Enabling DPDK on vSphere
Hello.I have two vSphere servers with Virtual Machines able to generate traffic. They have DPDK mode enable and I would like to know how can I enable the DPDK mode on my vSpheres.I was trying this...
View ArticleOpening OVA file in ESXi 4.1 via vSphere client
Just installed VMWare vSphere ESXi 4.1. Then I installed the corresponding vSphere client on my laptop and connected to ESXi. I have a OVA file. How do I open it in ESXi thru vSphere client app? thanks
View ArticleFree License Esxi
Good day, i downloaded and installed Esxi with the fre elimited license, everything was right in the last 40 days until this morning,when gui start to show up the message: your license will expire in...
View ArticleJumbo Frames - VMotion
Hi Guys, I've inherited a VM system at my new job and looking over the configuration which I feel is incorrect but would like a steer from some on you experts. The System1 Dell Compellant FC Storage 3...
View ArticleWhere is my Free ESXI Hipervisor 6.7 key and how can I download this version ?
Hi, when I try open https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6 i`am redirected to https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi7So I dont have option to download 6.7 iso or...
View ArticleHow to recover a datastore after a disk failure?
I have an Adaptec RAID 71605Q and 8 hdds: 4x 2TB in a raid5 array, and 4x 3TB in a raid10 array. (Two connections on the card, and two of those 4-into-1 cables; one cable per array, if that makes...
View Article传输 (VMDB) 错误 -45: Failed to connect to peer process
I just upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7,unfortunately I can not power on any of the VM.I try to create a new VM. The same thing happened.Thanks for your help!
View ArticleWindows 10 VMware Tools
I recently install Windows 10 as a Guest on one of my ESXi 5.5 host. I then installed the VMware tools. The install seemed to go ok as the drivers for Video, Network, Etc all got updated. However the...
View Articlevsphere, nvidia and Premiere Pro
Hi, I'm trying here at my home lab to achieve something: Run ESXI latest (6.5) with GTX 1070 (for example) which will be passed through to a Windows 10 VM, and connect remotely to that VM and edit some...
View ArticleMigration Fail - Unable to access file...
Hi, When I migrate a VM on a ESXi, I got the error message: Unable to access file /vmfs/volumes/551e68f9-XXXXXXXX-1f80-0025b501103f/vmhost01.abc.com (vmhost01)/vmhost01.abc.com (vmhost01)-000002.vmdk....
View Articletboot.b00 fatal error: 6 (buffer too small)
I'm running v6 of the free vmware hypervisor in my home lab. ESXi is running from an 8Gb USB stick. I have 8 drives hanging off an adaptec 71605q, partitioned up into 2 RAID5 and 1 RAID0 arrays. I...
View ArticleUnable to write data to the transport connection.
I am getting this error: Unable to write data to the transport connection: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. I am trying to upload a OVF to my host. I have my ESXi host...
View ArticleIs it possible to rename a standard switch from the default vswitch0?
We are starting to create additional standard switches and would like to give them a more descriptive name.
View ArticleVsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
I have installed ESXi5.5 in a server with Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NICs.I have installed the last driver for this nic - elxnet-10.0.575.9-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820.x86_64.vib. After some network activity of...
View ArticleLocating-finding vm on the hosting physical host
Hi All, I am trying to find a way of knowing/locating the HOST (physical host) of virtual machine from the actual virtual machine i.e. the host that is the virtual machine is running on. Here is the...
View ArticleConnect vSphere to ESXi Server over VPN
I've read a few posts, but so far none of them quite cover what I'm looking for. Here's the setup that I have: Site 1:ESXi Server --> Tomato VPN WRT54GL --> Cisco ASA* --> ISP Site...
View ArticleCan't delete corrupted swap file, or folder in datastore ESXI 4.1
Hey guys After days of reading I thought I would give the forms a try. I have a vsphere hypervisor 4.1 setup using sata hard drives for a test environment, which has been working perfect for about 6...
View Articlesetting rx ring buffer size
Hi, I am a vmware newbie. I want to set rx ring buffer size on a physical nic in my vmware server. Currently I use the command "ethtool -G vmnic0 rx 4096" to increase the rx ring size; but I have to...
View ArticleHow do I map guest NIC interfaces to specific physical NICS
I have a virtual machine with two virtual NICs, eth0 and eth1 (Linux).My guest VM is connected to a virtual swtich, vswitch0 which is connected to the physical NIC, eth0. I also have another physical...
View Articlehost random reboot (affecting Dell PE 630 servers with E5-26xx v4 CPU)
My vsphere 6.5 host just rebooted on me about 1/2 hour ago. Where can I find a log telling me why?
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