ESXi 4.0 NIC problem

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• ESXi 5.5 nic teaming/LAG with trunking does not but it works on ESX 4.0.  Both are on the same switch. What gives?

  I have two hosts (vhost1 = ESX 4.0, vhost2 = 5.5 ESX) both are configured for the Group and both connected to a switch of 1544 Adtran L3 (named sw01).  vhost1 has been in production for several years with the config below and has been solid as a rock.  I'm trying to reproduce the installation of grouping/collage on vhost2 and it does not work when are associated but will work when you are using a single NIC (with or without aggregation).

  To be more specific about what does not work, two virtual servers have "Network server" (vlan 8) defined as a group of ports. Both physical and virtual servers on the same vlan cannot ping or resolve queries arp for virtual machines on vhost2.    Everything that is sent from a different subnet can connect to the virtual machines on each virtual server.

  So the question is this: why not ESX 5.5 works as ESX 4.0 when the configs are also near identical, as I can make them and they are connected to the same switch?

  Thanks for any input you can provide!

  S

  This is the configuration for vhost1

  switch 1 (sw01)

  SW01 #sho run int port 3

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  interface port-channel 3

  Description LAG for vhost1

  no downtime

  switchport mode trunk

  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1.8

  !

  end

  SW01 #sho run int 0/23 concert

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  0/23 gigabit-switchport interface

  Vhost1 vmnic2 vswitch1 description

  no downtime

  channel-group mode 3 on

  !

  end

  SW01 #sho run int concert 0/24

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  0/24 gigabit-switchport interface

  Vhost1 vmnic1 vswitch1 description

  no downtime

  channel-group mode 3 on

  !

  end

  vhost1

  [root@vhost1 ~] # esxcfg - NICS - l

  Name PCI Driver link speed Duplex MAC address MTU Description

  vmnic0 03:04.00 tg3 up to 1000Mbps Full 78:e7:d1:5f:01:f4 1500 Broadcom Corporation NC326i PCIe Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

  vmnic1 03:04.01 tg3 up to 1000Mbps Full 78:e7:d1:5f:01:f5 1500 Broadcom Corporation NC326i PCIe Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter

  [root@vhost1 ~] # esxcfg - vmknic - l

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

  vmk1 VMkernel - Server NetIPv4 10.1.8.31 255.255.255.0 10.1.8.255 00:50:56:78:9e:7e 1500 65535 true STATIC

  VMkernel - SAN Net IPv4 10.1.252.20 vmk0 255.255.255.0 10.1.252.255 00:50:56:7 c: d8:7e 9000 65535 true STATIC

  
  

  [root@vhost1 ~] # esxcfg - vswif - l

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

  Service vswif1 - NetIPv4 management 10.1.1.12 console 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.255 true STATIC

  
  [root@vhost1 ~] # esxcfg - vswitch - l

  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

  32 4 32 1500 vSwitch0

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

  0 3 VM network

  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

  vSwitch1 64 12 64 1500 vmnic1, vmnic0

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

  Server network 8 7 vmnic1, vmnic0

  Console - management service vmnic1 Net0 1, vmnic0

  VMkernel - server 1 vmnic1 Net8, vmnic0

  On the Load Balancing vSwitch it Hash IP value.

  This is the configuration for vhost2

  switch 1

  SW01 #sho run int 4 port

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  interface port-channel 4

  LAG description for vhost2

  no downtime

  switchport mode trunk

  switchport trunk allowed vlan 1.8

  !

  end

  
  

  SW01 #sho run int concert 0/17

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  0/17 gigabit-switchport interface

  Description vhost2

  no downtime

  channel-group mode 4 on
  

  !

  end

  
  

  SW01 #sho run int concert 0/18

  Building configuration...

  !

