Re: Add snapshot file from original VM to cloned VM
Welcome to the Community, sorry but this won't work. Snapshots in VMware products only contain deltas made after creating a snapshot. Please take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1015180 for details....
View ArticleRe: Creating a VM from a previous snapshot
Hi Andre, This is related to my other question, but in this case I'm trying to approach the issue from a different angle.Ultimately I'm to get access to files from a snapshot either by interrogating...
View ArticleSave ESXi configuration across PXE Boot/reboot on diskless system?
Hello, I am PXE booting ESXi 5 to a diskless system, and make configuration changes that aren't kept across reboots. I can make the changes and back them up using CLI - "vicfg-cfgbackup" command....
View ArticleRe: Save ESXi configuration across PXE Boot/reboot on diskless system?
you are looking for host profiles
View ArticleIncrease the partition size limit
Hi ! I have to manage an ESXI server that has been configured by someone else. I got 8 VM on the server. I want to increase the size of the partition the file server has from100GB to 1TB ....
View ArticleRe: Add snapshot file from original VM to cloned VM
Hi, That was my plan to use the original machines delta file from the snapshot to the identical cloned machine. Any chance that could work? cheersjames
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.1 HP branded installed on USB stick not showing Hard Drive Health
Thank you for your response. When I reboot the Host server the drives show up again but then disappear within an hours time. I am using an HP branded install named "hp-esxi5.0uX-bundle-1.3.5-3'. I...
View ArticleRe: Intermitent network disconnect in VM using E1000E NIC
Has anyone else come across a solution for this? I'm experiencing the same issues that only happen with ESXI 5.1 and Windows Server 2012. Our Windows Server 2008 boxes on the same host with the same...
View ArticleRe: Add snapshot file from original VM to cloned VM
This would only be possible with the base disks being exactly the same. If the "source" VM was user after the initial clone, a newly created/copied snapshot will most likely cause data corruption on...
View ArticleRe: Increase the partition size limit
Welcome to the Community, There's no option to convert the block size other than reformatting the volume. However, since you are posting in the ESXi5 forum, I assume you are running ESXi5 which allows...
View ArticleLink aggregation - am I doing it right?
Dear community, I've setup Link Aggregation to the best of my knowledge, but I have some questions I'm hoping you guru's can answer. Main problem/concern: Even though I should be having the equivalent...
View Articleperformance question about multiple vms and server 2013 essentials
I have this configuration precision t3500xeon quad core 2.6624 gigs of ram4+1 ethernet This is a new build. I am planning to install pfsense, plus 2 or 3 2003 servers, plus 2 or 3 linux distros. Until...
View ArticleRe: Link aggregation - am I doing it right?
To be able to make full use of LACP you need to use vDS with ESXi 5.1. For other versions/editions take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1004048 for the limitations. André
View ArticleRe: Link aggregation - am I doing it right?
How are you testing, exactly? This can provide a ton of insight.
View ArticleRe: Link aggregation - am I doing it right?
Thanks André for your tip. Although I only have a single ESXi host, will vDS work? Also are you saying that it's not possible to reach more than 1Gbit/s throughput using a normal vSwitch with IP hash...
View ArticleRe: Link aggregation - am I doing it right?
Hi Matt, Good point. I have an HP Microserver with Windows 2012 on it. 3 NIC's and setup for LACP. This should provide approximately 3Gbit/s speeds. I'm then copying a testfile from a W2K8 VM with...
View ArticleRe: IP in IP tunnel performance degredation on guest OS running on VMware ESXi 5
I assigned 4 cores and 4GB to each VM. I've ran a comparison test on an older x86 dell rackmount with and older dual core Xeon and 4GB, the IP-IP tunnel performance over ESXi is still very poor....
View ArticleRe: Link aggregation - am I doing it right?
Your test is insufficient. IP hash load balancing means that any given IP hash (.e.g connection between 2 machines) will only go over a single card. To effectively use multiple cards with IP hash, you...
View ArticleRe: vsphere client 5.1 not backwards compatible
Yes and no. You would need to installation for each corresponding version but you can have them all installed on one computer. I publish the vSphere Console via Citrix and have it working for 5 and 5.1...
View ArticleRe: Save ESXi configuration across PXE Boot/reboot on diskless system?
Thanks much,but is there any way to update the ESXi host configuration without getting vCenter involved, or without rebooting the system?
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