ESX 2.5.4 host w/ attached library connected to SCSI port on a vm...
I have an HP Proliant DL380 G3 ESX 2.5.4 host at a remote office. There's only 1 vm left running on it and it serves as a file server and backup server. We had a old library attached to the host and...
View ArticleUpgrade Virtual Center 2.5 to Update5
I did some googling but can't find some step by step upgrade guide. I was recently asked to update our Virtual Center 2.5 to U5. Any reference how to do this? Thank you.
View ArticleESX 2.5.2 - Cannot start VM, even though I have RAM available
I have 3.9Gb available ram on the server, and only 2.6Gb is used. I have created a new machine, and set it to 384mb ram, but when i start, it only uses 5mb of ram, and never gets to the OS install...
View ArticleInstalling Vmware tools in Ubuntu 9.10
Can't get vmware tools 2.5.3 build 22981 installed in Ubuntu, always stops at : What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? /usr/src/linux/include The path...
View Articlekernel modules not loading, vmfs filesystem wont mount
I have an odd problem with an old ESX 2.5 system. After a system crash, the system was rebooted but the vmfs filesystem with the vmdk's etc wont mount up. I have another ESX 2.5 system and I can see...
View Articleunresponsive/ slow VM over RDP
Hi, Our development ESX cluster has 3 Dell 2950s, each with 32 GB memoryand 8 cores for a total of 96GB memory and 73GHz cpu power. Thiscluster is hosting about 75 powered on VMs also on local disk...
View ArticleCannot mount CD on ESX 2.5.5 to perform preupgrade.pl script
Has anyone ran into this problem? I have 2 esx 2.5.5 servers. The first one was able to mount the cd and run the script. WHen i went to run it on the second, i got an error stating: UDF-FS No VRS...
View ArticleVM memory utilization
Can anyone tell me the "sweet spot" percentage wise that you want windows VM's running at. I seem to remember reading that you want them at about 60% for best performance and the best overall use of...
View ArticleAutomate service console user admin in esx 2.5
H all I have a larger number of esx 2.5 servers. I need to do some account admin on them to make sure redundant accounts with service console access are removed. I aslo need to add some new users....
View ArticleVirtualising a physical server using VMConverter - Errors show in...
I am virtualsing a physical server using VMConverter 3.0.3 Build 89816, it is completing 100%, however errors are shown in the vmware-converter.log I am enclosing the log
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P2V'ing your VirtualCenter Server
Our VirtualCenter server is sitting on an ancient piece of junk box that needs to be retired. As I started pondering the VI3->vSphere4 upgrade path, I realized that I really wanted to try and end up...
View ArticleVMotion needed ... ?
Hi, I need to know if I really need to buy a license for vmotion or if I can get by without it or if what I want to do is not possible. Here's the setup. 2 esx hosts, each with local data...
View ArticleESX Host aswell as NFS server?
Hi All and thanks in advance for any help. I am looking to know if it is possible to essential turn a LUN on one host into a NFS for another host. Will the vmkernel allow me to share a locally...
View ArticleNOT IMPLEMENTED F(764):2751 bugNr=6158
3 days ago, server was plane reboot. VM's were in a state suspend (3 of 5). Today 4 VM's were suddenly switched off. (3 which were in suspend and 1 which it was switched off correctly). What there...
View Articleesx commands to create datastore
Hi, I want to share a LUN to multiple VMs on esx host by creating datastore and then creating virtual disks on this datastore, assign virtual disks to VMs. I know we can do it via vSphere client but...
View ArticleChanging VCenter and ESX TCP/Ip configuration.
Hi everybody. We have a VMware Infrastructure with two host ESX 2.5.4 and one virtual Center 1.4 .We have to change the Ip address range of our network so I have to change the TCP/IP configuration of...
View ArticleVirtual Center Server not joined to a Domain
The environment is ESX 3.5 update 5 and Virtual Center Server 2.5 update 5. My question is; can Virtual Center Server 2.5 be installed on a W2003 server that is not joined to a Domain? If the...
