Re: how can create VMFS partition manually
we only have one datastore which is local. but we are unable to access
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If your datastore is not picking up in ESxi Pls perform the following 1) Mount the CD and install the ESXi while detecting LUN it will ask you to overwrite the LUN or use the "preserve the old...
View ArticleOptions for accessing cluster when vCenter server's database is down
The SQL server that we use for one of our vCenter servers (4.1) went down hard, and for various reasons, it won't be back up for several days. What are my options for managing the cluster in the...
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Resolution To create a new VMFS volume from the ESX/ESXi host command line: Rescan the storage subsystem to ensure that the host is updated with the latest storage information. Open a console to the...
View ArticleRe: How to capture hardware log on server running VMWare ESXi 4.0
Dear Porto and Robert. I have tried HP Remote System Management Utility v1.1.4, it doesn't work. When I used command line "hprsmcli -s xx.xx.xx.xx -u root -p password -o AllLogs.xml -f XML", I got the...
View ArticleRe: P7F-X ESXi... cannot Install
Welcome to the Community, ESXi is primarily built for server hardware and therefore may not contain the drivers required for the NIC on your mainboard. You can find supported sytems and network adapter...
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Re: All VM's rebooting for no reason same time every Saturday
So I finally solved the reboot issue! One of the batteries died in the UPS this week so we needed to replace it. We decided to put a new UPS in, since then no reboots!! So the old UPS must have been a...
View ArticleVirtual Disk Space Error
I have a client who has VMWare ESXi 4.1.0. The other day their internet gateway virtual machine (linux based) and their Windows Server was powered off. When I attempted to power on I received a Virtual...
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Running virtual machines with thin provisioned disks always requires monitoring to avoid situation like the one here. Anyway, once a virtual machine is powered on, a swap file (.vswp) is created in the...
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Thank you very much for the reply. How easy is it to add disk space with VMWare? The server is probably 5-7 years old (HP GL380 if memory serves me right). Maybe we look at a replacement and move...
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With currently ~136GB, I guess this is a RAID1 with two 146GB disks? With a P400 controller in place (an E200 might also do) I would go ahead and add another RAID1 set with two disks, create a second...
View ArticlePatch ESXi v4.1 host where VCenter is running
Hi, in our lab we have a deployment of 3 ESXi V4.1 hosts and 9 hosts V5.5, which i just upgraded from V5.1.I have also patched the 2 of the 3 V4.1 hosts to the latest patch. The 3rd one is the last...
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Updating an ESXi/ESX host using VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.x and 5.x(1019545) VMware KB: Updating an ESXi/ESX host using VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.x and 5.x pleased visit for step by step to...
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Hi King_Robert and thanks a lot for your answer!I am not sure if this is licensed, do you know if it comes with the default license? In fact this is a solution that I am trying to avoid because we do...
View ArticleBig performance difference for the same VM on 2 different ESXi servers for...
Hello,I experiment a big performance difference for the same VM on 2 different ESXi servers (cloned from one to the other).One is an old Dell Power Edge T610 (2 Xeon X5650), the other is a newer Dell...
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phgddr,Did you check the power saving settings of your hosts? You both have a setting in BIOS and under ESX host / Configuration / Power, and for high performance workloads you can also benefit from...
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Lars,On both ESXi, power management is simply not supported.I haven't checked the BIOS but 2 servers are always active.Phgddr.
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Phgddr,When it says "not supported" it means that it's configured to a static setting in BIOS. You may want to check if it's set to maximum performance or maximum power savings. Default in most servers...
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Lars,For both VMs on each server, hyperthreading sharing is configured to none what's more, even if each VM is not dedicated to a particular logical CPU (one core of the Xeon), the maximum CPU...
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