Error Deploying OVF Template
I am trying to deploy a VA in vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 Update 1 but the "Next" button is grayed out in the VA wizard. I installed ESXi on a Dell PE R610 and enabled Virtualization Technology in the BIOS....
View ArticleHorizon View Default Admin Password
Hi everyone, Sorry that I couldn't find the correct category to ask this question. I have installed Horizon Workspace 1.5 and used demo Active Directory comes in the package, I just clicked next next,...
View ArticleIs Tunneling Suported?
I want to use a VPS at another location to tunnel traffic to my server (for DDoS protection) and I was wondering if its possible with Hypervisor. Is tunneling supported on the hypervisor console...
View ArticleInspect contents of .vib before installation
I would like to install community-created .vib files, e.g. this one: Configure ESXi 5.0 as NTP server Call me sceptical, but I'd like to verify the contents of a .vib before installing it on servers to...
View ArticlevSphere Client 5 Blank/Black Console when accessing VMs
We have a vSphere vCenter version 5, and when running the vSphere Client on my Windows 7 workstation I have a black/blank screen when I try and access my VMs consoles. I can RDP to them fine, but I...
View ArticleVsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
I have a VM that runs in the Vsphere Hypervisor. I am attempting to install a VPN utility (SoftEther) that requires the network adapter to be set in Promiscuous mode. After reviewing ESXI...
View ArticleI have two different server hypervisor one is 5.1 and another is 5.5. , can...
1q ) e.g. vsphere 5.5 hypersvor replicate some images to vsphere 5.1 by shedule 2q) I want to use symantec backexc also but it fail. it can backup the images to local store but not remote store ? any...
View ArticleVMware Esxi
hi I want to setup a small network environment with vmware ESXi hypervisor.Already i have installed ESXi hypervisor (which i want to act as a server),several VM instances above ESXi and Vmware...
View Articlemoved vm from esx 5.1 to 5.5 unable to have more then 8 cpu cores
Hi all I had a VM on esx 5.1 that had 8 vcpu cores.I moved it to a new host with esx 5.5. The new host has 16 physical cores so I want my VM to have access to all of them. I fixed the license so now...
View ArticleAtheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Hi, I've installed ESXi 5.0 and found my NIC is not recognized. My motherborard has an on-board Atheros AR8161/8165 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller. Does anyone knows if there's a driver for this...
View ArticleHome Whitebox ESXi with FreeNAS handling local storage
I'm kind of new to ESXi, FreeNas,and really anything beyond home Windows support. Please forgive me for my level of knowledge, but I'm reading alot and trying to learn. This seems like a fairly large...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Slow Disk Performance
Hi All, We have a standalone ESXi5.1 Server with the follow hardware specs: - DELL PE19502 x Xeon E5420 CPU (4 cores per each)8G MemoryLOCAL DISK 2 X 146G SAS Disk (RAID 1)PERC 6/I RAID Card I have...
View ArticleIs it possible virtualize a real-time OS in ESXi?
Hello, Is it possible virtualize a real-time OS in ESXi? I want run real-time dependent applications (for example: industrial softwares) in a virtualized environment. What I have to do for reach...
View ArticleMigration from Intel to AMD and HA
Hi All, We have several production VMs which are 2008 and 2008r2 running on old ESXi 4.0 with Intel processor hardware and on a shared SAN storage. We recently planned a newer hardware running ESXi 5.1...
View ArticleError When creating a new NAS Datastore
Error When creating a new NAS Datastore Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi "192.168.100.50" failed. Operation failed, diagnostics report: Unable to...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 and Realtek 8168 / 8111 drivers
Hi guys, ich recently ran into a problem.I converted one of our production servers into a host running esxi 5.1.Problem is that the onboard Realtek 8168 / 8111 doesn't seem to work at all.I found out...
View ArticleDefrag Virtual Hard Drive in vSphere 4 Hypervisor
Hey GuysI noticed the hard drives on my VM's were fragmented badly in the operating system and in the VM virtual hard drive.I have defragged the hard drives in Window Server 2008, but I can't find how...
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 ArticleEsxi 5.0.0 U1 and B110i Smart Array SATA Controller
Hi, i have an HP DL180 G6 Server - 12GB with 4 x 1TB HDD configurated in RAID 0/1. When i try to install Esxi, i can install it only in one of 4 HDD. It's no recognize the RAID for installation. How...
View ArticleAMD FX 8150 nested virtual ESXi black screens on power up.
Background:-I have followed all guildelines and suggestions when running ESXi as a virtual machine, and then running 64-bit operating systems in it.-SVM is turned on in the bios.-As you can see here...
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