View ArticleDownload ESX 2.5
Is ESX 2.5 free to download? Either way, I have had lots of trouble trying tofigure out how to get it. Please help... Thanks!
View Articlemounting a USB HDD to a Windows VM
Hi I need/want to mount a 1TB USB HDD to my ESX server and add it as a new Drive for one of my Windows Server 2003 VM's so I can copy File data from it and then take it and do the same thing on another...
View Articlewant to get the CPU wait for the vitual machine
Dear All I am new to Vm World.. I want to get the CPU wait for the vitual machine. I am setting the PropertySpec settings as below. PropertySpec pSpec = new PropertySpec(); pSpec.all =...
View ArticleAdd Evaluation ESX server to VC with error: there are not enough license...
dear all: i added two esx servers into my vc got error: there are not enough licnese installed to perform the operation. there are some esx servers with correct license file in VI3.5U3 in my...
View ArticleFresh Install ESX 2.5.3 to Vsphere 4
Hello guys, I have a scenario where there are 2 ESX's 2.5.3 using external storage and I have to update them to Vsphere 4. There's no VirtualCenter. As you know there' s no support for the direct...
View ArticleUnable to Expand VMDK
Hello All , I am trying to Expand 2 VMDKs by 10 G each , after shutting down the VM I am using the Command below vmkfstools -X 10G disk.vmdk but getting the Message , File disk.vmdk is already...
View Articlevmware infrastruture client
Not able to start vmware virtualcenter server services Attached error for your reference while starting service. Event log:The description for Event ID ( 1000 ) in Source ( VMware VirtualCenter Server...
View Article/etc/passwd gone
We have made changes to our passwd and sudoers files because of organizational changes. So one of our admins had the job of copying the old one and adding the new one. But, on 3 hosts, he did mv...
View ArticleDoes ESX 2.5.5 support Windows 2003? - OS Compatibility Guide vs. New Online...
Does ESX 2.5.5 support Windows 2003? - OS Compatibility Guide vs. New Online Compatibility Guide I am getting push back on putting W2K3 on ESX 2.5.5. I believe it is OK and believe I've done it before....
View ArticleVM freezes when opening any explorer related programs
Hello together,I hope someone has a hint for me, how to proceed and fix this issue. General Information ESX host:ESX 2.5.1 build version 141828 GB RAM3 NICs2 MP Xen Procs (IBM x246)SCSI Storage...
View ArticleBackup of VMs on ESX Server
Hello All Kindly guide me, How to take backup of vm machines so that i can restore these vm machines on another ESX server if current is down
View ArticleCan not edit Roles
Our network administrator recently resigned and left the company. I have been trying to make sure that I have all passwords, accesses, etc.The VMware Infrastructure Client is installed on the VMware...
View ArticleCan I create a second service console in ESX 2.5.5?
Can I create a second service console in ESX 2.5.5? Yes, I've done it in ESX 3.+, but I can't find/verify it's ok in ESX 2.5. Any procedures, commands or comments welcomed. ALL POINTS WILL BE...
View Articleunable to ping vm linux server from window7 host
helloia ma using vmserver 2.1 and unable to connect to vm linux guest system from window.following is my config what should i do to fix it. ThanksSyedguest os linuxi have created a oel 5.4 host and...
View ArticleInstalling ESX 2.5.5 - does install require licenses to allow power on of vms?
Installing ESX 2.5.5 - does install require licenses to allow power on of vms? I am part of a DR exercise for ESX 2.5 installation. Question is whether ESX 2.5 requires serial numbers on install to...
View Articleesx 2.5.3 sticky redo files unable to committ
Hi Guys, I know I am using a very old and outdated version of ESX (2.5.3 build 22981 specifically) but we will be slowly moving towards ESXi 4.1 and vSphere technologies soon.In saying that I was...
View ArticleVMware machine issues...
