ESXi 5.1 and Slow NFS speeds
I can't seem to come to any sort of conclusion on what's going on here. I have successfully connected two separate ESXi 5.1 boxes with an NFS share on a FreeNAS box. The connection is easily...
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Re: The file specified is not a virtual disk: cannot open vmdk
The "EVANS - WHS 2011-0.vmdk" file is a meta-data virtual hard disk that is a pointer to a physical hard drive and you are not supposed to suspend of snapshot a Virtual Machine that is using a Raw Disk...
View ArticleRe: iSCSI Discovery
Well, I did try that and it doesnt work.Although I simply add the two static targets i need in each NIC, a few minutes afterwards all 4 targets appear on the target list.And i am only using static...
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Re: How to add VMX properties to a VM before it starts
I'm facing very similar issue (see http://communities.vmware.com/thread/437212) and am exploring so many directions without much success. One of the directions I'm looking at is setting up a "vCloud...
View ArticleRe: The file specified is not a virtual disk: cannot open vmdk
Let me see if I understand. The VM has a virtual disk and also access to two raw disks. Nothing else has access to those raw disks, they're not mounted by the host OS. So what you're telling me is,...
View ArticleRe: "Vcenter alarm: ESXi 5.1 Host connection failure/ Host not responding"
SL, Did you happen to see the issue after upgrading the NIC drivers? AG
View ArticleRe: VC-DCA Open Book?
Time makes this not completely like an open book scenario, but yes you can lean on those PDF's and I have for a kick in the right direction in a pinch.
View ArticleRe: Configuring pcihole.start in vCloud as an "org admin"
I've just found a very similar question posted a year ago and never answered: http://communities.vmware.com/thread/343502 There must be a way to set these parameters in vCloud!
View ArticleDifficulty virtualizing a physical machine
I am using VMWorkstation 9. I have a Windows 7/64 Pro that I am trying to virtualize. Went to another Win 7 system on the network and put in the computer name, user and password but could not get it...
View ArticleRe: "Vcenter alarm: ESXi 5.1 Host connection failure/ Host not...
Hey AG No issues since the nics been updated with the new drivers. I had 30 hosts to upgrade so it took a little time to get this done. Ill let you know more on Monday but it has been quiet since...
View ArticleRe: Replication just sits on Initial Full Sync
Does the percentage creep up at all? One thing you could try is checking the status of replication at the command line as you get a little more information that way. SSH onto the ESXi host that is...
View ArticleRe: Need some help getting started with cloning via customization specification
Anyone ever figured this out?
View ArticleRetrieve and modify VMX config file as per Hardening guide
Hi!I have ESXI 5.1 and Power CLI 5.1 Release 1 installed on my Virtual Center with around 100 vms. Have been going thru various hardening guides and wanted to change my VMs vmx files with the below...
View ArticleRe: No hardware sensors for Intel ST1200BTS
Ah I see. I should have done my homework before picking the BTS (I'm kinda new to server parts, hence building this for learning).Thanks for the help & info! Btw, it's a bit of a long shot, but...
View ArticleXP migration hangs at 95% in Fusion Pro
Hi: Decided to get rid of one of my boxes by migrating it to a VM. Everything looked good. Used the VMware Fusion PC Migration Agent on the XP side over my LAN. Have Fusion Pro installed on my Macbook...
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no nics shown as attached
one of my hosts in vsphere is not showing any physical nics attached to the vswitch. When I go to manage adapters it shows no nics attached. however I am still connected to the host via vmk0. any idea...
View ArticleRe: Snapshot Errors
Sreec, Using this link you provided:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1028042How long do you estimate it would take to complete? The...
View ArticleRe: Snapshot Errors
NYTECJ wrote: Sreec, Using this link you provided:http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1028042How long do you estimate it would take to...
View ArticleEquallogic iSCSI and EMC Fiber channel same cloud
Nowdays I have a Cloud with 15 hosts and 2 Equallogic (iSCSI) I want to add a EMC VNX 5100 (FiberC) to my cloud. Is there any kind of limitation to use a differente version of SAN in the same cloud ? I...
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