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Install bootloader on SDCARD drive(/sdf) and start ESXi from /sde (HPE...
Dear VMware gurus, I have a HPE microserver Gen8 Xeon1220Lv2./sda 4tb data drive/sdb 4tb data drive/sdc 4tb data drive/sdd 4tb data drive/sde SSD drive (64gb)/sdf SDCARD drive...
View ArticleUses for loads of RAM
Hi, What is a good use for loads of RAM? i have about 16 M820 blades with 380GB ram each and quad 8 core cpu's. i've noticed on windows 10 pro you can only have 2 sockets on the vm not 4. but what's a...
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Passthrogh Nvidia GPU's
Hi there, I am running the esxi version 5.5, and i can't pass through any GPU.i tired the following GPU'sNivida gt 660,nividia 1060 6 G.BNividia 9400Nividia Quadro 3800But no luck it always stuck after...
View ArticleAutoCAD Extra Slow
Hi, i have a windows 10 VM running on a M820 blade server it has 12vCPU & 128GB ram. the os is installed on a Samsung SSD evo. but im abit stuck as autocad is really really slow, when you connect...
View ArticleUnable to Passthrough any nividia GPU
Hi there, I am running the esxi version 5.5, and i can't pass through any GPU.i tired the following GPU'sNivida gt 660,nividia 1060 6 G.BNividia 9400Nividia Quadro 3800But no luck it always stuck after...
View ArticleAuto power on/off a VM
Hello, I would ideally like to be able to auto power off a VM guest at a particular time of evening and then power on in the morningHow might this be possible? I am using ESXi 6.5 and the guest system...
View ArticleFailed to power on virtual machine . The attempted operation cannot be...
Hi All, we created Windows Server 2016 VM on ESXi 6.5 U1. We can power on the VM and operate it. But when we shutdown the VM. We cannot power on it anymore. The message is "Failed to power on virtual...
View ArticleThe system's fans run at high speed (100 %) generating more noise than normal...
Dear ALL, We installed ESXi 6.5 on HP Proliant ML 350 Ge 9.a strange phenomenon was found after installing and configuring the PCI control (P440ar) on the virtual machine linux: the system's fans run...
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WDS server 2012 problem
Hello.....I have problem please need helpI have WDS...It's work ok in my vlan but when I go to another vlan in same network to boot pxe I didn't find my WDS server .How I can solve this problem. Thank...
View ArticlePetition VMware to Open Source ESXi Thick Client
It's been almost 3 years (1189 days to be exact) since kgottleib openly complained about the web client: vSphere Web Client SUCKs so bad that my experience managing and supporting VMware has turn to...
View ArticleVSphere Standard Licensing
Hi, Ive just looked on the VMware store, atm i have about 19 esxi hosts, but im using vsphere essentials i bought two so i can licnese 6 hosts and have two vcenters. but ive noticed there is a...
View Articletroubleshooting esxi host to join domain
I am trying to troubleshooting why a host is not able to join an AD domain All necessary ports from this kb has been openedhttps://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1026538VMware Knowledge Base but its failing...
View ArticlevSphere Client constantly disconnects & reconnects to ESXi, It's my ISP, but...
It's annoying. I'll be working on a remote host, then all off a sudden it disconnects, brings the vSphere Client into focus, but I can click back on the remote machine & it's reconnected. Happens...
View ArticleESXi 6 - Unable to connect USB Device to VM
Hi folks: I'm having a problem with a particular USB 3 device in trying to connect it to a VM. The device is a Toshiba USB 3 5tb hard drive, and it's recognized by ESXi as I can see it when I do a...
View ArticleHow to upgrade from ESXi 5.5 Enterprise hosts to 6.5
Hi There, We are planning to upgrade our ESXi hosts (15) currently running on vSphere 5.5 with Enterprise license to vSphere 6.5 update1.As we are aware, Enterprise license model is discontinued and...
View ArticleUpgrade ESXi 5.5 Enterprise hosts to 6.5
Hi There, We are planning to upgrade our ESXi hosts (15) currently running on vSphere 5.5 with Enterprise license to vSphere 6.5 update1.As we are aware, Enterprise license model is discontinued and...
View ArticleESXi 6.5 - Device Passthrough
Hello all, I'm an ESXi beginner trying to get my graphics cards to passthrough my VM. In ESXi under Host>Manage> under the "hardware tab">PCI Devices, it states the device is not capable for...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 Gets disconnected every couple of days
Hello everyone! This is a new HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 server with ESXi 5.5 installed. Around every month I've had to restart the management services because I keep loosing connection to the ESXi...
View ArticleReclaim the space of datastore
Hi,Can the vSphere 6.5 support the auto reclaimed space of datastore? e.g. If I write and delete the 100GB files on one of VM, the datastore can reclaim the space of datastore?Can the vSphere 5.5 / 6...
View ArticleIs there a Rest API available for ESXi
Is there a Rest API available for ESXi? If so can someone point me to the documentation for it?
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