VM crash
Hi, We have a ESXi 6.0 Dell host and 3 VMs running on it. Last week one of the VMs went down a few times and eventually vSphere logged the following message: "Error message on VM: We will respond on...
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 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...
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ESXi 6.0 Download Seemed Not Working
Hello All, I was trying to download the ESXi 6.0 today but it seemed not working. I have logged in and reached the screen shown below, but both the "Start Download Manager" and "Manual Download" link...
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 - Boot Menu - Scripted vsphere Installer
Sigh... for support reasons of a software vendor I have to maintain a 5.5u2 cluster. Trying to stage for class / POC environment (hyperconvergence so has to work on hardware level), so I have to...
View ArticleError Loading tools.t00 during ESXi 6.0 install
I am trying to install ESXi onto a Dell Precision Workstation T7810, which I have been able to in the past. I am getting the below error code when loading tools.t00 during the installation process....
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 Articleno connection target machine actively refused it
Dear All, I am running Veeam 6.1. I have setup one ESXi 3.5 and connected Veeam to it. I wanted to setup a second ESXi 3.5 machine but I have a problem. I try to 'Add Server' I put in the correct IP...
View ArticleHelp with a RAID Controller
Hi I need help finding a RAID controller for my home system. I have the ASRock z77 Extreme4 motherboard (http://www.dabs.com/products/asrock-z77-extreme-4-s1155-intel-z77-ddr3-atx-80XR.html) It has...
View ArticleIs anyone having issues with OpenGL 2.1 support on Windows 8 clients on...
Is anyone having issues with OpenGL 2.1 support on Windows 8 clients on vSphere 5.1? The test team has OpenGL working with the VMware Tools on Windows 7, but can't get Windows 8 to support OpenGL 2.1
View ArticleHow can I manage the free hypervisor 5.5 without the use of paid vCenter?
For example, I've updated the VM hardware to version vmx-10. vSphere Client does not allow to go to its properties. How can I manage it in the free hypervisor, without the use of paid vCenter?
View ArticleWhat are the resource restrictions on ESXi 5.5 free hypervisor?
Hi, The configuration maximums for ESXi 5.5 are given in the following link:http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf Are these maximums applicable for free...
View ArticleUnable to add additional CPU's to a VM.
I have a DELL PowerEdge R720 Host running ESXi 5.5 1474528 and it host 3 VM.I am using vCenter Server 5.5.0 Build 1476327 Essentials accessing it through the vSpere web client 40 logical processors20...
View ArticleBootbank cannot be found at path "/bootbank.
Hi... VMWare vSphere 5 Essentials is installed on a Dell PowerEdge R620 with 2 CPU sockets with 2 hard drives with RAID1. System drive is on this RAID1 volume. The system is running slow with the...
View ArticleESXi Installation Error: Fatal Error 10 (Out of resources)
Hi, I am attempting to install ESXi 6 U2 on a new server. The hardware is as follows: SuperMicro motherboard X11SSH-LN4F (BIOS 1.0a, 12/29/2015)32GB DDR4 RAM (2 x 16GB)AVAGO MegaRAID SAS 9361-4i...
View Articlevmware free vsphere hypervisor licensing information
Hi, I am looking to deploy the free version of vsphere hypervisor v6.5 in my company on 3 bare metal machines. may i know the lifetime of the free licensing of this product and what are the limitation...
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 ArticleLicensing vCenter Server 6
I have entered my license key to license vCenter Server. After doing so I got an EULA licensing error that said I needed to license at least one asset. I went in to the hosts and clusters and figured I...
View ArticleESX 6 to 6.5 Conflicting_Vibs error - Fujitsu RX
Hi! I recently successfully updated a single Fujitsu RX350 ESXi from 5.1.0 to 6.0 Update 2. When trying to upgrade from 6 to 6.5 following error appears: CONFLICTING_VIBS ERROR: Vibs on the host are...
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