  !

  interface gigabit-switchport 0/18

  Description vhost2

  no downtime

  channel-group mode 4 on

  !

  end

  vhost2

  ~ # esxcfg - NICS - l

  Name PCI Driver link speed Duplex MAC address MTU Description

  vmnic0 e1000e up to 1000Mbps Full 00:25:90:e7:0e:9 0000:08:00.00 1500 c Intel Corporation 82574 L Gigabit Network Connection

  vmnic1 0000:09:00.00 e1000e up to 1000Mbps Full 00:25:90:e7:0e:9 d 1500 Intel Corporation 82574 L Gigabit Network Connection

  ~ # esxcfg - vmknic - l

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

  Management 10.1.1.15 IPv4 network vmk0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.255 c 1500 65535 real STATIC 00:25:90:e7:0e:9

  ~ # esxcfg - road - l

  VMkernel itineraries:

  Interface of network gateway subnet mask

  10.1.1.0 255.255.255.0 subnet local vmk0

  by default 0.0.0.0 10.1.1.1 vmk0

  
  

  ~ # esxcfg - road - n

  Expiration type neighbor Interface MAC address

  10.1.1.1 00:a0:c8:8 has: ff: 3 b vmk0 19m13s unknown

  ~ # esxcfg - vswitch - l

  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

  vSwitch0 4352 7 128 1500 vmnic0, vmnic1

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

  Server network 8 1 vmnic0, vmnic1

  Management network 0 1 vmnic0, vmnic1

  On the Load Balancing vSwitch it Hash IP value.

  Hello

  Do you share the vmnic for ESXi management and network of the VM?

  Try to follow the steps in this KB: VMware KB: NICs using EtherChannel grouping allows intermittent network connectivity in ESXi

  Trying to team adapters using EtherChannel, network connectivity is disrupted on an ESXi host. This problem occurs because grouping NIC properties will not propagate to the network management portgroup in ESXi.

  When you configure the ESXi host for grouping of NETWORK cards in attributing to the road based on ip hashload balancing, this configuration is not propagated to the portgroup management network.

  Workaround

  Note: to reduce the possibility network loss please change the route based on the hash of IP using this method of balancing load vSwitch

  1. Close all ports in the physical switch team leaving a single port as active.
  2. Change the Route based on ip hash vSwitch and load balancing management Portgroup.
  3. Set up the physical switch port channel.
  4. Activate the physical switch ports.

  Notes: Using this method will avoid a loss of connection when you switch to a port channel. Also make sure that under the properties for vmk portgroup # used for network management you tick the box "Enabled".

• MD3200i / ESXi 4.1 Multipathing problem

  I'm having a problem with a MD3200i and our new virtual server T710 - it works, but performance is absolutely catastrophic.  Here are the details...

  Server is a T710, 4 integrated network interface cards + a 4 Intel Server NIC port.  Execution of ESXi 4.1 was last updated - now that he has 6 guests on it, going to be total 10 (most are lightly loaded special servers). Server is connected to the San 4 direct cable to port 4 Intel Server NIC to 4 ports on the management controller

  We have 4 drives (2 TB SAS) in the SAN - not my first choice - but what the customer wanted. Table is configured as a RAID-10.  We have 3 logical volumes - to 2, to 1 and 750 GB.  Each is formatted as a VMFS data store.

  I followed the instructions in the White Book of Dell to implement the MD3200 with ESX 4.1 and it does not appear that we have multpathing working properly.  The VCenter Client is only show 6 usable track - should be 12 total (3 volumes of x * 4 network cards).

  I went through the docs, a handful of times, can't find anything that seems an obvious problem.  Here's the output of certain commands in the documentation - if something else would be helpful, let me know.  I feel that I'm running a wall of bricks here, any advice would be great!

  Thanks in advance...

