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• Move VMS between server ESXi and vSphere ESX server

  Dear all,

  I want to move some a vSphere ESX server virtual machines to ESXi server.

  I understand that some users will use CPS to move between the ESX servers, but apparently not for moving between different products.

  I'm just using a slow and prone to error method:

  The files of the virtual machine to my deskop PC of vSphere ESX server and then upload to the ESXi server.

  I would advise you to please all of the methods that is better than this one?

  Help, please.

  Kind regards

  Tommy

  If you got a central storage you can move virtual machines between the two products with vMotion. Since you don't seem to have available vMotion, you pouvez use scp. SCP has nothing to do with ESX/ESXi products. It is a Linux/Unix program which is available in both servers.

  So with the CPS, you need a little less.

  The syntax is like:

  SCP - r/path/to/vm/directory user@esxi:/path/to/new/location

  Concerning

• publish server esxi and CPU/hardware compatibility .vmx files.

  Hello

  I have images that have been created and run on my laptop. (architecture intel, 3 GB)

  I recently downloaded them to the ESXi 4.0.0 server via the client and unfortunately the images do not work when I import them into inventory.

  The server is a dual proc AMD based on HP Proliant server.

  They appear unknown.

  Is it because of the hardware/cpu does not?

  you shouldn't have any problems, run the virtual machine.  I think that your problem is based around the process that allowing you to move the virtual machine.

  Try to use VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 4.0.1.

• Configuration of Vlan SG300-20 for the desktop and server ESXi

  Hello

  I'm fairly new to network so please, be gentle.  I'm setting up a number of VLANs for my lab at home.

  I recently moved jobs and took an Oracle Apps of the Middleware & role has therefore need to start picking up the Apache, e-Business Suite, etc. of the load balancers so need to segragate my network to allow different configurations, I want to install in my lab ESXi.

  My setup is detailed below:-

  I have a router of dryatek 2860n which is my entry for the installation of the internet on IP 192.168.1.1

  My Cisco switch has been set to 192.168.1.2 and the installer to use the 3 layer.

  I have a number of PCs connected to my switch I want to use to administer my ESXi server and have access to the different VLANS.

  VIRTUAL LANs, I need are the following

  VLAN 1	192.168.1.x/24				By default / Internet Uplink
  VLAN 12	10.0.12.x/24				Workstations
  VLAN 13	10.0.13.x/24				Server management interface
  VLAN 14	10.0.14.x/24				Public Interface Server
  VLAN 15	10.0.15.x/24				Private server interface
  VLAN 20	10.0.20.x/24				Storage

  My esxi server has two network interfaces that will have traffic MGMT, Public and private configured as virtual interfaces in ESXi and one that runs my traffic of storage/nfs mounts on a QNAP NAS, I want to make it work on my network

  Here is how I have the ports

  A Port VLAN membership
  G1	VLAN1
  G13 - 20	VLAN 12		Need to access the VLAN 1, 13, 14, 15, 20
  G9	VLAN 13, 14, 15
  G10	VLAN 20
  G7 - 8	VLAN 20		LAG configured to QNAP NAS

  G13-20 are my workstations that need to be on VLAN 12, but must also be able to connect to 13, 14, 15, 20, SSH, RDP, NFS

  G9 is the Interface of MGMT of ESXi who need to have traffic on VLAN 13, 14, 15

  G10 is ESXi storage Interface that needs to access the VLAN 20 only

  G7/g8 are connect to QNAP that ideally I want to configure as a LAG.   When I get more interfaces in my ESXi Server I'll finally the team to match.

  I set up an ip interface in my CISCO switch to 10.0.12.1 as gateway to my workstations and created a static route in my router to allow traffic to the switch.  This does not quite yet.

  I also installed a default route to 0.0.0.0

  I followed a number of guides, but struggling to get my head around concepts and how to achieve the above configuration.

  Ideally, I want to configure this through the CLI as Ive had no end of problems with the web interface of the Cisco switch.

  I believe need g9 of trunk, and other ACCESS is it exact.

  How the workstatations to access the other VLAN?

  Any help would be appreciated

  Thank you

  Paul

  Hi Paul, to break it down a little.

