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• High CPU usage after upgrading to ESX 4 Update 1

  I just upgraded 2 hosts (IBM HS21 blades) 4 ESX to ESX 4 Update 1, and now I experience high CPU usage.  Before use on each host would turn around 10%, but now after the upgrade, it's about 80 percent on each and now all the virtual machines are running very slow as a result.

  The only change that has been done is that I demoted local readers of hard drives of 500 GB SAS drives to 7 200 RPM 73 GB SAS drives mirrored, 10 000 rpm mirrored and performed a clean installation of ESX 4U1 on each host.  As the VMs 14 are located on a SAN disk array I thought only, it would improve the performance of the hosts.

  Has anyone else had a similar problem or a potential solution?

  See you soon,.

  Josh.

  Seems very strange.

  You have the same number of VM? You have to upgrade the VMware tools?

  There are other changes?

  Local disk is not so important to the overall performance.

  André

• VMWare Virtual Center 2.5 update 3 management ESX v3.5 Update 4 and 5 guests

  I'm doing an audit of versions of VMWare and it seems that our cluster hosts are running a later update version as the virtual center server. Virtual Center 2.5 update 3 management ESX v3.5 Update 4 and 5 guests.

  Does anyone know if this causes problems. This has been the case since before I started and there seems to be no negative effect I see.

  Don't want to update virtual center update 5 as we plan to upgrade to vSphere, shortly.

  you are in a supported configuration, so you should be fine

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R40/vsp_compatibility_matrix.PDF

  However, with more agents on new hosts, you can see some are disconnects/no response errors for your hosts in vCenter.  In general, I would like to have my instance of vCenter to or superior to the latest version of ESX.

• ESX, ESXi and vCenter and virtual machines

  Hello all - I need to re - certify my VCP this month so I decided to sit down this weekend to set up a virtual lab.  I managed to get ESX, ESXi and vCenter working all in s vm on my laptop in less than 4 GB.  I use Player version 3 for now.  I have Workstation 6.5 but I have to spend my VCP to get a key of 7 workstations and improve it.

  The manual is a bit long, but here is the link if you are interested.  I'll update everything to Workstation 7 after my review.  I hope that some of you find it useful!

  http://blog.aarondelp.com/2009/11/VMware-data-center-in-box-using-VMware.html

  Aaron Delp

  http://blog.aarondelp.com

  http://blog.scottlowe.org/author/adelp/

  Nice - Thanks for posting.

  I doubt that you must update for Workstation 7 as VMplayer 3 is nothing else than a torn Workstation 7. It has the same basic functionality.

  So, nothing will be different if you use Workstation

  By the way - Starwind is really nice simulate a San.

  Another interesting thing, that you know may not...

  It is possible to assign up to 8 GB of RAM to your virtual ESXs, even if the host itself has only 4 GB of RAM.

  For this I have

  prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = 'TRUE '.

  prefvmx.minVmMemPct = '5 '.

  in the file config.ini from the host. Do not run and then

  Using this trick, I was able to run 4 ESX virtual machines on my laptop 4 GB RAM running 2 k 3-32 bit host

  Ulli

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  VMX-settings- VMware-liveCD - VM-infirmary

• Can Update Manager in vCenter 4 push ESX V3.5 updated?

  I'm starting to plan the migration of our organizations to vSphere 4 and vCenter 4.  I was not able to determine if Update Manager vCenter 4 can make out patches ESX V3.5?  Does anyone do this?

  you're right, the answer is Yes.

• ESX 2.3 Update 4 and VCB 1.1 update 1

  Hi all

  Is THAT VCB 1.1 update 1 is supported with ESX 3.5 Update 4?

  Responses will be appreciated.

  Thanks in advance.

  Prasad.D

  taking notes of publication

  > VCB 1.5 Update 1 is compatible with ESX Server 3.0.3 or ESX Server 3.5 or later and vCenter Server 2.5 or later

  http://www.VMware.com/support/vSphere4/doc/vsp_vcb_15_u1_rel_notes.html

• An error occurred while the suspension the 2012 Windows R2 VMS on ESX 5.1 update 1 and ESXi5.0 Udpate3. Can someone help me what is the reason for that and how to fix this?

  An error occurred while the suspension the 2012 Windows R2 VMS on ESX 5.1 update 1 and ESXi5.0 Udpate3. Can someone help me what is the reason for that and how to fix this?

  This issue has been resolved with the article below

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2015181

• The upgrade to vCenter Server to vCenter Server 5.1 5.1 update 1 when the SQL database is remote and vCenter Server Heartbeat is installed

  Hi guys,.

  I'm in the middle of an upgrade to vSphere 5.1 5.1 vSphere update 1. I have vCenter protected by HB and SQL on a separate computer (also protected by HB) I also run Syslog, Update Manager and Proxy authentication on vCenter.