  ~ # esxcfg - NICS - l
  Name PCI Driver link speed Duplex MAC address MTU Description
  vmnic0 0000:01:00.00 bnx2 up to 1000Mbps Full 00:25:64:fe:51:c1 1500 Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T Corporation
  bnx2 0000:01:00.01 vmnic1 low 0Mbps 00:25:64:fe:51:c3 half 1500 Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T Corporation
  bnx2 0000:02:00.00 vmnic2 low 0Mbps 00:25:64:fe:51:c5 half 1500 Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T Corporation
  bnx2 0000:02:00.01 vmnic3 low 0Mbps 00:25:64:fe:51:c7 half 1500 Broadcom Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T Corporation
  vmnic4 0000:83:00.00 igb up to 1000Mbps Full 00: 1B: 21:77:3 b: 08 9000 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
  vmnic5 0000:83:00.01 igb up to 1000Mbps Full 00: 1B: 21:77:3 b: 09 9000 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
  vmnic6 0000:84:00.00 igb up to 1000Mbps Full 00: 1B: 21:77:3 b: 0 c 9000 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
  vmnic7 0000:84:00.01 igb up to 1000Mbps Full 00: 1B: 21:77:3 b: 0 d 9000 Intel Corporation 82576 Gigabit Network Connection

  ~ # esxcfg - swiscsi - q
  ISCSI Software is enabled

  ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs - has
  vmhba0 ata_piix link-n/a sata.vmhba0 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation 2 port SATA IDE Controller (ICH9)
  vmhba1 mptsas link-n/a sas.5842b2b04cd6af00 (0:3:0.0) LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Dell SAS 6/iR integrated
  vmhba32 ata_piix link-n/a sata.vmhba32 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation 2 port SATA IDE Controller (ICH9)
  vmhba33 iscsi_vmk online iqn.1998 - 01.com.vmware:spag - 261d 8287 iSCSI Software adapter

  ~ # esxcfg - vmknic - l
  Interface Port Group/DVPort IP IP family address Netmask Broadcast MAC address MTU TSO MSS active Type
  Managing IPv4 10.100.101.251 network vmk0 255.255.255.0 10.100.101.255 00:25:64:fe:51:c1 1500 65535 true STATIC
  vmk1 iSCSI network IPv4 10.100.102.20 255.255.255.0 10.100.102.255 00:50:56:74:38:cc 9000 65535 true STATIC
  iSCSI 2 IPv4 10.100.102.21 network vmk2 255.255.255.0 10.100.102.255 00:50:56:7 b: this: 6 a 9000 65535 true STATIC
  iSCSI 3 IPv4 10.100.102.22 network vmk3 255.255.255.0 10.100.102.255 00:50:56:75:19:70 9000 65535 true STATIC
  iSCSI 4 IPv4 10.100.102.23 network vmk4 255.255.255.0 10.100.102.255 00:50:56:78:e8:66 9000 65535 true STATIC

  ~ # esxcfg - vswitch - l
  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports
  vmnic1 vSwitch0 128 13 128 1500 vmnic0, vmnic2, vmnic3

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports
  VM network 0 7 vmnic0, vmnic1, vmnic2, vmnic3
  Management network 0 1 vmnic0, vmnic3

  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports
  vSwitch2 128 9 128 9000 vmnic4, vmnic5, vmnic6, vmnic7

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports
  iSCSI 4 0 1 vmnic4 network
  iSCSI network 3 0 1 vmnic5
  iSCSI network 2 0 1 vmnic6
  iSCSI 0 1 vmnic7 network

  This is a very nice opening message, because it provides the necessary information to begin to understand this. One thing missing is the "esxcli swiscsi nic list d vmhba 33. This confirms if the vmkernels were assigned to the iSCSI initiator.

  Your problem is that you use a single subnet for the entire iSCSI configuration.

  Each NIC (that you want to use for iSCSI) needs its own subnet. If you do not (from your network group) superior to scale 10.10.102.0 - 255, just subnet with a 27-bit subnet mask. The gateways are not relevant because I doubt that your server will try to connect to a San in a completely different network, so you don't have to worry about having to do/create additional gateways on the switch (s).

