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VLan tagging issues
Hi guys I am using VSphere Essential plus, I set up a Vlan 1955 for VLan tagging for the Front End. I created Vlan 1955 on my cisco SG300 and tagged all the ports The issue I am having is if I try...
View ArticleRemoving 'system vlans' from Nexus 1000V port-profile
We have a Dell M1000e blade chassis with a number of M605 blade servers running ESXi 5.0 using the Nexus 1000V for networking. We are using 10G Ethernet in fabrics B and C for a total of 4 10G NICs...
View ArticleWhich is better Software initiator vs Hardware HBA
See the attached diagram for expected layout for vSphere 5.1 installation.Hosts 1 and 3 are 4 cpu 3Ghz quad core and Host 2 is dual hcpu 3.16 Ghz quad core. I am going to create a cluster for light...
View ArticleКак не надо делать снапшоты
Клиент жалуется на недостаточную скорость работы SAS массива. Полез смотреть и обнаружил у него пару снапшотов...ftp://vds4you.ru/1/Snapshots.png
View ArticleHow well does the class prepare you for the exam ?
I am looking at scheduling the VCP5 install configure class (not the fast track one). I have been assigned the task of getting VMWare ESXi up and running for my group. I will be doing this on Cisco...
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VMware design - SRM, vMotion and redundancy
Greetings VMware geeks, I am currently consulting a company with VMware, and i've met some .. uncertaints on my way, and i would like to hear if the community has any advice The current setup is as...
View ArticleHigh CPU usage
Hi,I'm new in this vmware world. We are using vSphere Client 4 We have a host machine (2 chips with 6 CPUs (2.4 mhz) and hyperthreading=>24 rcpu ) with 2 vm running asterisk where CentOS is th OS....
View Articleit seems like I have to reinstall vmware tools every time I update my OS
5.02 1031769 Win 7 host OS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS guest OS The guest OS was telling me that it was due for an update and restart, so I restarted it. Now I can't see any of my mounted hgfs folders. So I...
View ArticleWorkstation 9 not recognizing PCI-E NIC
Hi Folks, I've been searching the web but can't seem to find any solutions to my problem. Host OS: Ubuntu 12.04vmWare: Workstation 9 guest OS: Ubuntu 12.04 My pc has:*2 on board nic's*1 WLAN PCI-E...
View ArticleAnyone interested in VCP5.1 4 weekend course starting this weekend at wembley
Please contact me. Its in very good acadamey and for just £1100!!
View ArticleESXi 5.1 - can't boot new VM from OS disc
I'm trying to boot off a Server 2012 DVD to install a new VM. I am using the host DVD-RW drive. I can attach the drive to an existing VM and browse the DVD (it's not the drive) and I tested the...
View ArticleNetworking for ZFS based "virtual storage appliance"
HiI'm setting up an ESXI 5.1 machine to test performance / proof of concept with a "storage appliance" in a VM on a host.Right now I'm using a version of solaris (nexenta community edition) to test. I...
View Articlen1kv with static dvports and autodeploy
Does anyone know a way that I can either capture into a host profile or have the values read into the auto deploy process for the specific dvports that are assigned to the vmk ports on my esxi servers.
View ArticleLoading Console
I have seen others complainig about this. I am trying to load the vCenter Orchestrator Lab HOL-OPS-07 it just sits forever on the loading console screen..
View ArticleSnapshots Change Log
My supervisor wants to move to Veeam for performing backups. I know I can do this for most VMs, but I'm concerned about some of them and can't find the necessary documentation to understand exactly...
View ArticleNeed help with my boxes
Hi all, I have 2 servers (all wihteboxes). I have 2 identical server (dual opteron) with 3ware 9550SXU sata raid adapter and 1 server with am adaptec 2410SA sata adapter. Both identical server are on...
View ArticleRecompose vapp error in vcloud 5.1 Java SDK
I am trying to recompose a vapp; adding a vm from a template and adding ANY type of network to the instantiation params. I get a generic 'Unable to perform this action. Contact your cloud...
View ArticleExport/Import VM Folder Structure to new vCenter
Afternoon, We are building a new vCenter 5.1 Environment. Want to duplicate the VM Folder structure from the 4.1 vCenter (Folders under INVENTORY>VMs and TEMPLATES). All we need are the folders...
View ArticleFailed insertion of statistics - vSphere 4.1.0
Hello,I have a problem, when viewing the "events" shown in my vCenter I get the following error "Stats insertion failed for entity XXXX due to ODBC error".I get this error for a bunch of my ESX's. I...
View ArticleIs there some sort of vMotion/Enhanced vMotion CPU compatibility tool in...
Firstly apologies is this is a silly question I am a relatively newbie VMware user only just finished the "VMware vSphere, Install, Configure, Manage course and my exam is a couple of months away....
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