I have a ESXi VM but do not know the password to the system. I also do not...
We are moving the network to a new building. I have no way of getting the password for the ESXi machine or the VSphere Client. (I can't even figure out if we do have support because I do not have...
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Best option is to create a new datastore , and if you want you can migrate the VM to the newly created DS, Block size depends upon your serve usage and performance
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Hello Mike, Usually as per best recommendations for Virtualizing Exchange Server it is best to provide better parallelism of storage I/O, equally distribute storage devices among the available disks...
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Thank you for all your replies and feedback which is very helpful indeed. I will create an additional datastore and add another hard disk to the Exchange VM. Will this increase the file size of the VM...
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Hi,Pls let me know which ESXi version you are using..Pls find below method method for ESX3.x AND 4.xESXi 3.5, ESXi 4.x, and ESXi 5.xReinstalling the ESXi host is the only supported way to reset a...
View ArticleRe: TIP: for those affected by 'microcode levels not supported' pink screen...
-After installing ESXi press:- shift o, while it's booting up.-then type:- skipMicrocodeCompatCheck-At the menu hit F2 and select troubleshooting options-Enable ESXi shell-ALT F1, and put your...
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It's worth to read this blog for your case: https://www.bock.nu/blog/reset-root-password-vmware-esxi-4.1 ~GaneshNetworks~
View ArticleHow to force a VM to run at full CPU speed
Hello,I have configured a VM with one CPU and I would like it to run at the full speed of this CPU even when the VM is not heavily loaded. I have experienced that the same treatment can take twice as...
View ArticleRe: Additional storage on Esxi 4.1
Adding the virtual disk will not require additional space on the original datastore (maybe a few Bytes). However, if you are going to add a virtual disk larger than 256GB to the VM, you will not be...
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I stated that I have an ESXi but you gave me instructions on an ESX system and told me it does not apply to ESXi. Its an ESXi 4.1.0 system. I'm concerned about losing any data and also downtime. I...
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To determine possible options please answer the following questions if possible:Is this a stand alone ESXi host running with the free Hypervisor license, i.e. not connected to vCenter Server?Was the...
View ArticleRe: Additional storage on Esxi 4.1
Thanks for your advice André. In that case I think I'll go for 1Mb block size and 250Gb virtual disks on the new datastore so that I can use the snapshot facility. To be honest with you, I'm a bit...
View ArticleShellshock bug
Hi all, Regarding the Shellshock bug, I have read the article http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2090740 ESXi 5 - 5.5 is not affected....
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Re: I have a ESXi VM but do not know the password to the system. I also do...
Is this a stand alone ESXi host running with the free Hypervisor license, i.e. not connected to vCenter Server?No it is connected to vCenter Server and I also do not know the password to the...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 lockdown mode access confirmation no vCenter server access
Hi,ESXi 4.1. I see conflicting options with accessing a host which had normal lockdown mode enabled via a vCenter server VM on a host in the cluster. The vCenter server which is on one of the...
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With vCenter Server 4.1 in place you should be able to login to vCenter Server (using the vSphere Client) using an account with administrative permissions, i.e. a Domain Admin or a user who is a member...
View ArticleRe: Problem vm loosing network occasionally
Update on this please?We're having similar problem with some 2008 R2 VM's.
View ArticleRe: Problem vm loosing network occasionally
I also having same issue regarding this. I have 6 ESX host in vSphere. First of all the problem VM is located is one of this host so since this issue always keep on repeating so i decided to change...
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