Failed enable network management on VMWARE ESXi 4.1.0
I have a server with VMWARE ESXi 4.1.0, I disabled network management and when I tried to enable it I got a message which said if I want to reset network management configuration. I can't set up an IP...
View ArticleBallooning happening on host with one guest
Our host (ESXi 4.1) has a dedicated guest with all the memory allocated to it. The guest is running SQL, and we often experience performance problems. Veeam One reports ballooning above 10%, and that...
View Articleesx v4 and converter v4
I have an old windows 2000 sp4 server that i need to virtualize. We have a standalone server that we plan to use as the esx server for this vm. I am planning on installing esx v4 on the server but...
View ArticleMove ESXi 4 environment to new domain
Hi, Just looking for some assistance, we have an environment with 3 ESXi hosts with around 60 VM's being managed by vCenter 4 running on a VM on one of the hosts. Just wondering what would be the...
View Articlechecking bottle neck.
Hello. I would like to ask how can I identify my problem. Every time I checked my TOP on Oracle RedHat Linux Enterprise I get a 100% on WA. I cannot figure out what is the issue on this problem. I am...
View ArticleUser permission for an specific datastore
Hi, My system runs an ESXi 4.0.0 (1335992). I would like to know if it is possible to assing a user permission for only allowing access a new user to a specific datastore. Thanks.
View ArticleAccessing ESx server
HiIve used VM Workstation for years, but now find I've been given a ESx server v4 to manage. Its been powered down for a few months and the previous SO has now left the company and all I have is a...
View ArticleRelocate virtual machine: The operation is not supported on the object.
I'm trying to move a virtual machine from ESXi 5.1 to a ESXi 4 using the "Migrate" command in VCenter. It copies the virtual disks completely, but fails as soon as it's complete with the following...
View ArticleHow to delete a Virtual Machine in VMWare ESX 4.0.0
We currently have 4 vms in our ESX 4.0.0 environment. When trying to turn one on, it says "Insufficient Disk Space in Data Store"We have not turned that vm on in the past 3 years, so we do not need...
View ArticleGoing from ESXi 4.0 to 6.0. Fresh install or upgrade?
Hi all, We have a VMhost here which is running ESXi, 4.0.0, 721907. I'd like to update this obviously aged version of ESXi to the latest and greatest. Should I attempt an upgrade, or is it a safer bet...
View ArticleUpdate esxi 4.1 to esxi 6.0 U1
Je veux faire la mise a jour de esxi 4.1 à esxi 6.0u1 J ai vu la comparaison recommandé par le tableau de mise a jour !VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes qui me donne un chemin sans problèmes...
View ArticleBattery status: Learning in VMWare ESXi 4.0.0, 398348 - Cisco UCS C210 M2
Hello team, We have the following error:Cisco has revised the hardware and has not detected hardware failure, tells us that we treat it with VMWare. Reviewing notes in the forums, I have seen the...
View Articlenot able to access vm 4.1
Came in this morning all was working fine, we started to lose access to our virtual servers. Everything is running we just can't access vShpere. The ESXi host are up and the EqualLogics are up except...
View ArticleIssues with Intel XF SR 10gbe and ESXi 4.1
Im having some issues getting my new 10gbe NIC running on my ESXi 4.1 box. I set the machine up to primarly run openIndiana as a ZFS NAS a couple of years ago. I recently decided to setup 10gbe...
View ArticleVMs spend more space then HDD size
Hi, could anybody explain me why in vCenter I can see that my VM is using 120 GB of space, BUT the actual hdd size of the VM is 40GB? Where is the 80GB? Thank you
View ArticleRemove core dump file from a ESXi 4.1 host
We run Boot LUN off of a fibre channel SAN store. Cleaning up the Datastores I see a core dump file that I'd like to remove. We have a mix of 4.1, 5 and 5.5 host machines.I've been following this...
View ArticleWould like to understand if ESX is a type-2 hypervisor or type-1 ? I am new...
Would like to understand if ESX is a type-2 hypervisor or type-1 ? I am new to Virtualization.
View Articlerepair corrupt flat.vmdk files?
is there a way to repair corrupt flat.vmdk files ?the files cannot be opened i always get the the error message "invalid arguments"
View ArticleESXi 4.0.0 398348 snapshot problem
I'll do my best to describe the problem and hopefully someone can explain to me what I'm doing wrong. The host only has 1 VM running on it. Host consists of 3 datastores.Datastore1 465.66 GB - local -...
View Articleaccessing Dell T310 running VMWare ESXi 4.1.0
Folks, I have a server which is running VMWare esxi 4.1 and i need to get access to the files. The server used to be in our UK office and was managed by head office overseas. HO went bust and i took...
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