  I've successfully upgraded HB on all 4 nodes (2 x vCenter & 2 x SQL) and started the upgrade components on the secondary according to the •vCenter Server Heartbeat 6.5 server and vCenter Update 1 Installation on Windows Server 2008 when the secondary server is virtual (PDF) http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vcenter-server-heartbeat-65-u1-installation-windows-2008-virtual-guide.pdf

  I got to step 3.c

  3. change the primary/active server role:

  a launch of the vCenter Server Heartbeat wizard configure server and click the tab of the Machine to change the server role for the current server (primary) to the active State and click Finish.

  b using the Service Control Manager, start the Server Heartbeat of VMware vCenter service.

  c using the vCenter Server Heartbeat Console, check that all the status icons on the server: summary page are green indicating that the boot process is completed and protected from all the services are started.

  d using the Service Control Manager, stop the service Server Heartbeat of VMware vCenter.

  As the vCenter service does not start, I'm stuck at this point. As far as I'm concerned, the error is quite logical. I've updated vCenter using the secondary server, and then I'm trying to connect (according to the guide) with another version that breaks down.

  If I continue with the services stop and launch the installer SSO, it is trying to perform an uninstall!

  Did I miss something in this upgrade?

  Concerning

  
  Ciaran

  Hi guys, VMware have finally updated the documentation to reflect the right way forward: https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/heartbeat_pubs.html U1 6.5 Select from the menu drop-down and you'll see the last date of update for each of the documentation is now 10/10/2013. The guide States now specifically to restore the vCenter database before proceeding with any other measure, this is copied below for convenience: "the upgrade of the main server of the upgrade process further guess upgrading the secondary server completed successfully. Procedure 1 before continuing the upgrade process, perform a restore of the database of vCenter Server, Single Sign-On database, VMware Update Manager database and SSL certificates that were backed up in step 4 on the secondary server. regards Ciaran

• 4.1 and vCenter ESX only allows to use 1 Fibre Channel LUNS

  Hello

  I have 8 blades ESX 4.1 (build 348481) in a Cisco UCS 5108 chassis. Each blade has 2 x HBAs available. I also have a fiber channel storage array that is configured to provide 2 1.8 to LUN (for now and in the future).

  When I go in vCenter and select one of the ESX servers under "Configuration"-> "Storage adapters"-> "Rescan all...» "each server detects the table (and several paths towards it) but only shows a single available LUNS (LUN 0) when 2 LUNS should be available (LUNS 0 and 1 logical unit number). See the image below.

  

  Now, the thing that confuses me is that when I get on the command-line of the ESX via SSH server and run "esxcfg-mpath - b", I see a list of all the paths including the paths to the LUNS 0 and 1 logical unit number (see output below). Any ideas on why ESX and vCenter authorizes me to LUN 1?

  esxcfg-mpath - b:

  NAA.600508e0000000001e10a036bc3f5601: FREE Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa.600508e0000000001e10a036bc3f5601)
  vmhba0:C1:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active sas adapter: 5c84c75ed0910000 target: 1563fbc36a0101e

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:l0: Local USB CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  EUI.706f636c6162766f: disc SCST_FIO Fibre Channel (eui.706f636c6162766f)
  vmhba2:C0:T1:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2
  vmhba2:C0:T1:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f2
  vmhba1:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2
  vmhba1:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c2
  vmhba1:C0:T1:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3
  vmhba1:C0:T1:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00: target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:45:c3
  vmhba2:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3
  vmhba2:C0:t0:l0 LUN:0 Status: active CF adapter: WWNN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ae WWPN: 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e target: WWNN: 20:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3 WWPN: 21:00:00:24: ff: 32:10:f3

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:L1: USB Direct-access locally (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L1)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:L1 LUN:1 status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  MPX.vmhba32:C0:t0:L2: USB Direct-access locally (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L2)
  vmhba32:C0:t0:L2 LUN:2 status: Active Local HBA vmhba32 channel target 0 0

  Its because the table shows two LUNS have the same value of ID of Page 83, ESX both think you have 2 paths to the same LUN.  Paths multiple ESX driver uses the value of the ID of Page 83 to determine if 2 LUNS are the same device.

  It was a problem with that code, that it resembles yours-based Solaris beginning according to the tables and other tables that used code based on Solaris pre-COMSTAR, as well as tables that use SCWIST.

  There is really nothing you can do about it, because it is a bug in the software of the array (it shouldn't be exporting 2 LUNS different with the same ID value of Page 83 - it is a violation of the standard).

• Known issues with running ESX, vSphere and vCenter Lab Manager on a Windows Server?

  I'm on a project that is currently planned to install ESX, vSphere and vCenter Lab Manager on a Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise x 64.  Anyone know if there are known problems with their performance on a beefy Server?

  http://communities.VMware.com/community/VMTN/vSphere?view=overview and take a look at podcasting.

