Relations between patches and updates
Hello, Understand that ESXi patches are cumulative, however it's still not clear to me whether upgrade and patch release together are also cumulative. That is, if I'm currently running ESXi 6.0 GA and...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client VCSA 6.0 login problem as administrator
Like someone else posted, but didn't get a definitive answer to, I too have a fresh install of VCSA appliance using "VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-3634788.iso" and when I log into the Web interface, my browser...
View Article6.5, IPMI, KVM, Remote ISO, Crash 75%
Hello I'm a home user and I'm trying to install ESXi 6.5 and when I try to install on my USB stick that I used with ESXi 5.5 and Xenserver after that I get to 75% (tried 4 times) but now I would like...
View ArticlevSphere Web Client VCSA 6.0 login problem as administrator
Like someone else posted, but didn't get a definitive answer to, I too have a fresh install of VCSA appliance using "VMware-VCSA-all-6.0.0-3634788.iso" and when I log into the Web interface, my browser...
View ArticleVMWare Evaluation question
Hi,I have bought a cheap Dell poweredge T310 server to study with as a home lab.on which I wish to install VMWare Esxi5.5 bare metal. I have registered for the evaluation version but of course the...
View ArticleVUM 5.5 patch source 'not connected'
Hello, I have upgraded to 5.5, the patch sources below connectivity status is 'Not Connected' TrueUnknownUnknownhttps://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xmlDownload...
View ArticleScrambled screen when booting ESXi 5.5u2 installer via UEFI... comes up fine...
I'm trying to set up a home server using a SuperMicro X10SL7-F + e3-1241v3. I burned a DVD and am able to get the installer running booting through BIOS (was able to install onto an on-board USB stick...
View ArticleCouple of newbie questions if i may please?
Hi,I've managed to successfully install Esxi5.5 evaluation on my Dell T310 tower server at home. My first possibly ignorant question is should I be concerned that my host server has been given a...
View ArticleLost ability to boot from ISO - ESXi 6.0
Hi Guys Strange issue i'm having I have been able to create a bunch of VM's though for some reason now when I go to boot from datastore ISO the VM doesnt seem to be able to detect the CD-ROM properly....
View ArticleUpgrade from 5.5 to 6.0 -- license key from VMWARE.com for 6.x does not work
As in the subjectjust did an upgrade from 5.5 to 6.0. When I enter my 6.x license key from the vmware website, the OK button will not highlight on the vsphere client.any thoughts ?
View ArticleVSphere VCenter Server Appliance install error
Hi,I hope this post inst too ignorant as I'm new to this excellent VMware software Firstly let me explain my home lab goals. I wish to set up a VSphere 6 hosting environment on my Dell PowerEdge...
View ArticleDELL R810 issues post upgrade to vsphere 6.5
Hi all, I have upgraded my DELL R810 servers to vSphere 6.5 (even though they are not listed as compatible in the HCL) with the Dell Customized ISO. Now I have the issue that the server does not...
View ArticleDELL R810 servers, VMware HCL, issues with installing vSpehere 6.5
Hi all, I have R810 and R610 servers. The servers have been installed with vSphere 5.5.I would like to have them upgraded to vSphere 6.5, but I see that the servers are no longer listed as compatible...
View ArticleUpgrading from ESXi 5.5.0 to 6.0
Wanted to post here to see if upgrading to 6.0 is a possibility. We're running ESXi 5.5.0 2403361 on a Dell Poweredge 2900. We originally started with 5.1. After logging in to check our product license...
View ArticleChanging MTU in vmkernel needs reboot?
Hello everyone, I have a problem with my enviroment. Esxi 6.0 update 2. 8 hosts HP DL980, distributed switches, with one LACP each. One for virtual machines e one for communication with the storage....
View ArticlevSphere Data Protection broken at first initialization
I am having this problem where i do a fresh deploy of vSphere Data Protection 6.1.3 and also 6.1.2 but when it's on i cannot go into https://ip-appliace:8543/vdp-configure. Also when i go into the...
View ArticlevCenter 5.1 upgrade to 6.0 precheck fails on certificate
Hi, the precheck of the upgrade fails with error: IP Address: x.x.x.x is not present in certificate subject alt names.Use an ip address or dns name that is present in the certificate subject alt names...
View Article"Feature" Request - long term support (LTS) version
Hi vmware and everyone else I just noticed that since esxi 6 vmware cut (general) support to 3 years instead of 5 years - so about 40%! In IT you don’t want to spent time on upgrading systems with new...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 U1 on IBM x3650 M4 Server
Hello all, I am trying to install VMware ESXi 5.5 U1 on my IBM x3650 M4 (MT: 7915-N6A) Server but server could not boot up from 5.5 U1 ISO. I download that ISO from IBM official website only so I thin...
View ArticleIntel NVME driver installation
Hello, I am having trouble installing the Intel NVME driver on my 5.5.0 build. The error message I keep getting is "The transaction is not supported: VIB Intel..... cannot be live installed." I have...
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