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ESXi 6.5 HP OEM Purple Screen in HP 380 G7 Server
I installed ESXi 6.5 HP OEM in my lab HP 380 G7 Server.ISO:VMware-ESXi-6.5.0-OS-Release-4564106-HPE-650.9.6.0.28-Nov2016.iso after installation ，esxi crash.but...
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Can't Remove Standard Switch Port Groups
Seeing something odd. We are finally upgrading from 5.5 to 6.5 and after migrating our hosts from one vCenter to another I noticed some standard switch port groups that remain listed under Networking...
View Articleesxi 6.5u1 missing datastore after synology reboot
need some help to remount datastore after synology reboot. the targets are still there in esxi > storage > adapters > configure iscsi. i've tried rebooting esxi and synology. ssh to...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 VM doesn't like my new CPU
I recently migrated my VMs to a new server featuring a Ryzen CPU (essentially same Zen architecture as EPYC.) One VM running Windows 8.1 started complaining about "unsupported hardware" and started...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 AMD 1800X Support?
Does anyone have information on an update to ESXi to support the new AMD CPUs? I have an 1800X crying to run ESXi. At this point I am forced to run VMware Workstation Pro on it due to incompatibility...
View ArticleOdd Issue - Intel X520 DP losses connectivity when guest is shut down (ESXi 6.0)
Hello, Odd issue going on. We're working through upgrading our small cluster to newer hosts running ESXi 6.0. The hosts are Dell R630 1U boxes. There's a variety of wired NIC cards. I also have...
View ArticleESXI 6.5 No health status/hardware status/monitor
Hi,This is the specs of my homelab running ESXI 6.5Mobo : Asus Z8NA-D6CPU: 2 x Xeon L5460RAM: 6 x 4GB DDR3I want to monitor the temperatures of my CPUs and other parts but there is nothing is the...
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SO many different issues.
I've inherited a virtual environment that was not taken care of and I would say I am a complete newbie, but I hold my own. The previous admins had no documentation, no names, IP addresses, barely any...
View Articlegetting a alert for VMWare Tools not being installed
Created VM and getting a alert for VMWare Tools not being installed, click Action Tab and Guest OS , click Install VMWare Tools nothing happens.
View ArticleESXI 6.5 : Any problems not unmounting/detaching datastores before removing...
In the process of transferring datastores from a 3PAR 7200 to a 8200. We are using the same iscsi connection.. so to vmotion we connected 2 iscsi paths to both 7200 and 8200. Once we completed and...
View ArticleESXi SNMP agent not providing Guest status OIDs
Hello, I'm really hoping somebody can help me with this. I have a vSphere 6 Essentials Plus setup (vCenter w/ 3x ESXi 6.5.0 hosts) and am trying to improve monitoring of my VMs. I have misc checks...
View ArticleRestrictions on vSphere Essentials license?
Folks, Would like to purchase enough vSphere Essentials licenses for 12 VM Hosts - 4 licenses, I'm guessing?I think vSphere Essentials would be a good fit because ESXi 6.5 is really all we want - we...
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icinga2 monitoring + check esxi_hardware.py = (0, 'Socket error: [Errno 110]...
I have tried to use the check_esxi_hardware.py python script but im not getting any answers. This is the command im using:python check_esxi_hardware.py -H https://10.x.x.x:5988 -U 'root' -P 'blablah'...
View Articleno default or UI configuration directive found
Dear Experts, I am installing VM eSXi 5.5 using USB flash disk, once it completely copying the files, it reboots with the following error: "no default or UI configuration directive found" Please help...
View ArticleHow to Troubleshoot "Errors in Active Directory Operations" Messages
Am getting this message while trying to join an ESXi 6 host to a domain. I see a lot of KB articles, tips, forum entries, etc. on how to solve specific problems, but is there some recommended place to...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Deploy ova from Datastore
Hello to all, can you please guys help me on how to deploy an ova file from my datastore on the ESXi that I have? [6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 6765664)] I cant find a way how to do that! Thank you
View ArticleMissing datastores after exi6 patch update
Dear all, Machine - HP DL360 Gen9 with enterprise SD card, ESXi6 installed here.Image - HP VMware ESXI6 base imageUpdate - ESXi600-201505001.zip We have just applied the latest ESXi6 patch to fix the...
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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 ArticleOdd mouse jumping issue with vmware vsphere web client remote console
Good day Vmware experts. We run a terminal server farm with 10 windows 2012 R2 terminal servers, vmware tools is installed. using HP esxi build 6.0.0 (4192238)We are now using vsphere server 6.0 u2b...
View Articlevmware tools not starting after creating vm
created a VM and followed the steps and received the alert that VMWare Tools is not installed , clicked on actions and Guest OS (RHEL6) clicked on install VMWare Tools, then nothing happens, what step...
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