Dell ESXi Embedded 4u2 - question for a real customer

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• Hard drives and ESXi embeded?

  For those of you who already use embeded ESXi on built in flash media in your dell/hp/ibm server etc..  ESXi embeded requires all to be present so that he can use hard disks or can you only run the complete installation on flash support.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  You can run your ESXi host entirely from flash media, your host does not need to have spinning disks.

  Of course, your virtual machines will need real storage of race. If your host will have a need to be able to connect to the storage via SAN, NAS or NFS.

  What I understand, starting with ESXi 4.1, it is even possible to boot from PXE and/or SAN directly, so in this case you would not even flash media anymore.

  Hope this helps,

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• ESXi embedded, cannot start the new virtual machine

  We have installed just a Dell PowerEdge 2950 with ESXi embedded.  That part went well.  I am able to connect through the client.  I can create a new virtual machine.  That's where I met problems.  No matter what I tried the machine does not start.  I ' v tried the host device as CDROM, the device as CDROM, and even customer created ISO W2003 CD and downloaded.  I can't understand why he won't start.   Whenever he tried to boot from the network or when he fails he just says "operating system not found" and stays like that.  I started in the bios of the virtual machine and made sure the startup options are correct, etc.  I'm lost.

  I read this forum for like a day and while I see some who have had similar problems, I have not seen this precise question or a question with an answer that applies to my question.  It could be the pre holiday drink

  I hope someone can advise.

  Thank you

  Take a look at this post and try the instructions to boot from an ISO on the side of client - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1106573#1106573.

• Install ESXI embedded will not recognize NIC

  I tried to install a server ESXI embedded last night, but the facility when it does not recognize that there is a network card installed.

  I have a network card added, it's the value connected and connect to power on.  At the beginning I wanted to set up all my virtual machines in a network segment local so I thought maybe it was the question so I turned off the VM and changed the NETWORK card to one host adapter, but the installation always fails with the same error.

  Does anyone else have this problem?  The installation cannot continue without detect a network card.

  I already have a virtual 2008R2 domain controller and NETWORK adapter works fine.

  Welcome to the community,

  ESXi you selected as the guest in the Wizard New VM operating system. The virtual NETWORK card model that is used/created for the virtual machine depends on the selection of the OS. Open the virtual machine configuration (.vmx) file to see what kind of NETWORK card has been created and add ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" if it does not exist. If you want to manually change the file mark .vmx that tab of the virtual machine in VMware Workstation is closed, so that the configuration file is reread once you are done with editing.

  André

• Upgrade on esxi embedded 4.0 to 4.1 using dvd?

  Esxi embedded running off usb key update using dvd?

  I ask because my integrated existing esxi is fucked after I tried to upgrade using AUVs. AUVs process has failed with an error, but after a reboot, the client vsphere Summary tab shows it has been updated (IE to 4.1), but continuous AUVs to draw the attention of this upgrade is missing. I checked using the command line upgrade bundles are indeed missing. I post another thread with more details, after that I'm going through them. In the meantime, can I pass by jumping into a dvd to reinstall esxi embedded on the USB?

  Hello

  There isn't really a difference between esxi embedded and esxi installable. ESXi embedded is installable just esxi installed on a card usb or sd instead of on the hard drive. By this logic, the answer to my question would be: Yes, it can be done.

  Fix

  Just to add that some on-board ship ESXi from suppliers, which add their specific beams/drivers.

  So if you want to reinstall, try to use the specific provider ESXi ISO if available, otherwise use VMware ESXi ISO and install specific bundles of the seller after if necessary.

  The other option is just for the manual installation of the patches/Bundles on your current installation and VUM will pick them up.

  Please allow points to useful/correct answers

• Confused in what I need [ESXi Embedded; ESX Installable; ESX 3.5]

  Hello team.

  Let me explain what I first: I need to run 6 virtual machines and manage these 6 VMs through a single window. I might be able to manage all VMs 6 using the single window (in general-, this could be any application). To manage, I mean, create snapshots, go back, use them as if I had VMware workstation. I don't need any other features. I'm looking in the plug of the machine: Quad core; 8 GB; SATA RAID.

  Now my question is how do I select ESXi Embedded or Installable or standalone ESX. Is there documentation that shows these differences or videos showing what are interfaces?

  I read the difference between ESXi and ESX and it was something citing on linux required for ESX. Does this mean that my whitebox will need Linux installed before that I could install ESX?

  ESXi is barebone architecture, which means, I'll lose admin capabilities?

  You think, with these questions, am confused? Thanks for any help in advance

  Novice user with virtualization - Manny

  Hello Manny,

  In fact, it's the same interface and the program, you use esx and esxi.

  Free ESXi, esx costs money and can do all kinds of magic to keep near 100% availability.

  You will need to have an admin on windows pc to run the VI client from.

