Install Vsphere Update Manager Download Service 6.0 on Windows Server 2012...
...with the message "this product can only be installed on Windows Server 2008 or higher". But Server 2012 is higher! What can I do?
View ArticleNO network adapter error when installing ESXi 5.1 and above on Windows
Hi all,I am hoping some one can help me here.I have a Dell laptop using Windows 7 OS where I have installed VMplayer. On the VMplayer, I want to install an ESXI 5.x as a separate Virtual machine.During...
View ArticleDoubts building all-in-one home server
Hi, First, I'm new to the virtualization world, so beaware that I might say some stupid things. My goal is to build a server at home, consisting mainly at a NAS and some other VMs (2 Linux and 2...
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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 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 We are moving several of our very old, outdated servers to a new virtual server.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 Articlevmx application crashed
Hi all, I am having some issues with VMware ESXi 5.1.0, 799733 My vm's (all debian linux hosts with vmware tools installed ) seem to get killed from time to time without any obvious ( atleast for me )...
View ArticleASRock EP2C602-4L/D16
I just purchased an ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16 to upgrade my existing vSphere / ESXI free server. I am using two Intel XEON 2620 processors with 32gb of ram so far, probably going to max it out. Even though...
View ArticleTransfer Speeds Between Virtual Machines
Hi Had a search for this but cannot find anything.. I believe I read somewhere that the data transfer between 2 vm's on the same host travelled via the motherboard/hard drive and didn't travel through...
View ArticleIntel VT-x mode issue
I'm provisionig Windows 7 x64 VM (guest) in the ESXi 5.0 and 5.5 (host) environment. Now I want to virtualize via VMWare Player in this Win 7 VM (guest) further 64 Bit Windows/Linux systems. I'm...
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 Articlecan VMware OEM License move to other hardware?
We have VMware OEM licenses (purchased from HP).We bought new servers from other vendor so the question is: Can VMware OEM Licenses that are purchased through a hardware vendor (HP) be moved to other...
View ArticleDell iDRAC vflash for VMware ESXi 5.5 installation
Dear allI don't know this is right forum to post this query or not.. if not please admin transfer to right forumThanksQuestionI have ordered Dell R720 with 2 GB SD cards. but there is no SD cards in...
View ArticlevSphere Hypervisor 5.5 free - Network Problems - DELL R420
I'm running a free vSphere Hypervisor on a DELL Poweredge R420.And in irregular intervals the network connection goes down ! The Windows 2012 domain controller VM shows limited connection and is not...
View ArticleESXi 6.0 u1 not start with LSI (Avago) 9341-4i
Hello! I have got RAID controller LSI (Avago) 9341-4i and this hardware: CPU Intel Core i5-4460 board on MSI Z97IAC, 8GB RAM, 2x1TB HDD, 1 SSD 64GB, 1HDD 640 GB. I use USB to install ESXi 6 u1 to my...
View ArticleSet up internet only connection for virtual machines
Hi All, Is it possible to set up a virtual network to give certain machines access to internet only and no access to local network resources ? So for example if I have a local network of 192.168.0.X...
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...
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 ArticleNTP - MS vs VMware Best Practice
All, I have produced a design which recommends VMs source their time from an ESX host via tools, and the ESXi server from an external NTP time source. This is as per VMware Best practice, and the...
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ESXI 5.0 does not support Dell PowerEdge R320?
I've bought vCenter Server 5 Essentials; and I need it installed on a server Dell PowerEdge R320; but during the installation proccess I get the error "No ethernet cards found, press enter to reboot",...
View ArticleRealtek 8168 driver broken in esx 5.1
VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 - Realtek 8168 drivers broken between 5.0 release and 5.1 - attempted fresh installs on multiple boxes; driver shows as installed but uplink does not forward traffic....
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