Re: Lost password on esxi 4.0
Hi There, Please follow the below steps and provide your feedback. To change the password for the root user on an ESX 3.x or ESX 4.x host, you must reboot into single-user mode. To do this, perform...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Lost password on esxi 4.0
There is an easy way to change the password on ESXi. But for that you your ESXi should be part of vCenter server. From the vSphere Client, select the host that you want to add to the Active...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[ESXi 4.1] ASH Script to Gracefully Shutdown VM's
Hello, I have the following script I'm working on. Its purpose is to gracefully shutdown critical VM's in case I need to perform work... one script to rule them all.#! /bin/ashecho...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: esxtop command not found
I know this is an old post but I would like to point out that it does exist and the page linked doesn't say it does not exist. The person who posted this thread was not connecting directly to the esx...
View ArticleRe: Unable to connect to the MKS:Host address lookup for server
Please try the below link VMware KB: Opening a virtual machine console from vSphere Client fails with the error: Unable to contact the MKS
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Unable to connect to the MKS:Host address lookup for server
Hi, We had the same issue today with our Host. When we did a nslookup to the host from our vCenter server it was not resolving the host name. We flushed the DNS and re-registered the vCenter server and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Want to confirm correct procedure for deleting datastore & reclaiming space...
Hi, We're running VMware ESXi 4.1. All our datastores are on various filesystems that are connected to our EMC Celerra SAN via iSCSI. We'd like to delete one of our datastores and reclaim the space...
View ArticleRe: Fax modems and pci passthrough
We just got a fax moden to work using pci passthrough, by adding the line: pciPassthru0.msiEnabled = "FALSE"to the .vmx config file. Use the pciPassthru number from existing entries in the config file....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: [ESXi 4.1] ASH Script to Gracefully Shutdown VM's
Is there anyone with any advice on this? I did find the following that does help, but I get an error:ash: ==: unknown operandash: /adv/Misc/HostName = "esx01": unknown operand Here is the current...
View ArticleRe: [ESXi 4.1] ASH Script to Gracefully Shutdown VM's
HOSTNAME is not set as environment-variable.Start with#! /bin/shecho "=================================================="echo "Gracefully shutting down critical virtual machines"echo...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: [ESXi 4.1] ASH Script to Gracefully Shutdown VM's
"Stumpf ist Trumpf" approach: echo "Shutting down VMs that dont exist does not hurt so why ask for the host at all ?" vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown 4816 vim-cmd vmsvc/power.shutdown 5456 vim-cmd...
View ArticleClik here to view.
negative file size for nvram file of virtual machine
Hi, The Web-Based Datastore Browser reports a nvram file with negative file size. - Raid 5 is currently degraded due to 1 disk failure of 4.- Array background consistency check is activated.- Browsing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: How to reset HP Proliant memory sensor?
Has anyone found a root cause for this? On some of my 5.5U1 hosts, I'm seeing the issue crop up periodically. There are no issues in iLO/AHS/IML, just the vague memory warning for a subset of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon
I will give a little information about my setup, I have a Dell PowerEdge T710 with (2) XFX R5 2XX (HD6450) GPU's with (2) Jaton USB3.0 PCIe add-ons. I have (1) GPU and (1) USB add-on passed through to...
View ArticleESXI 4.1 doesn't "see" 10gbe NICs
Hi I've installed HP NC512m mezzanine cards in my BL685c gen1 blades, have a 10Gb Ethernet Switch in the enclosure and the ILO manager informs me that the adapters are mapped on the switch. All is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: ESXI 4.1 doesn't "see" 10gbe NICs
Similar issue reported in this thread,please check How do I enable my 10GBE ports for use (Need to create new VMKernel) they are not listed in list of adapters.
View ArticleUpgrading ESXi 4.1 to 6.0
We have a PowerEdge T300 Server that is around 6 years old. Currently it is running the free version of ESXi 4.1 off of a 4 GB flash drive that is connected directly to the motherboard. The virtual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Upgrading ESXi 4.1 to 6.0
You have two problems: 1st: your hardware is not compatible with vSphere 6, according with VMware HCL the latest version supported is the vSphere ESXi 5.1 U3: 2nd: you cannot upgrade directly from...
View ArticleRe: Upgrading ESXi 4.1 to 6.0
Thanks Richardson! It looks like it's time to buy a new server then. Are there any advantages of updating to ESXi 5.1 U3 in the meantime?
View Article