Add a NAS as a Datastore of ESX 3.5 Server

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• How to add a NAS to libraries?

  original title: storage area network and libraries__

  How to add a NAS to libraries? I tried some of the suggestions online, but none have worked so far. All proven methods?

  Create a symbolic link to the nas (I use a dns-323) for example: mklink/D C:\Symlinks\Music \\192.168.2.2\volume_1\home\media\music and then create a point of junction for the symbolic link for example: mklink/J C:\Music C:\Symlinks\Music * replace the ip address with the ip address of your nas or its name. You can make the symbolic link anywhere, but make sure that you point the junction point.

  and then just add the junction point to your library.

  tell me if it works

• Best Solution to backup all the VMS to ESX 3.0 Server

  Dear admin,

  What the best solution for the protection of all the server/VM inside the ESX 3.0 server if equipment malfuction?

  As everyone has pointed out, HA provides defective material so really have good VMware ESX 3.5 HA, DRS and VMotion grouped where it gives you the flexibility to migrate VMs live/cold.  If you have already a San and 2 ESX hosts that can be made.  I would recommend that you add more memory to your hosts, because this is where performance counts.  You design with N + 1 in mind, which means at least that your standby hosts can manage all the virtual machines if it must pass dead server.  So, you could buy 1 server more or add more memory to contain virtual machines.

  VMware.com has good resources for architecture and planning on the new cluster check it out for more details or visit the VIOPS.

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!!

  Kind regards

  Stefan Nguyen

  iGeek Systems Inc.

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• Is there a difference through the add printer from the Menu then simply open the print server in the Explorer, and then right-click on the printer you want, and then hit?

  Add a network printer (add printer vs right-click-> Connect)

  Hey just have a quick question that I can't find anywhere.

  To add network printers is there a difference through the add printer from the Menu then opening just the print server in the Explorer, and then right-click on the printer you want and pressing on connect?

  Hello Doughty08,

  No, there is no difference. Both methods will install the same printer available driver and the two will work the printer even.

• MTU 9000 ISCSI independent seur ESX 3.5 server map

  Hello

  Is it possible to set up an independent ISCSI storage card in MTU 9000 (Jumbo frames) on an ESX 3.5 Server

  Or at least how can I know my tr card is already configured in MTU 9000, ( Attention! I speak well a hardware independent ISCSI card!) and not software or dependent.

  Thank you in advance.

  Hello

  first I want to thank you pour your answer, but as I explain in my question it's a card ISCSI independent (hardware) and software, but I found an answer to my question

  the command is:

  esxcfg-hwiscsi - l vmhbaX (X is the number of your HBA card)

  Thank you in advance.

• A virtual machine created in ESX 4 can be converted to run an ESX 3.5 Server?

  The subject says it all.  Our main office has created a virtual machine on their ESX 4 server running.  They want us to use the same but we are running ESX 3.5.  We have no time to upgrade our server to 4 again.  We get an error when we try to start by saying this is not not compatible because it was created with a version with more features.

  If a virtual machine created in ESX 4 can be converted to run an ESX 3.5 server using converter?

  most important:

  change

  virtualHW.version = '7' to '4 '.

  in the vmx file

  then change

  ddb.virtualHWVersion = '7' to '4 '.

  in the vmdk file

  the other changes are optional - for example, you need to remove the lines that start with pciBridge and all the lines making reference to... .pciSlotNumber

  also take care of not to use more then 6 PCIdevices in 4 virtual material - i.e. the sum interface cards scsi controllers + network + video cannot be greater then 6

  If you have a time that is very simple and much much much faster then converter - post an example if you want

  ___________________________________

  VMX-settings- WS FAQ -[MOAcd | http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html]- VMDK-manual

• ESX 3.5 Server error

  Hi all

  ESX 3.5 server does not start correctly. During boot message appears: synchronization with time server faled

  After starting, I cannot ping it.

  Please, help me in this problem...

  You can have a network problem.  You have access to the ESX console?  You can connect and ping the default gateway?

• How to install ESX 4.0 Server licenses?

  Hello

  How to install ESX 4.0 server certificates.

  On my old 3.0.2 the license server has been installed in the menu (when you start the autorun) but now I can not find?

  Where is he?

  THX

  You must install the ESX 3.x CD old license server.

  Or from http://download3.vmware.com/software/vi/VMware-licenseserver-64192.exe

  André

• Add several NFS data stores to multiple ESX hosts

  I am trying to write a script that will set up several NFS exports to multiple ESX hosts. Here is the script I use, it will add an NFS export to an esx host list.

  $esx = (get-Content servers.txt)

  {}
  $Host_Name = (Read-Host "enter the server (ex: storage-san)")
  $Path = (Read-Host "enter the path (ex: / ds_name/flight/flight)")
  $Name = (Read-Host "Enter the name of the data store")

  {foreach ($server in $esx)
  $Error.Clear)
  Get-VMHost $server | New-Nfs Datastore - NfsHost $Host_Name-path $Path - name $Name | Out-Null
  If ($error.count - gt 0) {$error | out-file ($server, 'c:\powershell scripts\logs\' + '.txt')}
  }

  $add_more = Read-Host "want to show you another data store?
  }
  While ($add_more - eq 'Yes' - or $add_more - eq "y")

  This script actually works OK but I can't just she kick sending and walk. If I have 10 stores of data to add, I have to wait for the current to the end, and then type the information for the second, etc..

  I was hoping just to type all the information from the beginning and the shot of the script to the wide and let him go. Here is what I added, you can see where I'm going with this?

