dxgkrnl.sys during boot after installing VMWare SVGA
I can uninstall the SVGA driver and the machine will reboot ONCE. Next time I get the dxgkrnl.sys error, and it gets stuck in a reboot loop. This is a P2V Windows 7 box. ESXi 5.5Machine version 8 Any...
View ArticlevSphere APIs for Data Protection in free edition of vSphere 6?
Am I crazy or didn't I see that the vSphere APIs for Data Protection were going to be included in the free edition of the vSphere 6 Hypervisor? I thought I saw that in the announcement, but can't find...
View ArticleNeed a way to access the EFI System Partition from the ESXi host.
I see the EFI System Partition listed when using partedUtil and the esxcli storage commands as partition 1. Is it mounted in the file system somewhere? Is there a volume or device file I can use to...
View ArticlevSphere 6, 'Skipping' installation
Hi Everyone! I just wondered if someone could please give me some assistance with a brand new installation of the Free version of vSphere Hypervisor v6.I've downloaded the ISO, got my Licence...
View ArticleVmware Hypervisor 5.5 and external datastore
I am using VMware Hypervisor 5.5 on a Dell T100 Server with 8GB memory and 500GB internal mirrored SAS drives. I have setup the networking and DataStore for the SAS drive but would also like to...
View ArticlePowerChuteTM Network Shutdown v4.0 is not shutting down my VMserver
Hi all,let me explain for my environment first:- I have free license for VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5 (VMware ESXi, 5.1.0, 1483097)- APC Smart-UPS RT 6000 XL from the company Schnieder Electric....
View ArticleESXi 5.5
I'd like to detect problems about specific virtual machine so I used ssh Console to link to ESXi5.5 server and I lookuped up /vmfs/volumes/datastore/virtual_machine.log.This log files cover about 15...
View Articlehow to move to new server
I have setup a 'mock' server inhouse with 6 virtual machines running windows 7. Now that ESXI 5.5 hypervisor is running smoothly my plan is to move/migrate this entire VMware server to a dedicated...
View ArticleVMware 1st level support experiences
I'm not sure which of the gazillion categories this thread should go so please move as appropriate. I've been a customer for over 10 years and have had a roller coaster ride when it comes to VMware...
View ArticleUpgrading from ESXi 4.0
Hi I am not new to virtualization and have upgraded from previous version of ESXi before. I have downloaded the following file upgrade-from-ESXi4.0-to-4.1.0-0.0.260247-release and when I try to use...
View ArticleSlow Mouse Movement after Upgrade to 4.1
Hi, after upgrading my testserver from ESXi 4.0 U2 to Hypervisor 4.1 the mouse movement in the remote Console of vSphere Client ist very slow and it is hard to use. This Problem occurs with Win 7 x64...
View ArticleWhat type of Datastore should I use in VSphere Hypervisor
Hi, I am very new to VMWare VSphere Hypervisor, I have downloaded the free version VSphere Hypervisor ESXi 4.1 and started evaluating the same on my HP DL360 G6 Server. I have installed VSphere...
View ArticleError When creating a new NAS Datastore
Error When creating a new NAS Datastore Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi "192.168.100.50" failed. Operation failed, diagnostics report: Unable to...
View ArticleMerging CPU cores into one powerful core
Hi all, I have physical server (HP DL180 G6) with quad-core CPU, each of 4 cores is 2.0 GHz. On guest OS I have service, that works only on one cpu-core, so I can not use my CPU in optimal way.Is it...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the MKS: Error connecting to /bin/vmx process.
I'm standing up a new environment with vSphere 5.0.1 and I'm running into an issue with deploying Windows 2008 R2 VMs from a template. If I deploy a Windows 2008 R2 VM from a template and do any type...
View ArticleCan't delete corrupted swap file, or folder in datastore ESXI 4.1
Hey guys After days of reading I thought I would give the forms a try. I have a vsphere hypervisor 4.1 setup using sata hard drives for a test environment, which has been working perfect for about 6...
View ArticleAMD FX 8150 nested virtual ESXi black screens on power up.
Background:-I have followed all guildelines and suggestions when running ESXi as a virtual machine, and then running 64-bit operating systems in it.-SVM is turned on in the bios.-As you can see here...
View ArticleWhat am I missing if using Mobo without AMD-VI (IOMMU) [Intel's Vt-d]
Processor - AMD FX-6100http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103962 Motherboard - ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX [Micro-ATX]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157323 I'm...
View ArticlevSphere Hypervisor on Dell Poweredge T320
Hi, this is my first post and I am very new to virtualization. We are moving several of our very old, outdated servers to a new virtual server. For this server, I purchased a Dell Poweredge T320...
View ArticleESXi 5.0U1 - Configuring 802.3ad Link Aggregation Using LACP
Hi all--I could use some help here. We have some new hosts going in with 10G nics and my networking guy is telling me to configure them for 802.3ad Link Aggregation. He says they should negotiate...
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