Issues and answers backing up/cloning to an NFS VM
Situation:1. I'm using vsphere 5.1 with thin VMs. 2. I will only use VMs for backup targets. 3. I'm currently using Windows 2003 Server VM, projecting an NFS volume, to back up to. One big...
View ArticleLatency/throughput differences Perform(Windows), VMWare and Storage
Hi everyone, I am currently investigating performance issues for a customer of mine regarding SQL Server performance within VMWare vSphere 5.0 RU3. We have the following hardware when it comes to the...
View ArticlevCenter is very slow to load or configure
Hi guys, I've self-studied VMWare vSphere 5.5 with my laptop: Windows 8.1 Update 1Core i7 3610Q 2.3GHz8GB of RAMsVMWare Workstation 10 I've deployed an ESXi 5.5 on a virtual machine (with 4GB of RAM),...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 management
Hello, I installed a new ESXi 5.5 free server.Before I always used vSphere Client to manage my VMs.But in ESXi 5.5 I get the message that I can only use vSphere Client for 60 days.How can I manage my...
View ArticleNo USB-Support on HP DL380 G5?
Hi! I am testing the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESxi) verison 5 update 1 on an old HP DL380 G5. I can't use the USB ports, because the host didn't find them. What is wrong? Thanks,Christian.
View ArticleVsphere client error OVF export
Hello, I have an ESXI hypervisor installed and vsphere client to manage it.I have installed some VMs on it and i want to save its.I tried to export the VMs into OVF by clicking in files > export...
View ArticleUpgrade Esxi 4.1 host to fresh Esxi 5.x steps
I have wanted to upgrade my 4.1 host to 5.x for sometime but have not pulled the trigger yet. Always thought that I had to upgrade vm's because I did not want to wipe them out and recreate fresh in...
View Articlemigration was canceled because the amount of changing memory for the virtual...
Hi Anyone has seen this error The migration was canceled because the amount of changing memory for the virtual machine was greater than the available network bandwidth. Attempt the migration again when...
View ArticleSupport Emulex 554FLB FlexibleLOM FlexFabric vSphere 5.5
Hi everyone, I searched the HCL for Emulex HP Branded 554FLB FlexibleLOM FlexFabric support within vSphere 5.5, but could not find it. Is it still supported, or not? And is there a document I can find...
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ESXi 5.5 purple screen of death help
Hi guys, I was wondering if I could get some help in trying to track down what's causing my ESXi host to crash. I've run ESXi for a number of years, but this hardware setup for probably only a year...
View ArticleFailed to deploy OVF package
anyone can help me with is? I am trying to deploy vCenter Linux Appliance-vCSA and I am getting the error "Failed to deploy OVF package: A general system error occurred" any suggestions?
View ArticleWeb Client needed to edit virtual machine settings
We have several VMware environments that I help to manage. So that we can train junior members on using VMware, we have a few standalone hosts running v5.5u1. One of my colleagues copied a VM built...
View ArticleESXi 5 - Longmode is disabled for this virtual machine.
Hi,I've installed ESXi 5.0.0, 469512 onto a Dell Optiplex 755 with an Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz with 4GB RAM. In the BIOS (version A21) I have the following options...
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Connect vSphere to ESXi Server over VPN
I've read a few posts, but so far none of them quite cover what I'm looking for. Here's the setup that I have: Site 1:ESXi Server --> Tomato VPN WRT54GL --> Cisco ASA* --> ISP Site...
View ArticleThe vSphere Client Add Storage Wizard Error: A specified parameter was not...
I'm trying to create a LOCAL datastore on a Hitachi 500GB HD wit vSphere 5.5. I keep getting the error: A specified parameter was not correct Vim.Host.Disk.PartitionInfo.specError StackCall...
View Article1 Physical CPU Limitation
Is it correct that Hypervisor Free will only support 1 Physical CPU with unlimited cores? Effectively no point in adding an additional physical CPU to a server if you require to continue using the free...
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 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 ArticleShould I use the original or the ESXi based OEM Custom ISO?
Hi! I have a HP ProLiant DL380 G5. It runs with an original vSphere Hypervisor 5.0 (the first version). Now I have time, and I want to start the upgrade procedure to version 5.1, and I saw, that there...
View ArticleUnable to access file vmdk since it is locked
Hi guys I have a customer running vSphere 5 with ESXi 5.0.0 build 914586. On a datastore I have a template for W2K8R2SP1-Enterprise. When I try to deploy a VM from this template it states: "unable to...
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