Failed to get copy progress while consolidating disks
hi alli could find an exact match with google on "Failed to get copy progress while consolidating disks from"so maybe somebody has some clue here i'm not able to consolidate one VM (others on the same...
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Unable to increase datastore capacity
The "increase" button has been greyed out even though I can see the capacity of the device is greater than the filesystem size(datastore).Please see the below screenshot for more details. I appreciate...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 - USB HID Devices into Guest VM
Hello Everyone, I'll start by saying I've spent the last few days consistently trying to find a solution to my problem. If the answer is obviously out there, I'm sorry, cause I missed it. My host has...
View ArticleFault Tolerance only support on Thick Provision Eager Zeroed??
Thick Provision Lazy ZeroedCreates a virtual disk in a default thick format. Space required for the virtual disk is allocated when the virtual disk is created. Data remaining on the physical device...
View ArticleDecrease Disk Volume Size
I have a VM that I increased on the of the disk drives by 100GB temporarily, so that we could do an upgrade. I no longer need that volume at that size and I was wondering if I could decrease that...
View Articleesxupdate OSError: [Errno 28] No space left on device
Error when updating from esxi 6.5d (Build 5310538) to (Build 5969303). esxupdate OSError: [Errno 28] No space left on device. this has not been a problem in the past. Install is on a 1GB sdcard. Lots...
View ArticleUse EXT3 drive in Windows 2008 Server guest?
I have an EXT3 4TB drive which I have salvaged from a Linux machine. I want to use the drive as a read/write file storage device for a Windows 2008 Server R2 guest O/S. The host is ESXi 6.5 on a Dell...
View ArticleVsphere 6.5 networking
First let me start by saying I'm fairly novice at ESXi. The last time i used it was 3.5. I have tried reading all the material on vmware networking, but somehow it doesnt click with what im seeing on...
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The console has been disconnected. Close this window and re-launch the...
I've just created VM from a Template, which I've done many times before. This time, I'm unable to launch the VM using "Launch Web Console". I am, on the other hand, able to launch the VM using...
View ArticleHow to assign 6.5 web console to use a /32 address?
What is necessary to tell ESXi to use a gatewayless /32 address for the web configurator? I help run a small gaming community on a datacenter server. I have no access to the server's keyboard console....
View ArticleESXi 6.0 Console Connection Lag
I am running Juniper's vMX 17.2R1.13 on ESXi 6.0 currently and have been experiencing significant lag on the console window connecting to the Control Plane VM (vCP). I am currently running ESXi 6.0.0...
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 U1 installation fail with vAPI and 1603
Struggling with vCenter 6.5 U1 installation in a lab environment. This is a fresh Windows install, just the Windows OS. Fresh vCenter install (not an upgrade). Installation persistently produces 2...
View ArticleThe Vsphere HA agent on this host cannot reach some of the management network...
Hi, I have created a new cluster with 3 hosts (A,B,C) and enable HA/DRS on that cluster. I managed to build the autolab with 3 ESXi hosts part of Vsphere 5.5. Now I am facing issue i.e. out of 3...
View ArticleFolders lost after shutdown
In ESXi 6.0, I had created some folders and some additional scripts.However, after turning off and on the hypervisor physical server, all these files and folders are gone. Is this correct? When...
View ArticleInvisible NFS mount problem
Hello, Seems like I have an old NFS mount on one of the ESXi hosts that are trying to access a NFS share that does not exist.I do not want this share anymore. But I cannot find the share/mount in...
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vSphere Client console only showing part of VM screen
I saw a similar thread, but no answer that has helped.ESXi6 build 2494585 / vCenter 6 build 3634793 Windows versionWeb Client is borked due to DNS issue, and I'm trying to fix the AD/DNS server which...
View ArticleGetting Alert
Hi, After upgrading Veeam backup from 9 >9.5 start getting production datastore getting low alerts even thought we have about 45GB free space. prior to upgrade had 42GB. Any idea? Thanks
View ArticleWhy bother with VMs-based SQL Cluster?
Since VMware allows use of RDM disks to setup a Windows cluster using VMs, which can be used to install SQL cluster, we decide to go this route. However, now after installing the Windows cluster, I am...
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You are currently using ESXi in evaluation mode. This license will expire in...
Hi there! I´ve installed ESXi and trying it virtualizing 3 servers. So it displays the subject message. How do I actívate it? suposing that this software is for free. in fact tomorrow is the last day...
View ArticleTrying to install Win Server 2012 R2 64bits on Esxi 6.0 U2 on a Lenovo TD350
Hi, hope someone will be able to help me.I got a Lenovo Server TD350 (70DG).I've installed Hypervisor Esxi 6.0 U2 and configured it.I've created a VM choosing Win Server 2012 R2 64 bits.Trying to...
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