ESXi 4.1 with 2.7 to RAID server only has a 750 GB data store

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• ESXi 5.0 servers don't recognize that same NFS share to the same data store

  I have a setup of vSphere 5.0 running VMware Workstation 8.  I have two ESXi servers that are accumulating the same NFS share (with the same IP address and the same directory path), but for some reason, they don't recognize it as the same data store.  I deleted and added to the data store again and checked that I am getting the same way on both nodes.  However, vSphere don't let me use the same name when I ride sharing NFS as a data store on the second node. vSphere changes the name of "NFSdatastore" to "NFSdatastore (1)" and will not let me change, say that the name already exists.

  The NFS file server is a VM of 2.99 OpenFiler, which IP 192.168.0.100 (and is in DNS as "openfiler1").  The path is "/ mnt/vsphere/vcs/datastore.

  The NFS mount works great as a data store on the two servers ESXi, except for the fact that vSphere sees two data stores.  I have a Red Hat VM running on each of them, and when I browse the data of each ESXi Server store, I can definitely see two configs VM, as well as a few ISO images that I put on the NFS share.  However, I can't vMotion as he complains about not being able to access the configuration file and the file virtual disk (vmdk) of the other node.

  On the OpenFiler, the directory/mnt/vsphere/vcs/datastore is the property of "ofguest" in the "ofguest" group, and the permissions are "drwxrwsrwx +".  All files under the directory are also held by "ofguest" in the group "ofguest".  Vmx files have permissions "rwxr-xr-x + ', and the vmdk files have permissions ' rw +-

  I did a lot of Google search, read best practices, etc.  Any help is appreciated.

  UPDATE: he Figured out - leakage / on one of the paths of NFS mounting.  DOH!

  Maybe this can help you:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1005930

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1005057

  Concerning

• ESXI 5.1 "the disc is not thin-provisioned" after copying to the new data store vmdk

  I wanted to create an external backup as a 2nd VM ready-to-run on the 2nd data store.

  I've removed all snapshots, stop the machine virtual and exported the OVF file to a computer, adjusted to the size of the original virtual machine starts in Gparted to update the partition and restart. All very well.

  I then tried to deploy the OVF in the data store alternative (235GB slim, thickness according to the deployment of 250 Wizard). I tried both thick and thin but the error message "cannot deploy the OVF. The operation was cancelled by the user.

  I then manually downloaded the VMDK & OVF file to the 2nd data store and tried to inflate but then received the message "a specified parameter was not correct. The disc isn't thin provisioned. ».

  It seems I have dealing with the same thing, as this is the document here (http://pubs.vmware.com/Release_Notes/en/vsphere/55/vsphere-vcenter-server-55u3-release-notes.html).  However, I have no idea what to do now... and I'm worried because it seems that my backup plan may not work if I can't restore an OVF/VMDK from a disk of visas.

  The solution to the first problem here: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2172950#2172950 that solved my problem 2nd too.

• H8 - 1330 PC with NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 after windows log in the black window with the cursor of the mouse only has

  Hello

  PC is a h8 - 1330's, and the graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 with driver version 9.18.13.270 dated 29/08/13. connected to a TV through an HDMI cable samsung. It is running windows OS 8.1.

  I installed 1 conc TV tuner card but otherwise the system is HP standard configuration as it was shipped.

  I think that I had a disorder with the pc update as I turned it on and after reaching the windows log on screen and pc connection seems automatic Windows boot in windows and I see only a black screen with the mouse cursor. I can ctrl + alt + delete and check out the Task Manager, but not other windows will appear. I tried to change username, sign in with a different account and get the same question.

  I'm fighting to enter the safe mode or any other mode at startup to the top to see if I can roll back the video driver.

  I tried pressing ESC then f11 to make a restore without success.

  I can't enter the mode without fail to start via shift + f11 or f11.

  My father has the same PC and does not see this issue.

  I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions of things I can try?

  hoping to try a software patch before trying the different video cards/monitors to isolate the problem.

  see you soon,

  Andrew

  Thank you for the additional information.

  Try this to see if it helps:

  To restore your PC to an earlier point in time

  1. Enter in the right edge of the screen and then click on search.
     (If you use a mouse, point to the upper right of the screen, move the pointer of the mouse down and then click Find.)

  2. Enter the control panel in the start search box and press or click on Control Panel.

  3. Enter the collection in the control panel search box, and then tap or click recovery.

  4. Press or click Open System Restore, and then follow the instructions.

  Follow these instructions carefully to see if they will help you.