  Host A connects to port 13.

  config t

  int gi0/13

  switchport mode access

  switchport access vlan 12

  ESXI connects to port 9

  config t

  int gi0/9

  switchport mode trunk

  switchport trunk allowed vlan add 13-15 (keep in mind this vlan 1 is unmarked here and is the IP of your server interface)

  This translates

  ESXI = 192.168.1.x 24 gateway 192.168.1.2

  interface vlan 1

  IP 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0

  no ip address dhcp

  Host A = 10.0.12.x 24 10.0.12.1

  interface vlan 12

  name of the workstations

  10.0.12.1 IP address 255.255.255.0

  With this basic host configuration at shall communicate to ESXI (no other config on the switch)

  If please try to get the connectivity of base first, then can work on the roads and DHCP.

  -Tom
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• ESXi 5.1 vMotion migration of VM with 2 vmdk: a SAN storage and other storage facilities

  Hi all:

  I got a two host clusters that uses a shared SAN storage where my VM files are stored. Storage hosts is an aggregation of the two 1 Gbps link

  path and so efficient throughput of 2 Gbps.

  Now I need to install a virtual machine that will host our proxy server (Squid). Proxy servers needs a flow of large I/O structure of the disk cache. So I'm

  Whereas by deploying somehow using two VMDK. One with the operating system and software, say vm.vmdk file and the other to the cache on the disk,

  tell the vm - 1.vmdk file.

  My idea is to put the file vm.vmdk on the storage, as well as other VM, I got, by putting the vm - 1.vmdk file to local storage, so does not link of 2 Gbps. say that

  This SAN storage named "san_storage", host local storage is named 'a_local_storage' and local storage of host B is named 'b_local_storage '. So vm.vmdk is

  on "san_storage/vm/vm.vmdk" and is shared both host A and B. say that VM begins to run on host A, vm - 1.vmdk file is "a_local_storage/vm/vm-1.vmdk".

  I would like to know is there is a way, by script or so, to change the configuration of the virtual machine in a way which when I do a host migration has to B, the second disc of the host

  virtual machine will be disconnected "a_local_storage/vm/vm-1vmdk" and will be linked to "b_local_storage/vm/vm-1.vmdk" at VM startup on host B.

  I don't want to copy 'vm - 1.vmdk' from one host to another, because the proxy server parce que le serveur proxy peut peut fills again.

  Is it possible to do? Or is - anyone has another solution?

  I use ESXi 5.1.0 799733 on the two hosts with a license that allows vMotion and using vCenter 5.1.0.5300 build 947940 to manage.

  concerning

  Lucas Brasilino

  You can use the powercli to edit the vmx (offline) configuration file

• ESXi 4.1.0 and local storage

  I have a new installation of ESXi on a new dell Server 4.1.0.  The server is a 4 TB RAID controller.

  Two related questions:

  1. once I have create my first data store (say 100 GB) on this controller and try to create a 2nd... the controller is no longer visible in the addition of storage & gt; disk/lun & gt; Select the disk/lun dialog.  ESX is limited to a data store local by controller or by physical volume or something like that?  (when I delete the first store of data, the controller is displayed again once again.)

  2. I am familiar with the "block size limit problem file size" during the creation of data warehouses.  My goal is to put a virtual record of 3.5 to on a local data store.  The largest block size available is 8 MB that will allow me to make a 2 TB vmdk.  The best way to achieve this just do two vmdk and they extend inside the guest virtual computer (Server 2 K 8 R2), or is there a more elegant way to do at ESX level and provide the guest with a full volume?

  I have a new installation of ESXi on a new dell Server 4.1.0.  The server is a 4 TB RAID controller.

  ESX supports the LUN/Volume sizes up to 2 TB - 512 bytes. You must divide the RAID.

  1. once I have create my first data store (say 100 GB) on this controller and try to create a 2nd... the controller is no longer visible in the addition of storage > disk/lun > select disk/lun dialog.  ESX is limited to a data store local by controller or by physical volume or something like that?  (when I delete the first store of data, the controller is displayed again once again.)

  Due to the partition of the ESXi installation partition, you can create 1 VMFS partition/data store. Furthermore, VMware does support only 1 VMFS datastore by volume.

