VMware Hypervisor 6 - VMware Tools is rolled back on Windows 2008 R2 (x64)...
Hello VMware Gurus, over the weekend I installed VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0.I migrated a VMware instance, from VMware Player, via VMware Converter.When I try to upgrade the VMware Tools, at the end...
View ArticleAfter load image ...black display
Hi , Im New here. After load image from iso it was coming a black mirror ...Then on the display Shutting down firmware service ...Relocating modules and starting up the kernel. What is the problem ?
View ArticleESXi 5.0 Free Edition - How to automate backups?
Hello All, I've been digging through the help docs on this site for a few solid hours now and I'm still at a loss concerning the functionality of the free edition that I'm using. This website, along...
View Articlecan VMware OEM License move to other hardware?
We have VMware OEM licenses (purchased from HP).We bought new servers from other vendor so the question is: Can VMware OEM Licenses that are purchased through a hardware vendor (HP) be moved to other...
View ArticleConsolidate snapshots error
Hello, I have an ESXi Host running a single VM (Windows Server 2012).I'm trying to consolidate snapshots but it fails. All snapshots have been deleted and they don't appear in the Snapshot Manager.I...
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New datastore grayed out
I have installed Esxi 6.7 in USB drive and I did Raid 5 on 3 disks SAS 15 krpm 300GB, I can see my 3 disks as one drive but when I try to create the second datastore I find the link of create new data...
View ArticleHow do I add a Cpu to a managed SQL sever in vcenter hosting the vcenter...
Does anyone know how to add cpus to a sql server which hosts the vcenter database EnvironmentvCenter serverSQL hosting the vCenter database If I shut down the SQL server to add cpus - I lose...
View ArticleSnapshots
I am at a plant using ESXI 5.0, and my goal is to set up automated snapshots for a couple VMs on each of two servers. I have added the following lines to the .VMX files for each VM: snapshot.action =...
View ArticleExperiences using HP ProLiant ML310e Gen8 v2 as ESXi server
Hi, I'm looking to buy a ESXi 6 server for lab purposes. I've read that there might be some performance and compability issues using the Smart Array B120i raid controller, any experiences? I'm plan to...
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Migration 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 ArticleI cant upgrade last ESXi
Hello. I installed the free versión ESXi that can be found in download web. I needed to customize the iso adding a net driver. Now its ok. But i find ESXi-Customizer-PS and it download the last versión...
View ArticleNewbie: VMWare Hypervisor to host transparent firewall
Hi everyone, Sorry if this is a trivial question, but I am new to VMWare and still trying to get to know it a bit better. I have a server with VMWare ESXi 6.5U2 (free Hypervisor) installed, which is...
View ArticleESX 1.0
I know this is an odd question, but is there anybody out there who purchased and used ESX 1.0? If so, do you still have a copy? Thanks, Dan
View ArticleFree license ESXI 6.5 error after upgrade vom 5.5 on Dell r720
After esxi upgrade from 5.5 to 6.5 and registration for a new license I always get this error message returned: This host has more sockets (2) than the provided license is valid for (1), please...
View ArticleUpgrade from vsphere Hypervisor 6.0.0 free version to vsphere Esxi 6.5
Hi, We are currently running vSphere Hypervisor 6.0.0 (free version) and wish to go with the paid version to integrate vSphere server. My question might be silly, do I just need to change the...
View ArticleUI bug on esxi 6.7U1 web client
Hi all I've just done a complete fresh install of esxi 6.7U1 on my HPE microserver gen 8. When I tried to configure a passthrough device using the web UI of esxi I saw a really weird UI bug.If I click...
View ArticleParavirtual disks showing as removable device
Hi, I have a ESXi 6.7 server hosting several 2016 servers. I have the OS drive on the sata controller but all other data share volumes on paravirtual controllers. In windows under device manager they...
View ArticleCan i remediate the same host update manager is running on?
Is it possible to use the Update Manager to update the host it is running on? Or is my only option to use CLI or a USB/ISO ? Thanks!
View Article"Free" ESXI license expired?
Hi, I've been running ESXi Hypervisior for sometime now in a home lab. I've recently reinstalled onto larger storage (same physical machine), imported my OVF's from the previous storage. But when I try...
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