Windows Server 2016 Really slow on ESXI 6.5
Hi,I have installed Windows Server 2016 on the latest version of ESXI 6.5.0b but it's almost unusable.The VM has 2 CPU and 2GB of RAM with VMware Tools 10.1.5 (5055683) and is used for Active Directory...
View ArticleHow to clone a VM on a ESXI 6.5 server?
I tried to copy the vmdk and vmx file from a original vm folder to a new vm folder on the web interface. But the size of vmdk file is only 561B. If I boot the VM I get the error "couldn't find disk...
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Cannot Login to WebAccess but to ESXi console
Hi *, i can access the ESXi console with my root & pw, but not the WebAccess with "root" & pw. The pw is the same, there are no spell / keyboard language issues. We have a single ESXi 6.5...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Deploy ova from Datastore
Hello to all, can you please guys help me on how to deploy an ova file from my datastore on the ESXi that I have? [6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 6765664)] I cant find a way how to do that! Thank you
View Articlewindows 10 1809 slow
I downloaded the Windows 10 1809 and Server 2019 ISOs the day they became available so I can start working on my templates. I built the templates with EFI, paravirtual for the C drive and vmxnet3...
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Status of other host hardware objects error after upgrade to ESXi 6.7
Hi Guys, I get a error message at vCenter 6.7.0U1 on ESXi host after upgrade ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 on HP DL380 Gen10. VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-9484548-HPE-Gen9plus-670.10.3.5.6-Sep2018.iso It suspect there have...
View ArticleHow to correctly install MacOS on ESXi 6.7 or 6.5 Server Hypervisors
Our company has a VMware ESXi 6.7 & 6.5 servers that run mostly Windows and Linux servers. We need to host Mac OS servers such as (MacOS 3.13 High Sierra) or (MacOS 3.14 Mojave). Here is a video...
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esxi cannot boot after updating to 6.7 u3! how to fix it?
esxi cannot boot after updating to 6.7 u3! how to fix it? here is the error message "Shutting down firmware services... Page allocation error: Out of resources Failed to shutdown the boot services....
View ArticleVMware Tools ISO image does not exist or is inaccessible
Hi, I am running ESXi as a trial on my NUC. When I try to install VMWare Tools to my Windows 2012 r2 server it says image does not exist or is inaccessible. I'm not sure why the tools can't install. I...
View Articlebootbank cannot be found at path /bootbank
HiIn vCenter for one of the ESXi server I am getting error as "bootbank cannot be found at path /bootbank"Reboot is temporary solution for this. Out of two devices there is none USB device at boot...
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Cannot Open Web Or Remote Console
Dear all,I recently upgraded my lab server to ESXi 6.7. Everything worked fine until I tried to access my virtual machines using VMRC (Remote Console)If I open VMRC trough Chrome or Firefox, It shows...
View ArticleThe ramdisk 'tmp' is full.
Hi I'm getting repeated error messages "The ramdisk 'tmp' is full..." on an HP ESXi, 6.5.0, 5310538In the /tmp folder I had a very large ql_ima.log which I deleted with the rm command.If I do a vdf -h...
View ArticleTools upgrade in progress - NOT
I have a VM which reports that tools upgrade is in progress. It's not in progress, and I don't know how to reset this...
View Articleesxcli list all vms
Hello everyone!Is there a way to list all VMs (including powered off) directly from the host via ssh? Like "vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms" or "esxcli vm process list" but for every vm on the host? I know...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 new VM will NOT boot iso
Hi, I'm trying to build a new CentOS VM. I downloaded the iso last night, moved it over to my server this morning and built the VM. I choose the CD/DVD Drive as an ISO and connect at power on;...
View Articlevsphere 6.7 LSI raid card, can't get drive status
Hi! I have this server setup at home: SuperMicro X10SLL-FIntel Xeon E3-1241 v332GB 3CC 1600LSI 8708EM22x Velociraptor 10k 300gb RAID 14x WD Red 2TB Raid 5 I was running Vsphere 6.0 since a long time,...
View ArticleDisks degraded in ESXi
I have a ESXI v6 u3 installed on a DL380 G9. I have done Raid from the HP provisioning itself. After installing the ESXI and presenting the disks to it. The disks show me as degraded:...
View ArticleAbout NVIDIA GPU and ESXi 6.5
I have 2 questions about my NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB and ESXI 6.5 1) I have installed the above card on my server and set it to passthrough. Have reserved the same amount of memory as the RAM capacity to...
View ArticleUSB Devices not detected on ESXI 6.5 Host
I am unable to add a USB device (RDX Quikstor drive) to a VM. When I go to add a host USB device, it says "No USB Devices Available". I have confirmed that the USB device works on another ESXi host....
View ArticleESXi 7 with realtek ethernet driver
I will search ESXi 7 with realtek ethernet driverI know that for this you can use the PowerShell script ESXi-Customizer-PSBut maybe someone already has a ready-made image that he could share
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This host is potentially vulnerable to issues descibed in CVE-2018-3646
I pathed my host esxi 6.5 to 9298722 now getting this warning. I already updated vcenter to 9451637 any idea?
View ArticleHas anyone created a custom ESXi 7.0 ISO with mainly community supported...
Has anyone created a custom ESXi 7.0 ISO with mainly community supported drivers baked in? I really wanted to get my old lab up and running so I could learn the new features. Unfortuately however I...
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Deploy Error : A required disk image was missing.
hi when i try to deploy vm in new server give me blew Error: A required disk image was missing. any body can help me to solved this problem ?
View ArticleIs there still a free version of ESXI that is not just a trial for 60 Days?
