Management network linked to two separate nic cards will not work
Just received some brand new HPE DL380 Gen10 servers. Each server comes with two separate nics, each with two 10Gbe ports. Let's call them NIC1 and NIC2I ran a DAC cable from NIC1 on the server to my...
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vmfs not booting
Receive error'Storage Info' warning] unable to name LUN mpx.vmhba0:C0:T0:L0. Cannot set display name on the device,... I can see the two VMFS when I go to the VSphere Home / inventory / inventory...
View Articlewin 2008 crashing after uninstalled vmware tools
Dear,Does any one has experienced with "win 2008 crashing after uninstalled vmware tools", the esxi version is 6921384. Thanks!
View ArticleVcenter upgrade 5.5-6.5 Error - Source Vcenter server schema validation found...
I'm trying to upgrade vcenter server (embedded vcsa) from 5.5 to 6.5 and get an error: Error - Source Vcenter server schema validation found and issueResolution - Read the vcdb_req.err log file and...
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Building custom ESXi ISO without vSphere or PowerCLI
I'd like to install the free ESXi hypervisor on a PC with a Realtek 8168 Gigabit NIC. However, ESXi 6.5 U1 does not have a built-in driver for this NIC. There are community supported drivers, but they...
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vSphere Hypervisor license
Hi,experts: if I active my hypervisor with free license,so the hypervisor can use for ever?second,clould the vSphere Hypersivor usr for business ?thanks!
View Article在ESXI6.5的WEB管理界面上将阵列卡P222设置为直通之后遇到的问题
在ESXI6.5的WEB管理界面上将阵列卡P222设置为直通之后，出现除了阵列卡能够识别，阵列卡下面挂载的磁盘阵列全部都无法显示。这种情况除了重装之外还有别的方法弄回来么？在切换直通哪里勾选直通禁用，但是重启之后仍然是活动的。不做切换直通为活动，默认情况下完全正常。
View ArticleUSB Disk problem on ESXi 6
Hello everyone I have installed an ESXi on a server of mine to test and use it as experience. I had a USB Disk connected to it and was using it as datastore and everything was fine, until I did...
View ArticleFailed H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data
Hello guys,I just install a fresh ESXi 6.0 on my new server but in dmesg i got spam like this: 2018-04-07T11:57:07.608Z cpu5:33150)ScsiDeviceIO: 2636: Cmd(0x43b5c0870240) 0x85, CmdSN 0x103 from world...
View ArticleWant to change VMware Cluster EVC mode from Merom to Haswell, any issues with...
Hello, We have a 3 host VMware cluster (vCenter 6.0 and hosts running ESXi 6.0). The cluster has EVC enabled so we can migrate between the hosts and we use DRS/HA. The VMs running are mostly Windows...
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Disable 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 ArticleAudio support in ESXi 6.5U1
I recently noticed the option to add a sound card in ESXi 6.5 U1 when editing a VM's settings. How exactly does this work? Does it pass through virtual machine audio to the server's onboard sound...
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Dell Optiplex 3050 ESXi 6.5 // no network adapter were detected (Integrated...
Hello experts, Prologue:In November 2017 I installed ESXI 6.5 on a DELL Optiplex 3050 with an Patriot Spark SDD. After three weeks running (one WinS2012R2 VM without any applications running on it) I...
View ArticleBest practice for a VM migration from a 5.5 host to a 6.0 host
So here is the the situation. I have a old 5.5 host and a new 6.0 host. I want to transfer the existing VMs from the 5.5 host to the 6.0 host. My question is what would be the EASIEST method to do...
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"Counting" Unhandled Exception Error When Attempting to Log into ESXi 6.5U1...
Hey Guys - I run an ESXi 6.5 Update 1 Host in my home lab which I recently rebuilt from scratch. Due to resource limitations, I don't use vCenter with it nor is it on a domain or have an SSL vert....
View ArticleFailed - Cannot change the host configuration.
Hi allJust a question regarding uploading a new SSL to ESXi host 6.5Putting host into maintenance mode and going to manage, certificates, install SSL and pasting my SSL cert,Failed - Cannot change the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting ESXi Web GUI Unhandled Exceptions & Timeouts
I recently migrated my "homelab" setup from an ancient Dell Precision T5500 that was having issues. It was losing network connectivity when starting/stopping VMs and then magically reconnecting to the...
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How to Delete an Orphaned VM From ESXi (No vCenter)
Hey Guys - I have a VM which I've tried to delete from my ESX 6.5 Update 1 host via the web console, SSH, & PowerCLI without luck. The VXD and other files for it no longer exist. When I try to...
View ArticleHow to connect VMware to my Base machine?
I have a base machine where I have multiple entries to connect to different developer's server in my hosts file. Example: 127.0.0.1 dev.domain.comNow, I use putty to connect to these servers securely....
View ArticleESXi 6.5 host purple screen unknown assert or illegal instruction
Hello, Yesterday one my 6.5 esxi host upgraded last year appears purple screen with the error unknown assert or illegal instruction hit. The host is a HPE DL380 gen9 server. The error screen is...
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