  The VI-client (or VMware Infrastructure client) connects to your host, and from there, you can create new guests, create the snapshot, return etc.

  NO, you don't need linux. In fact my esx 3i is booting from a USB key no OS is required on the hard disk.

  I have attached a photo where you can see the interface to manage hosts.

  

• Question for Microsoft Support; I have a huge amount of music files .m4a that I can not play on Windows Media Player?

  Question for Microsoft Support;
  I have a LARGE amount of files music .m4a in a storage drive stand alone that I downloaded from an old Apple computer have more possession of. I can't understand how to enter these data into my old Emachines computer Windows Vista run the Media Player program. I tried to copy a few files m4a manually in the file Media Player Music folder, but they do not play. I'm not really all that computer savvy and know only the basics, I need to use my computer really. Can you give me some step by step instructions how to get these converted files or whatever it is I need to do to get them to play and to integrate properly into my library if it is possible? If this isn't the case, I'll have to go out and buy a new Apple computer for my 60 GB music collection. In the past, that I've never had no real problem shooting files to leave this computer based Vista and convert these files to my old computers Apple Itunes Player. So what's the problem with your system of guys that done anyway this such a pain in the butt? I would really like to understand what exactly is happening with this issue? It's very frustrating for me. I'm a finish Carpenter not a computer programmer. Such things should not be so difficult for someone like me to understand. All I intend to buy a really nice computer, probably in the summer and was considering a Microsoft based computer. But if this kind of problem will be spread with Microsoft products, so maybe I should reconsider. help you can offer to alleviate this problem will be greatly appreciated.
  Thank you
  Signed;
  Tim M. from Detroit.

  According to research on the Internet, Windows Media Player, atleast this is version 11 (included in Windows Vista and available for Windows XP SP2 +) cannot play Apple loseless type .m4a audio files without having to install any codecs.

  If you want to use Windows Media Player, you can follow the instructions mentioned here to install the necessary codecs and plugins.

  (In the related instructions above, in the first step talks about codecs - your .m4a files are files Apple loseless then follow the party referred to in the first stage about Apple loseless .m4a)

  Personally, I prefer using alternatives to Windows Media Player rather than installing codec packs.

  If you don't want to install codecs, download no matter what media player from "programs that open. M4A files"- Windows category list on this page.

  If you use a spare player - VLC Media Player is my choice.

• (Redirected) doing a full install windows 7 pro sp1 64-bit on my dell optiplex 760 Tower, but even though I have the original disc from dell, I have more questions...

  try to do a full install on my dell optiplex 760 Tower, but even though I have the original disc from dell, I have more questions...  I get all the features and everything all the way to the last step and everything, but then I think it will be a success, it doesn't say windows startup and let me down in me leaving with a blue screen no signal on my LCD 15 '... If someone would have an idea and would be kind enough and generous to help me as a fellow geek... I mean built my first computer, lived the whole 9 yards, but still cannot understand or resolve this situation... I would greatly appreciate any help of knowledge all my colleagues people could give... .i currently do not have a phone, but is will can always happen to me by message on his or [NOTE from the Admin: Email deleted in accordance with the TOU strategy identification], thank you for your time and also gratitude.

  Best of this post in the Forum OS from Microsoft here:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/software-OS/f/3524.aspx

  Bev.

• ESXi 4.1 Standard for VSphere Essentials?

  Hello. We have two hosts with Esxi embedded 4.1 standard. We use local, non-shared storage, and soon we will not anytime shared storage.

  In order to obtain cost-effective centralized managemend (right now I have to use separate Vi clients for each host), I was instructed to check Vsphere Essentials.

  It looks like it may work for us as we only use not the more advanced of the Standard license options, however I wonder if I'll have to re - install Vsphere on my hosts in order to centrally manage, or if the console provided with Vsphere Essentials will centalized management of my servers Esxi pre-existing without changing my installation current Esxi... does make sense? My Vmware sales representative wasn't sure of what I would have to do.

  Thank you!

  PK

  VMware binaries are the same for all editions, so there is usually no problem with replacement of the license key. However, with the embedded edition that you mentioned, I'm not sure. It's an OEM version specific provider ESXi or did you install the version of VMware? In the case of a specific edition of the seller, you can contact the vendor to find out if the license change is allowed/possible. If it is not possible to change the license, it should be possible to reinstall ESXi on the USB/SD device without problems for virtual machines. All you need to do in this case is to reconfigure the host (for example, network, NTP,...)

  About centralized management, there is also no re-installation of the ESXi servers needed. All you need to do is deploy a virtual instance of vCenter Server (based on Windows or the Appliance vCenter) and connect the hosts to this instance. This can be done without interruption of service for virtual machines.

  André

• I need Dell ESXi on T110 version?