• Update / fixes ESXi single host with VCSA running on it.

  We have just updated since the free version of ESXi 5 by ordering the Kit of Essentials. In the process, of course, we were able to deploy vCenter Update Manager (which has been the main motivation, like patching manually the free version seemed to be quite a pain). We have a Windows host that has installed the Update Manager, and we have a VCSA running on the single instance of ESXi, we deployed to date. We were able to install the plugin on the viClient and scan the ESXi host for patches with success (a need a good number). But, we're stuck trying to install the patches... us when trying to restore the host, we get: "the operation is not supported on the selected inventory items. Check events for the objects selected for the operation.

  The host says:

  The 10.0.1.80 host has a virtual VMware vCenter machine

  Device server with VMware vSphere update

  Manager or VMware vCenter Server installed. The

  Virtual MACHINE needs to be moved to another host for the

  consolidation to proceed.

  error

  28/08/2014-16:21:32

  Clean up the entity

  10.0.1.80

  root

  Looking at this logic, for the host switch to maintenance mode, the VCSA should have been suspended (apparently, actually moved), which would avoid in turn patches / updates to the deployment. Am I correct in thinking, that we have a second host and networked storage? Made a Kit Essentials / license provide for the possibility of vMotion from one host to another? It wasn't really clear... Yes, the web site says "vMotion" is included in most Essentials, but find it me hard to imagine any point to a facility in ESXi stream without the ability to vMotion between one system and another guest...

  Welcome to the community,

  And since you have only an ESXi host and your vCSA is running on this host, you cannot patch this host with Update Manager for reason that already know you: the host should be the maintenance mode.

  Add about another host, with Kit Essentials without vMotion functionality, you can try using a data store of shared storage between two hosts, stop the vCSA on first host and switch the vCSA on the second host... and finally the first host patch.

• After re-installing ESXi data store

  Dear all,

  We were using VMWare ESX 3.5 on an experimental basis.

  There are 6 hard drives connected to the controller RAID servers. We have created 2 logical drives: 2 drives in RAID 1 and 3 disks + 1 as a spare online in RAID 5. We installed VMware ESX 3.5 on the first logical disk (RAID 1) and after installation added second disc (RAID 5) using the function 'add the data store' in the VMware VI Client as a second data store.

  That the trial period is over, we want to remove VMware ESX 3.5 and replace it with VMware ESXi 3.5. We copied all files with files from virtual computer on the second data store.

  My question is this:

  What will happen with the second data store when installing ESXi 3.5 on the first logical disk (RAID 1)?

  If nothing will happen to the second store of data (RAID 5) during installation, the function 'Add the data store' of the VI Client will allow us to add this data without fomratting store it?

  Thanks in advance,

  Orhan

  There is an option in the installation allowing you not to crush the warehouses of VMFS data - so when you start your new server it should already see the existing data store and you should be able to go through it and see the existing data

  If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points marking the answer correct or useful

• Data store is no longer visible in ESXi 5.0

  Hello

  I'm running the ESXi 5.0 and I recently updated.  I have a Dell PowerVault MD3200 connected, and a running data store called "Storegrid '.  I had extended hard disk MD3200 to 2.73 to space a few weeks without question or problem.  A few days ago, I tried to increase the size of the data store 'Storegrid' to include the size of the entire disk, previous size was 1.8 to.  I received an error message indicating that the operation has failed and has noticed that the data store is more listed.  I've attached screenshots showing the list of data stores and the list of storage adapters.  Any idea?

  Thank you!

  I just did some testing in my lab, reproduce your problem. It worked as planned, however I don't test the integrity of all virtual machines on this data store. Assuming that the host ESXi 5.0 is the only host access the data store, a possible solution could look like this:

  • resize the VMFS partition "lost" to a size > 1.8 to (~1.9 TB) to ensure that the 'old' end of partition is included
    partedUtil resize 1 128 4080219008 /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6782bcb0003ec6c6000002364e5797e0
  • in the vSphere Client, perform a rescan (if the datatstore appears as invalid, wait a few seconds, then click Refresh)
  • If the data store becomes available, plan to run a full backup of the VM before

  The following steps should be done only, if no older than 5.0 ESXi host requires access to the data store.

