Re: Server 2008 64 Bit Enterprise Memory usage - Locked Memory
I had the same behavior on a Windows 7 Enterprise VM but not on any of my Windows 2003 VMs. All VMs had no limit or reservation on memory. I set a memory limit on my Windows 7 VM and it didn't change...
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It sounds like this is WORKING AS DESIGNED. You probably have over-committed the amount of physical memory in your host/cluster and VMWare is using its balloon driver to make the host think it is low...
View ArticleRe: Best way to connect a SAS Tape drive to a Guest?
Has anyone looked at or used this: http://www.avax.com/iSCSI_bridge.html
View ArticleRe: Best way to connect a SAS Tape drive to a Guest?
Yes, see above. When we looked at them, they were simply too expensive for the job. But JCPanosh did use such a bridge successfully. Currently, we have upgraded our system from VMWare SCSI pass...
View ArticleRe: How to reset HP Proliant memory sensor?
Yup the warning is just the event log filling up...resetting the event logs usually resolved the problem.
View ArticleRe: Encryption for ESXi
Hi,I'm wondering what the current state of the art is with the ability to encrypt data outside of the guest. Does HighCloud continue to offer this, and if so, does it go by a different name or has it...
View ArticleRe: ESXi upgrade from v4.1 to v5.0
CauseThis issue occurs when the /bootbank/state.XXXXXXXX directory is not empty.Resolution To resolve this issue, ensure the /bootbank/state.XXXXXXXXdirectory is empty. To ensure the...
View ArticlePower Outage
After I had a power outage and the server turned off. I started up my vSphere Client and none of my servers are listed. I tried to create a new Virtual Machine under Custom. Under Select a Disk, I...
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If all the servers are still there on the datastore, you can browse to each VM's folder and right-click on .vmx file and add it to inventory.This will bring them back to inventory. Check the storage...
View ArticleFatal: Out of memory reading sys.vgz when trying to install on Dell XPS 630i
Hey guys, I got a task from my boss to turn an old PC/Temp server (Dell XPS 630i) into a dev ESXi 4.1 environment. The only problem is that the OS will simply not install at all on the computer, it...
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Re: ESXi upgrade from v4.1 to v5.0
hido you need an upgrade? you can try just new installation if the host is empty ofcourseor preserve just the datastore.
View ArticleX on a VMWare Console
Hi,I'm new to VMWare.I want to be able to run X (graphics software) on the vmware console for a virutal machinerunning Redhat 5.8.I am using ESXi 4.There is the getty process which presumeably is used...
View ArticleChanging DNS
Hi all, anyone knows if there is some known impact changing DNS server in Network configuration on a single ESXi 4.00 Host? Can i do it without restarting it? Thanks to all
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You should be able to change the DNS server settings on the fly without any issues. No reboot required. André
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Thank you.I have changed the setting 1 hour ago more or less. Seems OK. regards
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As mentioned, you shouldn't experience any issues with the change, except the DNS Server itself doesn't work properly (i.e. doesn't properly resolve queries). Anyway, with a standalone ESXi host you...
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just for clarification to a.p. post ...with standalone unmanaged host which is not part of any HA enabled cluster you usually do not need DNS server so you can safely change this setting without any...
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