Cannot add VMFS datastore to ESXi host
Hello all, I have an issue with 1 FC LUN that can be seen as a device through multiple paths on all 10 hosts in a cluster but it only appear as a VMFS datastore on 6 of the hosts. Other LUNs from the...
View ArticleLost VM after datastore full for snapshot
Hello,I've an host ESXi 6.5 with a big problem. I think something's gone wrong with Veeam Replica since 14 days and all the snanpshot haven't been removed.So the datastore collapse and become full....
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ESXi 6.5 - How to make second Port Group available to add to Virtual Machine...
I'm new to VMWare/vSphere/ESXi so struggling getting this initial configuration complete. I have installed ESXi 6.5, and have been able to complete most of the configuration on the host. I installed a...
View ArticleFirewall issiues on ESXi 6 (DVS)
I am having an issue getting my ESXi servers to add to my DVS. At first I thought it was a DVS issue, but I turned the firewall off and they will add just fine. I have a locked down environment (Feds)...
View ArticlevSphere 6 and ProLiant G9 -- no snmp through iLO
Hey all, I have a ProLiant DL360 G7 running vSphere Client v6.0.0. I'm trying to get snmp to connect through the iLO connection but it's not working. I can pull information through snmp just fine on...
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 Articlehow to troubleshoot: all physical network interfaces stop responding
Running ESXi 6.0.0 2494585 on a Dell PowerEdge R610. The problem I have with this machine is that, every so often, about once a month, but sometimes more frequently like once a week, I will lose all...
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how to troubleshoot: VM fails to come up after reboot
See this discussion which may or may not be related: how to troubleshoot: all physical network interfaces stop responding In summary, sometimes I have to do a hard reboot of my physical machine because...
View ArticleESXi 5 doesn't recognize raid storage array - raid controller problem
Hello everyone! I'm very fresh in ESXi. I've been trying to solve my problem for a while, no solution found, so I've decided to post it here: my setup: 1. motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 890GX...
View Articlesuperserver raid 5- esxi doesn't show raid volume
Hello, Please can you explain me why?I have a supermicro server - x8dttI have setup 3 x500 gb sata as raid 5 on bios.But after install Esxi 6.0, this raid volume doesn't show in storage volume of...
View ArticleUnable to start VM on VMware ESXI server
Hello Team, We are facing issue with one of our VM on VMware ESXI server. When we are trying to start the VM we are getting .vmx file was not found and i have also tried to create new vm and add...
View ArticleNew to HP servers, are these log entries normal?
I'm setting up some new HP servers for the first time (normally use Dell) with the HP iso for ESXI 6.5. I'm checking the logs to make sure everything is ok and I'm seeing the following in the...
View ArticleUnable to add an ESXi host to vCenter Server
Hi All, I am new vmware and trying to set up a test lab enviroment. I have installed and set up the sphere server. I cannot add the esxi host as I am using a free licence. it comes up with License...
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Cannot add host esxi 6.5 build 7526125 into evc cluster on westmere
I applied all my hosts with this meltdown patch. but now when i try to add a new host in the cluster, it will not allow me. I have the same identical hosts that was already in the cluster and working...
View ArticleUSB Serial Modem Passthrough
I have a huawei E3372 modem which is running as a USB serial modem on a physical Ubuntu 16.04 host. Now I would like to get in running on a VM running in Esxi 6.5, but somehow I'm not able to connect...
View ArticlePSOD Purple Screen of Death
Hi everybody! Could anyone help me? Information of PSOD @BlueScreen: #PF Exception 14 in world 32792:netCoalesce2 IP 0x41800ca10c57 addr 0x0PTEs:0x1a67e1027;0x1a67e2027;0x0;2018-02-16T11:10:50.782Z...
View ArticleReplace machine certificate with VMCA signed certificate which has multiple...
Hello, i have successful replaced the VMCA CA certificate but when generating the machine certificate it seems not be possible to enter multiple hostnames: In this KB article: VMware KB: Using certool...
View ArticleProblem with update fujitsu custom image profile
I upgrade fujitsu esxi custom image from 6.5 to 6.5b and everything is correct but after that and restarting machine i try update 6.5b to 6.5 update1 fujitsu custom image. But I have a error related to...
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vSphere error on searching VMs - "Login to the query service failed. An SSL...
Hi guys, I get this error when I run a search inventory to find VMs. "Login to the query service failed. An SSL error occured. (The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel" Can you...
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ESXi 5.5 /vmware_f.v00: file not found
We are running ESXi 5.5 and wanted to upgrade to 6. Unfortunately the remediation of the cluster was failing at around 7%. We decided to reboot every server, one by one of course in order to clear up...
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