NMI: 2540: LINT1 motherboard interrupt (54 forwarded so far)
Hi,I've a server with esx 4.1.0 260247 on HP ML370G5 dual CPU Xeon 33606 16GB of RAM an P410i controller.I've 3 2008R2 running in this host.On the events of the host start in april 2012 appear this...
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I want to make use of the OVA templates for windows 2008r2 templates, can someone please tell me if they will change the SID etc or will it be a exact replica of the machine that I have taken the...
View ArticleProblems cloning with the VMWare SDK Perl scripts
I am new to the SDK. I loaded the 5.0 version of the SDK Perl scripts. I am trying to clone a VM but I want it to clone to another datacenter and esxihost. I can get it to clone locally if I do not...
View ArticleVMware ESXi 4.1 on HP Proliant DL380 G4
I have one HP Proliant DL 380 G4 2x Intel (R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.80 Ghz 12 Gig Memit is currently running ESX 4.1.0 i really want to upgrade to ESXi 4.1I checked the matrix it is not listed but some...
View ArticleWhich MIBs for vCenter alerts?
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006438 This article says this about vCenter alerts: Only these MIB files are needed to interpret...
View ArticleSlow network performance
I'm having a problem with a Workstation 7.1.5 installation that I'm hoping you all can help me out with. Here's the issue: when copying a file over our gigabit LAN to the host OS (Windows 7 x64), I'm...
View ArticleEvents Database shows red but does not give a status
in my View 5.1 install, I have an error state in the events DB, but when I click on it there is no status. I removed and readded the DB and the status was green for about a day. Then back to red with...
View ArticleDocumenting a vSphere 5 infrastructure
I need to produce a document as detailed as possible to describe *all* the settings of a vSphere 5 infrastructure based on a vCenter server and some ESXi hosts.The goal is either let rebuild the...
View ArticleCorrupt .vmdk file in ESX v3
I have a corrupt .vmdk file for a server in ESX v3. I have attached the log files. The name of the .vmdk is [NAS_Storage] /KCMO-FILE01/KCMO-FILE01.vmdk. Any help with recovery would be greatly...
View ArticleSetting Environment Variables in ESXi5
In ESX 4 you could simply set environnment variables by connecting to the machine through SSH and then using the command PATH=$PATH:[path to be added]. I am logging in to my ESXi5 servers through SSH...
View ArticleHow to install VMware ESXi 4.1
i am in the process of downloading ESXi 4.1 to install on my machine. I read the installation guide from VMware the only thing they mention to use DV or CD ROM bootable. I have one of those HP ProLiant...
View ArticleVLAN settings
How can I change VLAN settings inside the VM to seperate my home network from my VM's network?
View ArticlevShield Edge 5 VPN with Certificate Authenitication Method
Hi, I would like to establish a site-to-site VPN connection using certificate for the Authentication method. However, there is no option to actually select the "Certificates" Authentication Method, it...
View Articlexenserver 6.02 and patch 05 in vm on esxi 5
esxi server- Version 5- vSwitch: promiscuous mode = accept- vlan: all vm- os other - esxi 5 I use this environment to develop xenserver unattended installation - all works fine until install patch...
View ArticleWorkstation 8.0.4 hangs on suspend or create of WinXP
Hello, I'm trying to trouble shoot the following, wondering if anyone has some ideas I could try. I've outlined the steps and results. Configuration: - WS 8.0.4 - Linux kernel 2.6.37.6 - 32gb ram -...
View ArticleScratch partition size for shared LUN.
Hi all, I am preparing to do implement up to 100 ESXi 5.0 hosts by using the Boot from USB method. There will not be any hard disks local to the hosts. I understand that a default installation of ESXi...
View ArticleNetwork issues with ESXi 5 and vCenter Server
Hi all, I'm currently evaluating vSphere 5 and I've a virtualized set up.* 1 ESXi (a vm)* 1 vCenter Server appliance (a vm)* 1 vSphere client (another (windows) vm) The ESXi vm has a bridged network....
View Article"Cannot connect to host" alarm
Several times a week I'm getting the below alarm from vCenter for both of my ESX hosts. When this happens I lose connectivity to all my hosts and VMs. That is followed by a myriad of errors I see in...
View ArticleRemoteDisplay.maxConnections
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes. When I originally created my templates we followed the security guide and added "RemoteDisplay.maxConnections=1" to the advanced settings....
View ArticleObtaining template name is inconsistent when Template is Migrated
Hi, I have an app which lists the Templates in our vDC using $queryFormat = "Records";$qr = "query$queryFormat";$type = "vm"; $recObj = $sdkQuery->$qr($type, $queryParams);$records =...
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