• Using VMotion with 2 ESX and VCenter

  Hi all

  I just installed with ESX 2 VSphere and & VCenter. I can't use VMotion to migrate a virtual machine running one ESX towards each other.

  My setup is as follows:

  the iSCSI Software initiator.

  data store even shared by 2 facilitators.

  same conf network on the 2 hosts, none vlan used (set to 0):

  • vSwitch0 for the Service console, connected to the network of the company (vmnik0)

  • vSwitch1 for virtual machine network (connected to the company network vmnic1) and VMkernel (for vmotion, connected to the production network: san, vmnic2).

  Error displayed (at 10%): a general error occurred: the VMotion failed because the ESX host failed to connect to the VMotion network, please check your physical network configuration and settings network VMotion.

  vmnic2 on ESX1 is configured with 255.255.0.0 192.168.130.X mask and connected to eth0 on iSCSI SAN

  vmnic2 on ESX2 is configured with 255.255.0.0 192.168.131.X mask and connected to eth1 on iSCSI SAN

  Thanks for help

  alelievre wrote:

  vmnic2 on ESX1 is configured with 255.255.0.0 192.168.130.X mask and connected to eth0 on iSCSI SAN

  vmnic2 on ESX2 is configured with 255.255.0.0 192.168.131.X mask and connected to eth1 on iSCSI SAN

  Two VLAN different connection to the iSCSI SAN. You should have the same subnet, but a different IP addresses (if any) connecting to the San from each host (depends on the SAN)... For example 192.168.130.25 for ESX1 and 192.168.130.30 for ESX2. Unless your SAN network covers actually two subnets on your local network, you create a question where you don't need to. I would also use separate NETWORK card for vMotion traffic and another for iSCSI. Separate them VM traffic too (makes everything cleaner and less chance of collisions and too load performance causing one issues for each other. This is why it is a good idea to have at least four, if not six, physical NIC (or ports) within an ESX/ESXi server.

  VMware VCP4

  Review the allocation of points for "useful" or "right" answers.

• Problems to make the correct version in ESX 4 Update 1

  I've recently updated our environment vSphere 4 Update 1.  This iso is build 208167.  I used the Manager Update to apply all critical and non-critical updates available on all servers and vCenter (also v4 update 1) says: I'm on the build 244038 to all of my ESX servers.

  But if I connect via SSH and su root and run vmware - v it only shows 208167 as the build.  Y at - it a command or file I can watch him accurately reflects my current version?

  Thank you

  Vince

  Hello.

  See KB 1012514.

  Good luck!

• vCenter and vCenter server

  What is the last VirtualCenter and is there a difference between vcenter server and vcenter. I see also different versions I s vcenter 4 and vcenter 2.5 update 6? What are the licensing options

  All products listed under the link below are VI3 (Virtual Infrastructure 3) and include vCenter2.5 and ESX (i) 3.x

  http://www.VMware.com/support/product-support/VI3/

  .. and below is vSphere4, which includes vCenter4.x and ESX (i) 4

  http://www.VMware.com/support/product-support/vSphere/

• How update of ESX 4 Update 1

  Hello all, I need help for the upgrade of our ESX servers.

  We have 7 ESX 4 Server (Advanced) and a (Advanced) Vcenter server. I moved the virtual machines of 2 ESX servers to other servers and installed

  the news using the iso file to update 1. There is therefore 5 left ESX servers to update, but I don't want to do this by the migration of virtual machines to others

  servers and installation of the host with iso update 1.

  So I downloaded ESX - 4.0.0 - update01.zip and Vmware Vsphere Upgrade Guide. What is the good guide? Chapter 14 (update an ESX/ESXi host using Offline bundles with the vihostupdate utility) is the right one for me, OK?

  I don't really understand how to upgrade hosts with the vihostupdate command. I installed the VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual appliance on any of the ESX host and now?

  ESX 4.0 U1 server upgrade is not supported with vSphere Host Update Utility. You can use vHUU for the upgrade to ESXi 40-U1 with online portal.

  : +: VCP, RHCE, EMCPA.

• Lab Manager 3 and vCenter Server 4?

  Lab Manager 3.0.2 will work if I upgrade Virtual Center to version 4?  (I realize ESX 4 is not supported, was impossible to find out what anyone simply upgrading to vCenter Server.)

  Right now I have 2 groups managed by a server vCenter Server, a 'production' and another for Lab Manager.  If I upgrade my production cluster to vSphere, can I maintain a separate vCenter server with the old version to support Lab Manager?

  http://www.VMware.com/support/labmanager30/doc/releasenotes_labmanager302.html

  Lab Manager requires VMware Infrastructure 3 Standard or Premium

  (VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1, update 2, update 3 or update 4 and)

  vCenter Update 2.5 1, 2 update, update 3 or update 4).