Re: Rebooting ESXi 5.1 from the CLI without being in maintenance mode?
I dont thik so there is a way to reboot/poweroff the host using ESXCLI without placing the host in Maintenance Mode as both "PowerOFF/Reboot" says the host has to be in MM
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 Host system stopped responding
Would be difficult to say what's causing the lockups without the logs for the time frame. If the crashes are happening with the untimited CPU option selected, could be a CPU contention for all I can...
View Articlefirewall editing
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to add a service to the firewall. I am looking at /etc/vmware/firewall/services.xml I assume I am in the right place... looks like it accrding to google anyway. Now...
View ArticleHow to diagnose a restarted VM?
Hello good folks, Trying to shed some light on why my View server VM was restarted between 11:39 and 11:41pm last night.I've attached a screenshot of the events in question. This VM resides in a...
View ArticleRe: firewall editing
Hey Bill, http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/07/how-to-create-custom-firewall-rules-in.html?m=1 This should help Regardsa
View ArticleRe: ESXi Clock goes way off
I checked the BIOS when I got back. The BIOS was set way off, I reset it to the correct time, but it still jumped forward about a year. It's now showing 2014. I have NO idea whats going on.
View ArticleRe: How to diagnose a restarted VM?
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1019064 The above should help. Also check the event logs within the guest OS for additional clues Regardsa
View ArticleHP Smart Array P420i warning
Hi, I got a brand new DL380p gen8 Server with 8 300GB SAS disks in 2 raid 5, and installed esxi from the branded image: VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-HP-5.34.23.iso on the first raid.Everything seems to be...
View ArticleRe: CPU Latency
Good question. I'm unable to find the answer either. I've posted this at Socialcast (an awesome tool for group discussion). If I hear an answer, I'd share it here.I've added 2 charts comparing the...
View ArticleRe: Rebooting ESXi 5.1 from the CLI without being in maintenance mode?
>Have you considered putting the host into maintenance mode with esxcli? No. If all of the VMs are off and you put the host into maintenance mode, when you reboot, you come back into maintenance...
View ArticleRe: Disassociate vSphere 5 Essentials license key assigned to the host
What I forgot to mention is that my server has 64GB of RAM which is why I had to purchase a licenesed version. All I am trying to do is free up my license so that I can use it on a new server. I...
View ArticleRe: ESXi Clock goes way off
You sure it isn't an issue with the RTC on the server board? A hardware diags migh help. This especially if the BIOS clock keeps jumping as well. Or might be the CMOS battery but that would not move...
View ArticleRe: partition before ESXi 5.0 installation, is it possible ?
Hi Dave , following your advice, i have installed the ESXI5.1 on a 2GB MicroSD memeory,but how do manage to create a DataStore on the 2nd partition of a 2TB diskwhich first partition is Win7 boot....
View ArticleRe: partition before ESXi 5.0 installation, is it possible ?
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View ArticleRe: VNC to VMs under ESXi with better security
Hey Paul, Check if this helps http://www.c-note.dk/2012/02/12/vmware-esxi-5-vnc-to-a-guest/ Regardsa
View ArticleRe: HP Smart Array P420i warning
Hi a, I’m not very experienced with VMware, I only see the yellow sign with the exclamation mark beside the controller name.Battery status and disks are reported ok.Could you please give me a hint...
View ArticleRe: Rebooting ESXi 5.1 from the CLI without being in maintenance mode?
Err... pardon if I sound stupid but have you tried logging into the console or SSH and just hitting "reboot" or "restart" or something?
View ArticleRe: HP Smart Array P420i warning
Hey Franz, Do you have a + sign you can probably expand or something? Not sure what screen you are at. Can you take a screenshot and share that? Regardsa
View ArticleRe: HP Smart Array P420i warning
Hi all, I think that in new custom image of ESXi version 5.34.23 from HP is bug.Previous version was OK, but after upgrade I see the same warning without next info and reasons.I tested this on more HP...
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