And what version is that?And how do I find it?Cheers
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hard drives not showing up in ESXi Host
We have two HP Proliant servers that we installed ESXi 6.5 on a regular 2.5" hard drive. After that was all done, we added an additional 3 hard drives to each server for internal storage however when...
View ArticlePassthru not working after 6.7 update
I was able to passthru my AMD gpu and a Renesas usb controller in 6.5 but after updating to 6.7 my Windows 10 vm startup just shows a black screen on the console. Normally, the VMWare logo displays and...
View ArticleUnable to access file since it is locked
Hello All, the following error message is on my virtual machine. I moved the vm another ESXI host and different storage but no changed status. Can you help me this problem?
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CVE-2018-3646
Hi friends,How to fix this issue .I applied VMware patches ( 6.0.0,9313334) i have this warning message on the host.
View ArticleThe operation is not allowed in the current state. Can't create snapshot.
Recently upgraded my Dell T620 from 5.5. to 6.0 to 6.7. Now i can't take any snapshots. I tried restarting services.sh. Still can't. Error message:Create Snapshot...
View ArticleHost Memory Status on some ESXi - False error
Hi everyone ! First, sorry for my bad English, I'm a French user. So, my problem is the following : I manage different VMware / Vcenter with some ESXi on each platform.Sometimes, an alert is up for...
View Articleesxi 6.7 timezone config?
Dear All, Have any one know where can set the TimeZone under ESXi 6.7? i have following the command with VMware Knowledge Base , but can't find that file on ESXi 6.7. Best Regards Alan Cheng
View ArticleMouse not working - vsphere 6.5 WEB CONSOLE and REMOTE CONSOLE using web...
Hi all When connecting to vcenter 6.5 appliance as well as directly to an ESXI host via web browsers in a windows RDP remote desktop/mstsc , the mouse becomes unavailable/stops working both WEB CONSOLE...
View ArticleNo Coredump Target Has Been Configured. Host Core Dumps Cannot Be Saved
new 6.7 install on HPE G10No Coredump Target Has Been Configured. Host Core Dumps Cannot Be Saved. K does anyone know what this error is / how to resolve it ? thanks,
View ArticleESXi 6 boot Stuck on "nfs41client loaded successfully "
Hello, After a power failure, ESX won't boot and stuck on nfs41client loaded successfully. It's ESXi 6 Build 5050593 on a USB. I tried to upgrade ESX to 6.7 U3 to no avail: Vibs on the host are...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Disable TLSv1.0
Hi, I need to disable TLSv1.0 for PCI on an ESXi server running 6.5. I can do this on my 6.0 servers easily enough using the following commands esxcli system settings advanced set -o...
View Articleesxi7 does not recognize my Perc H310
Hi,During fresh installation of ESXi7, it complains about incompatible hardware with number 1000:0073 1028:1f51I can complete the install.The incompatible device it complains about, is the Perc H310...
View ArticleConverting Thick Provisioned Disk to Thin on ESXi Server....
Hi all, I hope this is an easy one for you folks. I have a VM on an ESXi server and I'm trying to convert it to Thin provisioning. I followed the information in this link, and it pretty much gets me...
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what is sesparse.vmdk? what happens if I delete them?
esxi 6.5 one my VM have sesparse.vmdk files which too large and i want delete it. in esxi i click "delete all" snapshots - snapshots was deleted. in the web application they are not. but on datastore...
View Articlecan't download registered trial esxi
VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6 License xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your downloads are available below VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.7 - Binaries Manually...
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Increase Datastore Capacity - LUN not showing
Hi there, I have a problem, no storage devices are listed in both vcenter and vsphere when I try increasing thesize of a datastore, any pointers towards resolving this please, am running Esxi 6.0,...
View ArticleHow to manage NTP from command line in ESXi 6?
Is there a way to manage ntp from the ESXi shell without setting up DCLI and access to the vicfg-ntp command?
View ArticleDatastore NFS or iSCSI
Hello, I am installing my new VMware 6.7 infrastructure on my storage but I have the choice between NFS or iSCSI. I know this question has already asked but when I see older discussion on it, it is on...
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ESXi 6.0 showing storage as Normal, Degraded
Hi, We need help on our newly setup ESXi server. It appears that the disk status is Normal, Degraded. Anybody who can help on how to change/set this to normal? Or what have we done wrong? We have also...
View ArticleFailed to create VMFS datastore on ESXi 6.5
I'm quite new to Vmware ESXi any did a complete clean install 2 days ago. Since then I'm struggeling to get a new datastore online. I'm using a HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 Server. Installing VmWare ESXi...
View ArticleA general system error occurred: Timed out waiting for vpxa to start
This is my first installation of a VM-Ware environment and I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Installed esxi Host 6.5installed esxi 6.5 vcenter server Appliance (although...
View ArticleOVF packages uses features that are not supported
In Esx 6.0 I'm trying to import vm in .ova format but I got this message: The OVF packages uses features that are not supported:The OVF package requires unsupported hardware.details: line xx:...
View Articledead I/O on igb-nic (ESXi 6.7)
Hi, I'm running a homelab with ESXi 6.7 (13006603). I got three nics in my host, two are onboard and one is an Intel ET 82576 dual-port pci-e card. All nics are assigned to the same vSwitch; actually...
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NFS4Client loaded successfully stuck
I got a 6.5U2 host that is getting stuck on NFS4client loaded successfully for a long time. any idea? can i disable some driver from shift + o what is causing this? seeing this from the console logs
View Article[HELP] - HPE DL380 G10 - SmartArray S100i SR
Hello community,this is mostly a request to confirm my doubts... am I right in assuming that ESXi 6.7.0 HPE Edition does not support the HBA in the title? That is the integrated Controller in my server...
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