Lost datastore extent while doing ESXi repair from boot CD. Seeking help and...
My home built ESXi 4.1 (Free license) server crashed and I had no other option but to do a hard shutdown. Then ESXi would boot but freeze after successfully loading cbt. I did a repair from ESXi boot...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 U1 server partially frozen
Hi Everyone I have a bit of a weird problem. I have an ESXi host which has partially fallen over. The vCenter cannot communicate with it, however I can still SSH into it. I cannot browse to it's...
View ArticleVsphere Client 4.1.0, I Can't customize charts.
Hi, I've been scratching my head now for a while. We are running EXSI 4.1.0 update 1 (348481), and I can't manage to customize the charts for my VM:s. Wherever I look, documentation, forums, youtube...
View ArticleDell OpenManage + ESXi + SNMP Get + OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node
With ESXi the Dell OpenManage stuff doesn't work like it used to with ESX. Before I used to be able to install OpenManage on an ESX host and then browse to http://esxhost:1311/ and view the hardware...
View ArticleHelp !!
Before powering on the VM in vSphere Client, i could see the symbol encircled in red . .Can anyone provide me the reason
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2013-12-26T07:30:24.715Z| vmx| I120: ConfigDB: Failed to load /etc/vmware/config2013-12-26T07:30:24.715Z| vmx| I120: ConfigDB: Failed to load /usr/lib/vmware/config2013-12-26T07:30:24.715Z| vmx| I120:...
View ArticleESXi 4 Volume datastore missing after power failure
Hello, I have an urgent issue, maybe someone knows the answer to. After a power failure the datastore volume has just dissapeared I have attached the vmkernel.log file. the name is datastore1 Thank you!
View ArticleVM stuck at powering on 95%
I've tried the investigating locks on the files, and I can remove them, and start powering on the VM again, but then it hangs again. I've tried a couple reboots. Attached is the log for the VM. Can...
View ArticleESXI 4 VM tools Help
Hi There, Im a bit new to VMware but need some help... The issue I have is I need tup upgrade the VM ware tools on the ESXI 4 hosts but cannot upgrade the ESXI versions due the existing hardware. We...
View ArticleNIC speed 100mbps instead of 1000mbps
I have two HP DL380G6 servers running ESX4i. These servers are equipped with four 1-gigabit NICs. On Server1 all 4NICs are configured and running at 1000mbps. However, Server2 indicates that one of...
View ArticleNetwork dropping on THEOS Corona VM
I have an old system running THEOS Corona version 5 patch level 208. I need to keep the data available but woudl really like to get off the old hardware. I created a VM on my ESXi 4 host. It works,...
View ArticleSafemode reboot loop???
I have a ESXi 4.1 (260247) install that is about 4 years old now. Works flawlessly, very simple setup on a HP Proliant DL180G6.It runs 3 VM's, all Windows 2008 R2 64 server. One is an AD domain...
View ArticleHow to install software on ESXi 4 host?
I would like to monitor using Nagios my ESXi 4 host server through remote console shell, but there's a couple snags with the Linux environment ESXi comes in: There's no gcc installedNo package manager...
View ArticleHow to recover deleted VMFS files (*.vmdk, .vmx, etc...) ?
I've accident delete VMFS files set of a Windows Guest VM which located on a Datastore that mount from NFS on NAS, Please advice how to recover it? Thanks in advanced.
View ArticleVM guest intermittent connection issue?
Hello Guys,Our SBS 2011 server is experiencing an intermittent connection issue. It seems to be losing its network connection intermittently. This server was also our Exchange server and DNS server so...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 install error: Getting unable to find a supported device to write...
Hi, Can anyone help to answer why i am receiving "unable to find a supported device to write the VMWare ESXi image to." Serve is IBM X3650 M4, RAID 5 configured.
View ArticleHost IPMI System Event Log Status
I have an IBM BladeCenter S chassis with three HS22 blade servers, each with embedded hypervisors that have been upgraded to ESXi 4.1, 260247.I'm running vCenter 4.1, 258902 When adding hosts to...
View ArticleESX connectivity issues , could Anti-virus updates be the culprit?
HI , I have two Esxi hosts connected via ISCI to an HP MSA2312 with an extra enclosure. I have 21 VM's running over 5 datastores of 1TB each, there is free space available on all of these. I have had...
View ArticleHow do I manage an existing server running ESXi 4.0 (free) ?
I have a server running ESXi 4.0 (free), I have been managing it using vSphere 4 from a Desktop running Windows Vista. That Desktop died and I am trying to find out what I can download now to manage...
View ArticleRequired client support files offered by server are corrupt?
trying to install latest vsphere to connect to esxi4.0 and after it attempts to download the support files and the zip appears to be corrupt, can I get them elsewhere?
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