Re: I have 4.1 and I want 5.5. Upgrade o fresh install?
No, it's Essentials Plus. I've just read that if you do an upgrade, the partition table remains in MBR not GPT. Then the LUNs will be of 2 TB max. Is it true?
View ArticleRe: I have 4.1 and I want 5.5. Upgrade o fresh install?
I assume that your vCenter is already running version 5.5 and that your hardware is supported by the vSphere ESXi 5.5, right? Anyway, since your host maybe is running for many years, I would consider a...
View ArticleRe: I have 4.1 and I want 5.5. Upgrade o fresh install?
After the upgrade if you upgrade the VMFS 3 to 5, the partition table will continue to use MBR, BUT it will change automatically to GPT if you expand the datastore to above 2TB, see: Upgraded VMFS-5:...
View ArticleRe: I have 4.1 and I want 5.5. Upgrade o fresh install?
No, ESXi's and vCenter are 4.1 version both. Then no discussion, is better a fresh install? On the other hand. All my VM are in a disk fiber cabinect. If I unplug it before the installation and when...
View ArticleRe: I have 4.1 and I want 5.5. Upgrade o fresh install?
try to use vSphere Update Manager to Perform Orchestrated Host Upgrades. Orchestrated upgrades allow you to upgrade the objects in your vSphere inventory in a two-step process: host upgrades,...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.5 Installation - Gigabyte Aorus X399 - AMD Threadripper 1950X CPU
Thank you, for your response, VinceB1! I will try installing ESXi again by using the ISO which you suggested, even though I doubt that there is a driver included for the Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet...
View ArticleLoading Google Compute image onto ESXi
I'm trying to load a Google Compute image onto a ESXi (6.5) server. The image is a .raw file. However, I can't find .raw mentioned in any ESXi documentaion, and more importantly, the ext HDD doesn't...
View ArticleRe: HP DL360 G9 restarts while loading ESXi iso
Are you able to try a 6.x version of ESXi? Not sure this would make a difference, though would like to rule it out.
View ArticleRe: vSphere Web Client SUCKs so bad that my experience managing and...
There's a petition to open-source the C# Client.Petition VMware to Open Source ESXi Thick ClientI doubt if VMware will listen, but it's worth a shot
View ArticleProblem with configuring static Link Aggregation ESXi + Cisco
I have a ESXi 6.5 (free version) and Cisco 2960. On Cisco: interface Port-channel1switchport mode access!interface GigabitEthernet1/1switchport mode accesschannel-group 1 mode on!(four interfaces in...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 Failing to upload/deploy OVA files postNFCData failed error
I've been tasked with testing out multiple SSL VPN solutions for our company. Naturally before putting it into our dev or production servers I wanted create a test environment with two desktops to try...
View ArticleRe: Petition VMware to Open Source ESXi Thick Client
Don't seem to be able to 'like' the first post, just the replies; am I missing it somewhere?
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No NIC found with MAC address (Upgrading 6 to 6.5)
In the process of upgrading the first of 3 ESXi hosts from 6.0U2 to 6.5U1 (from VCSA 6.5) I found my first host stuck at the following screen. How do I proceed?
View ArticleWay to write zeroes to all VMFS free space?
Hi all, is there an online way to write zeroes to all free space on a VMFS volume? We have a lot of volumes on top of flash-based storage that does data reduction (compression + dedupe), so as VM's...
View ArticleRe: Problem with configuring static Link Aggregation ESXi + Cisco
You are trying this on a blade infrastructure? If so which one? I heard similar issues with HPE/VCM.
View ArticleRe: Petition VMware to Open Source ESXi Thick Client
Don't seem to be able to 'like' the first post, just the replies; am I missing it somewhere?It's on the right hand side of the website, just below where you can follow it.
View ArticleRe: ESXi 6.5 - How to make second Port Group available to add to Virtual...
This is still definitely an issue in the ESXi HTML5 client on 6.5U1 release 5973321 which is latest to date. The additional port groups do not immediately show up as available networks. After some time...
View ArticleRe: Way to write zeroes to all VMFS free space?
Hello hostasaurus, If they are thin-provisioned LUNs you should be able to achieve this using vmkfstools -y (ESXi 5.0-5.1):kb.vmware.com/kb/2014849or esxcli storage vmfs unmap (ESXi...
View ArticleRe: MSI X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ESXI 6.5 Update Issues
6.5.0 Update 1 (Build 5969303) I updated the drivers:igbn 1.2.0-1OEM.650.0.0.4240417 Intelnet-igb 4.2.16.8-1OEM.550.0.0.1198611 Intel Physical NIC vmnic1 linkstate is downPhysical NIC vmnic2...
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