Ping latency to locahost
Hello, I am using ESXi 5.1 and i created a new windows server 2012r2 with the vmxnet3 nic. I tried to ping to localhost address (127.0.0.1) with the psping utility and i get results with high response...
View ArticleMoving a CD with the VM to another datastore
Imagine an ESXi 5.5 host member of a vSphete infrastructure.The ESXi host is connected to 2 different datastores, let's say Datastore1 and Datastore2.On Datastore1 a VM botts from an .iso image stored...
View ArticleData Center Changes
We are merging with another group and have a lot to do on the infrastructure side of things. They are across town and have an essentials version of 5.5 which they share resources with another group no...
View ArticleESXi 5.x on an Intel J1900 board (Q1900-ITX Asrock) issue
Hello everyone! I have been trying to install ESXi 5.1u1 & 5.1u2 & 5.5u1 on the following configuration to no success so far:Asrock Q1900-ITX mobo (Intel J1900 Baytrail SoC, BIOS 1.20 with VT-x...
View ArticleDisks format vmdks
Thick provisioning lazy zeroed, Thick Provision Eager Zeroed and Thin Provision Although I understood the difference I did not understand when to use them On what occasions do you use one rather than...
View Articleesxi and FreeNas on same datastore
I am installing ESX 6.5 on a 128GB USB drive. I would like to also install FreeNas on the same local storage. I am doing this to share my storage through FreeNas. The issue is that I am not seeing...
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USB "device not found error" when adding to VM - ESXi 6.5
I'm having a weird problem while trying to add a host-connected USB device to my VM. I can see the device when I do lsusb in ESXi ssh terminal: [root@xxx:~] lsusbBus 001 Device 005: ID 0529:0620...
View Articleesxi standard switch not working with multiple vlans
I have a standard switch in esx 6.5. I created it with 6.5 compatibility. I also have it setup with NIC teaming. I have multiple vlans under that vswitch. The issue is that only one of the vlans work...
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hpe microserver gen8, esxi 6.5 hp packet error:...
hello, im new in this forum and also the esxi.But then te business.. i got this error when installing hp version of esxinormal 6.5 works fine but the raidcontroller is not supported.. both give the...
View ArticlevCSA 6.5
hello allvCSA 6.5 OVA file deploy in VMware workstation stuck in [Waiting for RPM Installation to finish (64% done.)]take a long time no change what is the problem
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 latest Update details needed for Patching
Hi All, Can any body please suggest me for the latest patch (build) for vSphere 5.5, in the web its showing 5230635 ( https://esxi-patches.v-front.de/ESXi-5.5.0.html )? Please provide me the release...
View ArticleProblem USB UPS Eaton with VM on VMware ESXI
Hi, I have a problem with my Eaton Pro Ellipse 1200VA. Indeed, when i launch Eaton Intelligent Power management in a VM with the OS Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, this one do not detected my UPS in...
View ArticleDisk IO performance question
Hello, I am investigating why the IO performance of our VM's is poor in comparison to our physical servers connected to the same storage (Dell Compellent SAN).Here are some figures:...
View ArticleOverhead when enabling hot-add/hot-plug - with modern OS?
A colleague told me the other day that using hot-add for memory/CPU on VMs wasn't recommended due to the overhead. This had me puzzled since I've managed environments with several thousand VMs with...
View ArticleiSCSI port binding
I came across with a VMware iSCSI connectivity guide as on the link belowhttps://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2038869 This made me to...
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ESXi Datastore Extent ID Changed - Old Offline
Hi, Our server had an issue with the RAID controller which resulted in the array being reported as foreign. We imported the array again and started up as normal.However, we have now noticed that the ID...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 connectivity issue on PowerEdge R430
Dear, We encountering connectivity issue on newly install esxi 6.5 on PE R430Whenever we preform file copy (30-40GB files size) from one of the VM Guest to another machine thought network (100MB), it...
View ArticleRaid 0 to 1
Hello, I have a little problem. When installing a new server (ML350 G8) the Raid was created in Raid 0 with 2 disks of 146gb. The esxi has been installed on this Raid 0 and I would like to know if I...
View ArticleOnverwachte poweroff machine: Panic error
Hallo, In de nacht van zaterdag op zondag is een virtuele machine (DC01) uitgevallen met volgende meldingen in vmware:Error message on DC01 - 10.10.100.100 on wks-16-08-069.gonnijlen.be in...
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Virtual Machines screen blank after upgrade to 6.5.0b (HPE version)
Just upgraded an ESXi host from 6.5.0 (HPE version) to 6.5.0b (HPE version), and now in the ESXi web console, clicking Virtual Machines on the left, displays a blank panel on the right. I can see my 3...
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