleHigh memory usage alert after upgrading to vSphere 6
Last night I upgraded my last ESX host from vSphere 5.5 to vSphere 6 update 2 + patches. Ever since updating the VMware tools on my SQL server VM, I have been getting a "high virtual machine memory...
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unable to upload any file to Content Library
Hi Al, In my home lab I am trying to configure Content Library. I am running ESXi 6 and vCenter 6. If I try uploading to local storage or to an openfiler shared storage to esxi -- it returns below...
View ArticleSnapshot Consolidation
Hi All,I have a VM that was being backed up by Veeam. During the backup, someone copied 1TB of new files (in one folder) to the VM. This caused the snapshot to grow to 1TB. The consolidation is taking...
View Article/Net/ReversePathFwdCheckPromisc Behaviour
Hi Smart People! Long time stalker Can someone please explain the criteria for a packet to be dropped when using /Net/ReversePathFwdCheckPromisc = 1 /// Net.ReversePathFwdCheckPromisc = 1 I see...
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