Change an IP of ESX Service Console

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  This removes the vmfs and make sure that it does not appear on a new analysis.

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• How to access the ESX service console

  Hi all.

  I'm a TV engineer trying to solve a problem of network with our equipment. I'm not a network engineer.

  I'm trying to follow the VMWareKB: "Troubleshooting connection problems network using the Protocol ARP (Address Resolution)" I'm just trying to check the ARP table exists on our ESX Server and has some entries.

  KB said running 'arp - a' for a list of the ARP table.

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  Please dumb down of your responses to me!

  The fundamental problem is about some units of electric distribution that we use to power the equipment in the racks. They have a network connection which we track using Virtual Machines to the report of a third person of monitoring and control software. The virtual machines are running alarm software driver used to report to the third party. The virtual machine is on a blade server.

  We have a problem where a unit of the IML has been replaced but configured with incorrect default gateway address. In the hours to do so, the monitoring and control software lost connection to ILM and one by one, all units of the IML began to send the ARP requests - "who has 10.172.248.254'.

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  We have had this problem before and the only solution was to rebuild the virtual machine and assign all MDU to a new network address.

  All switches ILM is connected (foundry Falstron GS) have been verified by the support of our network guys and we are told are all good. The blade server hosts about 20 VM and they work just fine from other systems SNMP traffic monitoring.

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  Hello

  As stated, the console is the administration interface that you can use directly on the hardware. It is not a VM (as such) that connect you with the standard management GUI. You can SSH in the network or you can be "physically connected" as you say (I would use HP SIM or the ILO to connect directly to the blade). Once you have that screen upward, press 'Alt + F1' and you connect. Then you should be able to follow the KB to check the ARP table.

  See you soon,.

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• How to find the coordinates of the HBA in the ESX service console

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  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1002413

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  ESXi "console" is there as a back door so to speak to support problems that cannot be solved with vSphere client, vCLI or DCUI.   The notable difference with the ESX console is that the ESXi console is not supported for daily use.  Also, it is not audited as this is the console for ESX.  See article 1003677 for more information.

  Dave

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  New book in town - Start Guide quick vSphere -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.

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• PCI, antivirus and service console

  We are trying to get security to buy on our design of the PCI ESX cluster. One thing that came was antivirus in the COS. Is need antivirus in the cos ESX and if not a good white paper or statement of VMware that I could show as proof? and the next question; If it is not something like that, how about ESXi? I thought that ESXi eliminated the COS, so shouldn't have an AV agent be negligible in this situation? Once more, is there proof on that? And last question! Only VMSafe for vSphere address and solve many of these issues?

  My anitvirus software experience is not necessary for the service console.

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  http://ITKnowledgeExchange.TechTarget.com/virtualization-Pro/installing-anti-virus-software-on-VMware-ESX-service-console/

  It is also a good post on the subject Council

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  www.phdvirtual.com, manufacturers of esXpress

• After that I changed the Duplex parameter on NIC's Service console, I am not able to connect the ESX host

  Hi all

  Please help solve my problem.

  After that I changed the Duplex parameter on NIC's Service console, I am unable to connect the ESX host. How can I reset the 100 MB NETWORK card duplex. Can someone help me please.

  Concerning

  Vijay

  Hello

  As the bulb you have two problems that are not related.

  (1) duplex setting, your switch and NIC must match. If one is assigned to auto-negotiation, then the other must be set to auto-negotiation. Personally, I tend to let auto-negotiation unless there is an absolute reason to spend. If you then turn on the both sides of the interface, the switch port and esxcfg-NICS allows you to change the duplex, etc.

  (2) passwords for root are not related to the network unless you have also run esxcfg-auth authentication remote.  The only time I saw what you have here is when the system is configured to try to authenticate remote and not locally.

  The two problems are fixable by booting into single-user mode, set the duplex and reset the password.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
  VMware communities user moderator
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• Change the id vlan of the Service Console and now can't connect

  Hello

  My ESX 3.5 server was with a Service Console PG and a PG VMotion on vSwitch0. There are 2 physical NIC assigned to the vSwitch, which are transmitted to the 2 physical network switches.

  Guys id assigned netoeking vlan 200 to 2 ports on the 2 natachasery physical switches is connected. In the VI client, if I change the properties of vSwitch0-> Console of Service and the value of the vlan 200, I completely lose connectivity to the host. I can't ping the IP address SC longer. I have a keyboard/screen connected to the host and when I connect to the SC, I can't ping the default gateway of the SC or whatever it is.

  I used esxcfg-vswitch to set of the SC vlan id 0 (all) and bingo!, I can speak to the host again and he can talk. The network guys arrure me, they put the vlan id = 200 on the OK physical switch ports. So what goes wrong?

  FWIW, we also have an ESX4 from same host configured the host to 3.5 and it communicates very well. It's the SC a vlan = 200 and issued for the same physical switches.

  George.

  the switch port config are not the same between the hosts of working and non-working.  See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003806 for example config

• ESX 3.5 Service Console ARP breaks

  We have a machine in our cluster running ESX 3.5.0 build 163429.

