is this too much on one virtual host?
I currently have Vcenter 5 and Update Manager running on the same virtual machine.The database (SQL 2005 SP4) for both these products is installed on this virtual machine as well.The current...
View Articlekickstart firstboot maintenance mode problem
Hi, when I enter and exit maintenance mode in my firstboot script, it still is in maintenance mode when booting after the firstboot script is complete (ESXi4.1U2) -- even though the output of vim-cmd...
View ArticleUpgrade vSphere client to 5.1 U1 but using vCenter/ESXi 5.1 (not U1)
So I saw this recommendation from VMware: -----------Update sequence for vSphere 5.1 Update 1 and its compatible VMware products (2037630)If you are using vSphere Client in your environment, it is...
View ArticleDo I need two static IP addresses?
I am new to VM. We have the HP DL380 G7 server with two NIC plus an iLo card. When setting up the static IP for the vSphere, how do I know which NIC card I'm adding/setting the static IP to? Do I need...
View Articleerror 29148 sts configuration error
No matter i used remote sqlserver 2008 or local sqlserver . i cannot install SSO In vm9 i have two mechines one is AD another is VC LOG :
View Article5.1 Upgrade Before VM Hardware 8?
Hi All, I have a customer on vSphere 5.0 Update 1. The tools have been updated to the latest version in 5.0 update 1, but 95% of the VMs are on hardware version 7. I would like to upgrade them to...
View ArticleUpgrading ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 via Flash Drive
I am looking at the instructions to create a USB drive that can be used to update ESXi from 5.0 to 5.1 These instructions are written for a user who is using a Linux machine to create the drive. I am...
View ArticleHost ESXi upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 and View 4.6
Hello everyone, I have a question in regards to upgrading my esxi hosts that are running a View 4.6 cluster. Overview of my environment:The 4 current ESXi hosts are running 4.0.0, 261974. These hosts...
View Articlemezzanine network card not detected
i have a NC325m Quad Port 1Gb NIC on bl460c G7 blade server, i can see the card is correctly installed and visible from the enclosure but when i look at network devices in the esxi only the embedded...
View ArticleHoist Upgrade from ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.0 Update 2
Hi, Couple of questions to help with my upgrade prep... - Can I upgrade directly using Update Manager 5.0 from ESXi 4.1 (582267) to ESXi 5.0.0 Update 2 (914586) ?or - Do I need to upgrade to ESXi 5.0...
View ArticleUpdate proliant bl460c g6 from vsphere 5.1 to 5.1 u1
Hello,I have a question to ask.I have to update my infrastructure from version 5.1 to version 5.1 of vSphere u1.To make the installation of vSphere 5.1 was used the image...
View ArticleAfter upgrade to vSphere 5.1 server - Management Webservices cannot start
Finally a succesfully install of vSphere 5.1 Server - had the same password issues like alot of other users. But there are problems with the VirtualCenter Management Webservices service - It cannot...
View ArticleVSphere 5.1 Install Error 1335
Background Fresh install of VSphere 5.1.0 U1 on a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise x64MS SQL 2012 Enterprise SP1 x64Member of a 2K3 domainUAC disabled for the user account installing VSphereMD5SUM matches...
View ArticleHow to down grade ESXi 5.1 to ESXi 4
Hi,I have installed ESXi 5.1 on my system. I managed to install VM server 2008 with no problem. However, when I try to install XP or Windows 7 the system fails to see the SATA hard drive. I consulted...
View ArticleHow can i download Vsphere 5.0 for trial with my Account
How can i download Vsphere 5.0 for trial with my Account .
View ArticleESXi 5.0 host can't access iSCSI storage after update with latest patches
After I updated one of my ESXi 5.0 hosts with latest updates downloaded by Update Manager this host can no longer attach to my iSCSI storage, the storage is a FreeBSD zfs volume supplied by istgt! The...
View ArticleBoot from SAN Reinstall Error vSphere ESXi 5.1
Hi Guys, I have attempted to reinstall ESXi in boot from SAN but it fails with error " Expecting 2 bootbanks, found 0 "Boot from SAN has been configured on other blade servers in same chassis but this...
View Article1 of the ESXi hosts cannot see iSCSI storage after installing 5.1 update 1
I am in the process of installing Update 1 of vSpere 5.1 for 1 of my customers. I have been upgrading the vCenter appliance and am now upgrading the ESXi 5.1 cluster hosts one by one. For most of the...
View Articlevirtualcenter management webservices failing to start
Hello, we just recognized that we could not access the "Storage Vies" Tab in VSphere Client.We get the message "The server xxx could not interpret the clients request (404). So I went to our...
View ArticleUpgrade from free VMware hypervisor 4, 4.1 and 5.0 to vSphere 5.1
Hi, there are several hosts with the free hypervisor version 4 - 5.0 and local disks. The machines that are running on those hosts need to be movedto the new vSphere 5.1 cluster with shared storage. I...
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