upgraded it to Esxi 5.1 U2 Hypervisor - stuck on 24% with the following error...
Hi all, I will like if someone can help me with my issue.I have IBM server : IBM System X 3550 M2 [794622G] model. I upgraded my Esxi 4.1 to Esxi 5.1.0 - build 1483097 ( its a customize ISO Image from...
View ArticleVery Difficult Networking Question
Hey Experts,I have a very difficult networking question. I purchased a dedicated server from a hosting company and they asked me what OS. I chose ESXi because of the cost of them providing me with...
View ArticleAuto Deploy, Host Profile and Answer Files
Hi I am busy trying to learn a little more about Auto deploy. I am trying to understand what is the best practice when it comes to the Host Profiles portion of the Auto Deploy process. The way I see it...
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 ArticleVmware installation on Wndows 8.1 64 bt
Hi,I am planning to install vmware in my desktop machine. its 16G with cord core machine. purpose is create4-5 vm mechines and install linux server and windows servers.please let me knowq whichsoftware...
View ArticleSetup a vsphere cluster with 2 hosts with internal storage shared via HP...
Hi, I'm in the process of creating a two nodes esxi cluster. These nodes will share their internal storage with HP Lefthand Appliance (HP StoreVirtual VSA). I need the first steps to create the...
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Storage DRS Anti-Affinity Confusion
I have two DFS servers I want to keep separate.They contain multiple large VMDKs preventing them from fitting on a single datastore so I disabled the "Keep VMDKs together" setting on each on the...
View ArticleSteps to remove old SAN from 5.5 environment.
I am running ESXi 5.5 with 2 hosts and I recently moved all my VM's from the datastores on my old SAN to new datastores on the new one. What are the steps to remove the old SAN from my iscsi...
View ArticlevSphere 6 and Horizon View 6
Does anyone know if Horizon View 6 is compatible with vCenter 6 and ESXi 6? I have a number of clients who are configured as follows and I want to move them to vCenter 6 and ESXi 6. vCenter 5.5u2 on...
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vSphere Crashing on Mac mini
First let me say - I know vSphere isn't officially supported by VMware - that being said, there are plenty of folks running it on a Mac mini with no issues - as I have on several different models for...
View ArticleUpgrade Process from 5.5u2 to 6.0
Thought I would take a moment and share my first upgrade to vSphere 6. The process went extremely smooth. The environment I upgraded was my test platform which consists of a Windows 2012 R2 Server...
View ArticleSQL 2014 support for vSphere 6.0 and VUM 6.0?
Hello I, like many, was pleased to see vSphere 6.0 go GA yesterday. I have been reviewing the Interoperability Matrixes and am a little concerned. We were hoping to use SQL 2014 Standard 64-BIT as the...
View ArticleHelp on vSphere 6 upgrade strategy with an internal SSO -> external PSC
I would like to ask for some idea and help on what and how to reorganize our vsphere infrastructure. We have an environment that grow really fast in the last 2 years... from a single vcenter...
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Topology change in vSphere 6.0
Our current vSphere 5.5 topology looks like shown below. Three sites, each with one SSO service installed on the same VM as the primary vCenter 5.5 server. At Site A, we have a Horizon View 6.0...
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esxi 6.0 bug
when boot a vm with a passthrough device(which noexistent) ,the host purple screen,while in esxi 5.5 prompt
View ArticlevCenter 4.1 new install - Server service account wrong?!
Hi, Installing vCenter 4.1 on a brand new just patched 2008 R2 Enterprise guest. The guest is joined to the domain. As per the manual and best practice I have created a dedicated vCenter user account...
View ArticleProblem ESXI 5.x hdd not detected.
Hello everybody ! So i'm gonna to setup a lab for train my ccna voice.I found a great laptop (ASUS NV56Z), very powerfull to host all of my servers. So, during the installation, no problem, I install...
View ArticleQuestions about the upgrade path and the Interoperability Matrixes
Hello. We're going to plan upgrading our vSphere cluster to 6.0. We're coming from Version 5.1.0 Build 2306353. When I'm right, this should be 5.1 U3. I took a look in the VMware Product...
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 ArticlevSphere 6.0 web client shows Single Sign-On
Hello this might seem like a minor thing and maybe i am doing something wrong in vSphere 5.5 the splash screen of the web client shows "VMware vSphere Web Client" however in vSphere 6.0 the splash...
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