OK, I seem to have exhausted all options now so I need a little help please. I need to restart a VM that has NIC issues. I have logged on to the web access portal using IE and tried to restart the...
View ArticleVM's not pingable after ESX host crashes
Hi all, hoping someone can help here... We're having a strange problem at the moment whereby one of our ESX hosts is crashing on a regular basis. That's not what I need help with, as I think I know...
View ArticleESX 2.5 - How can I confirm if server is boot from SAN from MUI or SSH?
ESX 2.5 - How can I confirm if server is boot from SAN from MUI or SSH? [root@esx011 /]# wwpn.plvmhba0: 210000e08b1a51d3 (Qlogic) 5:4:0 vmhba1: 210000e08b1a03d1 (Qlogic) 7:3:0[root@esx011 /]# wwpn.pl...
View ArticleESX 2.x host source for AD account lockout ?
My AD (active directory ) account is getting locked out every 10 minutes and the envision security tool points out my ESX 2.x server as the source of the account lockout . Any idea to resolve this...
View ArticleProblem to install lpfc in VMWare ESX servr 2.5.2
Hello, I'm traying to install the lpfc in linux version 2.4.9 vmnix2 with the message: "Unable to determine distribution type" Anyone can help me??? Thanks oegb
View ArticleIsn't there any way
how to find plugins and enabling vcenter converter in Vcenter 2.0 Isn't there any way to run converter on any physical machine and , generate the vmdk files to the same physical machine
View Articlehow to identify the luns information in esx 2.5 server
Hi, how to identify the luns information in esx 2.5 in command mode, In esx 3.x we can fesxcfg-mpath -l, but in 2.5 this command is not working. is there any other command
View ArticleESX 2.5.5: Changing DNS
Hi All, I have got to change DNS on a group of ESX Hosts running 2.5.5. I understand that i will have to use VI /Etc/resolv.conf But i cant find anywhere if i have to reboot the host once this change...
View Articlerestart vc agent in esx 2.5.2
Hello what is the command to restart vc agent in esx 2.5.2. The VC is version 1.3 thanks
View ArticleHow to identifying disks with VMware ESX 2.0
I'm trying to find the disk identifier that I added to an ESXi host I tested with grep Id /proc/vmware/scsi/vmhbaX/Y:\Zand does not workWhen i execute this order i only get this...
View ArticleNeed 2.5 or older! IBM XSeries 335
Hi guysfirst sorry for my bad inglish!!i have a IBM XSeries 335 and i need to get esx 2.5. Can someone give me a link?i try to install 5.1, 4.1, 3.5 and all crash in the middle of the...
View ArticleMIgrating vm's from VCenter 2.5 to VCenter 5.1
Hi All,I have a client who are running vm's built on a VCenter 2.5 - I am building a new VCenter 5.1 environment for him. What is the best way for me to move these 2.5 vm's over to the new...
View Articlevmware esx 2.5.5 vMotion
i members, Good Day!.. Need support with a weird issue that is occuring while we do a vmotion between 2 esx hosts v. 2.5.5. I know these are old but when ever we try to migrate of a VM it throws...
View Articlevmware esx 2.5.5
Hi members, Good Day!.. Need support with a weird issue that is occuring while we do a vmotion between 2 esx hosts v. 2.5.5.I know these are old but when ever we try to migrate of a VM it throws the...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 1.0u6 update_metadata.xml file
Without going into a long tale of woe, can anybody tell me where update manager gets new update_metadata.xml files from? It is created new in my D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application...
View Articlebackup of templates and shutdown VMs on ESX 2.5
Hi, We are working on Vcenter 2.5.0. We would like to take backup of templates and shutdown VMs to NFS or Tape. Can you please suggest some methods? We do not have any plan to use any commercial tool.
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Virtual Center 1.3.1 client doesn't display
Hello all, I've been having a rather perplexing issue on and off over the past 6 months or so. Randomly, when you load the 1.3.1 client it will not display. You can see it running in processes,...
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