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How do you enable display autofit on ESXI/VMware Workstation environments?
I'm sure it's just a toggle button somewhere, but I've dug around everywhere to try and find it, and I've been unable to. Where is the option to autofit the display to the console window size you have...
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failed to receive migration - vmotion
Geting this error when trying to vmotion VMs across host any idea? I can ping vmotion vmk ip just fine
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ESXi EVC mode
vCenter6.0 u3 , ESXi 6.0 u3 esxi cpu - Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU-E5-2699 v3 @ 2.3GHz esxi cpu - Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8180 CPU @ 2.5GHz Do I need to set EVC mode for vmotion between the two servers?
View ArticleConnectX-2 and ESXi 6.5 slow speed
Hi, I have one ConnectX-2 card in my ESXi 6.5 server and one in Windows (PC)The connection is peer to peer - Windows and ESXi Added this card to FreeNAS (VM) and OpenMediaVault (VM) as VMXNET3...
View ArticleNewbie - Go easy on me!
Hey Everyone. I'm currently learning ESXi and have set up my virtual serves etc. However i have recently purchased a Chromebook and would like to know how i go about accessing my server via the...
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USB Drive connected on ESX 6.5 host not available
So last week I connected a USB drive to one of my ESXi hosts, added the Host device to VM and all worked fine. Once finished, I ejected it from VM and removed USB device from Settings.This week I...
View ArticleHow to view real-time CPU frequency inside guest OS?
Hello, How to view real-time CPU frequency inside guest OS?I tried to look in Task Manager and CPU-Z, but always see 2.2 GHz host: ESXi 6.7CPU: Xeon Silver 4114 (base 2.2/ turbo 3.0 GHz)guest: Windows...
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ESXI with static IP preventing console to VM
Hi all, So I am on VMWare ESXI 6.7 running a vm host. I set a static IP on the ESXI host of 192.168.1.254 (prior it had a 192.168.1.14 DHCP address) and it accepts it. When I go login via the web...
View ArticleESXi 6.7 software iSCSI balanced writes but unbalanced reads?
I have an unusual problem, that is fairly hard to chase down and am wondering if it may be a change in ESXi behavior. Environment Have a series of 2 NIC ESXi servers that have been in use since ESXi...
View ArticleVirtual and physical cores
I need to check performance issues in a VMware vSphere 5.5 infrastructure based on 4 ESXi 5.5 hosts.Some specialists say that VMware suggests as a general rule to avoid using more that 4 virtual cores...
View ArticleCannot mark disk as flash
Hello, I have host ESXi 6.7, RAID controller PERC H730P, RAID10 volume on SATA SSD When i try Mark the disk as a flash disk, i get error: Cannot change the host configuration
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 - vCenter Appliance stops working
Hi, this issue started 2 days ago when I attempted to update from 6.5.0.20100 to "VC-6.5.0U2b-Appliance-FP" (6.5.0.21000 Build Number 8815520) in the vSphere Appliance Management. It stopped at 60% and...
View ArticleCan I use a single ESXi ISO on multiple HW vendor server types
I would like to maintain a single ESXi ISO file that I can use to install on different Server types; for example, I have servers with 2 different vendors' RAID drivers. I don't want to have to find and...
View ArticleVLAN issue with additional NIC for ESXI guest
Hi all, I have an ESXI host with one physical NIC which is attached a a vSwitch with 4 port groups, 1 which is native the other 3 are VLAN tagged. One guest has 4 NICs configured fom the port groups...
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NFS DataStore Event Logs
Hi Folks,I faced a serious issue of resource crunch in data store recently, although I figured out that it was a snapshot that had overgrown and resolved it. But I wanted to get the historical logs of...
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vsphere security guide explaination
Here is the vsphere security hardening guide. can any one explain these three columns in details?hardening is true and why site specific settings is true and why falseaudit setting is false and why...
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New to ESXi, question on multiple data stores for vm's.
I am putting together a Dell R720 SFF with an H710p. Only planning on running 2x VMS right now; server 2102 R2 for DC/file shares and a secondary server for backup DC. Will be installing ESXi on dual...
View ArticleActivity peak
On some ESXi servers I see an activity peak (CPU at 100%) at some given times, i.e. 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 even during the week-end.I can't exclude some VM related issues, but I need to perform a a more...
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ESXi 5.1 Update 3 patch 9 connectivity to FC tape library
Hey Guys Little Background: Existing backup server is Backup exec 2010 R3 and configured on B200 M3 blade in UCS 5108 chassis. We are moving away from from legacy backup system to Veeam and would like...
View ArticleWhy vMotion require link on physical adapter?
Hello, Why vMotion require link on physical adapter?I get this error:vMotion interface 'vss:Management Network' on the "Destination" host 'myserver.mydomain' does not have any operational physical...
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