VM with IOPS limit affects all other VMs performance on same LUN?
Hi I have 35 VMs on my Netapp LUN, which has way more IOPS then 35 VMs needed. With all default setting, all VMs are running fine. After I apply the IOPS limit on 1 VM's disk, all other VMs start to...
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 ArticleConfiguring multiple network adaptors
Please guys, I could really use some help. Even after RTFM, I haven't felt like this much of a noob in fifteen years. I had an long lost IT guy preach to me the wonders of virtualization and I saw the...
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 ArticlevShield Endpoint 5.1.0 and Agent Less MOVE 3.5
Hi, I'm using ESXi 5.1 U2 and vShield manager 5.1.4 (vShield Endpoint -5.1.0-833297) with MOVE 3.5 agent less in my environment. But I’m having issue with some of the guest servers. When server CPU...
View ArticleMaintenance mode and graceful shutdown
Dear All, I would like to create a script to shutdown the host (and its guests) when a power failure occure. I find a nice script on the web, and I can see that it put the host in maintenance mode...
View ArticleVMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 - nsf41 client failed to load.
Hello. I'm trying to install VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 so I can study it by myself, unfortunately I get this error while trying to install it.My motherboard is a MSI Z97I AC. I couldn't find any...
View ArticleDoes ESXI 6.5 support Intel Skylake-X CPU likes i7 7800X?
Hello, May I know, does ESXI 6.5 support Intel Skylake-X CPU likes i7 7800X? Sincerely,Patrick
View ArticleNested Virtualization vSphere, WorkStation.
Hello VMware experts, I am new to virtualization technology. This question might be very silly but I am confused and needs clarification. I am studying VMware vSphere 6 and for that reason, I have...
View ArticleHost pink screen
Hi, We're running ESXi 6.0 on a Cisco UCS C220 with a Cisco custom image. The host crashed once a while ago but now it start crashing very often - it went down with a pink screen about 4 times during...
View ArticleCan you change your ESXi root password using the UI on the host?
We have requirements to change passwords periodically. I understand that the root password, if ever lost, is not recoverable other than through re-installation of the hypervisor. However, all I'm...
View ArticleInstall VMware Tools on Ubuntu 12.04
I try to install it by going to guest, install/upgrade vmware tools but I get the attached error
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 ArticlePermission denied when trying to pull the log files through SSH
Hello I am getting "-sh: /var/log/vmkernel.log: Permission denied" error when i tried to pull the log files through SSH.I am using Root credentials. Please help me to sought it out.Regards,Bibin C...
View ArticleCould not power on VM : msg.vmk.status.VMK_NO_RESOURCES. - Failed to extend...
Hi,i got this error starting a VM into an ESXi server Failed to start the virtual machine.Failed to power on VM.Could not power on VM : msg.vmk.status.VMK_NO_RESOURCES. Current swap file size is 32768...
View ArticleVMware 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...
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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...
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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 ArticleGetting free licenses for ESXi 5.5
Is there any way to get free licenses for ESXi 5.5 (free version)?As an old mywmware.com user I can get a free license for either version 5.5 and 6.A friend that registered only few days ago can get a...
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