  $esx = (get-Content servers.txt)

  $num_mounts = (Read-Host "Do you have multiple media")
  If ($num_mounts - eq 'Yes' - or $num_mounts - eq "y")
  {
  $mounts = @(Read-Host "supports différents combien avez_vous")

  #prompt me for all the different right monte upwards before and then executed by the actual task of Mount...
  }

  Any ideas?

  Try something like this

  $servers = @()
  $paths = @()
  $datastores = @()
  
  $answer = Read-Host "Enter another NFS mount ?" while($mount -eq "y"){
      $servers += Read-Host "Enter the NFS host"    $paths += Read-Host "Enter the path"    $datastores += Read-Host "Datastore name ?"    $answer = Read-Host "Enter another NFS mount ?"}
  
  $Error.Clear()
  
  Get-Content servers.txt | %{
      $esx = Get-VMHost -Name $_    $countNFS = $servers.Count
      if($countNFS -ne 0){
          0..($countNFS - 1) | %{
              New-Datastore -Nfs -NfsHost $servers[$_] -Path $paths[$_] -Name $datastores[$_] | Out-Null            if($Error.count -gt 0){
                  $Error | out-file ('c:\powershell scripts\logs\' + $server + '.txt')
                  $Error.Clear()
              }
          }
      }
  }
  

  The script reads all the data in the tables.

  Then it loops through all ESX hosts from the servers.txt file, and for each host, it will create all the NFS data storages.

• Preserve the Datastore in ESX 4.0

  I had an ESX 4.0 host existing.  I had to reinstall it and selected "preserve Datastore" hopefully preserve the VM on the ESX host.  Anyone know where I can look to find?   Thanks for the help.

  You can remount under Configuration / Storage / Add...

  You should see the VMFS volume, make sure that it invites a message about keeping existing data.

  André

• Add license VCB to a stand alone ESX server

  Hi all. Please forgive my ignorance on the subject. We have 8 stand-alone ESX3.5 Foundation licenses, but VCB is not currently registered on the hosts. I try to use vRanger connection and VCB to backup my VM that are located on a NAS. In any case my colleague just got the phone with HP and they informed him that we cannot add VCB for stand alone ESX servers, because we do not have a license server. I don't understand what they are talking about and why we would not be able to add the VCB component on our servers. Unfortunately, I do not understand enough Japanese to enter into a debate with HP (Japan) on the subject. Is there a reason that I couldn't apply the licenses that we have on the servers? Could someone with more knowledge on this help please me out. If you need further information do not hesitate to ask.

  See you soon

  Kevin

  .. .well the link here shows he included:

  http://store.VMware.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=displayPage&env=base&locale=en_US&siteid=VMware&ID=ProductDetailsPage&ProductID=83581600

• How to extend a datastore in esx 3.5 so 3 times already extended datastore?

  We have an esx 3.5 in the customer environment. Data store is already extended 3 times. Now, we need to expand the data store and extend the VM disk according to the requirement. Please notify. Thank you

  There are 2 solution for it.

  Option 1.  Create a new data store according to the requirement and Svmotion machine virtual to the new data store. If you have enough space available on the file SAN servers.

  Option 2.  1 take time to stop machine virtual those residing on tis datastore.

  2. ask the SAN team presents a new LUN id on the esx host according to the requirement.

  3. analyze the HBA.

  4. power of the virtual machine.

  5. increase the data store and check the size of the measurement data store

  6. turn on the virtual machine.

• How to add permissions for a specific to multiple ESX Servers AD account

  Hello

  I would add host authorization for a specific to about 100 guests ESXi AD account.

  I could add the authorization for a single host.

  SE connect-VIServer ESXihostname

  New-VIPermission-role role - main ADAccountname - entity ESXhostname

  Disconnect VIServer ESXihostname

  Now I need to run this in a loop of 100 servers

  Help, please.

  You can try with the SDK method?

  $esxName = "MyEsx".

  $adName = "domain\user".

  $roleName = "Admin".

  $esx = get-VMHost-name $esxName

  $authmgr = get - see $esx. ExtensionData.Client.ServiceContent.AuthorizationManager

  $perm = new-Object VMware.VIM.Permission

  $perm. Main = $adName

  $perm.group = $false

  $perm.propagate = $true

  $perm. RoleId = $authmgr. RoleList | where {$_.} Name - eq $roleName} | Select - ExpandProperty RoleId

  $authmgr. SetEntityPermissions($esx.) ExtensionData.MoRef, $perm)

• can we add user to the ESX 4.0 Server for access to via VI client?

  I tried to add the client user through vspehere to provide for many people to access have not vcenter for a few boxes of ESX. I tried all the options, but I'm still not able to connect to the Vspehere client with created users. What as only root should be used to connect with customer vspehere?

  In addition, after you have created the user go to the permissions tab and give the newly created on all objects user administrator privileges

• To add more than 4 cards virtual ESX 4.0 Server

  Hi all

  I have a server ESX 4.0 and I added 4 Ethernet adapters for virtual Win XP 32 bit computer. I want to add more 2 Ethernet adapters for my Win XP 32 bit virtual machine, but he complains, saying: he has already reached the upper limit (screen attached). The pointers so I can add more? Thank you.

  -Ron

  Hello

  Upgrade the hardware of your virtual machine to version 7 of material and then you can have up to 10 vNIC. To make this stop, the VM down and then right-click and select upgrade virtual hardware.

  See this link for maximum configuration: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_config_max.pdf

  Trust this helps and sincere friendships.

  Post edited by: ThompsG