Re: How to span multiple LUN's onto One (or less) Datastore(s) in Vmware...
Take a look here: VMFS Extents - Are they bad, or simply misunderstood? | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs
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@Richardson Porto Thanks, this is exactly what I needed to read! Thanks for all the help here guys, very much appreciated.
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Re: strange esxtop output, excessive pktrx = slow iscsi
Hi folks, have you tried capturing the packet stream on your interface (say 10-15 seconds, perhaps even a minute) and then reviewing it via WireShark with tcpdump-uw? VMware KB: Capturing a network...
View ArticleUpgrading a Server running 4.1.0
I have a Dell Power Edge R2970 that had one CPU and four GB RAM installed and was running ESXi 4.1.0 build 502767. It was used for some older archived VM guest the we need to maintain for historical...
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Hi there, Have you inquired about how many Ranks they have? Perhaps the channel can't handle that much Ranks per the amount of memory sticks you put into. If I am aware back in the days DDR2 still used...
View ArticleSSH login not responding/keyboard not responsive.
Hi this is my first post here- I had a quick look for similar issues but none immediately apparent, so bear with me or point me to the appropriate resource if you could.I have two exsi hosts in a...
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Hello Graham, if a I read your text correctly SSH nor DCUI is working on the mentioned hosts right? I would recommend you to restart management agents on that hosts but I'am afraid that not all ESXi...
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Thanks for the reply much appreciated. At the risk of being dumb here how do / where do I issue this command?I am assuming I need to be in a ESXi console or shell of some kind- Do I need to be 'in...
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no problem at all...:)Assuming you are unable to enter to the SSH, ESXi shell and DCUI you can still access host through vCenter if as you wrote is still working.Just install PowerCLI on some...
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Thanks and appreciate the assistance and download links-I will install the console and let you know how I get on…Thanks and kind regardsGraham
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Datastore - Free size in minus values, and then suddenly in huge size.
Dear All, We came across with a strange issue last month.We have a vmware cluster with 2 esxi 4.1 hosts.Friday morning, suddenly we lost connection to all VMs running on both esx hosts and lost...
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I suspect you have corrupt volume, the last time I have seen this volume run out of space and metadata corrupted. I would recommend contacting VMware support to investigate this further.
View ArticleCan we Add ESX4.0/ESXi4.1/ESX4.0 host to Vcenter 5.0/5.1/5.5 and expect HA...
Will HA work when ESXi4.1 or older version of ESXi is added to newer version of Vcenter?
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Yes, but for ESX/ESXi 3.5 you need make sure they are updated to a patch level that supports High Availability: VMware KB: Unable to add ESX 3.5 host to High Availability cluster or remove ESXi 3.5...
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As per me, It will work. but as with every release there is improvements in HA wherever required, tt is always recommended to keep both vCenter and ESXi host on the same version. Also it is not...
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how HA will work in this case, will it work using aam or fdm?if aam then when Vcenter and how it will decide (i mean at which stage) to use a specific agent where its log will be saved? also how will...
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I will dig into it and will come back till tomorrow IST.
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... will it work using aam or fdm?Once the host is added to a HA cluster, vCenter will install its current binaries on the host, no matter which ESX/ESXi version you use. André
View ArticleRe: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon
I made a post then I found this thread, should have searched more thoroughly first... Here is my situation, I am hoping to find someone with similar experience to help me with my situation. I am...
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Get a newer video card, search through the thread for an exact model # of a card that has been confirmed working, and buy it... they are very finnicky.
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