Error in deploying an OVF - ESX 5.5
Hello, I don't succeed to understand what my problem is :ESX5.5, deploying an .ovf, with the following error message: The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployedLine 6 : Missing of child element...
View ArticleNVidia Quadro M2000 GPU Passthrough, BSOD or 43
Hi, I'm trying ESXi 6.5 with goal to replace my Hyper-V with it in my homelab.I currently have no issue to install it and running it. I created a first VM with Windows Server 2016 installed on it and I...
View ArticleCannot add network adapter to ESXi 6.5 VM?
I have a fresh install of ESXi 6.5 on a very vanilla Dell server, default Broadcom networking, etc. In VMware Network config, I have a very ordinary networking setup - one management network, one data...
View ArticleVM with snapshots no longer starts after moving from stand-alone 6.5.0 to...
I moved a VM from a 6.5.0 standalone ESXi host to another running 6.5.0 Update 1, like this: Unregistered the VMUsed datstore browser ("Move" button at the top) to move the entire folder from the 6.5.0...
View ArticleESXi license information
Is there a command I can issue from the ESXi shell, esxcfg* or other, that will give me the license information for the ESXi that I am running on?
View ArticleEvacuate a Host with DRS functionality but not put it in Maintenance Mode
Hello Everyone, Long Story short sometime in the past someone put a Host in maintenance mode and not all VM's migrated and because the host was going into Maintenance mode things got messed up and the...
View ArticleQuery enabled services from ESXi command line
When I look at a host in VCenter, Selecting the Configure Tab, and selecting VMKernel adapters (Under Networking), and selecting a particularVMKernel adapter I can for instance see: Device Network...
View ArticleRemoving an orphaned NFS share
Hey guys,I have a standalone ESXi 6.5.0 U1 (HPE image) that is connected to a FreeNAS NFS share. It was previously connected to a Synology box also thru NFS. They both sit on the same IP.Now, I keep...
View Article/bin/sfcbd crashed problem ESXi 6.5u1 with LSI CIM provider
I installed a new ESXi 6.5u1 on Friday 25.08 and until now the sdcbd service crashed three times. I am using a LSI 9271-8i Raid Controller and installed the "lsiprovider cim 500.04.V0.66-0002" to...
View ArticleVM fails to start, VMCS error code 12 (6.5)
Hi, VM is crashing right after PowerOn.Could anyone help with understanding this error code?Is it described somewhere? vcpu-0| W115: MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-0:VM-entry failed; VMCS valid (error code 12)
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vCenter 6.5 - vcenter appliance stops working out of the blue, AGAIN!!
This happened to me a few months ago on a fresh install of the vcenter appliance 6.5. It just stopped working a week or two after applying an update. Services would not start and there was no...
View ArticlevSphere 6.5 U1 - Driver for Dell PERC H710 Mini
I just upgraded my Dell PowerEdge R320 to 6.5 U1. When I go into the Host - Monitor - Hardware - Storage, I get the message "The Small Footprint CIM Broker Daemon (SFCBD) is running, but no data has...
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The Small Footprint CIM Broker Daemon (SFCBD) is running, but no data has...
I have one T620 DELL server with vmware6.5 in my hardware storage monitoring have problem
View ArticleWhy can't I copy/paste files between VM and my machine?
Hello everybody As per this KB article (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1026437) I have set these options on the ESXi hosts. Even...
View ArticleRecovered ESXi Lost it's VM's
Hi All I hope you can help because I've got an issue that's a killer. we run about 8 ESXi 5.5 and 6 boxes out in Offices with limited internet to provide local DC, FNP and Applications they need in...
View ArticleLBT VS Etherchannel
I am installing few rack servers to put in a new VMware data center. My focus is networking on the physical switch side. Each server has two 10GbE nic cards for vDS to support multiple ports group. I...
View ArticleTransport (VMDB) error -45: Failed to connect to peer process
Hi, I am using ESXi 5.5, build 1281650. I am having the problem of not being able to start any VM's without getting the following message Transport (VMDB) error -45: Failed to connect to peer...
View ArticleEOL format in commands
I need to parse data, which just got a lot when I found the esxcli --formatter=keyvalue,which for example gives me data like this. The data I treat as a String Question: Can I always assume each line...
View ArticleIntel dual port 82599EB cards not getting detected properly
I have ESXi 5.0 FREE version; works great except this one issue I cannot resolve.I have 2x Intel NICs, 10GE dual port 82599EB. Issue: only first 1st port of the card is getting detected and available...
View ArticleUnable to increase disk space
Hi, I have a problem with a virtual machine, it is not possible to expand the space, I have other machines in the usual esxi that have no problems, no problem in other esxi, how can I do? Can I expand...
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