VmWare 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 ArticleMigrate XenServer Vm's to ESXi VM's
Hi,we have some XenServer Vm's running and need to migrate them to ESXi because of stability issues with XenServer. my major problem is, that we don't have access to the VM's (no Admin Credentials)....
View ArticleUpgrading VMware Tools without restart
Hi, Can the VMware Tools on Windows Server virtual machine be upgraded without restarting the vm after update?
View ArticleESXI Evaluation question
We've just installed ESXI 5.5 and it's up and running with 1x VM so far. I was under the impression that ESXI 5.5 was free but I am getting Evaluation messages within the vSphere client software. Can...
View ArticleDatastore Usage on Disk Alarm?
I setup the defualt Datastore Usage on Disk alarm to email when it triggers. Now my understanding of the alarm is, if Datastore uses more than 75% of its space it will trigger then email me. Actually...
View ArticleHuawei USB Modem on an ESXi 5 Host attaches as a SCSI device and returns NSIS...
We are attempting to use a Huawei USB Modem for one of our virtual servers, running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, on a HP Proliant DL 380 G7 running VMWare ESXi, 5.1.0, 1065491. The USB Device only...
View ArticleBest Practise - Which SCSI Controller for Windows 2012
Hi, We are building a new environment for Windows 2012 servers and was wanting to know what the best practise is for the SCSI controller for Windows 2012 servers. Ive had a look on the net but i cant...
View Articleconnecting local CD/DVD drive hangs
Hi! I have seen this problem several times in the last days: When trying to connect my local DVD drive through vSphere Client with a VM, the CD/DVD button shows "connecting..." but never actually...
View ArticleVM Ping/ARP issue
We are having a problem with some of our virtual machines intermittently losing communication with each other, and I’m at a loss as to the source. We have about 250 VM’s running on about 20 HP BL465C...
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 - vcenter appliance stops working out of the blue, AGAIN!!
This happened to me a few months ago on a fresh install of the vcenter appliance 6.5. It just stopped working a week or two after applying an update. Services would not start and there was no...
View Articleesxi 6.5 domain join with smb 2.0?
host: esxi 6.5.0 vmkernel release build 5969303domain controller: server 2016 standard with latest cumulative updateno firewall in place. when adding the esxi host to the domain with SMB 1.0 protocol...
View ArticleInstall ESXi 6.5 on R730 with Intel X710
Hello All, After install ESXi 6.0 via "VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0.update02-4192238.x86_64-Dell_Customized-A04" on Dell PowerEdge R730, everything is okay !!! But, if I try to install ESXi 6.5 via...
View ArticleVM's lose network connectivity randomly
We have been experiencing some VM's losing network connectivity sporadically. The VM's stay online for a while then suddenly it acts like it is no longer on the network. Everything appears to be...
View ArticleTransport (VMDB) error -45: Failed to connect to peer process
Hi, I am using ESXi 5.5, build 1281650. I am having the problem of not being able to start any VM's without getting the following message Transport (VMDB) error -45: Failed to connect to peer...
View ArticleSSH enabled but can't access
I've enabled SSH on ESXi 5.1.0 host but I can't access it. No open port 22 is visible via nmap contrary to other host I can access. Is any other way how to enable SSH? I can't reboot the host in the...
View ArticleExpand vmdk that is larger that 2Tb
I've upgrade to Esxi 5.5 already and created a vmdk to 4.7 Tb and would like to expand it to 5.6 Tb. I get the following error message when I attempt to expand it and I don't know why or how to bypass...
View ArticleVsphere 6.5 U1 update on Windows fails
Installation of component VCSServiceManager failed with error code '1603'. Check the logs for more detailsI tried to turn on all dot net
View Articlewhat is an acceptable read/write latency on a virtual disk?
what is an acceptable read/write latency on a virtual disk? I have a figure in my head of 20ms threshhold, or 50ms threshhold(spikes) for SAN disks on physical hardware, what about VMs?
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Very slow speed on SSD
Hi experts,I am getting strange behavior for ESXI6.5 (installed as test at my home clone server). Like i have installed 2 SSD, one is Intel M.2 and another is transcend SATA III SSD. from both SSD i...
View ArticlePower-off VMs and ESXi via SSH
Hello,I need to;1) Shutdown all VMs running on ESXi host2) Then shutdown that ESXi host How to achieve this via SSH? Thanks.
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