ESXi 6.0 Console Connection Lag
I am running Juniper's vMX 17.2R1.13 on ESXi 6.0 currently and have been experiencing significant lag on the console window connecting to the Control Plane VM (vCP). I am currently running ESXi 6.0.0...
View ArticleGetting Alert
Hi, After upgrading Veeam backup from 9 >9.5 start getting production datastore getting low alerts even thought we have about 45GB free space. prior to upgrade had 42GB. Any idea? Thanks
View ArticleWhy bother with VMs-based SQL Cluster?
Since VMware allows use of RDM disks to setup a Windows cluster using VMs, which can be used to install SQL cluster, we decide to go this route. However, now after installing the Windows cluster, I am...
View ArticleYou are currently using ESXi in evaluation mode. This license will expire in...
Hi there! I´ve installed ESXi and trying it virtualizing 3 servers. So it displays the subject message. How do I actívate it? suposing that this software is for free. in fact tomorrow is the last day...
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Passthrough CDRom vs Emulate CDRom in device Mode
Hi all. Just want to asking. May i know what is the different of Passthrough vs Emulate when we want to select device mode for new adding CD/DVD Drive in vm? Anyone can sharing an idea or info for...
View ArticleWhat host does during destroying svmmirror?
I have a questiong for svmotion.I move the vm to a new datastore, but it showed the error "Failed to resume destination VM". Then I check the vmkernel.log, some sentences caught my attention:SVM: 2463:...
View Articleerror: enumInstances No data received from server
Hi, I'm getting the following error when running the below command: [root@esxi:~] /usr/lib/vmware/vm-support/bin/swfw.shSoftware and Firmware versioning info from CIM Providers. error: enumInstances No...
View ArticleOVF generated for Vcenter 6.5 has backward compatibility issues with 6.0
OVF generated with older versions of ovftool(less than 4.2 ) uses SHA1 for manifest file which works fine on Vcenter 6.0 but not on vcenter 6.5. Same with OVF generated with 4.2 version of ovftool uses...
View ArticleWindows Server Template
Hi, is it possible to create an image/ISO file, the content of this image file is a WIndows Server OS 2012 R2, update this with the recent updates and save this as a template for future installations...
View ArticleRDM mapped to Windows 2008 Server guest "file or directory is corrupted and...
I wanted to move an NTFS-formatted 4TB SATA drive from a Lubuntu machine to my Windows Server 2008 VM (running on an ESXI 6.5 host - Dell Optiplex 3010). I installed the drive in the server, then...
View Articleproblème lors del' installation de vsphere esxi 6
je veux installer le vsphere esxi 6 sur une machine virtuelle windows 7 pour faire une simulation d'un data center lors de l’installation ,un message d'erreur est apparu "The CPU has been disabled by...
View ArticlevSphere 6.5 U1 - Driver for Dell PERC H710 Mini
I just upgraded my Dell PowerEdge R320 to 6.5 U1. When I go into the Host - Monitor - Hardware - Storage, I get the message "The Small Footprint CIM Broker Daemon (SFCBD) is running, but no data has...
View ArticleRestore Broken Vsphere
Good Day,I have a failed update install on vsphere in Windows and cannot access it anymore. Is there anyway to attend to restore the installation?Thank you
View ArticleISCSI Design question
Hello communityI am asking a practical question following the design of an iscsi architecture.We're going to have 14 ESXi (vSphere 6.5) each with 2 network cards (10 GbE), connected to 2 different...
View ArticleLBT VS Etherchannel
I am installing few rack servers to put in a new VMware data center. My focus is networking on the physical switch side. Each server has two 10GbE nic cards for vDS to support multiple ports group. I...
View Articlecatastrophic failure: many missing virtual machines (ESXi 6.0)
I returned to my lab to find that the majority of my virtual machines are missing. The host did not experience a power outage (checked the UPS) or hardware failure (checked iLO), the file systems are...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 install on a Dell T30
Is it possible to install the Dell Customized ESXi 6.5 on a T30 with a Intel Xeon E3-1225v5 ?
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 guest having problems accessing RDM physical SATA drive
I have installed a 4TB SATA drive in my ESXI 6.5 host - all Dell Optiplex 3010. I have created an RDM, and added it (using VSphere client) to my Windows Server 2008 guest. I formatted the drive (NTFS)...
View ArticleDisable or rename root account?
I am running VMWare 6.5 on a hosted datacenter machine where I do not have direct console access to the server. The web management console MUST be exposed to the whole Internet and there is nothing I...
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