ESXi 4.1 to 5.1 upgrade
Hi All,In Our Organisation we have single server environment, all the Hardware is of IBM 3650M3. These server contains 8 HDD configured in 2*146 = Raid 1, 3*500 = Raid 5.On these server we have...
View ArticleWindows 8 & Console
Hi everyone, I have a little problem since windows 8 . I have 3 ESXI 5.0 servers. I saw that console in vsphere client 5.0 may not work on windows 8. So I installed VGC (Vmware Guest Console). All...
View Articlevsphereclient.vmware.com doesn't resolve in VMware Player
Hi I am using Vmware player to run multiple OS. I have installed ESXi5.0 and windows7. And i have installed Vmware client in windows7 OS to access ESXi server. When i try to connext to ESXi server from...
View ArticleNew vSphere/vCenter installation problems
Hi all, Long time user, but first time poster so go easy on me.So I'm hitting a bit of a weird situation here, I'm currently working on a completely new vSphere environment to replace our existing one...
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Question about database update for Vsphere 4.1 to 5.1
Hi , We are about to update our vsphere 4.1 environment to 5.1. I have a question regarding the upgrade of the vcenter server. Today we have the SQL 2005 Express database installed and from what i...
View Articleinstall ESXI tools 5.1 from USB drive ?
Hi,First, I’m totally new with ESXI and Linux JI’m trying to install ESXI 5.1 but I have some difficulties.My configuration is :SSD 120 GB with Windows 7 installed2nd hard drive Seagate 2 TO for...
View ArticleInstallation Procedures
Hello I'm new to VMware and I would like to build a node with a PowerEdge 2800. Just looking for instructions Thank you Joel
View ArticleOperating system not found
Hi,I have installed ESXI 5.1 on Workstation 9 on a user account but the both as run as administator.When I tired to run Server 2008 R2.iso or Exchange.iso, I got the following error message: Network...
View Articleconfigure vsphere HA
How to solved cannot contact the specified host.The host may not be available on the network,a network configuration problem may exist or the management services on this host may not be responding
View ArticleUpgrade vSphere from 4.1 to 5.1
Good day everyone,I am new to VMware and have been tasked with upgrading my company's VMware infrasturcture to v5.1 Presently our vSphere consists of:vCenter 4.164 bit physical serverSQL Server 200864...
View ArticleUpgrading ESX 3.5.0 build 110268 to ESXi 5.1 or latest
I need to upgrade our current VMware ESX 3.5 cluster to the ESXi 5.1. To sum up the migration, we will be using all new hardware for vsphere 5.1, ESXi 5.1, and new iSCSI SAN. Current/existing cluster...
View ArticleReplacing Existing Host with New Host/Hardware
We are in the process of replacing our older ESXi 5.0 hosts that unable to be upgraded to ESXi 5.1 with new hardware that will support ESXi 5.1 and beyond. The existing hosts are members of a vCenter...
View ArticleInstalling vSphere client
So, not sure what is going on, but I am trying to install the vsphere 5.0 client on a Windows 7 Pro workstation. It goes to the point in which it says "Installing vSphere Client Help" and then doesn't...
View ArticleCannot boot when trying to install ESX1 5.1
Hi All, I had successfully installed ESXi 5.1 (evaluation version) on a Dell Poweredge 620 server. After a 60 days period, the evaluation license expired. I added some more harddisks to the same...
View ArticleGoing from 5.1.0b to 5.1.0 U1b, just run Simple Install?
I want to upgrade our vSphere 5.1.0b to the latest build, 5.1.0 U1b but was wondering if I should run the Simple Install from the updated ISO or run the installers individually? Our vSphere 5.0 to...
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Auto deploy hangs at pxe boot
Has anyone seen this error before? Autodeploy hangs during the boot process. It loads iPXE, retrieves the URL https://my.autodeploy.server:6501/vmw/rbd/tramp. It hangs and eventuall fails while...
View ArticleWhere do you download the dell-configuration-vib package?
When upgrading a Dell ESXi 5.1 Customized installation ( VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0.update01-1065491.x86_64-Dell_Customized_RecoveryCD_A00 ) with an up-to-date VMware build you have to remove the...
View ArticleException 14 in world 11042
Hi, For many times, my server are reporting this error message: #PF Exception 14 in world 11042.So I need restart the server for the system come back to the funcionality. This error are constantly...
View ArticlevCenter Single Sign on Installation Fails (Could not contact lookup service)
I am trying to install the first vCenter server in our organization and it keeps failing with the error "Could not contact Lookup Service. Please check VM_ssoreg.log in system temporary folder for...
View ArticleVirtual Hardware Upgrade Mess
Has anyone run into issues upgrading vHardware version 4 to 8? The VMWare KB indicates that you can use the batch file vmupgradehelper.bat to save your network configuration but i'm seeing other...
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