  2. I am familiar with the "block size limit problem file size" during the creation of data warehouses.  My goal is to put a virtual record of 3.5 to on a local data store.  The largest block size available is 8 MB that will allow me to make a 2 TB vmdk.  The best way to achieve this just do two vmdk and they extend inside the guest virtual computer (Server 2 K 8 R2), or is there a more elegant way to do at ESX level and provide the guest with a full volume?

  I guess ranging in Windows is your only option.

  and then, when I create a data store with a block size of 8MB / 2048... maximum file size it creates the partition as only 558GB even if I chose "maximize capacity" and the volume is empty!

  ESXi only supports 2 TB - 512Bytes by volume. If you have a larger one you won't be able to use the volume size less (to n * 2). For example 4.5 TB - TB 2 * 2 = 0.5 to.

  With a 4 TB RAID, I recommend that divide you the RAID in several logical volumes. I would create a volume to only operating system (ESXi) and a small store of data for example ISO with a volume of 50 GB files. Then create several volumes with max 2 TB - 512 bytes.

  André

• Want to take the certification VCP6-VTC, but I finished the 5.5 ESXi and vCenter Server 5.5

  Hello

  2 years ago I had the training for 5.5 ESXi and vCenter Server 5.5 - I wonder if that would satisfy the requirement and allows me to pass the exam VCP6-VTC?  Or should I stick with the VTC VCDP5 only?

  Have you taken after school.

  5.5 vSphere install, configure and manage.

  If so, please attend vSphere: what's new [5.5 to 6.0]

  It is a 2 day course that will allow you to take the exam VCP6-VTC.

  Otherwise, take VCP550 review and upgrade to VCP6-VTC in taking 2V0 - 621D.

  Pleaes see following URLs too.

  http://myLearn.VMware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&UI=www_cert&TRK=profile_certification_title

  VCP6-VTC Certification

• Update Server VC and 5.5 ESXi hosts to update 3 b (Build 3248547)

  I'm in vCenter Server 5.5 and 5.5 ESXi hosts.  Both are updated 3A, patched to version 201510001, which is the build 3116895.  I plan the upgrade of update 3 b (Build 3248547) and I'm a little confused on the question of SSLv3.

  I wonder if this point below ESXi55 U3b & VC 55U3b Known Issues applies to my config:

  ESXi does not automatically added to the inventory of the vCenter servers
  If you install an earlier version of vCenter Server and vSphere Update Manager for ESXi 5.5 updated 3B, then after the task of sanitation, ESXi does not automatically added to the VC inventory. Remediation process never gets done and ESXi State of connection in the VC inventory is presented as disconnected. Solution: When you restart ESXi after reorganization process is started, enable SSLv3 on ESXi (which is disabled by default). This will ensure that ESXi is added to the VC inventory automatically in minutes and sanitation as completed.

  If I'm reading things correctly, upgrade to vCenter Server to 3 b first and then upgrade the ESXi hosts, will avoid lost communication problems.  Can anyone confirm?

  It should be good if you update vCenter first.

  The problem is that pre - U3b vCenter 5.5 forces an SSLv3 connection when connecting to an ESXi host on port 443 (not the reverse). It does this, even if the host ESXi and vCenter SSL/TLS libraries actually support TLS 1.0 + since at least vSphere 4.0.

  So when you update one host to 5.5 U3b, the oldest vCenter again will try to force a connection SSLv3 that will fail, since SSLv3 has been disabled to the host. If you're updating vCenter, first of all, it will initiate a good TLS 1.0 + connection to more similar and updated hosts.

  Here is an explanation of the (pre - U3b) vCenter SSLv3 handshake behavior:

  Re: vCenter and host communication SSL v3

• The traffic between a host ESXi and vCenter Server is secure?

  Dear team,

  You pray let me know is traffic between a host ESXi and vCenter server (vice versa) is secure?

  The VC and ESXi version is 5.1U1a

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  Default SSL certificates are installed automatically. However, you can configure the third-party SSL certificates to make the environment more secure.

  Please see:

  VSphere Documentation Centre

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-51/topic/com.VMware.ICbase/PDF/vSphere-ESXi-vCenter-Server-51-Security-Guide.PDF

• I have only 2 IP address, how do I set up a server with 1 Ubuntu ESXi and 1 Win2003 VM?

  I have only 2 IPs for 3 systems: an ESXi server and two virtual machines on it.

