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Install VSphere Esxi 5.5 on an HP server ML310e Gen8 E3-1220v2.
Hello,I can't install VSphere Esxi 5.5 on an HP server ML310e Gen8 E3-1220v2.When I select the iso image VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update1-1623387-HP-5.73.21-Mar2014.iso it is seen as invalid despite it has...
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vCenter 5.5 Multi Site SSO Design with Multiple vCenters per site
Apologize for a lengthy explanation of the environment I am working on. Please go thru it fully for a complete understanding. Okay, lets get directly on to the topic We have 3 Physical...
View ArticleUpgrade vCenter server from 4.1 to 5.x - which route
Hi, I have a 4.1 licence with the option to upgrade (free) to 5.x. One vCenter server as a VM managing 4 hosts with iSCSI SAN. Which route would you take to upgrade vCenter: 1) In place upgrade (after...
View ArticleFree version of 5.5 (CPU and Memory Limitation)
Hello, Is there a CPU and memory limitation if I run the free version of 5.5? I remember there was a one socket limitation (CPU) but am not sure, maybe that was the older version. Thanks ahead. TT
View ArticleNo Network Adapters During ESX 5.5 Installation
Hopefully someone can give me an answer that I can use to try and get this working. I am attempting to install ESX 5.5 onto an extra PC I have laying around my house and I have been experiencing...
View ArticleWindows 2008 Web Server problems since upgrade to 5.1
Hi,We upgraded to ESX 5.1 over the weekend. Since then our we pages delivered from our Windows 2008 web servers (pre R2) have been intermittent at best. Before the upgrade all was well. We even see a...
View ArticleRunning Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 on ESXi 5.5
I have installed ESXi 5.5 on my test server and I'm managing it using vSphere Client 5.5 on Windows 8. I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 on ESXi and I wanted to install the role Hyper-v but when I do...
View ArticleUpdate with hpsum, HP Host servers drivers running vSphere 5.1
I'm trying to run the HP update disk to update the drivers of a Host with VMware vSphere 5.1. I have done the HP firmware, as that is easy. Just boot from the HP SUM disk. However, I'm trying to ensue...
View Articleconverting free ESXi 5.x to vCenter-managed 5.5
Hello all, Timid question as I make my first venture into paid VMware (been up for four years with the free version). vmhost1: ESXi 5.1 free edition, production VMs, local storagevmhost2: ESXi 5.0 free...
View ArticleUpgrade from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.5 VMFS3
Hi All, I am looking at upgrading an environment from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.5. I am going to create a new 5.5 vCenter server and connect the 4.1 hosts so that i can vMotion and not have any downtime. I...
View ArticlevSphere permissions after installation
during the vCenter 5.5 installation I defined a domain group for SSO administration rather than the default administrator@vsphere.lcoal, can't remember the exact details of the screen and its options,...
View ArticleUpgrade Vcenter 5.0 and ESXI 5.0 U2 to VC 5.5 and ESXI 5.5
HI,I am running VC 5 with 3clusters and all hosts are ESXI 5.0 U2. I am confused with following questions.1- should I upgrade Esxi hosts first or Vcenter 2- can I use the existing licenses or I need to...
View ArticleTrying to install Vcenter Single Sign On and error 1722 popped up
I just installed a brand new ESXi 5.5 I am trying to install the vSphere Web Client but as a prerequisite I need to install vCenter Single Sign-On. Whenever I try to install the vCenter Single Sign-On...
View Articleauto deploy host profiles distributed virtual switch problems
Hi, I've been hacking away at this problem in my lab for a few days and I am finally ready to ask for help. I have two hosts, one is completely compliant and the host profile is created from it. The...
View ArticlevSphere Essentials Kit - virtual machine vcpu
hi,Please,someone tell mewhat is themaximum number ofvcputhat can be assignedto a singlevirtual machinein VMwareVsphere5.5U1EssentialKit?Thank you very much(sorry formy english)
View ArticleMemory upgrade - stuck at loading scheduler
I am trying to upgrade the RAM memory on my ESXi 5.1 host licensed with the essentials kit.Currently the host has 32 Gb memory. If I insert an additional 32, bringing it to 64 Gb, the OS reboots...
View ArticleSSO database migrate
Dear all, I had migrate the SQL from server-a to server-b by detach database in MS SQL Management Studio then attach to the new SQL Server.Then I follow the KB http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2034928 to change...
View ArticleUpgrade from Esx 4.1 to ESXi 5.1
Hi I am trying to upgrade from ESX 4.1 to ESXi 5.1 using Update Manager. After the scan i am getting the following Incompatibility errors: VMkernel and Service Console network interfaces are sharing...
View ArticleMigrating from 5.0 vSphere hypervisor free edition to 5.5 hypervisor free...
Hello guys, I have already a Dell server with free vSphere hypervisor 5.0 free edition. The storage is local on the server and I use them as LUNs. I have bought a new HP server. My question is how to...
View ArticleESXi/vSphere/vCenter Upgrade 5.0-5.5
Our current environment is: 8 Nutanix hosts running ESXi 5.01 vCenter Server running 5.0 with SQL ExpressHorizon View 5.1.1 I'd like to upgrade to ESXi 5.5 and vCenter 5.5. I also want to build new...
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