ESXi4.1.0 and HP Smart Array P212 Sas + MSL2024
I'm trying to use a HP MSL2024 tape library attached to a smart array P212 .VMware just show's the Hp tape drive , but no changer device Has anyone tried such a configuration? Is VMware planning to...
View ArticleRe: Network port group names
You mean something like this ? foreach($esx in Get-VMHost){ Get-VirtualPortGroup -VMHost $esx | where {$_.Name -like "InsideNetwork_*"} | Select @{N="Host";E={$esx.Name},...
View ArticleRe: understanding of the storage vmotion enhancement in vsphere 5
Thank you guys, Yes, the mirrored mode is a very cool feature, however, the statement is still confused though. Anyway, maybe it is a good idea to remember the cool feature and forget the confusing...
View ArticleretrievePropertiesEx gets soap fault on vm object that was deleted.
I am creating a program to monitor events and get info on the vm that caused it.But retrievePropertiesEx is returning soap faults instead of null. What happens is I get the event (ie vmPoweredDown)...
View ArticleWhat do I need to order to prepare for the VCP5 exam?
Getting ready to start the VCP process so that we can become a vITA (IT academy) The bookstore lists these 3 ebooks 1) Do I really need all 3 to study for the VCP exam? 2) Is there anything else I...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 4 + DX80 iSCSI - Poor Performance
I agree, but I have total 16 10krpm SAS drives.6 disks in Raid-10 presented as a single LUN8 disks in Raid-10 presented as a single LUN2 Hot spares
View ArticleRe: ConvertTo-HTML is hurting my brain
There are a couple of elements in that script for which I don't get the purpose, all these Count variables you calculate for example.I also changed the multiple Get-VM cmdlets to just one.The following...
View ArticleWhat happened to vmware-vdiskmanager?
Documentaion indicates that vmware-vdiskmanager should be on the host in /usr/bin. I've got a fresh install of 5.0.0 and there's no vmware-vdiskmanager that I can find. Anyone know where it's hiding?...
View ArticleRe: Need a script to get hosts where observed IP-Range
You can add one more calculated property on the Select-Object cmdlet.Something like this foreach($esx in Get-VMHost){ $vms = Get-VM -Location $esx foreach($pg in (Get-VirtualPortGroup -VMHost...
View ArticleRe: SAN Strategy, SQL & Exchange, Dell MD3200
You know? You will get canned answers. But I have some experience with these MD arrays. In my opinion. For your type of load? I swear they run best with as many spindles as you can get in one...
View ArticleWhy is Win7 VM in Fusion 4.1.1 (on SSD) so slow on MacPro 12 core?
I run ArcGIS 10 on a Win 7 x 64 bit VM, using Fusion 4.1.1 on a MacPro 64 GB, HDD (2x2TB) and SSD (2 x 0.5 TB). Mac Boot and Apps are on SSD1 running 10.6.8 (sweet!), VM is on other SSD2, Large Arc...
View ArticleRe: SAN Strategy, SQL & Exchange, Dell MD3200
I'd put all the drives into a single array (minus what you allocate as a hotspare). That way you get all the disks contributing equally to I/O. Splitting I/O into data / logs isn't a bad thing, but...
View ArticleRe: Lost access to volume after upgrade from ESXi 3.5 to ESXi 4.1.0
I also think these are ESXi issues but VMware said it was nothing to do with ESXi and have closed the call so I am going down the Dell route now. It has been almost one year since this call was open...
View ArticleRe: retrievePropertiesEx gets soap fault on vm object that was deleted.
got it figured out. You need to set the "reportMissingObjectsInResults" in PropertyFilterSpec
View ArticleRe: What happened to vmware-vdiskmanager?
Welcome to the Community, vmware-vdiskmanager is used with hosted VMware products. For ESX(i) the vmkfstools command may be used. André
View ArticleSRM service fails to start after migrating database to another host
The following entry found in SRM.log file Failed to create database tables. Details: DB does not contain SRM schema: VdbError: Column name does not exist in table dr_product_infoSRM version: 5.0.0SQL...
View ArticleRe: Any updates on running HP Array Configuration Utility in ESXI 5?
Thank you for the reply, but HP SIM will not allow me to configure/add drives to the array while the server is running, correct?
View ArticleCISCO UCS, ESXi 4.1 and Microsoft Clustering
Hi, We have an environment which include the following infrastructure: 1 x Cisco UCS Chassis with 16 B200 M2 UCS Blades 1 x NetApp 3140 with FCP licenses and 4 FCP ports 16 x ESXi Hosts I would like...
View ArticleRe: Event: Device Performance has deteriorated. I/O Latency increased
I am 99.9999% sure that my HW is just fine as well... and, for grins, I turned off my hourly builds... so the HW is pretty much idle. I still see this message (not as much, but still occasionally) pop...
View ArticleRe: Failed to compile module vmmon!
I had the same issue as well and after some googling around, found this solution that fixed my problem:...
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