vCenter Server Appliance update
Hi,We are currently using VMware Essentials and I a few questions on updating our vCenter appliance and ESXi. Currently, our vCenter appliance version is 5.0.0.5480 Build 804279. Our ESXi version is...
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Thank you,so ESXI doesnt have any tools for this? i need to use a 3rd party software
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance update
its always a good practice to update the Vcenter first and then the host.Here is a link for your reference....
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance update
Thanks for the link...I am assuming that updating through web GUI doesn't update to the latest build 5.1...It only updates to the latest 5.0 build?
View ArticleRe: XenApp 6.5 on VSphere 5->Vm performance issue
Hi,Apparently we are about to solve one of our issues. This issue was slow installation citrix Ps 4.5 process, the server seemed to be hanged on. It took many hours to complete and all our esxtop...
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Re: Which product for running multiple releases of OS X and Windows?
That is not enitrely correct. You are only allowed to virtualise 10.7 or 10.8 when you have bought it via the Mac App Store. When it came with the computer you are out of luck; if you want to...
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance update
Check for updates and in Available updates you would see the 920217 which is latest one. Click on update and run through the steps. Upgrading the VCVA from 5.0 to 5.1 is a migration process.
View ArticleRe: Can't SVmotion machine
This is what I am seeing in the vmkernel logs just before the status: I/O error 2013-07-10T12:43:10.929Z cpu10:2058)ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd(0x412441b19e00) 0x28, CmdSN 0x2ae9a67 to dev...
View ArticleRAID monitoring/check on ESXI whitebox
Hi. I am building a whitebox system intended to run ESXI 5.1, hosting some application/web servers.I have purchased an IBM M1015, as it seems to be pretty popular for "home-use" ESXI's.I intend to run...
View ArticleRe: Can't SVmotion machine
2. At this time stamp 2013-07-10T12:43:10.929, I don't see any failures (Storage vmotion failure) in hostd.log
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance update
Ok thanks. So as far as ESXi is concerned...5.0 to 5.1 is a migration process as well? If I update all the patches that I am behind on currently with Update Manager that will only bring me to latest...
View ArticleSNMP Adapter for F5 Load Balancer Data?
Has anyone configured the SNMP Adapter to poll SNMP data from an F5 load balancer? I got it up and running using the default MIB's but I wasn't sure if importing F5's MIB's would let me see things...
View ArticleRe: How to make hard disk available for diffferent guest OS?
You don't do this directly. What you have to do, is to edit the VM's settings and add an additional virtual disk. Once done the new disk will appear in the guest operating system and you may...
View ArticleRe: Can't SVmotion machine
Ok lets see this:# Can you try and do a vmotion of these machines to a different host in the cluster. And then try and do a sVmotion to target datastore.# Also, check the MPP for the target datastore...
View ArticleRe: ESXI 5.1 Monitor
Correct - ESXi has no alerting, so yes you will need 3rd party software or vCenter.
View ArticleRe: vCenter Server Appliance update
From the host prescriptive its an update. You would need to download the update files (update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update02.zip) then import to the Update manager and remediate. It will bring your host to...
View ArticleRe: ESXI 5.1 Monitor
you can also try using the Alarms for some level of monitoring on ESXi hosts and VMs. Goto VC, select VC name at left top, goto alarms and edit the definition that matches your requirement, set action...
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Re: How to make hard disk available for diffferent guest OS?
a.p. wrote: You don't do this directly. What you have to do, is to edit the VM's settings and add an additional virtual disk. Once done the new disk will appear in the guest operating system and you...
View ArticleRe: Nested virtualization requirements
Marius - Roma wrote: I an trying to implement nested virtualization in a vSphere 5.x environment with 2 ESXi 5.0 nodes.I created a Windows 8 VM, installed VMware Player inside the VM and attempted to...
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