Unable to Delete VMDK File
I recently deleted a VM with a large (1.4TB) VMDK file attached. When I checked the datastore a few weeks later a there was still a "vmname-flat.vmdk" file left over. However when I tried to delete it...
View ArticleGet host name from inside guest os
Dears, We have a VM which seems to be missed from vCenter or it might never been in vCenter, which I want to trace it out.At present the VM is not showing in the vCenter hierarchy, but it is still...
View ArticleUnable to add an ESXi host to vCenter Server
Hi All, I am new vmware and trying to set up a test lab enviroment. I have installed and set up the sphere server. I cannot add the esxi host as I am using a free licence. it comes up with License...
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ESXi 6.5 - How to make second Port Group available to add to Virtual Machine...
I'm new to VMWare/vSphere/ESXi so struggling getting this initial configuration complete. I have installed ESXi 6.5, and have been able to complete most of the configuration on the host. I installed a...
View ArticleSnapshot - how much space will be used?
I have a Windows SBS 2003 VM (on an ESXi 5.0.0.0, 504890) which will be migrated to SBS 2011. Before I start the migration process, I would like to snapshot the SBS 2003 VM. Just in case the migration...
View ArticleUnable to connect to the MKS: Internal error
Can anybody help me with this error "Unable to connect to the MKS: Internal error" It's appear on my console, when i want to install my first Host. I'm using Vmware ESX Thanks,
View ArticleHP Gen8 with HPE Customized ESXi 6.7 U2 - Problem with patch...
Hello, i try to update one of our HP Gen8 Server to ESXi-6.7.0-20190404001 unfortunately the whole thing does not work due to a dependency problem.(I know it's not officially supported for Gen8...
View ArticleRole of .vmsd and .vmxf files
What is the role of these files initially when vm is created?I know .vmsd is snapshot descriptor and .vmxf is extended configuration file but why those are created initially. Is that due to vm depends...
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Can't download entire folder from ESXi 6.5 datastore
Hi .When I try to download entire folder from ESXi 6.5 datastore (for backup purpose), I can't (download option is shaded):Even if I right click the folder I can't download.Any idea?Thanks in advance
View ArticleVmWare ESXi 5.0 : how to know the host uptime?
Hi,Is there a way to view the uptime of the esxi 5.0 host uptime through GUI or CLI? Thanks for your support.
View ArticleESXi 6.7 - Failed to power on virtual machine. Insufficient resources.
"More details":Power On VMKey: haTask-4-vim.VirtualMachine.powerOn-79278534Description: Power On this virtual machineVirtual machine: web3State: Failed - Insufficient resources.Errors: Out of resources...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 r2 in place upgrade to server 2012 r2
Hello Gurus - I have a test environment vmware host that i have a few windows server 2008 R2 on. I did a in place upgrade on one from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 Datacenter that worked fine. Now i have a...
View ArticleHow do I access files in a data store folder from a VM?
Hi All, I'm fairly new to Virtualization in general (I'm learning!) and have a question. I have a VMware ESXi 5.0 host server set up with various VMs configured within it. I also have various data...
View ArticleESXi error : 503 service unavailable
We have a HP DL 380 G7 server with ESXi 5.1 installed, The host has grayed out in the vCenter about an hour ago and the "not responding" appeared in front of its name.I can ping the host and all VMs...
View ArticleHow to get hardware report of a esxi host
Hi, Can anyone help me figure out how we can fetch a hardware report from esxi host (from vSphere client or vCenter). This is for dell power edge server and esxi host installed with few running VMs on...
View Article"Remote access for ESXi local user account 'root' has been locked for 120...
Hello everyone I got the following message every hour: "Remote access for ESXi local user account 'root' has been locked for 120 seconds..." I found a lot of information how to figure this out:...
View ArticleConnection control operation failed for disk 'ide1:0'
An ESXi 5.5 host is member of a vSphere 5.5 infrastructure.After cloning a VM I cannot connect an .iso image hosted by a NFS datastore.The error I get is Connection control operation failed for disk...
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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 ArticleHow to determine ESXI host UUID
Hi,How to determine ESXI host UUID, either by vClient or CLI?
View ArticleVIB install fail - due to dependency
I am getting the below error when attempting to install a enic driver manually. I have tried with the offline bundle .zip as well as the .vib file. There is not an image profile on this host, can...
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