Reallocate vDisks from Windows server 2008 R2 to Windows 2012 R2
I have installed a new VM with OS Windows 2012 R2.I'm trying to remove and add some data disks (VMDK) from a VM with OS Windows 2008 R2 to the new machine Windows 2012 R2.My steps are:1. Remove disk...
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 ArticleDropped RX packets in Windows VM only
Hi, I have had an SR open with VMware support for a month now but we are no closer to a fix. I was hoping someone has experienced a similar problems and may have the solutions. I am seeing dropped...
View ArticleDo vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 support Broadcom BCM5721 NIC?
Hi all, I am new to vSphere Hypervisor 5.5.And want to buy a cheap Broadcom BCM5721, but before buy, I hope anyone there using this NIC card user can tell me it work or not.Thank you.
View ArticleGpu Passthrough for guest WebGL availability
Hello.I have esxi 5.5.0 installed on a custom built pc.Gigabyte motherboard with i5 3470 cpu and dedicated geforce gtx 260 and one pci intel 1000mbps nic.I went to config->advanced then ticked the...
View ArticleExpand Space without Rebooting VM
Hi, is there a way that I can expand virtual disk space without rebooting VM. I know that there is a command to recognize the device, but the device is already recognized (such as /dev/sdc), But now I...
View ArticleRunning VSphere hypervisor and Vsphere from the same machine
Hi guys, I've got quite a basic question bu I can't seem to find an answer. I'm setting up a home server/vmware test environment, but I only have one computer. I want to install ESXi on this computer,...
View Articledownload free vSphere Hypervisor
How to download free vSphere Hypervisor, can you please send me instructions , as i can not find it in my Vmware Thank you
View ArticleAfter moving a vmdk from one Guest to another
Hello Everyone, I have a question regarding an issue I just came across. ESX v5.5 as vcenter two(2) guests: 1 running windows server 2008 R2 / 1 running windows server 2012 R2. Both running on the...
View Articleesxi 5.1 RAM upgradation
Hello friends, Actually i have upgrade my esxi from 32GB RAM to 64GB RAM, and now i am facing license issue. please tell me how to resolve this. license of 32GB is not working over 64GB.
View ArticleShould I use LAGs for vSphere hosts?
I have two vSphere hosts (e.g., H0 and H1) with multi-port NICs connected to the same managed switch. I want the VMs on both hosts to have the highest network throughput.1. On the switch, should I...
View ArticlevSphere dVSwitch Restart Missing Backing Devices
I have a lab environment with fourteen servers. I have all the hosts in a single vSphere 4.1 cluster under a virtualized vCenter server. Their is a single dVSwitch for the cluster with each physical...
View Articleno connection target machine actively refused it
Dear All, I am running Veeam 6.1. I have setup one ESXi 3.5 and connected Veeam to it. I wanted to setup a second ESXi 3.5 machine but I have a problem. I try to 'Add Server' I put in the correct IP...
View ArticleNew to ESXI want to build a pc to run it
Im looking to learn more about servers, rather than build several different machines i figured i could use esxi and learn about that too. the problem is that i dont really know too much about esxi or...
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basic esx (and rdp) network setup
Hello together - I'm playing around with my testlab, that looks as follows: - physical server, hosting vsphere 5.1 (and within vsphere about 10 virtual machines, that host a windows domain and are...
View ArticleDRS in Manual mode with vSphere 5.5 and the vSphere Web Client
Just checking to see if anybody else has experienced the following issue with the web client: Place a cluster in DRS manual mode. Try to power up a VM. The vm will not power up and "working" indicator...
View ArticleIssues 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 Articlevmware on Supermicro X8SIL-F - NIC problems
Hello all, I am trying to get the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 4.1) up and running on the following server: Supermicro X8SIL-F mainboardCore i3-530 CPU8GB DDR3 memory The board has an dedicated...
View ArticleMSI Z87-G43 + I5-4670K cant boot/install
Hi guys, I have been scratching my head for the last couple of hours on this one.I just want to upgrade my well running Q9550 ESXi with some new hardware, because i needed more RAM (old setup only...
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