Re: Multiple dvswitches
I am not mixing uplinks. Sorry I was not clear. Currently have dVs composed of 2 uplinks which simply run my data vlans. They are 10gb. I then have a vss composed of another pair of 10gb for vmotion....
View ArticleRe: VMFS Datastore Defragmentation
Hi Ranjna,Probably have seen this - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006810 Unlike NTFS or other similar file systems the nature of...
View ArticleRe: Vmware ESxi passthrough problem
I am finding that you are trying to give passthrough the ONboard USB controller itself instead of the device followed by one of the bus. This will not be working, since ESX needs the onboard...
View ArticleRe: SNMP.XML
Thanks for the information. Since SNMP Trap ip port 162 is a well know port, why was it necessary to specify it in the settings. Should just the host name an community be fine, unless you wanted to use...
View ArticleRe: Vmware View Operation Manager
Kingle is incorrect, vCops for View is a separate product from vCOPS and can only be licensed by buying vCops for View.Make sure that you have the correct supported version of vCops, 5.6 for example is...
View ArticleRe: Vmware ESxi passthrough problem
it s a pci x usb card. i installed it on hp dl 380 g7. i m trying to understand passthrough meaning. because passthrough mean is simple : please pass 2 through the device to my virtualmachine (: or...
View ArticleVmware LimitDiskIops of a VM Via Powercli
Hey , can anybody provide me the syntax/comand with which I can limit the Iops for the raw mapped disk of my virtual machine. Thanx in advance !!
View ArticleRe: Moved NIC now can't get it working in client
Smack me for taking it literally! The first command initially returned"Not a valid pnic: vmnic1Removing from config file only" The second command just returned no response. After checking the Client...
View ArticleRe: Moved NIC now can't get it working in client
Many thanks for having the knowledge and caring to help me.Most welcome
View ArticleRe: When creating a linked cloned, prompt for which cluster and cluster...
Robert may i thank you! this is great! exactly how i had it in mind If i mayb i have hopefully 1 more question I have this string for the amount of vm's $agentTotal=20 is it also possible to create a...
View ArticleRe: When creating a linked cloned, prompt for which cluster and cluster...
I'm glad you like my solution. For the agentTotal variable you can make a mandatory script parameter like this: [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][String]$AgentTotal, Or you can use the Read-Host cmdlet to...
View ArticleRe: Vmware ESxi passthrough problem
Thank you for your reply, which helps to narrow down the issue.pci x usb cardThis must have been my first question "What device you are trying to PT?" Anyways, it would be good to check if ESX is...
View ArticleVAAI and VM VDisks performance
Hi,Apart from VM management operations such as cloning, migrating, creating vDisks, etc... should VAAI affect also the performance once the VM is created and configured? In my case I am performing a...
View ArticleRe: Vmware ESxi passthrough problem
here is the result : /var/log # chkconfig --list | grep -i usbusbarbitrator on
View ArticleRe: Storage vMotion: write twice data at destination than read at source
I have the same issue on a brand new setup with esi 4.1u2 and Netapp NFS datastores. the storage vmotions are taking ages before completion. And yes it looks like it is vmotioning a think disk rahter...
View ArticleRe: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon
The method I posted above worked! Xbox controller is connected. I got it to work previously with a different motherboard on update 2 but only with the usb 3 controller. This board has no USB 3...
View ArticleRe: Vmware ESxi passthrough problem
Well, then there are three things to check out. 1. Check if the device is having SBIOS requirement to limit MMIO addresses to 42-bits. This can be confirmed by checking the vmkernel logs for messages...
View ArticleCPU Ready Time Issues
Hi All I am currently having issue with 8+ of our esxi hosts in relation to CPU Ready Time. I know this is because a lot of the VMs have had vCPUs over subscribed and I am getting a plan together to...
View ArticleRe: print outputed data and send mail
The account that is being used in vmware for example abchel01-admin and in the AD the email is speificed for the non admin account abchel01 with fullmail email adress.
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