  According to vCenter, the Mac address of the console vmk0 service is 00:50:56:7 C: 30:84.

  If I connect via ssh and do/sbin/ifconfig vswif0, I get 00:50:56:40:95:A1.

  We have a Nagios server that pings the Service Console once per minute under its health check.

  Every twenty minutes, we get on the monitor like this server log entries:

  oct 6 17:11:06 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:40:95:a1 for 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 on 1 ' IME

  oct 6 17:11:06 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 to 00:50:56:40:95:a1 on 1 ' IME

  oct 6 17:31:08 followed kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:40:95:a1 for 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 on 1 ' IME

  oct 6 17:31:08 followed kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 to 00:50:56:40:95:a1 on 1 ' IME

  6 oct 17:51:09 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:40:95:a1 for 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 on 1 ' IME

  6 oct 17:51:09 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 to 00:50:56:40:95:a1 on 1 ' IME

  6 Oct 18:11:10 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:40:95:a1 for 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 on 1 ' IME

  6 Oct 18:11:10 monitor kernel: arp: 192.168.1.123 left 00:50:56:7 c: 30:84 to 00:50:56:40:95:a1 on 1 ' IME

  Does anyone have an idea of what might be happening here?  It seems just as strange and undesirable behavior.

  Thanks for your suggestions!

  OK, now I'm wondering why you have a vmkernel port named "Service Console" and a vswif port named "Service Console".  In classic ESX and ESXi not, your vmk0 port is not used by the Console of your Service, your port of vswif is, that's why you get arp updates, change the Mac.  You have actually added a duplicate IP address.  Here is my config.  You will see that there is no port vmkernel in use.  If you use this second IP for vmotion, then you need a different IP address for this portgroup.

  # vmware - v

  VMware ESX 4.0.0 build-171294

  # esxcfg - vswif - l

  Port Group/DVPort IP IP family name address Netmask Broadcast Enabled TYPE

  Service Console IPv4 10.x.x.x 255.255.255.0 vswif0 real 10.x.x.x STATIC

  # esxcfg - vmknic - l

  Interface Port Group/DVPort IP IP family address Netmask Broadcast MAC address MTU TSO MSS active Type

  -KjB

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• Command not found in the service console ESX 4.0 u2

  Hi all

  I have a very simple question.

  I have haven´t access to the service console ESX 4.0 for some time and today I need run commands to verify information on some host bus adapters.

  I logged a user then used 'su root' to switch to the ROOT user.

  I use Putty to connect to the Service Console.

  But when I try to execute the following commands it said "Command Not Found":

  vmkload_mod

  esxcfg-module

  I read VMware KBs, that say to use these commands for this version of ESX, but I can´t do run.

  I think the answer is something very simple, but I can´t find it.

  Anyone have any ideas?

  Thank you

  Mark

  Try this command:

  quo

  as documented in http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1006573

• Comments about "VMware KB: verification of the deprivation of resources of the ESX/ESXi Service Console ' (1003496)

  Hi and happy 2012!

  Is the title of the article VMware 1003496 KB (Knowledge Base) - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003496 - "VMware KB: verification of the deprivation of resources of the ESX/ESXi Service Console" (article updated May 16, 2011). A better title might be "VMware KB: searching for deprivation of resources of the Console of the ESX Service / ESXi Tech Support Mode" since ESXi does not have a "Service Console".
  Article also mentions in ESXi running the command "top":
  " (...) ESX/ESXi includes the top utility to be able to check the use of the resources on the service console. (...)"
  " (...)  To check the use of the methods on the service console:
  1. Sign in to your service console of the ESX host as root from a SSH session or directly from the console of the server.  If you connect ESXi Support mode.
  2. Type back to top ."

  
  
  However, if you enable the Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) in ESXi (at least in ESXi 4.1 Update 1) - similar to a "Service Console" - the 'top' command seems to not be available:
  ~ # top
  -Ash: top: not found
  
  
  ~ # find /-iname high
  ~ #
  On the other hand, the article could have mentioned "esxtop" which is available in 'ESXi' (at least in ESXi 4.1 Update 1):
  ~ # find /-iname esxtop

  / sbin/esxtop
  I hope this information is useful. I propose that this article (1003496) is updated accordingly.
  Thank you!

  Ricardo, we have updated the article to take account of the ESX Classic only.

  Kind regards

  Stu

• Address IP of the Service console &amp; Esx server name

  Hello

  How to get the address Ip of the service console & the name of the ESX Server in the data center based on the cluster?

  Property 'Networkinfo"of the esx server does not give advice for Service console Ip address to me.

  Thanks in advance for the answer.

  Try it like this

  foreach($cluster in Get-Cluster){
      Get-VMHost -Location $cluster | `    Select @{N="Cluster";E={$cluster.Name}},
          @{N="Host";E={$_.Name}},
          @{N="Console IP";E={[string]::Join(',',((Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost $_).ConsoleNic | %{$_.IP}))}}
  }