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esxi 6.5 lsusb show usb device but host only show avocent mass storage...
hi all!i just upgrade from 5.5 to 6.5 and when i try to add my usb3 hd its not working ...the only usb device available is this avocent mass storage function.. it was working fine on 5.5any clue...
View ArticlePassword / Age Password Policy
Does anyone know if we can set Age / expiry password to force password to be changed on ESXi host (Ver 5 or later)?
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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 ArticleAll Server shut down - Process vmtoolsd.exe Reason: Shutdown Legacy-API
Hello, today all of our VMs shut down and rebooted some minutes later. We are using ESXi 5.0.0 and 3 of 3 Hosts were affected. All of them had the following Event in the System log: (Translated from...
View ArticleLive Replication
Hello, I currently manage two hosts with 5 VM's that total about 3tb of storage. This is done on a vSphere Essentials licence. I am about to replace the main host with a much faster unit and demote...
View ArticleGuest Status "Invalid", Can't Delete
6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 6765664) Lost an array, restored backups to a new server. Was overdue to migrate any ways.Now, on the old server, I get "invalid" status for the lost guests. No worries, we are...
View ArticleESXi 6.0 and Emulex LPe11000 (possibly other Emulex cards that aren't working...
I'm posting this so others might not have to spend hours on the line with support figuring this out.My environment is older and has the Emulex LPe11000 hba cards. This card isn't discovered...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 update
Hi, How to update VMWare ESXi 6.5 by the command line. Version ESXi - 6.5 aBuild ID - 4887370 Because we are not using any vcenter server.
View Articlevmxnet3_dev_start(): Device activation: UNSUCCESSFUL
Hi All, I am trying to use vmxnet3 PMD in a VM hosted on ESXi 6.5 hypervisor. When the interface link is brought up in VM, observing the following error from vmxnet3_dev_start() function of...
View ArticleNetwork Dump Collector work with 6.5 ?
Does the network dump collector work with 6.5 ? I see it can be configured on the esxi 6.5 host. But when I run a check it fails Attempt to contact configured netdump server failed: recvfrom obtained...
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esxi 6.5 vmnic with "no networks"
3x Fujitsu Primergy RX2510 M2running ESXi 6.5 u1 (Fujitsu VMvisor-Installer-6.5-5969303-v411-1) with Intel I350 4port NICsAll drivers are as vmware/Fujitsu ISO standard. HP ProCurve Switch 5406zl with...
View ArticleVery slow performance after P2V
Hi All, We have done a P2V of a server and after converting, it is having very high CPU usage and extremely slow performance as a VM. We have done, 1. All cleanups after P2V.2. VMware tools update.3....
View ArticleVMs intermittent loses network connectivity.
Hi, We have a strange problem/bug in our new VMware cluster. Environment BL460 gen10 with HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB AdapterHPE C7000 chassis vSphere 6.0 (build 6775062)ESX01,ESX03 and ESX03 are...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client 6 Still Extremely Slow and Sucks
Hi all, We are on 6 for a few months now. We have about 7 PSC, 7 vCenters, SRM, VRA VIN etc. In the good days using IE and Chrome it takes about 1:30 to 2 minutes to login . In the bad days random...
View ArticleCloning (sysprep) a Windows RDS guest
I attempted to clone a Windows Server 2016 server configured as Remote Desktop Server.Before cloning the VM I used sysprep to generalize the server in order to assign a new name, id and so on.Microsoft...
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move vmk0 to different nic?
is there a command to move vmk0 from one nic to another? or is the only way to down or disable one nic?
View ArticleIn vsphere HA 6.5 failover occur vm poweroff and start on other host. Not...
In vsphere HA 6.5 failover occur vm poweroff and start on other host. Not retarting the vm. require help on this.
View ArticlePath Selection Policy Question
Hello Experts, I have a question about how does the PSP works. We have the below SATP list that should enforce EMC Symmetrix SAN to a default PSP of RoundRobin policy. Then i have decided to make a...
View ArticleEvaluation ended but
I had an evaluation and it has ended or expired and I never was able to install etc..I had a catastrophic failure and have to get new hardware- how do I start over if I dont have any of the info or...
View ArticleSuffis dns on the host esxi 6
Hi at all, I'm trying repeatedly to delete name suffis dns on the host esxi. When I delete localdomain and for example add contoso.local, I press the button esc and I'm asked if to save change; I...
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