  Here is an example of setting based on your IP ranges and modify with a subnet mask of 27 bits (255.255.255.224) (to avoid having to get several IP address ranges):

  SAN iSCSI ports:

  Controller 0:

  iSCSI port 0: 10.100.102.1

  iSCSI port 1: 10.100.102.33

  iSCSI port 2: 10.100.102.65

  iSCSI port 3: 10.100.102.97

  Controller 1:

  iSCSI port 0: 10.100.102.2

  iSCSI port 1: 10.100.102.34

  iSCSI port 2: 10.100.102.66

  iSCSI port 3: 10.100.102.98

  News of the iSCSI Server (in a context which is understandable if all goes well):

  -vmnic7-> network->-> 10.100.102.3 vmk1 iSCSI

  -vmnic6-> iSCSI network 2-> vmk2-> 10.100.102.35

  -vmnic5-> iSCSI network 3-> vmk3-> 10.100.102.67

  -vmnic4-> iSCSI network 4-> vmk4-> 10.100.102.99

  This info makes sense?

• Windows 10/ESXi 6.0 NIC ad nauseam resets

  I am running Windows 10 on ESXi 6.0.0 build 2494585.  I was running into the problem that others have experienced where windows will shut down in ~ 24 hours.  I came here on these forums and learned that it was thanks to the SATA cdrom drive.  Thanks for this tip.

  In the next issue, I have found now that my computer can stay long enough for a new problem to occur:

  I thought that I was running on this problem even once when I went to RDP on my computer and it was not available.  I opened vSphere and of course, the machine is running, but the State of the network said no connectivity.  I have to disable and re-enable the network interface to find the connection.   I have pasted below information from system logs.  This message is repeated hundreds of times, incrementing the newspaper each time.   Does anyone have an idea what I can do to work around this problem?  It happened at least 3 times now.  I found a similar problem on another forum with a person running Windows 10 on Parallels, but the County was nowhere near as high.  I have followed the advice on this thread and disabled IPv6 when even in the case where.

  Event 10400

  Network interface "Intel (r) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection" started resetting. There will be a momentary in network connectivity interruption, while hardware resets.

  Reason: The network driver asked that it resets itself.

  This network interface reset 784 times since it has been initialized last.

  -System

  -Supplier

  [Name]  Microsoft-Windows-NDIS
  [Guid]  {CDEAD503-17F5-4A3E-B7AE-DF8CC2902EB9}
  
  EventID 10400
  
  Version 0
  
  Level 3
  
  Task 0
  
  Opcode 0
  
  Keywords 0x2000000000000000
  
  -TimeCreated

  [SystemTime] 2015-09 - 15 T 04: 43:00.030527700Z
  
  EventRecordID 33966
  
  -Correlation

  [ActivityID]  {B24FC05A-C7D0-4A32-B408-F6B497C97193}
  
  -Execution

  [ProcessID] 4
  [ThreadID] 8308
  
  Channel system
  
  Computer RWDW10
  
  Security
  

  -EventData

  IfGuid {B24FC05A-C7D0-4A32-B408-F6B497C97193}
  IfIndex 6
  IfLuid 1688849960927232
  AdapterName Intel(r) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection
  ResetReason 2
  ResetCount 784

  NIC that is attached to the guest operating system: you can try with vmxnet3.

• ESXi 5 storage connectivity problems

  When I was setting up our infrastructure to vsphere 2 years ago I did everything according to the "best practices" (Netapp, VMWare and Cisco).

  I had 2 4.0 hosts and I implemented the storage network (NFS and iSCSI) as an EtherChannel on one side of the switch Cisco and active NIC and IP HASH in a side ESXi load balancing.

  Now, I just added 2 more than 5.0 hosts, reclassified vCenter to 5 and wanted to set up the new host for storage, but that is the problem.

  Somehow ESXi5 let me use exactly the same configuration, I can't have 2 active adapters on both ESX and for this reason, I can't use hash IP in this vSwitch load balancing.

