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How to calculate vCPU:pCPU ratio
I want to get the ratio of vCPU:pCPU, For pCPU, do i need to taking in to account Hyperthread(Logical Processors)? Or just the Physical CPU numbers?
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ESXi 5.5 will not show VMFS datastore in vSphere client after RAID rebuild
Someone recently brought a Dell PE-R720 to me after a "crash" and having someone else replace a failed hard drive. From what I have been told, it was a simple drive failure and replacement. However,...
View ArticleIs datastore cluster act as a storage fault tolerance
I have 2 no SAN and 3 ESXI hosts. Now I want to create the storage fault tolerance. Please tell me the best option.
View ArticleKVM without EPT on ESXi 6.5?
Hello, I would like to ask, if it would be somehow possible to enable nested virtualization on my server that has old Xeon E5440 and doesn't support EPT (VT-X with EPT).. Of course, if I try to "expose...
View ArticleBackup Exec 15 slow backups
I've recently moved our main backup system from Backup Exec 2014 to Backup Exec 15. It has gone horribly. (Not my idea to use Backup Exec. I was very familiar with it, and hadn't had too many issues...
View Articleunable to reach vmkernal ips
Hello team, We are using esxi 6.5u1. we are facing intermittent connectivity issue with vmkernal ips. we can see arp request going out and it reaching the same to the devices, but esxi not able to see...
View ArticleHow to utilize Cpu/RAM on ESXi 6.5U1
Hi, What's the best way to manage/calculate/guide of CPU/RAM. Hardware: HP ProLiant DL360 Gen9processor type Intel Xeon CPU E5-2640 v4 @ 2.40GHz2-Sockets 10-Cores per sockets40-logical processors...
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How to configure automatic restart of /etc/init.d/hostd in ESX 5.5
Hi people, Could you help me to configure automatic restart of management agent ( hostd + vpxa ) in my ESX 5.5 i already do that manually but i don't know how to schedule it, because sometime it crash...
View ArticleVMware vSphere 6 Essentials Small Infrastructure
Hi hall, I'm going to upgrade my old small infrastructure. I've bought:1 -VMware vSphere 6 Essentials Kit for 3 hosts (Max 2 processors per host)6- VMware vSphere 6 Essentials for 1 processor1- VMware...
View ArticleRan out of PTR blocks, can't create new VMs on datastore
We are experiencing an issue creating any new VMs (and sometimes powering on existing VMs) on a particular datastore. We have enough space, close to 1TB and the VMs are much smaller (40-100GB). When...
View ArticleVM Networking: Back to Basics :(
Hi All, Looking for some help with understanding . I dont have access to a lab at the moment to test unfortunately. I have: -A cluster of 4 ESXi Servers and VCSA. Both 6.5-Ent+ -Shared Storage all...
View ArticleRandom PSOD
Greetings All, I keep getting random psod once every 7-14 days, othertimes during random times like rebooting. I know it is hardware related but I am no expert at reading the dump files. At first...
View Articlepowershell script to document the vmware environment ?
Where can I find a powershell script to document the VMware environment ? Including host model, memory, cpu, bios, firmware, drivers & hardware I thought there was a session on this at VMworld...
View ArticlevCenter > host > configuration > health monitoring > storage Supported RAID...
With the major manufacturer's (HP, Dell, etc) you can expect excellent out-of-the-box support with vSphere. That includes a wealth of sensors for health monitoring. Right now, the smaller SMB company...
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What happens when I register ESXi?
Hello everyone,I was wondering what's going to happen when I register ESXi with the free code? I only have one server with 3 VMs, stand-alone and not managed by vSphere. It's only accessed using the...
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Missing physical NIC in dashboard, but present in CLI
I have a problem with vmware esxi 6.5. i can see the intel PRO/1000 dual card in cli, but they don't appear in dashboard (i can't attach them to VMs)the server was upgraded from esxi 6 (it used to work...
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Question regarding VR
Hi experts, I have two questions regarding vSphere Replication, can somebody help ? Thank you. Q1. Can i use vSphere Replication standalone without SRM ? How to failover and recover VM without SRM ?...
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VMware ESXI Hardware Status - Voltage - Power Supply - ESXI Boot initially...
Hello Vmware Techs - I am getting some strange voltage readings in hardware status of esxi 6.5 web client. The power supply displays low voltage for some settings while the 12V shows a reading of 21V...
View ArticleEsxi 6.0 vsphere disconnects nic after vmotion
I'm having a problem with Vmotion that I haven't seen before. On a random basis, when you do a vmotion, the VM comes back up with with the NIC in the disconnected state (in edit setting). The VLAN...
View Article4 hosts - Need Centralization, Monitoring/Alerting, full hardware...
Greetings, I've inherited a lab that currently consists of 4 hosts that are running ESXi 6.5 (free version). I'd like to confirm what licenses I can acquire to achieve the following:One central portal...
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