Vmware ESXi recover .img backup
Hi, I'm really straight on the hose and hope a clever head couldhelp me.A backup was created from a VMware ESXi server using dd. Result: (large) .img file.I need to get this restored in order to save...
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Virtual machine was reset by cluster
1.ESXI 6.0 U2 36207592.Virtual machine was reset by clusteri want know why VMware.log
View ArticleQuiesced Snapshots Option Removed?
I have a server that has been failing to snapshot while quiescing the file system during it's backup.I think I have fixed the issue on a clone of the server but I'm having trouble testing the process....
View ArticleVMtools re-installation stuck in SLES 11 SP3 (ESXi 6.0 U2)
Hello, We are running VMware ESXi 6.0 U2 and have installed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP3) on a VM. The VMware Tools on this VM were running and we wanted to re-install it while troubleshooting...
View Articlecan a hot-add based backup benefit from CBT on vmfs6 and vsphere6.5...
I have tried to read about this but I could not find any doc from vmware explaining this in details.my question is can a hot-add based backup benefit from CBT on vmfs6 and vsphere6.5 considering the...
View ArticleVMware Remote Console needs 33 seconds to establish connection
Dear VMware-Community, my set up:Clients: Linux Clients (with Cent OS 7.3 and 7.4) and VMware Remote Console (Version 10.0.0 and 10.0.1)Server: ESXi 6.5 (tested with ESXi Embedded Host Client 1.2.1 and...
View ArticleUsage of all VM's across hosts?
Hi all, I have been requested by our CIO to gather information regarding our cluster. We have currently have 5 servers and 181 VM's running across them, but we are starting to run low on memory. Is...
View ArticleWe could boot Gest OS with 64 bit of CentS 6 on Vmware ESXi 5.5
I am mori_yui We developed ESXi 5.50 and converted Gest OS on VmPlaer with VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Client.Gest OS is normally converted to ESXi 5.5 and recognized.However we boot Gest OS...
View ArticlevSphere Fault Tolerance with no shared storage
Hi,I need zero downtime for one of my VMs, so I think to use Fault Tolerance. But I don't know whether Fault Tolerance is the solution or not because I haven't got shared storage.I mean, I have one...
View ArticleInternet on guest through managment network
We rented a dedicated server with ESXi 6.5 installed. The hoster issued one external ip-address through which I manage ESXi. Is it possible to connect the guest system to the Internet (directly or...
View Articleesxi running background jobs
am I able to run mutiple simutaneous backgroud jobs in esxi with &? I need to run unmap on all my luns from same server
View Articleunable to power on VMs after using swing host to migrate UNLESS the host is...
I have found a way to mitigate this, but I don't like it. I am migrating from an old 5.1 ESXi cluster to a new VXrail. I used one of the 5.1 ESXi hosts as a swing host of sorts. Make sure the VMs I...
View ArticleSeveral Exes Failed to create with exception code 0xc0000142...
I'm facing strange issue where several Exes are failed to create with code 0xc0000142 in windows server 2008 & server 2012 machines. Hosting server is EsXI 5.5 & above.Issue occurs when exes...
View ArticleMount a datastore formatted under vSphere 6.0 to the vSphere 5.1
Hello, I´m having a problem mouting a datastore formated under VSphere 6.0 in format vmfs 5.61 to a VSphere 5.1, simply does not mount. I don't find any information regarding this limitation. Can...
View ArticleSQL VM CPU Consideration Help
Hello All I am looking for some clarification from the community.We have a SQL server, which is configured with 6 socket and 1 core per socket equal 6vCPUThe physical host has 2 sockets and 8 cores per...
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Can't power on virtual machines
Dears, i get the below error while powering on the virtual machines An error was received from the ESX host while powering on VM Xubntu-01.Could not start VMX: msg.vmk.status.VMK_NO_MEMORYThe virtual...
View ArticleFailed to expand VMFS datastore datastore1 - Cannot change the host...
I had a 1.2T Raid 10 array. I added 4 disks and expanded it to 2.4T. I then went into the VSphear ESXi 6.5 web client and went to datastore1 > Increase SizeI chose expand VMFS then on the next page...
View ArticleSingle Port of Dual Port HBA showing up with Random dead paths
Hi we have a host part of the cluster with one dual port HBA for FC connection to EMC , on a single port there is a regular dead path shown up which changes someother LUN each time a rescan is...
View ArticleGuest with PCI Passthrough wont start a second time
I am currently running ESXI 6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 6765664). I have passed through a pci usb 3.0 controller (VL805 USB 3.0 Host Controller) to a Windows 10 Pro guest machine. On a clean boot of the host...
View ArticleHow to see VM Virtual NIC logs (VM ESXi version is 6.0.0.
Is there any way to check VM Virtual NIC fluctualtion log from CLI or other means?VM CLI version is 6.0.0
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