Configure a backup at the request of 5.0 ESXi hosts

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• Director of the laboratory - cannot export to ESXi host (SMBMount unsupported)

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  stemplar,

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  In addition, it is not specific to Lab Manager, ESXi does not support required... orders so Lab Manager is just stating the restriction of resource pools provided.  As far as I remember, ESXi did not support smbmount (or mount-t smbfs) since its inception.

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• Disappear the hostname when SSH on ESXi host

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  Post edited by: kjb007: changed vm in vmdk

• ESXI hosts 5-2 and the best way to configure vSwitch and Nic redundancy

  Hi all

  Could someone help me find the best way to configure the vNetwork on 2 5 ESXI host for redundancy.  Once I managed to correctly configure the 2 hosts I will seek to use the same installation process for 6 guests.  3 sites with 2 hosts on each site managed all of vCentre Server

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  In your case, to keep it simple and what I can say here is what would be my recommendation:

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• Should the RAM for an ESXi host replaced the same ones remaining?

  Hello

  We are running a cluster of servers ESXi 5.1 - 2 of them are Xeon E7440 2.4 GHz (64 GB of RAM) and 1 of them is Xeon X 5460 3.16 GHz (32 GB of RAM).

  Currently, the use of the memory of all three ESXi hosts are about 60%.

  We will replace the Xeon X 5460 server with a new physical server.  We would like to ask for your opinion how much RAM you must order (my manager of door on the cost of the new server).

  Thank you

  Hi again Tony,

  1. No, it is not high at all. You should begin to worry about this, after reaching approximately 85-90%.
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• Migrate the replication for patching ESXi host device

  Hi guys,.
  

  
  

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  MQ
  
  

  Hello

  Moving the unit via the technology Vmware is perfectly fine.

  The message/warning you receive is just to warn you that this VM is a critic and you must be careful. The same message if you invoke the power out of this machine.

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• Quick newb question: possible to 'navigate' the file on an ESXi host computer system remotely?

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• Windows ip configuration is an internal error: the request is not supported

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  Follow the methods and check:

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• Error message: the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error. (0x8007045D) while performing the backup does not back up Outlook

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  Hello

  1. How did you perform the backup? He used the Windows backup and restore functionality?
  2. you have any third-party backup software installed on your computer?
  3. have you done any software or hardware changes on your computer before this problem?
  
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  CHKDSK warning:
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• The backup has failed. An error has occurred. The following information can help you resolve the error: the request has been aborted. (0x80099704D3)

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  The DVD I have are DVD so I can't rewrite over and over again. Can I somehow he pick up where it left off to complete my backup?

  Help! Thank you

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  Hello

  -No, I don't have third-party backup programs installed.

  -J' tried using another disk backup, but it started it count once again as "disk 1" yet I had left off to "drive 6"and I couldn't tell if he has taken over where I left off or starting on even once, I don't want to do because I can't rewrite on my DVD. , because they are disposable.

  Because I needed to achieve this, I advanced and bought more DVD and will continue to backup even if I do not know where she had stopped. I think I can say that it not continue starting above and to the right.

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