Re: ESXi 5 Storage DRS
Thanks again. So, this is only applicable if the LUNs are thin provisioned from the storage? We are using traditional LUNs (volumes) from the P2000. Does this mean that any thin-provisioned VMs will...
View ArticleRe: multiple networks in single vswitch.
hi a.p & rickardnobel, thanks for your time, i've gone through vlan tagging, i think it needs manageble switch which i dont have, one more thing is i thing i was not good at english to express my...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 Storage DRS
netwrkmgr wrote: So, this is only applicable if the LUNs are thin provisioned from the storage? We are using traditional LUNs (volumes) from the P2000. The so called VAAI unmap commands do only apply...
View ArticleRe: ESXi partition
What's shown in your screenshot is the VMFS partition (datastore) only and not the size of the entire disk. You can see the volumes/disk in the "Storage Adapters" section. André
View ArticleRe: Local Storage Question
Basically when you're starting the ESXi3 install for local staorage it says "Select a Disk to install or Upgrade"... Should this be the entire 800 gigs OR should I break this down into two partitions...
View ArticleRe: Local Storage Question
Should this be the entire 800 gigs OR should I break this down into two partitions first.I say just let the installer have the entire 800GB and create everything for you. Much easier to set up and deal...
View ArticleRe: PSOD on Dell R515 BIOS 2.0.2 - ESXi 5.0 Updatetd
I had the PSOD again, but nuw on the other machnine with BIOS 2.0.2 It starts with "CPU12 tried to re-acquire lock CpuSchedCore.12"
View ArticleRe: Local Storage Question
There seems to be some confusion regarding the partitions and RAID volumes. With ESXi versions prior to ESXi 5, an installation/reinstallation always formatted the whole installation disk/volume,...
View ArticleRe: PSOD on Dell R515 BIOS 2.0.2 - ESXi 5.0 Updatetd
Hi,Get the screen shot PSOD. Regardsmohammed
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 Storage DRS
Thanks. So, it appears that if the used space within the VM is not changing then there is no need to reclaim after a vMotion. It will appear on the new LUN exactly the same as the original VMDK and the...
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Replacing Current Switches and General Config
We are currently in the process of replacing our current switches used for iSCSI/vMotion. The original config of how things are arranged and connected is pretty bad, and I wanted to fix this. I would...
View ArticleRe: Intergrating Esxi 5.1 With Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
I think you missed the last step in this process. Login as root and goto the persmissions tab.Then right click and add permission.After the assign permissions window opens click add. Notice the domain...
View ArticleRe: vSphere web client OSX plugin
Yes, please get on the ball. Why is it that the linux/Mac community alway get shafted by VMWare. The web client was the holy grail, FINALLY LDAP support (not just AD) -- but not console support, that...
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5 Storage DRS
Although think provisioning is officially supported, it doesn't actually work - Storage DRS was never designed for thin-provisioned VMDKs. This is trivial to duplicate:1. Create a 10GB datastore and...
View ArticleCan't connect to guest - Server 2012 - on ESXi
I have my first ESXi installation working and I installed server 2012. I enabled remote access and it told me it made the firewall modifications. I can't ping the server nor can I remote access it....
View ArticleRe: Can't connect to guest - Server 2012 - on ESXi
The firewall on the ESXi host is only used to protect ESXi itself. There's nothing that would block any traffic for the VM's. So this is most likely an issue in the guest OS itself. André
View ArticleRe: Intergrating Esxi 5.1 With Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory
Definatly did that if you look at the top image the CCI is my domain name.
View ArticleRe: ESX5.0 be2net 4.2.327 driver stable on HP BL460C G7 blades? Panic seen
Try to implement the following KB article:ESXi 5.0 host experiences a purple diagnostic screen with the errors "Failed to ack TLB invalidate" or "no heartbeat" on HP servers with PCC...
View ArticleRe: Connect ESX 5.1 to Clariion CX500
Its worth noting that CX-series storage is not supported with ESXi 5.1 (or even 5.0).
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