User permission for an specific datastore
Hi, My system runs an ESXi 4.0.0 (1335992). I would like to know if it is possible to assing a user permission for only allowing access a new user to a specific datastore. Thanks.
View Articlecan a VM be created in esxi5.5 from the necessary esxi4.0 VM files?
ie from the .vmdk, .vmx files or do you need to use eg the vmware converter?ThanksMichael
View ArticleAccessing ESx server
HiIve used VM Workstation for years, but now find I've been given a ESx server v4 to manage. Its been powered down for a few months and the previous SO has now left the company and all I have is a...
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NIC 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 ArticleProblems with "Use Windows session credentials"
I have successfully joined ESXi to my domain. I can successfully login to ESXi with vSphere Client if I spell the username out: domain\user and explicitly supply the password. I cannot login using the...
View ArticleRelocate virtual machine: The operation is not supported on the object.
I'm trying to move a virtual machine from ESXi 5.1 to a ESXi 4 using the "Migrate" command in VCenter. It copies the virtual disks completely, but fails as soon as it's complete with the following...
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Unable to add host to Vcenter
I am trying to add host on my Vcenter with it gives me error"Add host (name) Cannot contact the specified host (10.32.xx.xx). The host may not be available on the network, a network configuration...
View ArticleHow to delete a Virtual Machine in VMWare ESX 4.0.0
We currently have 4 vms in our ESX 4.0.0 environment. When trying to turn one on, it says "Insufficient Disk Space in Data Store"We have not turned that vm on in the past 3 years, so we do not need...
View ArticleDetach corrupt empty VMFS datastore from hosts (datastore is an iSCSI LUN)
Sorry folks - cannot quite nail this with a Google. I have a corrupt (sized beyond 2TB by accident) datastore. All hosts migrated off it - it is empty.As it's corrupt, it will not delete in the usual...
View ArticleUpdate esxi 4.1 to esxi 6.0 U1
Je veux faire la mise a jour de esxi 4.1 à esxi 6.0u1 J ai vu la comparaison recommandé par le tableau de mise a jour !VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes qui me donne un chemin sans problèmes...
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Going from ESXi 4.0 to 6.0. Fresh install or upgrade?
Hi all, We have a VMhost here which is running ESXi, 4.0.0, 721907. I'd like to update this obviously aged version of ESXi to the latest and greatest. Should I attempt an upgrade, or is it a safer bet...
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Battery status: Learning in VMWare ESXi 4.0.0, 398348 - Cisco UCS C210 M2
Hello team, We have the following error:Cisco has revised the hardware and has not detected hardware failure, tells us that we treat it with VMWare. Reviewing notes in the forums, I have seen the...
View ArticleReconfigure IP settings in vMA
Today, I needed to change IP settings in one of the vMA for ESXi 4.1. I've gone through the vSphere Management Assistant Guide: no answer. Search on the Internet: no answer either. All I see is the...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 & MD3000i
We recently purchased an MD3000i and vSphere Essentials Plus. However, in working with Dell's prof. svcs to setup the MD3000i, I was told it is NOT compatible with ESXi 4.1. Thus, some of the new...
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Dell MD3000i iSCSI raid firmware version and VSphere 4.1
We ran into an issue upgrading one of our VMservers last week to version 4.1, seems that the iSCSI raid firmware version for the Dell San is not compatible, and our 4.1 server is not able to see the...
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not able to access vm 4.1
Came in this morning all was working fine, we started to lose access to our virtual servers. Everything is running we just can't access vShpere. The ESXi host are up and the EqualLogics are up except...
View ArticleIssues with Intel XF SR 10gbe and ESXi 4.1
Im having some issues getting my new 10gbe NIC running on my ESXi 4.1 box. I set the machine up to primarly run openIndiana as a ZFS NAS a couple of years ago. I recently decided to setup 10gbe...
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VMs spend more space then HDD size
Hi, could anybody explain me why in vCenter I can see that my VM is using 120 GB of space, BUT the actual hdd size of the VM is 40GB? Where is the 80GB? Thank you
View ArticleRemove core dump file from a ESXi 4.1 host
We run Boot LUN off of a fibre channel SAN store. Cleaning up the Datastores I see a core dump file that I'd like to remove. We have a mix of 4.1, 5 and 5.5 host machines.I've been following this...
View Article"No bootable device" after successful ESXi 5 installation on Intel DG35EC...
So... Here's the deal. I have a desktop PC I'm using a test box for ESXi. The motherboard is an Intel DG35EC with G35 and ICH8 chipset. Back in the 4.1 U1 days I could install ESXi 4.1 w/ update 1 to...
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