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Re: ESXi 5.0 scp error when copying vmdk files from ESXi 4.0 server
if you see that error you have a real problem
View ArticleRe: VAAI - ESXi 5 - status "unknown"
any updates on this? we are seeing the issue as well, thanks,alan esxi 515841 cx-4 9604.30.000.5.517 some luns show unknown, unsupported, all new luns with vmfs5 show unknown as well anyone try 523 yet?
View ArticleDetermining vSphere Software Ports
I don't know about any of you, but whenever we need to have our ESX hosts firewalled off from the vCenter infrastructure services (such as vCenter; Updatemanager...) and you do not control the firewall...
View ArticleRe: Working script but need help tweaking
Not entirely. It does return a date but its several months before the last patch was installed. Here is what we are running # Create Server List for Patching$report = @()Get-Folder Folder, Folder1,...
View ArticleRe: Essentials, 192gb?
From how I understand it an Essentials license would perfectly work for you.from http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere_pricing.pdfVMware vSphere 5 Licensing: Per-Processor with vRAM...
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Re: Urgent: Can't rename files from shared folder
As an example the tools-windows-8.8.1.exe.tar file contains two files, tools-windows-8.8.1.exe and descriptor.xml. It is the extracted tools-windows-8.8.1.exe file that when executed on the Host...
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Re: Decrease size of virtual drive
Please have a look followings link .....http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-resize-vmware-virtual-harddisk-size.htmlComputers are useless. They can only give you answers
View ArticleRe: P2V converter unable to do a V2V of Windows 2K8R2 VM
Thanks for your reply. I installed the converter on another machine (Windows Server 2008 R2 physical) and checked virtual to virtual conversion of Win2K8 R2. It does not throw the error and wizard...
View ArticleOVFTool 2.1.0 with Active Directory Question (vSphere crashes)
When I try to export one of my VMs using File/Export/Export OVF Template....it crashes vSphere with a nice assertion window. To see what the cause of this is, I decided to try using ovftool 2.1.0 on...
View ArticleLarge Internet Files
I am running VMware ESXi 4.1.0 with 3 guests 2(server 2008 R2 standard 64bit) and 1(64 bit WIN7).I am running this on a Dell PowerEdge R610 w/ 8 CPU's x 2.39 GHz on Intel Xeon E5620. The trouble I am...
View ArticleRe: Command-line VMDK resize attempt went awry - help needed
you should be thankful that the command failed - if it had worked the result would have been a corrupt snapshot chain before expanding a vmdk make sure there are no snapshots
View ArticleUsing Port Profiles - Best Practices with the Cisco 1000v
Hi, I am new to this so I just wanted to say thanks to all the sharers out there helping others, I can't wait to join in! I am looking for some help with port-profiles on the 1000V. I would like to...
View ArticleRe: RDM sharing problem
All of the hosts are the same version of esxi 5.the only rdms i have are the ones for these VMs the other 2 do show up correctly. not sure how i would take a look and compare them beyond that.
View ArticleRe: Problem with syslog configuration
syslogd might have stopped on this host. Check the status of syslogd and start if its stopped. http://paulgrevink.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/esxi-how-to-start-syslogd/
View ArticleRe: Essentials, 192gb?
For the extra NIC's, I would add at least a quad port [Intel] NIC to the host. IMO, 8 ports (4 onboard and 4 add-on/PCI) is a good minimum/start. 10-12 would be much better (adding two quad port NICs)....
View ArticleRe: RDM sharing problem
Even though virtual disks consist of two files - the descriptor and data/mapping .vmdk file - the datastore browser only shows them as one file. What you can do is to enable SSH access to a host...
View ArticleRe: OVFTool 2.1.0 with Active Directory Question (vSphere crashes)
try this: ovftool vi://<user>:<password>@myvcenter.domain.com/<DataCenterName>/vm/
View ArticleRe: VAAI - ESXi 5 - status "unknown"
The EMC is responding to the test packets with a failure do to the fact that it thinks VAAI will only work on LUNS under 2TB. EMC needs to update FLARE code on CX4 to support VAAI 5.0 EMC may or may...
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