i7 8700 on ESXi 6.5
Hello fellow IT admins,I am currently building server for my personal needs (Storing Files, Monthly backups of PC's, Nested Virtualization through Hyper-V, Streaming Media with Plex Media Server,...
View ArticleBluescreen 0xc000021a Windows Server 2016 Installation
Hi, I am trying to install Windows Server 2016 Standard with GUI to a ESXi 6.5 Host. After installing the VM trys to boot but get stuck every time with a bluescreen.The Stopcode is 0xc000021a. I tried...
View ArticleOVF deployment problems after upgrading to 6.5
I have a Win7 box with VMware Workstation 12.5 installed where I build all of the OVFs required by my team. Recently I upgraded from vSphere 6 to 6.5 and that comes of course with the pain point made...
View ArticleFailed to power on virtual machine . The attempted operation cannot be...
Hi All, we created Windows Server 2016 VM on ESXi 6.5 U1. We can power on the VM and operate it. But when we shutdown the VM. We cannot power on it anymore. The message is "Failed to power on virtual...
View ArticleCannot unmount datastore
Hi all, We had an old server with loads of HDDs used as "NAS" and presenting 2x iSCSI volumes to ESXi hosts. These volumes were presented to few hosts, on 2x separate datacentres, under same vCentre....
View ArticleCan anyone suggest a PCIE USB3 controller that is compatible with esxi?
I'm relatively new to esxi and this is for personal use, not any kind of production environment. Running esxi 6.5. The HCL is a bit hard to follow....is it only for chipsets instead of products? I do...
View ArticleSMART SSD 'Media Wearout Indicator'
Can anyone advise on how I interpret the SMART SSD Wearout Indicator for this disk? Is it 100% good (hence the Health Status is 'OK') or is it 100% worn out (if so, I think the Health Status should...
View ArticleUnsupported sata controllers, again
Hi guys, I know this is old question, but I cannot find solution.I install ESXi 6.5 with integrated sata-xachi on ga-h55m-usb3 rev 2.0 with i3-560. In BIOS I set AHCI mode in all places that I...
View ArticleIncorrect frequency 2xXEON + HT enabled + Turbo enabled
Hi,I have ESXI 6.5 running on 2x E5-2650v4 (base frequency 2.20 GHZ, turbo frequency 2.90 GHZ, 12 cores) with enabled Hypertrading and Turbo Boost.ESXI reports capacity 52.7 GHz.With HT enabled I have...
View ArticleError: Vsphere could not connect to host x.x.x.x
We have 4 ESXI hosts ( each managed individually with vsphere client with no Vcenter ) . One of our User can connect to our VPN(remotely) but could not able to connect to one of our ESXI host through...
View Articleroles and rights needed for nessus on esxi
does nyone know what the rights or role is needd for nessus on esxi scan?
View ArticleESXi Hosts and Update Manager issue
I have three ESXi 6.0 hosts that are showing they need updates installed that I know are already installed (some dating back to 2015). I have run into this issue before and my solution was to re-image...
View ArticleHow do i determine if a custom ESX is installed ?
A customer has an ESX host 5.5.0 and is experiencing different issues. To solve the trouble i want to update the ESXi server to a higher update level. Is there anyway to determine what the installed...
View ArticleMigrating Virtual machine with physical RDM from esxi 5.1 to 6.0
Folks, I need to migrate Virtual machine with physical RDM from esxi 5.1 to 6.0 (both are residing in same cluster) Whether the below steps will work or not to migrate server from host1 to host2. Power...
View ArticleReducing disk size
A Windows VM used to host 200 GB of data.Now the used space is 40 GB as a lot of data were deleted.How can I reduce the size of the (thin) .vmdk files?The VM is member of an AD domain and this makes...
View ArticleAccess to VMWare ESXi 6.5 host Google Chrome
I've just installed VMWare ESXi 6.5 onto a new server as my old 5.5 version wasn't running correctly. Now I am unable to connect to it using the client. When looking online it appears that I need to...
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VSphere ESX Agent Manager shwoing "unable to contact the Service Manager"...
When I go to Home>Administration>VCenterSolutions Manger and click on the VSphere ESX Agent Manager , then the VService Provders. there is an error in the middle of the screen that says unable to...
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Stuck during vMotion at 13% - Invoking callbacks
We are tried perform patching at environment at cluster level.( by VUM )We have 4 hosts in cluster. hosts: ESXi 6u1Example name of Hosts:CMP1CMP2CMP3CMP4 We start install patches on 1st host with...
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Need help figuring out why router configuration in a VM env only partially works
Hi there... Trying to figure out why the above setup is only partially working.All of the above reside on a single physical switch.This is a closed system (no internet).ESXi 6.5 is hypervisor for the...
View Articlepatched hosts from esxi 5.5 3568722 to 7618464 and lost all network...
I patched some hosts from esxi 5.5 3568722 to build 7618464 and now I lost all network connecitvy any idea?? this is on HP BL460C Gen9
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