  So, how am I suppose to add Stoarge to the new ESXi5?

  EtherChannel is no supported network storage more on ESXi5?

  If I have to stop using EtherChannel on the CISCO site that will break my conection of storage for the two production hosts ESXi 4.

  Any input appreciated.

  Thank you

  Add maps via the iSCSI GUI software is ports VMKernel will link individual (and usually multiple) of a single software iSCSI initiator.  "It's the GUI version of ' esxcli swiscsi nic add n d .

  To configure this for vSphere 5, VMkernel port NIC grouping settings must be configured as described in the error.

  If you choose to not explicitly link VMkernel ports the software initiator, let the empty Network Configuration tab, and the VMkernel routing table automatically chooses an appropriate VMKernel port to connect.  According to your description, this is how your environment vSphere 4 is set up.

• Boot PXE ESXi 5.5.0 problems

  
  Trying 5.5 to the PXE boot ESXi and the conduct of affairs.  Receiving the message ' Initial menu has no entry tag ' when I understand what follows in the pxelinux.cfg file.

  default esx-5.5/menu.c32

  title of menu install ESXi 5.5.0

  Tag install

  label of the menu of ESXi 5.5.0

  kernel esx-5.5/mboot.c32

  Add esx-5.5/boot.cfg - c

  I have solved my problem.  It turns out that the pxelinux.0 file we have on our kickstart server is old and what is not compatible with mboot.c32 and menu.c32.

• ESXi 4.0 performance problem

  Hola a tod@s,
  

  
  

  I have a server with VMWare ESXi 4.0.0 (208167) con las caracteristicas material Editor, currently estoy sufriendo problemas performance, El alguna ayuda por the comunidad para yes some track...
  

  Currently solo tengo una VM running, el operating system are CentOS 5.5 con Cpanel (Bind, Proftpd FTP, HTTP, Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Exim POP/SMTP).

  
  

  Start VM al servidor para con 4 CPU y tengo asignado toda capacidad of 4 GB of RAM.

  El primer problema, desde consoled her VM, cuando los verifico caracteristicas sucede algo extraño, solo me detecta 3 GB of RAM 4 GB vez, in cambio, las CPU en las detecta correctamente...: s

  
  

  root@cPanel [/] # cat/proc/cpuinfo
  Processor: 0
  vendor_id: GenuineIntel
  CPU family: 6
  model: 26
  model name: Intel(r) Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
  step by step: 5
  CPU MHz: 2792.983
  cache size: 8192 KB
  fdiv_bug: no
  hlt_bug: no
  f00f_bug: no
  coma_bug: no
  FPU: Yes
  fpu_exception: Yes
  CPUID level: 11
  WP: Yes
  flags: fpu vme pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm nonstop_tsc ida [8]
  BogoMips: 5585.96
  

  
  

  Processor: 1
  vendor_id: GenuineIntel
  CPU family: 6
  model: 26
  model name: Intel(r) Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
  step by step: 5
  CPU MHz: 2792.983
  cache size: 8192 KB
  fdiv_bug: no
  hlt_bug: no
  f00f_bug: no
  coma_bug: no
  FPU: Yes
  fpu_exception: Yes
  CPUID level: 11
  WP: Yes
  flags: fpu vme pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm nonstop_tsc ida [8]
  BogoMips: 5596.34

  
  

  Processor: 2
  vendor_id: GenuineIntel
  CPU family: 6
  model: 26
  model name: Intel(r) Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
  step by step: 5
  CPU MHz: 2792.983
  cache size: 8192 KB
  fdiv_bug: no
  hlt_bug: no
  f00f_bug: no
  coma_bug: no
  FPU: Yes
  fpu_exception: Yes
  CPUID level: 11
  WP: Yes
  flags: fpu vme pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm nonstop_tsc ida [8]
  BogoMips: 5644.43

