ESXi 6.5 install on a Dell T30
Is it possible to install the Dell Customized ESXi 6.5 on a T30 with a Intel Xeon E3-1225v5 ?
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 guest having problems accessing RDM physical SATA drive
I have installed a 4TB SATA drive in my ESXI 6.5 host - all Dell Optiplex 3010. I have created an RDM, and added it (using VSphere client) to my Windows Server 2008 guest. I formatted the drive (NTFS)...
View ArticleDisable or rename root account?
I am running VMWare 6.5 on a hosted datacenter machine where I do not have direct console access to the server. The web management console MUST be exposed to the whole Internet and there is nothing I...
View ArticleVMHosts don't restart in HA Cluster upon failure of host
Hi, We have two hosts, ESXi v4.1 (vCenter 5), HA clustered. One host shuts down periodically, and the VM's are migrated to the to the other host, but they don't automatically start up. I thought in...
View ArticleESXi datastore configuration
I have an application where I need to sustain 2+ GByte/sec throughput and im finding that the default datastore configuration is not supplying anywhere near that throughput.Im looking for a way to...
View ArticleNetworking performance between 2 VMs
I have 2x VM's, both located on the same ESXi6 server.The vswitch is setup correctly and both VM's are on that same switch.The network is a 1GB interfrace, and both VM's have 1GB interfaces.However, I...
View ArticlevSphere ESXi 6.5.0 Hardware Sensors
Hello Everyone, I have a Q170 based motherboard and have successfully loaded ESXi 6.5.0. However, ESXi does not display any Hardware Sensor Data and reports "No Sensor Data Available". Does ESXi...
View ArticleCan't edit VM settings in ESXi 6.5 web client
It throws this javascript error in my browser.I tried firefox, chrome, and IE; both Win 7 and Server 2012R2. No luck! Haven't tried using VM Workstation to edit VM settings (if that is even possible,...
View Article"Local" file missing
Hello, I tried to recover the password of Esxi through ubuntu as watched some videos on youtube but it didn't work.When I started server again I upgraded it to 6.5 from 5.5. Then again I tried to...
View ArticleUnable to delete partition, datastore after re-installing Vmware
We needed to retask hardware for a project and found that re-installing vmware will not erase the physical hard drive. We have tried to un-mount and delete the partions and datastore but it reports...
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Stuck at "vmkapi-v2_2_0_0_vmkernel_shim loaded successfully" - DELL T20
Hi All, My DELL Poweredge t20 is tuck at the above prompt.My esxi was working fine, the last thing I was doing : editing some photos on my Win10 guest OS with connected USB External harddisk.After I...
View Articleesxi 6.5 domain join with smb 2.0?
host: esxi 6.5.0 vmkernel release build 5969303domain controller: server 2016 standard with latest cumulative updateno firewall in place. when adding the esxi host to the domain with SMB 1.0 protocol...
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tools install stuck?
I have an esxi server which I initiated a tools upgrade on a CentOS VM.The tools install completed successfully on the VM, but I can't get it to stop/release on the esxi side.From the console, im...
View ArticleESXI 6.5 on Lenovo X3650M5 Grafik Beschleunigung
Hallo alle, Hello all Ich habe einen ESXI auf einem Lenovo X3650M5 aufgesetzt. / I have installed an ESXI 6.5 on a Lenovo x3650M5 ServerLizenz ist die Kostenfreie / It´s the Free LicenceAktuell habe...
View ArticlePoor performance w/ SATA disks & LSI SAS HBA (SOLVED - Finally!)
I just solved a long-standing storage performance issue when using cheap consumer SATA disks for ESXi 5.5.0 datastores through an LSI 9201-16i SAS HBA. Hopefully this helps somebody else. Symptoms:...
View ArticlevSphere Server 6.5 web client - endless session
I have installed vSphere Server 6.5 on Windows Server 2016I need an endless session. I used this manual: Increasing the VMware vSphere Web Client session timeout period (2040626) | VMware KB1. In the...
View ArticleESXI 6.0.0 purple diagnostic screen PCPU, TLB
Hallo!Help me please!Approximately 3-4 times a week (sometimes host work 2-3 weeks without violet screen), ESXI falls and a violet screen comes out. I can not understand the reason! HOST: Supermicro...
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Virtual machine disks consolidation failed / The virtual machine has exceeded...
For Community information or maybe somebody will advice something interesting. My Environment:ESXi 5.5 u2vCenter 5.5 u2only 1 VSAN datastore in cluster2 cluster in vCenter Hi. We have VM which from...
View ArticleCopying Patch Baselines in vCenter/ESXi 5.5
I am trying to determine if there is a simpler/faster way to copy a Patch Baseline as to not have to manually copy all of the patches into a 'new' baseline just to add any new additional released...
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VMs slow and can't edit their settings
Similar to Cant Open edit setting of any vm but not quite and restart didn't work. ESXi 5.5.0 host, all VMs suddenly started freezing, and I can't do anything via vSphere Client.Can't even load the...
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