How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
Hello,I have 2 hosts ESXi01 & 02 running on VMware 5.5.0. There is a tape drive IBM TS2250 connected to ESXi02 and a virtual machine on ESXi01 which needs access to this tape drive. When I try to...
View ArticleRe: How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
Passing through tape drives to VMs isn't supported by VMware to begin with and, as you noted, doesn't quite work being a SCSI passthrough. The recommendation is to have a physical server mounting that...
View ArticleESXi 6.0 - Some VMs have black screen under "Console"
Just as the title says. This happens to some, but not all of my servers. I tried increasing video memory to 32mb on one of the affected servers and now none of them will console. I have to reboot the...
View ArticleRe: How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
Ok, but it worked fine for a few years and I did hundreds of backups using this tape drive until this unfortunate event. Maybe I just have to restart my hosts with tape drive on? After a power failure,...
View ArticleRe: How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
I don't know how you were ever able to present a tape drive mounted to one ESXi host to VMs on a totally different ESXi host unless the VM, which is now on a separate host, was at one point on the host...
View ArticleRe: How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
So, it is possible that at the beginning the VM was on another host and previous admin migrated it. SCSI device was working until I deleted it and there is no way to make it work again other than...
View ArticleRe: How to share a SCSI device from one host to another
there is no way to make it work again other than connecting the tape drive to the current host or migrating the VM?That's right. Or, you know, use this experience and correct your environment so you're...
View ArticleRe: Do we need the SLP Service on Port 427
We have decided to apply the workaround for this vulnerbility. We have other tools in place to monitor harward
View ArticleRe: Do we need the SLP Service on Port 427
Hi All,This is the text of the VMware SR I opened and their response is below:This is a question about the vulnerability announcement sent today: [Security-announce] VMSA-2019-0022 VMware ESXi and...
View ArticleRecords with problems with lost datastore connection
Hi guys,I have the following problem with the vmware esxi 6.0 version, in the event viewer I have the messages Volume access lost 5bd84f9e-323a5e60-00b0-000af7e87034 (datastore1) due to connectivity...
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Migration to another host solved the problem. Thank you
View ArticleRe: ESXi network firmware STORM vs MFW
If you are using any 57712/57712MF/57800/57800MF/57810/57810MF/57840/57840MF 10G Ethernet based chipset from Broadcom -> QLogic -> Cavium -> Marvell under ESXi 6.7 you should be usingeither...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.0 host - Some VMs go offline intermittently
ESXi hosts and VMs with Windows Server guest OS have completely two different upgrading methods ... When you upgraded the host, did you upgrade the hardware compatibility of those VMs or not? (before...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.0 - Some VMs have black screen under "Console"
Does it happen in the vSphere client or web client? Did you install a specific hardware VGA in the ESXi host or it works with an onboard VGA?
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.0 - Some VMs have black screen under "Console"
What happens when you tap somewhere in the console screen and hit the shift button (or any other button)?
View ArticleRe: Records with problems with lost datastore connection
Is the storage local to the host or network connected? The error points towards a issue with accessing the storage. For local storage this could be due to some driver/firmware issue. And in case of...
View ArticleRe: VMDK / API Snapshot woes
There is hardly a more popular function in virtualisation than snapshots, as the administrator has new options for handling patches, configuration modifications, and all kinds of updates...
View ArticleESXi6.7- PCIe passThrough device not working with MSI interrupt mode.
hi all I have a PCIe device on ESXi6.7, and config it passThrough to guest operation system(ubuntu 16.04TLS).I refer to the following knowledge base...
View ArticleCreate a backup from the whole server.
Hello,How can I create a backup from ESXi host with its VMs? Thank you.
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Re: Create a backup from the whole server.
hack3rcon,There are many different solutions to choose from. You can probably start here:TOP 5 Backup Software for VMware Infrastructure Lars
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