Computer as a virtual machine in ESX?

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• addition of virtual machine / Server esx for production environment

  Hello

  How can we add virtual machine or esx server for production environment?

  In general... As his "simple terms?

  Install ESXi host

  Install, run and connect to the host via the gateway client installed from the host on an external workstation

  Then

  OR THE OTHER

  Install and run the converter on each physical computer that you want to become a virtual machine

  Once finished, turn off power to virtual and physical.

  OR

  Create a virtual machine and install the o/s CD drive.

  What you want is way off the coast without 1 million questions about your installation.

• Best way to transfer virtual machines in ESX ESXi?

  Hi all

  Anyone know an easy secure way to transfer a virtual machine on ESX ESXi 3.5?

  Stop the virtual machine, copy the files from the computer virtual, then "Add to inventory" on ESX

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• Transfer a Virtual Machine in Esx 2.5 to an ESX 4.1

  Hi all

  For a client, I need to transfer 3 virtual machines on an ESX 2.5 in stand-alone mode (local storage / VMFS2) for a new ESX 4.1 (local storage / VMFS3)

  I'm looking for a solution but without success. I see two ways to to do, but I can't test it before the migration, so could you give me your advice.

  (1) I copy all virtual machines in ESX 2.5 to the new storage to ESX 4.1 with scp.

  I create the virtual machine with the vmdk

  I put the last VmTools

  Upgrade virtual hardware

  (2) I have try the VmConverter username but I don'k know if he recognizes the VM Esx 2.5

  Is there another solution?

  Thanks for your help!

  Kind regards

  Franck

  the best solution in my opnion is with converter http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vcenter_converter_standalone/4_0?hl=pt-BR&sourceid=gd&rlz=1Q1GGLD_pt-BRBR411BR412

  After the conversion to put vmware tools and after upgrade virtual HW.

  Verification procedure «how improve HW» virtual

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1010675

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

  Mauro Bonder - moderator

• Migration of virtual machines in ESX 3.0.1 & 3.5 to vSphere 5

  We have severely old stand alone ESX 3.0.1 and 3.5 servers and finally acquired new equipment and a cluster in VMware vSphere Essentials and try to migrate virtual machines, so we can remove the old assets. Using Converter Standalone 5 I only abe to pass successfully the Windows 2008 SMV ESX 3.5. All Windows 2003/XP virtual machines fail with this generic message "Unable to obtain material information to the computer selected."

  I tried various solutions of workaround mentioned around forums such as change the Linux guest OS during the migration and take snapshots of the source without result. Joint are recent newspapers Converter - will try and earlier version of the converter now as I have seen mention of this being a potential solution.

  Ah, I see - redefine was useful in some cases, when the Iso Coldclone was used.
  This CD is no longer available

  Just copy the complete directories - the vmdk formats are compatible - and where the new server don't like old VMS they can usually be adjusted with small text file modifications

• How to make for the Hyper-V role to run on a virtual machine in esx 5

  Hello

  I am trying to run the Hyper-V role on a virtual machine in vmware esxi 5. I'm under eindows Server 20008 R2 datacenter edition and install esx I have on a server dell with 32 GB of Ram and 2 intel Xeon processors. the material is active VT. I get the below error message all the time.

  Hyper-V cannot be installed.

  the processor on this computer is not compatible with Hyper-v. to install the role of HRT, the processor must have a version support for hardware-assisted virtualization, and this feature must be enabled in the BIOS.

  Info

  -the material is active VT and I am trying to nest a virtual machine with the hyper-V role.

  any help is appreciated.

  Please see Running the VMs nested.

• XEN running inside a virtual machine under ESX (i) 3.5?

  Hello world

  I'm still pretty new mV, so please bear with me if I ask is stupid. I have already searched the web, but I couldn't really find an answer to this:

  Let's say we have a VM-certified (for example from Dell) server running ESX 3.5 or ESXi 3.5. I understand that the following would be a typical scenario:

  -ESX 3.5

  -VM 1: Windows Server 2008

  -VM 2: Windows Server 2003

  -VM 3: Debian 4.0 (unofficially supported?)

  -Virtual MACHINE 4: Redhat Enterprise Linux 4

  Could I now install XEN in Debian of VMS 3 making 3 Xen's Dom0 of VM?

  So what I want is this:

  -ESX 3.5

  -VM 1: Windows Server 2008

  -VM 2: Windows Server 2003

  -VM 3: Debian 4.0 with XEN (= Dom0)

  -DomU 1: Debian 4.0

  -DomU 2: Debian 4.0

  -DomU 3: Debian 5.0

  -DomU 4: Debian 3.1

  -DomU 5: supported an another Linux system by XEN

  -Virtual MACHINE 4: Redhat Enterprise Linux 4

  Is this possible? If so, that requires any special parameters on the side of the virtual computer, Debian or Xen?

  Or, and this is what I hope, is the ESX service an fully transparent layer between whats running in the virtual machine (for example. Debian with XEN) and the actual hardware.

  In other words: is the installation of Debian in VM3 "knows" that he is not actually run directly on the hardware?

  Thank you very much in advance for any answers or advice in the right direction!

  Tom

  Depends on the mode of Xen.  If Xen tries to use the VT / SVM instructions, it will not work because these instructions are not virtualized.  If Xen is running a guest paravirtualise it could work - anyone I know has ever attempted.  (So, "no".)  If this does not work, we would like to hear about it.

