Can't edit VM settings in ESXi 6.5 web client
It throws this javascript error in my browser.I tried firefox, chrome, and IE; both Win 7 and Server 2012R2. No luck! Haven't tried using VM Workstation to edit VM settings (if that is even possible,...
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Failed to power on virtual machine. Unable to enumerate all disks
This weekend the hard drive that ESXI 6.5 was loaded on it, died. I was unable to recover the configuration. So I got a usb stick and loaded esxi 6.7 on it. Added all of my vm's from the storage raid...
View ArticleFestplatten müssen konsolidiert werden / zu wenig Speicherplatz?
Hallo zusammen, ich verwende den ESXi 5.1.0, 799733 und stehe nun vor dem Problem, dass bei einer VM alte Snapshots gefunden wurden.Diese Snapshots sind ca. 90 GB und 279 GB groß (siehe Screenshot) und...
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 ArticleCan't power off, reset or kill one VMs
Dear all, one of my VM is unaccessible I want want to reset it somehow. From command line:vim-cmd vmsvc/power.off 288Powering off VM:Power off failed or another try to killesxcli vm process kill -t...
View Articleconvert Hyper-V VM to VMWare
Hi,I need to transfer couple of VMs from Hyper-V (Server 2008R2) to vSphere 5.1.I did this last year... may be I forgot something. But in my head I think I installed a plugin into vCenter and than made...
View ArticleHow to determine ESXI host UUID
Hi,How to determine ESXI host UUID, either by vClient or CLI?
View ArticleWindows server 2016 on ESXi 5.5
Hi Experts, We have an exisiting VMware cluster with windows server 2008 on ESXi 5.5. We are planning to use Windows Server 2016 with DC edition. Is it advisable to use exisiting hardware/cluster or...
View ArticleServer 2016 Hot Add CPU gets BSOD "UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR"
ESXi host is 6.0.0 7967664vCenter (Windows) 6.0.0 5112527VM Hardware version: 11All Procs on the blades are all Intel E5-2690 v3 I have a Server 2016 VM I used as a template. It used to work fine....
View ArticleVMWARE ESXi 6.5 - 4GB Upload Limit using IE 11
Hi I am running: Version: 1.8.0Build number: 4516221ESXi version: 6.5.0ESXi build number: 4887370 On my client I use Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Enterprise. I want to report that when I...
View ArticleConnect HP SAS Tape Drive to ESX 6.5
Hi, I've got 1 HP DL380 Gen9 + HP H241 HBA + HP Ultrium 3000 SAS and installed ESX 6.5Is it possible to connect that Tape Drive to a Windows VM and use it with Veeam for Backups? If yes, how can I do...
View ArticleVM .vswp files
Hello All, Good Day to you! In my customer environment, we have a 100GB LUN specified solely for swapping. However it is now full, with only 322 MB remaining - and right now it doesn't allow any host...
View ArticleHow can i change time zone in esxi 6.7?
How I change time zone in vmware esxi 6.7?By the graphical interface it only allows to change the date and timeWhen I change the time via SSH, it returns to the default when I reboot the serverI saw in...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 - USB HID Devices into Guest VM
Hello Everyone, I'll start by saying I've spent the last few days consistently trying to find a solution to my problem. If the answer is obviously out there, I'm sorry, cause I missed it. My host has...
View ArticleIs it normal for the vmkdump folder to contain a dumpfile?
Hi everyone, It might be a stupid question, but I was wondering about the following: I was trying to clean up one of our datastores, and came across a Folder called "vmkdump" containing a single file...
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?
View Articlehow to reset root password
i cant login to a esxi host. dont have the root password. what are my options to reset the password?
View ArticleSystem logs on non-persistent storage
Hello. I am receiving an alert that states "System logs on host are stored on non-persistent storage." This is on an ESXi 6 host. I have moved my scratch space to an iSCSI datastore and the system logs...
View ArticleVMs intermittent loses network connectivity.
Hi, We have a strange problem/bug in our new VMware cluster. Environment BL460 gen10 with HP FlexFabric 20Gb 2-port 650FLB AdapterHPE C7000 chassis vSphere 6.0 (build 6775062)ESX01,ESX03 and ESX03 are...
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