VMs with large memory
I am working on a consolidation project for one of the fortune 100 company. 1. Is it a OK to migrate the OS instances (Suse Linus, Windows Server 2008) with large memory (from 64Gb to 128Gb, and 16-32...
View ArticleIntel VT-x mode issue
I'm provisionig Windows 7 x64 VM (guest) in the ESXi 5.0 and 5.5 (host) environment. Now I want to virtualize via VMWare Player in this Win 7 VM (guest) further 64 Bit Windows/Linux systems. I'm...
View ArticleSR-IOV support for FC HBAs
Hi All,Does anybody know if there is prevision for SR-IOV support for FC HBAs in the vSphere 6 ? Thank you in advance.
View Article"No operating system found" after transferring Windows 2012 from ESXi 5.5 to...
Hi community,I transferred a Windows 2012 R2 VM from one ESXi 5.5 to another ESXi 6.0 via scp.The source works fine after this on 5.5 but the same thing on 6.0 is corrupt. The machinestarts with the...
View ArticleSnapshot Consolidation
Hi, I am running VMware 5.5 Environment.One of our windows server 2008 VM is having Hard Disk Provisioning grayed out.When I investigated I got to know that the disk which I have is actually created by...
View ArticleEnabling 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 Articlehow to through esxi 6.5 manage the raid adapter h730p mini ?
i have a dell server dell r730xd, i want to manage raid adapter h730p , how can i make it ?yes, i can manage raid adapter through idrac,thank you
View ArticleHealth monitoring - Perc h700
I have a white box home test lab that I use for training. I recently upgraded to a Dell Perc h700 and ESX 6.5. Everything is working great but I cannot seem to be able to get the health monitor to show...
View ArticleFree trial license
I enrolled in vmware and requested a free trial license of the hypervisor. I then downloaded the product and installed with the key sent. Now the system is asking for a license key after 60 days. The...
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Cannot start HA VM: Insufficient resources to satisfy configured failover...
Hi all, i'm actually creating some virual machines on Vsphere (Version 5.5) I made 4 VMs as depicted in picture. Actually Running VMs: VM1(HA) and VM2 (NOT HA) When i try to start VM4(HA) vmware won't...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 U3 HP Branded // ML30 // KMODE Exception not handled
Hello,we have a major problem with an old ESXi 5.5 U3 Host. Specs:HP Proliant ML30 Gen9ESXi 5.5 U3 HP Branded Image We need to ensure that Windows 10 can be setup as VM on this system. Before we...
View ArticleHigh Availability/Failover with Free Hypervisor
Hi, Our organization is new to virtualization and will be deploying the following configuration: Two servers: primary VMWare Server (to be purchased, running 10 VMs (mostly RHEL)) and backup server...
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Vmware Vcenter İnstall Error
hello promlem İnstal vcenter windows 2008 r2 sp1 error images.
View ArticleVMWare ESXI 3WARE 9550SXU-8LP SATA Controller Install
I am new to VMWare ESXi and trying to install it to test it out for possible production deployment. I have obtained an older server to perform testing. I am having difficulty installing the VMWare ESXi...
View ArticleClean VMs & ESXi shutdown on power-button?
I have vSphere-Hypervisor with a few virtual machines running. Is there any way to achieve "clean" shutdown (of all VMs and ESXi) after power-button is pressed?
View ArticleError adding Datastores ESXi 5.1 U1
Just did a fresh install of ESXi 5.1 U1 to a brand new Dell Poweredge R520, but have some issues with this one. When i try to create a new Datastore i get the following error "Call...
View Articlevsphere client connection problem
Recently I found myself cannot connect to Esxi host at datacenter through vsphere client 5.5 by several computers (Windows 7). It shows: vSphere Client could not connect to "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"....
View ArticleESXI 5.5.0 installation not detecting hard drives
Hello, I am trying to install ESXI on my brand new build. I got my system booting off an USB drive with ESXI 5.5.0 in it. When it is time to decide where to install the ESXI, it does not detect any of...
View ArticleVMs losing network connectivity when rebooted
I have several Windows 2008 R2 VMs that are losing network connectivity when they are rebooted. This has led to issues when VMs reboot after installing Windows Updates. The VMs are using the E1000...
View ArticleESXi host is auto powering on after graceful shutdown
Guess I configured an auto-power on after power failure feature (and can't find the doc to disable it), but I'm not sure why the ESXi host (free version 5.5) would power itself back up after a graceful...
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