slptool and ESXi 6.5
Do these types of commands work?If so how. I have been unable to get information back from my ESXi Servers. For example I can run a command like this: (actual IP address replaced with XXXs here)slptool...
View ArticleMigration of VMs from ESXi 5.1 to 6.5
Hello VMWare folks! We are planning to upgrade our infrastructure to ESXi & vCenter version 6.5. However, I'm trying to find the best approach to migrate the virtual machines off the old...
View ArticleCopy VM - Error caused by file /vmfs/....vmdk
Hi!I have a problem with copy virtual machine *.*vmdk file. As a result of the operation Copy/paste on use vSphere Client i have error:"Error caused by file /vmfs/....vmdk" Machine is power down. I...
View ArticleAccess Data from RDM Disks
Hi Gurus, I have a FC based LUNs, which I have attached as RDM disk to 1st VM. Now, I am using SUSE Linux as my OS, I am able to see the LUN as a disk on the OS as /dev/sdb. I have created an xfs file...
View ArticleVOMA failed to check device: Severe corruption detected
I had a disk fail yesterday, and after the rebuild I noticed one of my datastores was missing. I see the device but not the associated datastore. /vmfs/devices/disks/eui.30f9584100d00000:1...
View ArticleGot an issue wherein replicated LUN are not getting mapped automatically on...
Hi, Anyone have any idea. This is happening with Vsphere 5.5 & 6.0 thanks
View ArticleHardware Pass-through - ESXi 6.5
Hi Guys, I wont to experiment with Direct Hardware Pass-through n ESXi. My Motherboard supports Intel VT-d and Intel VT-x and both features are enabled in the BIOS. When I have a look at the hardware...
View ArticleYou are Increasing host configuration but it is not effective , why
Hi Can anyone help me on this You are Increasing host configuration but it is not effective , why ???
View ArticleHow to set up watchdog in ESXI?
How do I set up watchdog performing specified action (eg. hard reset) of host when it becomes unresponsive (eg. kernel freezes)? Is there any form of virtualized /dev/watchdog?
View ArticleUnable to edit setting on VMs Esxi 6.5
I am using ESXi 6.5 and I have 3 VM's running on this host.Every time I try to edit the virtual machine through web client I get the following error. "Cause: TypeError: Cannot read property '0' of...
View ArticleLimiting Snapshots on vCenter Level
looking for suggestion in limiting Snapshots on vCenter level in the process of deploying the cloud (private). on VM and host level we have settings to change in config.module. so, please suggest me...
View Articleuploads to data store either fail, get stuck or time out
Hello- I am trying to upload ISOs of Windows so that I can install my Windows OSes for my ESXI setup. The ISOs will either timeout or fail to upload. I have set the application timeout to be never but...
View ArticleAdding new MAC Address range?
Hi, I'm migrating / cloning license servers from Hyper-V to VMware, The current hyper-V MAC Addresses are not within the range and cannot be used.Adding the mac address in the Operating System is not...
View ArticleDIMM_A6 issue on the host /error:Correctable Memory Error Log Limit Reached
Hello everyone. My name is ravi.we had DIMM_A6 issue on my environment.on the host esxi 6.0 running and 10 vm running. 1) Current bios v2.4.02) i did memory diagnostics 3)i upgrade bios 2.4.0 to...
View Article"Errors in Active Directory operations" error adding the ESXi host to an...
Adding the ESXi 6.0 host to an Active Directory domain fails i got the error:Errors in Active Directory operationsI have verified the following steps,Active Directory port has opened in firewall and i...
View ArticleThin Provisioning
Hi Experts, Just wanted a view of the below scenario. I have a 1 TB Storage LUN and I have created 10 VM's and provisioned each VM 100 GB Thin provisioned LUN's. Can I provision another 2 VM's and...
View Articlewhen we install vm tools
Hii, when we install vm tools at what scenario we install them ? Thanks
View ArticleMigrating VCSA 6.5U1 from 6.0 to 6.5 ESXi host
Hello,I have a cluster of 4 hosts and trying to upgrade one after another to 6.5, but now I've the problem that I can't migrate the VCSA from a 6.0 to 6.5 host in the same cluster.The hardware of all...
View ArticleVCenter 6.5 U1 Console over RDP
Hi, We can't access vcenter directly (security policy), so we have to establish RDP connection to jump host and than connect to vcenter. But over RDP vmware guest console is unusable, it eats...
View ArticleVMWare 5.5 vMotion configuration issues
Hi all, I was trying to configure vMotion properly in my new environment and cant seem to get it right, or working for that matter. I have 3 hosts, each are using 2 x fibre channels (lets call them...
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