Multiple switches in ESXI on a single nic
hi guys is it possible to add multiple vswitches to single nic on ESXI box.If so i want to add a vlan per vswitch on a single physical nic.Please reply asap. Kind regards
View ArticleESXi 6.5.0 - Usage of Snapshots causes error with redo log
Hello, when I try to create a snapshot on a Linux VM and startup the VM, then at any point the VM is shut down with an error in the redo log file. This happens in a timespan between instant and within...
View ArticleUnable to see USB/eSATA 3.0 RAID enclosure
This is my first post, and I am still learning ESXi, so if this is the wrong place or a bad question please let me know! I have an ESXi 6.5 installation that I'm trying to add an external RAID...
View ArticleEsxi 6.0 keep triggering false alarm
Hi all, When I shutdown or power on the virtual machine in esxi host, some alarms with be triggered. When power off vmAlarm "Virtual machine memory usage" changed from green to GrayAlarm "Virtual...
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Disable the Managed Object Browser
Good day, We are trying to disable the Managed Object Browser. This solution Disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB) works good, but it is still checked checkbox in vmware client. We tried to restart...
View ArticleNIC team with Etherchannnel issue
Hi, I am having difficulty implementing what should be an easy task. I have a single ESXi 6.5U1 host with 2 NICs teamed in a single vSwitch. The load balancing is set to “route based on IP hash”. As...
View ArticleHow to pull Vcenter user logs for one month
How to pull Vcenter user logs for one month
View ArticleThe parent virtual disk has been modified since the child was created
Hi, I need some assistance please. A server was accidentally started up with the base disk selected rather than it's delta. As soon as i noticed i shut it down and reconfigured it to use the latest...
View ArticleVMFS Volume is not available on USB after installing ESXi 6.0
Dear Friends, I have installed ESXi 6.0 on USB (Dell Server), i don't see any VMFS volume is not created after installing ESXi. Please let me know if this is normal. I can see 16GB still available on...
View ArticleI just want to suppress this alarm; System logs on host are stored on...
I am getting this error on 6.0 hosts running SSD local storage on hosts; System logs on host <hostname> are stored on non-persistent storage. I already know how to set up log locations on a...
View ArticleIs there a standard testing method for new a ESX host before putting it into...
As the title says, I’m curious if there is a standard for preproduction testing of an ESX host? I’ve done a fresh 3.5 build many years ago, a migration from 4.1 to 5.1, and a migration from 5.1 to 5.5...
View Article"Remote access for ESXi local user account 'root' has been locked for 120...
Hello everyone I got the following message every hour: "Remote access for ESXi local user account 'root' has been locked for 120 seconds..." I found a lot of information how to figure this out:...
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Have I been hacked? Config changes and shutdown not done by me
Hi. Just came into my office after one hour away, and noticed all my VM's were shut down. Opening vSphere Client, I saw some - to me - highly suspicious messages . I did not do any of these changes,...
View ArticleESXi to Dell Optiplex 7010 - no network card
I am trying to install ESXi 5.1 onto a Dell Optiplex 7010 but getting the no network card found error The only instructions I can seem to find date back a few years Install ESXi 5.1 to DELL Optiplex...
View ArticleUSB data not being sent when using USB passthrough
I am trying to pass a USB device though to a VM, The first device I set up worked with the passthrough however its boot-loader mode and another one of the devices appear in the VM but i am unable to...
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Can't communicate between standard switch and DVS on same host
We have two hosts (6.5 U1) with a quad port NICs that are partitioned to 8 virtual NICS, so for example vmnic0 is the same physical port as vmnic4, vmnic1 is the same as vmnic5, etc. We have a DVS with...
View ArticleVarious questions about vmware-esxi and LAG
Hello,i´ve got some questions about esxi 6.0 (and 6.5) (all standalone hosts) regarding lag and mangementkernel 1) Today I wanted to create a static LAG between a cisco sg300-10 and a esxi 6.0 host...
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ESXI - AMD Threadripper Testing - Having Issues.
Hi All, I have been playing with a new Threadripper 1950X build and was thinking about seeing if I could get ESXi working. So far I haven't been having much luck and my build keeps getting stuck at the...
View ArticleAdd a second screen in 1920 * 1080
Hello I would like to have 2 screens, in my vm hosted in an ESX version 6, with a resolution of 1920 * 1080 for each of the screens. For the moment, I find myself limited to 1600 * 1200 on the second....
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