  
  

  Processor: 3
  vendor_id: GenuineIntel
  CPU family: 6
  model: 26
  model name: Intel(r) Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
  step by step: 5
  CPU MHz: 2792.983
  cache size: 8192 KB
  fdiv_bug: no
  hlt_bug: no
  f00f_bug: no
  coma_bug: no
  FPU: Yes
  fpu_exception: Yes
  CPUID level: 11
  WP: Yes
  flags: fpu vme pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm nonstop_tsc ida [8]
  BogoMips: 5607.93

  
  

  root@cPanel [/] # free
  total used free shared buffers cached
  MEM: 3107536 2982092 125444 0 107176 1984144
  -/ + buffers/cache: 890772 2216764
  Swap: 2096472 124 2096348

  El segundo problema, es el performance of los discos duros, creo estos deferred without normal son:
  

  root@cPanel [/] # / sbin/hdparm-Tt/dev/sda

  
  

  / dev/sda:
  Timing cached reads: 30332 MB in 2.00 seconds = 15203,59 MB / s
  Calendar of the disc in the buffer reads: 46 MB to 3,03 seconds = 15.16 MB / sec
  

  root@cPanel [/] # / sbin/hdparm-Tt/dev/sda

  
  

  / dev/sda:
  Timing cached reads: 30400 MB in 1.99 seconds = 15239,13 MB / s
  Calendar of the disc in the buffer reads: 102 MB in 3.02 seconds = 33,78 MB / s

  root@cPanel date [/] #.
  MIA © 8 jun 11:19:30 CEST 2011
  root@cPanel [/] # / sbin/hdparm-Tt/dev/sda

  / dev/sda:
  Timing cached reads: 28212 MB in 1.99 seconds = 14144,41 MB / s
  Calendar reads disc in the buffer: 16 MB to 3.06 seconds = 5.24 MB / sec

  In this case, are el momento mas carga del día.

  Con lentitud in los discos, siempre tengo a load of alto sin tener gran carga processes CPU y conexiones.

  Gracias por todo.

  Saludos.

  
  

  
  

  Hola willowmlg:

  Las Gráficas a pasarnos son las del disco duro performance, not the CPU.

  El modelo controladora lo puedes ver el doing click en host--> configuration--> storage adapters (haznos una captured todo lo that appears ahi)

  The cache aren't a SAN/NAS nivel, sino a solo disco controladora nivel. If no tienes hides the controladora en y los discos son el performance SATA will a ser muy pobre.

  A greeting.

• ESXi 4.1 installation problem

  Current running in an error message when you try to install ESXi 4.1 on a USB stick on a new generation of server. I use the VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 4.1.0 - 260247.x86_64.iso image. After that some research on Google, it seems that there might be a problem of compatibility of equipment? I tried to disable AHCI, unplug the WD drive, by disabling the two network cards. No one changed anything. I have a feeling that maybe that's a problem of compatibility of the mother/cpu card, but I'm not really sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to decomission my old server as soon as possible!

  Here's the equipment I use:

  • ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution
  • Intel Xeon W3550
  • Kingston ValueRAM 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 KVR1333D3E9SK3 / 6G
  • NVIDIA GTX260 (Just temporary until I get a cheapo card)
  • SanDisk Cruzer 2GB USB Flash Drive
  • Western Digital WD5000ABYS 500 GB (to be dedicated to a virtual machine)
  • LG GH20NS15 DVD burner
  • Adaptec 5405 (not yet installed, still in the production server)
  • 3 x Western Digital WD5000ABPS 500 GB (not yet installed, still in the production server)

  Here is a screenshot of the error message I get:

  

  ESXi is not able to recognize a NETWORK card in the system.   You can add something like an Intel Pro 1000, or you can read the article of oem.tgz on vm - Help.com for a driver.

• Dell R710 and ESXi 4.1 NIC issue.

  Please bare with me, I'm a newbe with vMware.

