Re: iSCSI Discovery
I am dealing with the same issue right now. 2 ports on EMC SAN are dedicated to Mirror View and not usable by ESXi hosts. Run dynamic discovery, delete unneeded static targets, and they come right...
View ArticleRe: P2V Question
At the last stage of conversion (use converter 5.0) you will get an option to select/de-select the volumes which you don't want to convert. Don't select the 4.5 TB, just un-check it and complete the...
View ArticleRe: invalid host after registering vmx file
Use storage vMotion between datastores, this will fix the folders naming.
View ArticleEsxi5.0 to 5.1 Live Vmotion
Hi Guys, I have two Esxi host, one running 5.1 the other running 5.0 both R710 but the CPU models are different. and Unfortunately the one that is running 5.0 the CPU does not support AES-NI feature...
View ArticleRe: Esxi5.0 to 5.1 Live Vmotion
Create a cluster if you didnt do already. Add both ESXi servers to it and enable EVC....
View ArticleRe: invalid host after registering vmx file
Hi, Few scenarios were in vm will show in inactive state is After a vMotion or VMware DRS migrationAfter a VMware HA host failure occurs, or after the ESX host comes out of maintenance modeA...
View ArticleRe: What does a snapshot of independent disks take?
Configuration file of a VM. For example, if you have 4 NICs on that VM before the snapshot and are removed later. When reverting back the snapshot, it will put back the initial configuration. This...
View ArticleRe: Esxi5.0 to 5.1 Live Vmotion
Thanks for the quick reply, I have a slight problem, 1 x R710 with nehalm CPU E5530 1 x R710 with westmere CPU E5620 How would u enable EVC for both u can only do one or the other feature set. SO I am...
View ArticleRe: Esxi5.0 to 5.1 Live Vmotion
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003212 Check L3 EVC Level, you should be fine.
View ArticleRe: Esxi5.0 to 5.1 Live Vmotion
Error came up on vCenter while adding the Westmere host to the Cluster...
View ArticleRe: Best practices for an NFS datastore
I would configure NFS as "jrmunday" described. However. I am reading the "Best Practices for Running VMware on Network-Attached Storage (NAS)" v2.0, January 2013 The multi-swithch configuration...
View Article'cron' issue on SLES for VMWare
Hi All, I have installed SLES for VMWare.Configured 'cron' job for a user. The crontab entry is as below, 45 8 * * * /bin/df >> /oracle/SID/jm.txt 2>&145 9 * * * /bin/df >>...
View ArticleNIC Driver Install on ESXi 5.1 host
Hello All, I want to install a new driver for the "Emulex Corporation NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Adapter" on ESXi hosts. Currently the NIC has the driver that was shipped with the HP Customized...
View ArticleRe: NIC Driver Install on ESXi 5.1 host
esxupdate -b /vmfs/<FILE>.vib stageesxupdate -b /vmfs/<FILE>.vib update
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