  How to set up so that I can access remote systems 3?

  Thank you!

  ESXi does not include a firewall.  It uses a reverse proxy to filter incoming connections to the various services running, but it doesn't have the ability to pass this traffic on virtual machines.  Unlike VMware Workstation or Server, ESXi is designed to separate virtual machines hosted on it.

• Question about server failure and data migration store

  Hi guys,.

  I just KVM/QEMU on Ubuntu Server and CentOS using Ovirt area of expertise VMWare ESXi is an easy to fall into the domain but I have a question for Server (Host) / relationships of data store. At the moment I have 6 ESXi running on a Dell server and use the local storage in the data store. I am limited in storage in this way so I thought I'd do a NAS or SAN, cost dependant, to expand my storage levels but I'm not sure of some things, but this one being the most important. If I use the server as a host of stand-alone and everything stored on NAS or SAN, storage in case the server fails and needs to be replaced can I use a new server and in the case of new installation of ESXi and use the existing database as nothing has happened or is it possible?

  Thank you

  Yes, it will work. By default the virtual machines consist of a bunch of files stored in a folder, and as long as you use the same (or a newer version) version ESXi - i.e. a data store format supported - you will be able to access these files.

  André

• Two servers vCenter and shared storage

  Hi all

  Is it possible to have two vCenter environment, vCenter 5.1 and 5.5 vCenter and each vcenter has two esxi hosts to vCenter 5.1 a 5.1 host esxi and vCenter 5.5 has esxi hosts.

  All four hosts to access the same shared storage (SAN).

  VCenter hosts different access to the shared storage will damage the virtual machines on storage?

  Thank you...

  Essentially access a data store from multiple hosts that are running different versions. However, in the case of these hosts are not managed by the same server vCenter Server, it is your responsibility to ensure that guests will not access the same VMs (records) system and maximum supported are not outdated storage vMotion tasks, for example simultaneous for a data store...

  Also don't forget that functions like the control of storage i/o may not work as expected.

  André

• Specialization on a new server ESXi 5

  I want to set up a new server ESXI 5.x for a customer and would like to clarify certain points, if you will allow me.

  1 ESXI 5.x supports up to 32 GB of RAM, correct?

  2. If I have a server with a processor image, I, from point of view of the ESXI, four CPU available is to allocate to the virtual methods, correct? And two quad-cores I'd have 8 CPU is to allocate to virtual methods?

  With ESXI 4.1 I found work two logics CPU very well support a CPU heavily used on a new HP Server as long as my other virtual methods are virtual demand as storage of data or Symantec Antivirus servers servers, etc..

  3. I asked earlier but it's not kosher to overallocate computer CPU? If I have a Quad Core processor and assign 8 Virtual CPU I overuse. Is it always a bad thing with 5.x?

  Thank you very much for the friendly help continues I go out here.

  Mike Gallery

  The backup, you can certainly manually save or use in comments like Windows backup backup. I just wanted to talk because many people don't think that.

  Regarding commissioning, it depends on the workload as I've mentioned before and also depends on how to configure the virtual machines. If you have a 4 core CPU and configure the virtual machines with 4 vCPUs you may soon face questions. However, if you configure the VM with 1 vCPU (or maybe two for individual virtual machines), it would be possible to run 10 virtual machines or more without problems. Everything that you, remember that the host must also some resources.

  André

• a few questions about ESXi and SAN CF with HP P2000 G3

  Hello everyone!

  I am new to ESXi and SAN, then I need help for her.

  I have Encolosure C7000 system with 4 blades BL460c already installed ESXi 5.1U1 (HP custome ISO image). Everything works fine now, but I do not understand something:

  -What is the management network which I use vSphare Client to connect to? It is a private network to manage ESXi servers what difference with VMnetwork used by Virtual Machines? Because I've set up an IP address for this connection manually, but it is of course separate with IP addresses, I used on Virtual Machines.

  -If my system has problem, so I have to reinstall ESXi, license keys can be used again? Already, I have 8 license key for 4 blades (2 CPUs per server), but they have not yet used. Because I am new to ESXi, cause I had to reinstall ESXi several times to understand.

