Why i can't register my vSphere Hypervisor host ?
Hello all, This is probably a stupid question, but i want to register my vSphere Hypervisor and in the Inventory tab i don't see any way to add my license key !Don't understand what i'm doing wrong ?...
View Articlehow to increase 32GB Memory Limit in Hypervisor 5.1
I am using Vmware 5.1 on Dell R720 Server having 2 physical Processors. The VMWARE has limit of memory upto 32GB. How can Increase it upto 64GB RAM
View ArticleUpgrade to ESXi 5.5 usb devices unavailable
Hello,I had ESXi 5.0 and virtual machines created and running fine with USB devices assigned to virtual machines and then installed ESXi 5.5 replacing existing installation and I re-added to each...
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 Article[Newbie] How to setup private network with routing vm?
Hi there, I'm just doing my first steps with vmware. Until now we've had just a plain debian with virtualbox running on it. As we change provider we're thinking of using VSphere Hypervisor for our...
View ArticleReclaiming space from deleted VM with thin provisioning disk
Hi,I deleted a vm with a thin disk of 50GB but did not free space on the Datastore. Looking at google I found several documents on how to do if the space is to be released on a vm active, but none when...
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 ArticleDebian 7.x Guest?
I just installed ESXi 5.5 U1 (Build 1623387) with the understanding this version adds support for Debian 7.x. But the guest operating system list still only shows version 4-6. Please advise....
View ArticleHow to change the properties on the vCenter VM it's VM version 10?
I want to change some settings on my vCenter VM, but it's version 10. When I connect the version 5.5 VIC to the host, and try to manage it, says you need to use the web client to change the settings...
View ArticleUse case of RDM in VIrtual compatibility mode.
Hi All,Can anyone tell me please what is the use case of Virtual Compatibility Mode RDM?I know, it support vsphere snapshot. any other use case? Thanks n regards
View ArticleMulti Homed VM's Using Distributed Switch
Hi Folks, I have two groups of VM's . Group 1 VM's should be available over LAN and Group 2 VM's are private (will communicate with Group1 VM's only). In case of standard switch I can create two...
View Articlevsphere 5.5 latest patch, VM performance java.exe latency
hello i have a strange phenomenon. java.exe performing very good on physical machine, inside the vSphere VM i have a 10 second delay/latency but just on the first run, second run i have 0,5 seconds...
View ArticleVmware Hypervisor- no network adaptor during installation
Hello,I am new to vmware and I am trying to install vmware hypervisor at home to get more familiar with vmware product because the company I work for does a lot work with them. I tried to install the...
View ArticlevCenter Update Manager and updating drivers
Hi to all, recently I had a strange problem because I post this question.I have cluster with 6 hosts and I did upgrade from 5.1 to 5.5.Servers are DELL and I did upgrade with newest available DELL...
View Articleinstalling hypervisor on a windows server
I have a windows server 2008 r2 already set up and don't want to lose that if possible.Is there a way to install hypervisor on this machine?I am total noob when it come to hypervisor and vmware in...
View ArticleCisco M81KR VIC and VMware vSphere
Hi All, Something I've been trying to nail down for my VMware designs. When using a virtual interface card like the Cisco M81KR, how do the 10Gb interfaces count against vSphere config maximums? So...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 doesn't find big SAS disks (3 Tb)
ESXi 5.5 doesn't find big SAS disks (3 Tb). It is not found while scan for new datastore. I tried to install ESXi 5.5 on such a disk - it doesn't see the disk. SAS 300 Gb disk in the same port works...
View Articleenable network serial port in ESXi 5.x - license issue?
I have a standalone (free) esxi 5.1 server that I use to test Cisco VM's. This week I was working with CSR1000v - a virtual router - and the preferred way to connect to it is to add a serial port to...
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 ArticleConnecting USB smart card reader to VM with sphere client 5.1
I installed an new ESXi 5.1, when I connect with vsphere client (running on windows 7 - 64 bit) and I plug an usb smart card reader on my pc, I only see "Connect to USB device" -> "Shared ACS CCID...
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