Kernel tracebacks after vSphere upgrade to 6.0
Hi all, We have this vAPP in vCloud that VMs have been working flawlessly since day 1. But after we updated our vSphere environment to version 6.0, VMs started rebooting themselves all the sudden and...
View ArticleESXi not work with DQ45CB and Xeon x3210
I tried to install ESXi 6.5 on my home server. MB: Intel DQ45CBCPU: Xeon X3210GPU: Nvidia GT710 But the install process stuck on " Relocating modules and starting up the kernel… " , I've tried to apply...
View ArticleSMTP configuration ESXi 6.5
Where can I configure smtp mail to obtain alert in my web console? Thank you
View ArticleESXi Error After Upgrade
Just updated 2 of our Dell servers from ESXi 6.0 to 6.5. Other than a VIB conflict the upgrade went through fine without errors.I started all the VM's on the first server successfully and then went to...
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Changing log location
Hi If I want to change the log location using the "Syslog.global.logDir" paramater, does the target directory need to exist? That is, do I need to create the directory using SSH first, or will it be...
View ArticleDeploying RHEL appliance in VMware
Red Hat appliance (OVA) is supported in vsphere 6?I can see that the kernel is 2.4.6 and in the other linux there is a 2.4x compatibility.
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Storage QoS (Limit IOPS)
Hello all, Are any of you setting a limit on IOPS for a VM/VMDKs? We are using it, but we are having an issue, or several issues, and getting pretty much nowhere with support. Tested it on ESXi 6.5 and...
View ArticleBind Real-Time CPU process of multiCore vCPU linux OS to specific PCPU on Host
We have been working to get a real-time, latency sensitive communications application to run without errors in a virtual environment under ESXi 6.5.0 Hypervisor. Unfortunately to date we have had...
View ArticleServer Appliance - VMWare Tools driving me crazy...
I have recently took over management of our companies VM Servers. Everything was years out of date, so started with patching up to the latest 5.5 on the hosts and the Server Appliance. I then upgraded...
View ArticleReconfigure Windows CIB cluster to CAB cluster
Hi all, is it technically possible (and viable) to in-place reconfigure a Server 2012R2, 2-node, Windows Failover Cluster running a 'cluster-in-a-box' configuration with shared vmdk's on a single ESXi...
View Articledesperately need help recovering from "vmkfstools -C" overwrite
esxi 6.0.is there a way to recover from "vmkfstools -C" overwrite please?
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Failover Cluster with Virtual RDM - Cluster Across Boxes
It seems difficult to find a solid answer to this question. VMs are running on vSphere 5.5 across multiple ESXi hosts. VMware documentation says both physical and virtual are supported in this...
View ArticleJoin Active Directory
Hi,i tried to join a domain with my ESX Hosts in our Production. It won't work and i don't know why.Here is the Case, probabyl someone has got an answer, that will work for me. Production:ESX6 Version...
View ArticleThemis server is supported by vSphere?
Hi All, I'm trying to figure out if the server Themis RES-XR5 can be used to run ESXi, but in the Compatibility Guide there are two old servers that supports only ESXi 4. Does anyone know if it's...
View ArticleESXI 6.5 Enviroment Variables at Profile
I'm seeking desperately for help, I'm trying to export a Environment Variable to the /etc/profile using vi but I can't write on it, Message throws READ ONLY, any comment would be appreciated.I'm using...
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vm console skewed
I'm having an issue with the VM console of some VMs being skewed. This is happening in Windows, Windows core, and Linux VMs. I'm running vCenter 6.5 build 5705665 and ESXi 6.5 build 5310538. VMware...
View ArticleUnable to backup Windows AD Server with VMware Tools installed
Hi Folks We have some Windows Server 2012 R2 VMs running in DMZ environment. An easy way to backup them is using the integrated Windows Server backup functionality. We recently updated our VMware Tools...
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Unable to use VMFS on disk
Hey all I recently upgraded to 6.5 and the hypervisor is not recognizing the VMFS on one of my logical drives. I can go into the drive and see the VMFS partition in the web console (see below, its the...
View Articlefilename tramp could not chain image auto deploy
Hello friends. While preparing to VCAP-DCA 6 i have a troubles with autodeploy config.I have installed windows 2012 R2 dhcp server and autodeploy server on different server. Autodeploy rules are ready...
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