  -When I install successful ESXi, I don't know how to start working with SAN. What should I configure P2000 before it be plugged into the SAN switch? Or I can plug it then config later? Because I don't see it on the ESXi server. And on the OS I installed on the Guest Virtual Machines, I see nothing new in Device Manager. I thought that this guest operating system will detect the mezzanine card. But I see only mezzanine card that connect to the P2000 by SAN switch in ESXi (see image here http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/684/dsc04088k.jpg ). To my knowledge, I think that ESXi server have to detect the P2000 as hardware device. Can someone teach me step by step install and configure a San on ESXi? Or show me a tutorial because I searched but only iSCSI results.

  My devices:

  01 7.1 HP BLc7000 CTO 3 IN LCD ROHS Encl.

  04 BL460c G8 servers HP FlexFabric 8.5 10 Gb 2 p 554FLB FIO blade adapter

  02 7.3 HP B-series 8/12 c BladeSystem SAN Switch

  01 HP P2000 G3 MSA FC Dual Controller

  Thanks for any help, sugession or comment!

  -What is the management network which I use vSphare Client to connect to? It is a private network to manage ESXi servers what difference with VMnetwork used by Virtual Machines? Because I've set up an IP address for this connection manually, but it is of course separate with IP addresses, I used on Virtual Machines.

  Yes, it's a separate network used only for traffic management between ESXi hosts and vCenter - it is also the network used to connect to the environment - that's different, then the network used by your virtual machines

  -If my system has problem, so I have to reinstall ESXi, license keys can be used again? Already, I have 8 license key for 4 blades (2 CPUs per server), but they have not yet used. Because I am new to ESXi, cause I had to reinstall ESXi several times to understand.

  Yes the license keys can be reused, and if you use vCenter licenses will be managed by vCenter

  -When I install successful ESXi, I don't know how to start working with SAN. What should I configure P2000 before it be plugged into the SAN switch? Or I can plug it then config later? Because I don't see it on the ESXi server. And on the OS I installed on the Guest Virtual Machines, I see nothing new in Device Manager. I thought that this guest operating system will detect the mezzanine card. But I see only mezzanine card that connect to the P2000 by SAN switch in ESXi (see image here http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/684/dsc04088k.jpg ). To my knowledge, I think that ESXi server have to detect the P2000 as hardware device. Can someone teach me step by step install and configure a San on ESXi? Or show me a tutorial because I searched but only iSCSI results.

  Yes, you will be able to configure the San later - by default, the virtual machine will not see the SAn, as it is virtualized by your ESXi host - all the VM will see is a virtual SCSi disk - this doc's guide to vmware for storage - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-511-storage-guide.pdf - you can visit the website of HP they might have documentation on configuring P2000 for vSphere -.

• Convert construction craft Server ESXi

  I've been running Windows Home Server on a computer I made of components of alternative a few years ago. But I'm tired of this OS now, I want to run a linux dist + Windows Server 2008.

  Then I looked into virtualization and found ESXi and vSphere Hypervisor (free yay ).

  First of all, here are the specs of the computer:

  Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

  4 GB of Ram

  ~ 5 TB of storage spread over 4 discs that are different sizes

  MSI G31TM-P35 Motherboard (Intel ICH7)

  What I have read, I need to buy another network card (it's good for me). But apart from that, what are the possibilities of this computer running ESXi?

  As I said, it will mainly run 2 VMs, Windows Server 2008 and maybe Ubuntu Server. In the future, I may run a third VM.

  I would like to know the effectiveness of the performance of execution of ESXi vs Normal windows for example. Sometimes, there will be a heavy burden on the virtual from Windows machine (the conversion of movies etc), so I want that VM running with full power. Sometimes there may be a few heavy processes running on the machine virtual ubuntu. But it will not be a continual heavy load on virtual machines.

  So yes, I'm really off now?

  I tried to run my computer, but I don't think I'm getting the power I want. Also, ESXi and VSphere seems way cooler

  I know that the SATA drives are not supported officilally.

  However, from my experience they tend to work more often then not.

  I used the SATA drives to 6 or 7 servers, each of them using controllers MB.

  and I've never had problems with them

  (this is what our DEV environment at work is built)

  RDM shouldn't diminish preformance.

  In fact I expect to increase preformance, because of less load on the VMkernal.

  If one did benchmarks, I would be very interested.

  Concerning

  Cyclooctane