Guest OS Type "Windows Server 2012" with Windows Server 2016 installed.
I have noticed that some VMs on our system have Windows Server 2016 installed on VMs with the guest type set to "Windows Server 2016 64-bit".ESXi is flagging this as a warning, but I note that vSphere...
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Updat vmware from 6.5.0 U2 to 6.7
Hi, is it possible to update esxi from 6.5.0 u2 to later release? I saw some comments, it is not possible. How can I make update? Can I reinstall vmware over the old version for example by bootable...
View ArticleHigh IO through the HBA
Hi,We are Using CISCO UCS and EMC2 as Storage.(SSD's) I want to know if High I/O through the HBA can cause a host to get no responding. Also could anyone tell me how the Vmware Multipathing handle the...
View ArticleRe-Installed ESXi 6.5.0 and Reconnected iSCSI Target Doesnt Show DataStore
Hi There, I had to re-install a standalone ESXi host as the root password was lost. I've reconfigured it and reconnected the iSCSI target however having scanned the target no datastores are showing. I...
View ArticleESXi 6.7 Cannot ping Addresses from Test Management Network under ESXi...
Good morning.I am having an issue with 2 new blades. I am running a HPE c7000 blade system. I have 6 Proliant BL460c Gen 6 blades, 2 Proliant 460c Gen 8 blades, and I have just purchased 2 Proliant...
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uploading Win10Pro ISO to the DataStore issue
Hi all, I have downloaded the latest version of Windows 10 Pro and am struggling trying to upload it to the datastore. At first it was a certificate issue which is now resolved but I’m reading that the...
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Failure to start VM after replacing motherboard
I am running VMware player 15.5 in Kubuntu, 4-18.0-25 kernel. I recently replaced the motherboard and processor and to my surprise, the VM Windows 10 machine will not launch. It dies almost...
View ArticleHow to resolve vi: out of memory error in vmware esxi 6.5
I need to edit vmdk file like this tutorial VMware Knowledge Basebut I get this error messagevi: out of memoryOf course, I powered off some of my virtual servers, but error continuedHow can I resolve...
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Delete Disk SAN from VM accidentaly
hello , I have deleted accidentaly a vm disk .the disk was attached to SAN storage equipement .we dont backup this VM .is there a way to recover this disk? ihave Vmware 5.5 Regards
View ArticlevSphere ESXi updates recommended or not
Is recommended to update ESXi on servers whitch don't have any issue ?I have only one server (production server) HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9 and vSphere ESXi Essentials Kit 6.It was installed in march 2008...
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I can't upload file to the datastore.
Hello,When I want to upload a file to the datastore then it show me "failed to log into nfc server". My firewall configuration is: How can I solve it? Thanks.
View ArticleAutomated ESXi Installation on HPE Servers
Hi Always a topic for us.How do you do the automated ESXI install on HPE servers?Do you have any scripts or tools?I do not speak of 1-2 servers. It is more in the 20-30 per year which are new Many...
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I cannot see vGPU options in ESXi 6.87U3 (Evaluation version)
Hi, I am using ESXi 6.7U3 and I have a NVIDIA V100 installed in my host.I already installed the NVIDIA .VIB file with the driver in the ESXi host and it recognizes the graphic card (nvidia-smi...
View ArticleSystem Logs on Host... are Stored on Non-Persistent disks
Got this message after adding a new hosts. Looks at all the Advances System Settings and they are all the same as the rest of the hosts in the cluster. All host say ([] /scratch/log for...
View ArticleLTO-4 library connection to cluster with 2 ESX 6.7 via FC
Hello, I have an IBM ULT3580 LTO4 library that I have presented via FC to the 2 hosts that make up a cluster in production, at the OS level it shows them, but from the vcenter console I cannot add them...
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Strange Behaviour
Hi All, We are running 2 node ESXi 6.5. each node has 4 NICs. Two connected to Vswitch0 and other two connected to Vswitch1 Vswitch0 ->> Nic1, Nic2; Vswitch1 --> Nic3,Nic4 Nic1, Nic2 ->...
View Articlehi.The virtual machine version is not compatible with the version of the host...
hi.The virtual machine version is not compatible with the version of the host this error dont let me to migrate vm from one host to other.my vcenter license is 1 instances
View ArticleEsxi6.7: Intel X520 - ixgben Down/Down
Hello, we have some Cisco servers equipped with Intel X520-DA2 card.As you can see below the very same server running ESXi 6.5 see the 2x 10GB links active (Up) but as soon as the ESXi get updated to...
View ArticleFile lock owned by disconnected (down) vmnic
Hi, While troubleshooting snapshot consolidation issues (VM powered off, unable to start, consolidation fails due to a file lock) I discovered that MAC address of the vmnic that owns the lock belongs...
View Articlelooking for output of "esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup policy...
If I run the command esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup policy failover get -p "[portgroup name]" I get exactly what I expect: Load Balancing: srcport Network Failure Detection: link...
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