my prod esxi 4.1 server password is lost, I am planning to join the esxi in...
my prod esxi 4.1 server password is lost, I am planning to join the esxi in AD domain to reset the password, so is there any risk if I join my prod esxi server to domain and once the root password is...
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I am trying to mount a external USB HD to a host server I adopted recently. I need to make it available to the host so I can create a backup of the VMs. Every piece of documentation I find says to...
View ArticleCannot log into ESX 5.1 or 5.5 hosts from vSphere 5.x client (get bad user...
I am building a new vmware lab to use for study and have multiple freshly installed ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 hosts. I cannot get the vsphere client to log into these 5.x hosts, I get the "bad user name or...
View ArticleNot able to access internet with static ips in vms but the same is working...
Hi Friends, I have a problem in my ESX host. I am using 5.0 ESXi host and i am a newbie in it. I bridged the internet connection from my windows server with the ESXi server. I am able to ping the...
View ArticleVMWare wrong keyboard layout
Hi, I am having the following problem with vsphere client 4.1.When I open a vmware console to a v.Host, every keystroke that I type, it goes into the vmachine linux, or windows, as if my keyboard was a...
View ArticleExpand a VMFS datastore on IBM DS3512 array
I was pretty content about expanding a VMFS datastore provisioned from an IBM DS3512 iSCSI storage array until I read the manual:...
View ArticleBNT Layer 2/3 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module Configuration
Hi, We have an IBM Blade Chassis with 2 integrated BNT Layer 2/3 Copper Gigabit Ethernet Switch Modules. Latest firmware applied. Each integrated switch is connected to one upstream switch using one...
View ArticleLooking for hands-on help in Austin, TX
There are a couple of housekeeping items I need to take care of but I need a bit of technical hand-holding. My ESXi 4.1.0 installation on a Dell T110 II has been serving us for a couple of years, but...
View ArticleIntel 82574L Question.
Hi. I have a "beige box" Dell Dimension E521, with an Intel 82574L installed. Under ESXi 3.5 U5, the NIC worked just fine, and ran well for over a year. Now under ESXi 4.x, the NIC shows as...
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Can I delete this datastore and extend the other ?
I would like to delete the 'VMware OS' datastore and use that space to increase the 'MainStorage' datastore as the VM is running out of space on that one. Is that possible.Complete newbie to ESX so...
View ArticleMounting an IronKey to a VM on an ESXi 4.1 host.
I am trying to access an IronKey usb drive from a Windows 7 VM on a host with ESXi 4.1. I have been able to edit the settings of the VM to mount the Cd/DVD image of the IK as a SCSI device. Windows is...
View ArticleBest way to delete a VM
What is the best way to remove a VM so it is deleted and not taking up disk space? I am low on disk space in some of my VM's and do not have a lot of free space in the datastore, so I am...
View ArticleVMDirectPath Configuration on IBM 3850 M2
Hello, we need mount card reader device to directly vm which running on ESXI 4.1 installed system IBM 3850 M2. When I go Configuration--->Hardware--->Advanced Settings menu on host I have no...
View ArticleUnmap shared SAN luns with datastores from some host
Hello In our environment we have 2 clusters, some SAN datastores are shared between both clusters. But now we need to unmap some SAN datastore from one of the clusters (clusterB)At this moment there...
View ArticleMerging VMDKs from different Datastores
I had the file.flat.vmdk and the file.delta1.vmdk on datastore2 and mistakenly moved file.delta2.vmdk (most recent) on another datastore, expanding to 250GB (loosing thin provisioning), I am unable to...
View ArticleSetting up automated shutdown using APC Smart UPS
Hi, I'm currently using a Smart UPS 1000 rack mount and my system i'm running a VMWARE ESXi 4.1 with 2 OS inside. 1. Windows 2008 32-bit2. Centos 4/5 32-bit How would you deploy the automated...
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diminuer un datastore
Bonjour,J'ai par erreur augmenter un datastore avec un vdisk créé pour un autre datastore.Malheureusement avec vsphere client, il n'est pas possible de diminuer le datastore.Comment puis-je...
View Articlequestion about networking
hi, I want to create a network and want that VM should not talk with anyone outside but they can talk with each other.in my first step i was thinking to create a new vswtich without an uplink. if i...
View ArticleWhy is thin provisioned vm so large?
I created a thin provisioned vm (version 10), independent disks, persistent, with a disk size of 100GB. I installed SLES11 SP3 x86_64 in this vm. OS, patches, and software takes up approx 6GB of...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 Snapshot commit operations takes randomly a long time
Hi guys, i have a weird issue here. Scenario: ESXi 4.1 build 800380.Windows 2003 R2 ServerNFS datastores on a RAID10 EMC VNXe array I take a Veeam backup of a DB machine every 30 minutes. Once a day,...
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