  I have a Dell PowerEdge T110 I use for testing purposes.  I have the ordinary ESXi 4.1 running on the server.  I just found out that Dell has a version on their Web site.  I have reviewed the documentation and searched some of the forums here, but I can't seem to find if there are benefits to running the version of Dell on my T110 vs what I have installed now.

  Comments?

  Thanks in advance.

  The version of Dell include the best suppliers of CIM and OpenManage interface for your host.  You can get it in a stand-alone facility - http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R300511&formatcnt=0&libid=0&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&source=-1&fileid=451306.

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• HP DL360 with ESXi - local disks required for the SWAP file?

  Hello

  Can someone answer this question right ahead please?

  When you buy a new HP DL360 with ESXi embedded you need hard to host a file of any nature or can the server work without local disks at all?

  See you soon.

  Hi, Local storage is not required. You can create the SWAP file on the external data store. Please go through the link http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmware_esxi_architecture_wp.pdf (number of page 4). See you soon!

• HA with ESXi embedded

  I just got an evaluation of VMware Infrastructure working with some blades HP BL495 using ESXi embedded (on the internal USB flash drives).

  I configured a data store on a NFS partition on a NetApp data warehouses and the virtual machines will work perfectly and VMotion works correctly.

  However, when I try to create a cluster, I get the following error:

  HA agent has an error: host in Cluster HA must have active swap userworld

  I tried following KB article: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1004177 but am not which way I have to use with a NFS data store. All the obvious options fail.

  I saw a few comments on the web who suggest that it is not possible to use HA with swap userworld of iSCSI or NFS storage. Is this really the case? Is there no workaround solution if it is?

  This scary chain is a real name of the data store. Name only appearing in client VI is just a symlink, so that's ok.

  My recommendation: do not point uwswap to the data store. Create a folder such as ./uwswap/---

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• FMS 3 Questions for live video conferencing

  We have a few basic questions for installation of the server (windows 2003/FMS3) for an applicationt of videoconference with max 10 rooms for 3 persons x room remote connection:
  (1) is there an upgrade for components optimized for FMS3 fms? If this is not the case, should go us with the 'old'?
  (2) is there a way to detect the client bandwidth and latency and optimize Audio/video based on that basis by customer?
  (3) what we have hight latency problems which are not acceptable for video conferencing (5-10 sec): is there a way to optimize the configuration of the server for that? Is it possible to have the quality of Service that is configured on the network as for Voip applications?
  (4) I'we read in the manual that 44 hz encoding is faster than lower rates for audio? I expected the opposite. As the audio is more important for our system is a way to optimize that?
  We have large echoes (also with echo to reduce settings) and poor quality. Any way to improve this?
  
  

  I'll try to answer a couple of these...

  (1) the current components of the FMS works FMS3, but some features (such as redirection) are supported only in the last component of reading. If everything works fine for your application, so don't think that you need to upgrade from.

  (2) FMS3 has the same capabilities of detection of bandwidth based on a script like FMS2, but also a 'native' bandwidth detection feature new and more effective. Discover the FMS3 live docs for how to use this feature. Latecny detection is not supported natively, but you can easily write SSAS to measure time and back a few seconds precision.

  (3) Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done on the server to overcome high-latency link. Real-time communications will always be 'trolling' on this type of connection. (Have you ever watched a satellite live feed on TV?)

  (4) I have no specific details on the speed of encoding for different sampling rates, so I won't comment on that. I will say that, in general, encoding introduced no significant latency (unless your client happens to have a * very * slow processor). The latency of the network and the network congestion that won't do more harm. For the best experience, try to keep the total flow of water as low as possible and don't forget to use bandwidth detection, etc. to ensure that you are never exceeding the features of the client connection.

• Question for the geniuses of pictures only.

  Question for the geniuses of pictures only.

  You see, I started with iPhoto and later began to use Aperture.  With iPhoto and Aperture, you can have ALL the metadata below the thumbnails, (nice).  Well, I put all my images descriptions in the keywords section because it didn't really matter, because these programs could show them as thumbnails.

  Now, I use this wonderful program of Photos and I found out that it will ONLY show the title of"the image in the thumbnails.  I've got on 30 000 images with keywords but no title.  I want to move / copy the text in the keywords section in the section of the title. I'm not a computer scientist, I guess that my skills are in average.  But I can follow directions.

  Suggestions appreciated.

  Member of ASC compiled some useful on Photos AppleScripts. Maybe one of them will be sufficiently close to your needs.

  http://www.oldtoadstutorials.NET/no.P01.html

• How to get assistance from mozilla to answer questions for windows when I use a macintosh computer

  How to get assistance from mozilla to answer questions for windows when I use a macintosh computer?

  Look on the right side of the knowlegde base articles, where it is said ' help to ". Here, you can change the operating system and the version of firefox. The content of the article will adjust.
  
  If you ask a question on the help forum, you can simply say this in your question.