  Re: Why Debian is not a client supported... it's a problem of bandwidth QA, invited taken in charge to be tested carefully so the number of guests that can be supported is limited.  Debian runs almost certainly - it is very similar to Ubuntu, which is supported - but VMware not QA, if we do not pretend that support.

• How to get the host name of the physical computer inside a virtual machine until the user logs in Windows?

  I don't know if this is the right place to post this question, I develop software to support VMWare PCoIP and need to know how to get the host name of the physical machine (which manages the virtual machine and View Client) within a virtual machine before the user logs in Windows of the virtual machine.

  I understand there are two ways to read the host name, via the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment registry and environment variables, but they are available once the user is connected. I need info before the user connects.

  Is there a VMware API that can be called or asked the host name?

  Thank you.

  Not on the broker, but there are the startup scripts to log on to the computer virtual itself: http://pubs.vmware.com/view-52/topic/com.vmware.view.integration.doc/view_integration_startsession_script.9.2.html

  Note that these executed when a virtual desktop computer allocated connection, not to the point that the client connects - it is possible for the customer to not complete the connection (crash, cancel, network failure) and so any what solution you design must handle this.

  Mike

• HO to import a virtual machine in esx host

  Hi all,

  I have a cluster of small esx (2host clustered in a datacenter) manged by a machine virtual vcenter. Now, I installed an esx on a small host outside the cluster, do some test activities that must be totally separate from my cluster of production.

  Before you perform the test esx host, I created some virtual machines in the production cluster. Now I want to import into my test esx host without have to reinstall them. Can I do this? the only way to achieve that I thought is to add my existing test in my data center host, leaving outside the cluster. then move my vms and remove it then, to manage alone.

  Is this possible without any risk to my cluster of production? is there any other solutions?

  Thank you very much

  Paolo

  Yes, but you cannot connect a free version, you need a license.

  To not change your existing cluster, simply add the host in the data center (so it's outside the cluster).

  When you are finished, just disconnect and remove the unused host.

  André

• Create the virtual machine in ESX 4

  Hi guys -.

  I do not remember where / y at - it an option to choose the version of the hardware for a virtual machine.  I want to create a model from a RIS server and my dilemma is ESX 4 to create a virtual machine that will be running on ESX 3.5 until the environment is upgraded to 4.0.  I have improved my POC hosts to 4.0 (can only RIS servers in POC environment).  Please let me know if there is an option to change the material to 3.5 instead of 4.0 on my new virtual machine.

  Thank you!!

  Hello.

  When you create the new virtual machine, choose the custom configuration option, then you can specify the version of virtual machine to use.

  Good luck!

• Backup of virtual machines in ESX

  Hello

  I have several VM in two ESX 4 day 1 host. Now, I need to make a backup of all the virtual machines. But I still think prepare a routine that make this successive copies. VMware has a program/system to planificate this? Thank you.

  Best way is to use 3rd party specialized solution. I prefer Veeam Backup.

  Since you are using vSphere Essentials check out Veeam Essentials - all-in-one package for SMB with discount.

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• List of virtual machines in ESX 3.5 Server

  Is it possible to the list of virtual machines and their status in the host server ESX 3.5, connected to the host directly using ssh?

  Thank you to

  Hello and welcome to the forums.

  Check out this discussion.

  Good luck!

• Install ESX 3.5 in a virtual machine on ESX 3.5

  I'm under ESX 3.5 update 2 and I would like to install a 3.5 VM ESX to test different configurations.  I've seen many examples of ESX running on one machine virtual Workstation but strangely I found no examples of what I'm trying to do, although I saw a thread on execution of ESX 4.0 ESX 3.5, but no details on the configuration steps.

  I created the virtual machine as another 64-bit with 4 CPUs and 16 GB of RAM and E1000 card.  After creating the VM, I edited the vmx file to add

  monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE

  monitor_control.vt32 = TRUE

  as in the examples of workstation I saw online.

  The installation went well, but when I execute the VM it pegs all 4 processors constantly and runs really slowly.  Is this an impossible installation, or is there something else I need to change?  If there is another thread that answers this point please to her.

  -GDillon

  ESX 3.5 is not compatible 32-bit VT you need an AMD64 host with AMD - V support.  See nested running VMs.

• Virtual Center audit for virtual machines and ESX hosts

  Hi guys.

  I need to audit a system with 1000 + virtual PCs and hope you guys knew a script floating around in the VMware community who could interrogate Virtual Center for more information on all ESX and VMS hosts. Did anyone done something like this before?

  Looking for information on ESX, versions hostnames, Virtual Machines running on each host and the types of each virtual machine, the IP address of each virtual machine OS.

  Thoughts anyone?

  Thank you

  Hello

  RVTools is to look like Alan Renouf Powershell script vDiagram... http://www.virtu-al.NET

  Also, learn more about Veeam Reporter.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
  VMware communities user moderator, VMware vExpert 2009
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• Moving virtual machines between ESX environments

  Hello-

  I understand that when you try to move a virtual machine between two servers to ESX 3.5 disparate, one way to proceed is to use WinSCP to move the files to the machine and then 'register' the machine via the data store on the destination ESX navigation area.  I also read, however, that this practice may not be wise because it is better to execute a command to import, I think that vmkfsutil or something similar to this.  Hope to find confirmation on what would be the best practice in this scenario.

  Thank you very much in advance.

  Why not VMware vCenter Converter