HttpNFC service disabled - missing configuration
Hi everyone. After upgrading from 6.5 to 6.7 our host displays the above error in vCenter. Everything seems to work fine, but can't make to error disappear. I can't seem to find the service under...
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esxi 6.5u1 missing datastore after synology reboot
need some help to remount datastore after synology reboot. the targets are still there in esxi > storage > adapters > configure iscsi. i've tried rebooting esxi and synology. ssh to...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 VM doesn't like my new CPU
I recently migrated my VMs to a new server featuring a Ryzen CPU (essentially same Zen architecture as EPYC.) One VM running Windows 8.1 started complaining about "unsupported hardware" and started...
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Odd Issue - Intel X520 DP losses connectivity when guest is shut down (ESXi 6.0)
Hello, Odd issue going on. We're working through upgrading our small cluster to newer hosts running ESXi 6.0. The hosts are Dell R630 1U boxes. There's a variety of wired NIC cards. I also have...
View ArticleESXI 6.5 No health status/hardware status/monitor
Hi,This is the specs of my homelab running ESXI 6.5Mobo : Asus Z8NA-D6CPU: 2 x Xeon L5460RAM: 6 x 4GB DDR3I want to monitor the temperatures of my CPUs and other parts but there is nothing is the...
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SO many different issues.
I've inherited a virtual environment that was not taken care of and I would say I am a complete newbie, but I hold my own. The previous admins had no documentation, no names, IP addresses, barely any...
View Articlegetting a alert for VMWare Tools not being installed
Created VM and getting a alert for VMWare Tools not being installed, click Action Tab and Guest OS , click Install VMWare Tools nothing happens.
View ArticleESXI 6.5 : Any problems not unmounting/detaching datastores before removing...
In the process of transferring datastores from a 3PAR 7200 to a 8200. We are using the same iscsi connection.. so to vmotion we connected 2 iscsi paths to both 7200 and 8200. Once we completed and...
View ArticleRestrictions on vSphere Essentials license?
Folks, Would like to purchase enough vSphere Essentials licenses for 12 VM Hosts - 4 licenses, I'm guessing?I think vSphere Essentials would be a good fit because ESXi 6.5 is really all we want - we...
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ESXi SNMP agent not providing Guest status OIDs
Hello, I'm really hoping somebody can help me with this. I have a vSphere 6 Essentials Plus setup (vCenter w/ 3x ESXi 6.5.0 hosts) and am trying to improve monitoring of my VMs. I have misc checks...
View ArticleDelay ESXi maintenance mode, extend timeout or retry
I posted a similar question previously but not this specific question. Maintenance mode timeout and retries I am looking for suggestions on the following: VM appliance that takes longer than 300...
View Articlevmware tools not starting after creating vm
created a VM and followed the steps and received the alert that VMWare Tools is not installed , clicked on actions and Guest OS (RHEL6) clicked on install VMWare Tools, then nothing happens, what step...
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Numa % local should be 100%
We have citrix cluster where multiple vms are running by esxtop script we are seeing Numa % local While it should be 100% for all VMs Any suggestion appreciated.
View Articleprivate and public network
hello i need your help i have esxi 6.5 versioni have 2 virtual serveri have one physical interface that connect to internet,one need connect through internet by public ipand another server is SQL i dot...
View ArticleMy VM fails to be Created -PCI passthrough devices cannot be added when...
Trying to get 4 VMs with a dedicated GPU for each. Specs: Intel Core i7 7820X (VT-x and VT-d enabled)32GB DDR4 non ECC2x GTX 10502x GT 710 Error is above... any ideas? The GPU is enabled in the...
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Should it work to copy large files from one folder in the datastore to...
Hi, I am trying the following scenario on a ESXi 5.5:I have a VM with a virtual disk of about 35GB.I open the datastore browser, select the .vmdk file and select "Copy" from the context menu.In the...
View ArticleEsxi 6.5 compromised - crypto'd
Hello, I have a 6.5 esxi installation which has been compromised today, the password was 11 character, ssh was disabled, only web interface for vsphere was on, server became inaccessible so I logged...
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Unable to create/expand datastore larger than 16 TB
I created Datastore1 on LSI 27 TB internal RAID5 disk array but maximum it would allow was 16 TB.I increased datastore capacity by expanding existing VMFS datastore extent.It completed successfully and...
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VLAN tagging not working properly
We have a situation where External Switch Tagging, which we prefer, will not work on some new HPE server while Virtual Switch Tagging works fine. The two diagrams below tell the story. Is there...
View Articlevsphere 6.7 LSI raid card, can't get drive status
Hi! I have this server setup at home: SuperMicro X10SLL-FIntel Xeon E3-1241 v332GB 3CC 1600LSI 8708EM22x Velociraptor 10k 300gb RAID 14x WD Red 2TB Raid 5 I was running Vsphere 6.0 since a long time,...
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