  My question is this:

  Got a new Dell R710 with Broadcom BCM5709 quad. Install ESXi 4.1 CD. Then, I created a virtual machine and install Win Server 2008 R2 64 bit.

  In vSphere Client under configuration-> network-> properties (per virtual switch)-> network-> adapter details maps I see the Broadcom adapter. But in Windows in the Device Manager the NIC comes as Intel PRO/1000MT.

  This is the expected behavior? ESXi support a pilot intel virtual any? or must we show Broadcom NIC.

  If this is not the expected behavior, please suggest a solution.

  Thank you

  Welcome to the community,

  what you see is expected and in design. ESX mask the real hardware and presents a virtual hardware to virtual machines. In this way, you are able to move the virtual machine across different hosts and even VMware Workstation, player,... without a lot of changes.

  André

• ESXi 3.5 Emb to Esxi 4 u1 upgrade problem

  Hello world!

  I spent a whole day trying to upgrade my esxi 3.5 integrated hosts and I have so far failed.

  Lets start from scratch:

  We have IBM BladeCenter full of 14 22XM IBM BladeServers, each of them has 2 GB USB flash inside with 28 Socket Enterprise Plus licensing for vSphere and VMWare Esxi 3.5 integrated INTL.

  I want to upgrade to Esxi 4 Update 1.

  Initially, I tried using VSphere Host Update Utility, with update.zip (this set, I downloaded on vmware.com, this is a package of upgrade to Esxi 4 update 1 installable of Esxi 3.5) but it failed with an error "input string is not in a correct format." OK, I studied later that VMWare VSphere Host Update Utility can update that Esxi 4 guests. Not very good news, but Ok, lets move!

  Then, I tried to update the vihostupdate in VSphere CLI utility. I installed VSphere CLI and tried to launch vihostupdate.pl and got an error this libxml2.dll dll could not be found. I updated variable of environment PATH with the path to the bin CLI directory and I rebooted the server. OK, vihostupdate.pl has returned to me for usage information. I have enered command to upgrade my esxi:

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  But has encountered an error:

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  I did not forget that he had trouble with credentials of typing in command promt and have deleted password option to manually enter:

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  And after you have entered the password, I got a new error:

  c:\1.zip unpacking...

  Impossible to analyze \metadata.xml to C:\Program VMware vSphere CLI\bin\

  vihostupdate35.pl line 321

  main::get_bundle_info('\metadata.) XML') called at C:\Program Files\VMware

  VSphere \VMware CLI\bin\vihostupdate35.pl line 236

  call main::install_update ('HostSystem = HASH (0x4f0fcc0)', '\metadata.xml')

  ED to C:\Program VMware vSphere CLI\bin\vihostupdate35.pl line 122

  Disconnection of the end

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  And have got an another erorr:

  does not apply to the host target (embeddedEsx 3.5.0 INTL)

  But I have found nowhere in the documents of VMWare or google that I can't be upgraded, esxi 3.5 embedded, ESXi 4 update 1. Can someone help me?

  I heard that there are some CIM providers that exist on ESXI embedded in order to better use the monitoring features, and I want to not lose them if possible.

  Hello

  Here, it was an admin with the same question.

  Components (to help people to google)

  -Material: HP ML350 G5

  -ESXi Embedded version: HP Embedded ESXi 3.5 Update 4 (U4) Build 153875

  -Host Update Utility: vSphere 4.0 (build 208111)

  Update package - ESXi 4.0 U1: ESXi - 4.0.0 - 1.9.208167 - updated - release.zip

  My workstation (XP-Finnish) and server (English WS03R2x64) had this same problem. Both had the locale "Finnish".

  I have changed the control panel of XP - locale - "Finnish"-> «English (US)»

  Workstation recharged and voila! Error disappeared and I can spend it with zip above.

  BR

  tlindi

  PS. Here is the link which gave me an idea how to workaround:

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1004767

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