  • Select the data store, and then click the link to upgrade to VMFS-5
  • Click with the right button on the data store, select Properties, and click the button increase to grow the data to the full size LUN store

  Yet once, I did in my lab. I always recommend to open a call with VMware.

  André

• Help with the details of the data store

  Hi all

  Get the error for the name of the VM data store, below is the script

  $report = @)

  $vms = get - VM rpt01 | Get-View

  foreach ($vm to $vms)

  {

  foreach ($dev in $vm. Config.Hardware.Device) {}

  If (($dev.)) GetType()). {Name - eq "VirtualDisk")}

  If (($dev.Backing.CompatibilityMode-eq "physicalMode") - or ($dev.Backing.CompatibilityMode - eq 'virtualMode')) {}

  $row = "" | Select the Cluster folder VMHost, VMName, IP, Powerstate, HDMode, HDName, HDsize, MON, HDDisplayName, VMDataS

  #$row = "" | Select VMHost VMName, HDName, MON, HDsize, HDMode, HDDisplayName, IP, Cluster, file

  $row. VMName = $vm. Name

  $esx is get-view $vm. Runtime.Host

  $row. VMHost = ($esx). Name

  $row. PowerState = $vm. Runtime.PowerState

  $row. VMDataS = (Get-Datastore - VM $vm |) Select - 1 last). Name

  $row. HDName = $dev. DeviceInfo.Label

  $row. HDMode = $dev.Backing.CompatibilityMode

  $row. HDSize = [system.math]: Round ($ dev.) CapacityInKB / 1048576)

  $row. HDDisplayName = ($esx. Config.StorageDevice.ScsiLun | where {$_.} UUID - eq $dev. Backing.LunUuid}). CanonicalName

  $lun = get-ScsiLun - VmHost $row. VMHost - CanonicalName $row. HDDisplayName

  $row. LUN = $lun. RuntimeName.SubString ($lun. RuntimeName.LastIndexof ("L") + 1)

  $row. IP = $vm.guest.IpAddress

  $row. Cluster = (get - view - ViewType clustercomputeresource |?) {} $_ .moref-match $esx.parent.value}) .name

  $row. Folder = (get - view - ViewType record |?) {} $_ .moref-match $vm.parent.value}) .name

  $report += $row

  }

  }

  }

  }

  get error below

  Get-Datastore: cannot bind parameter 'RelatedObject. Could not convert the value of 'VMware.Vim.VirtualMachine' of type 'VMware.Vim.VirtualMachine' to type

  'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.RelatedObject.DatastoreRelatedObjectBase '.

  C:\VM_RDM_Info.ps1:16 tank: 39

  +                 $row. VMDataS = (Get-Datastore - VM $vm |) Select - 1 last). Name

  +                                                   ~~~

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [Get-Datastore], ParameterBindingException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetDatastore

  Get-Datastore: cannot bind parameter 'RelatedObject. Could not convert the value of 'VMware.Vim.VirtualMachine' of type 'VMware.Vim.VirtualMachine' to type

  'VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.V1.RelatedObject.DatastoreRelatedObjectBase '.

  C:\VM_RDM_Info.ps1:16 tank: 39

  +                 $row. VMDataS = (Get-Datastore - VM $vm |) Select - 1 last). Name

  +                                                   ~~~

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [Get-Datastore], ParameterBindingException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetDatastore

  Try to replace this:

  $row. VMDataS = (Get-Datastore - VM $vm |) Select - 1 last). Name

  with this:

  $row. VMDataS = (Get-Datastore-Id $vm. Data store | Select - 1 last) .name

  The problem is that Get-Datastore - vm expects the parameter - VM to be a type of virtual machine rather than the display type of the virtual machines that is referenced because the = get - vm rpt01 $vms | Get - view.

• ESXi 5.0.0 not recognizing a RAID Volume on LSI MegaRAID.

  Hello

  I have a C220M3 with 9266-8i, LSI MegaRAID SAS controller. I used the utility MegaRAID to create a RAID volume, which appears as a virtual drive 0 in MMIC. My ESXi 5.0.0 installation (on flex flash) does not recognize this volume and I can't use it as a data store.

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  Joey

  Try to use the installation program OEM customize for Cisco as a CD installation virtual image using KVM or, Alternatively, you can burn it to a CD:

  https://my.VMware.com/Web/VMware/details/esxi50/dHRAYnQldGViZHAlJQ==#drivers_tools

  Zaira

• Initialization of the options in the system dell poweredge r610 with perc 6 / i raid controller

  Hello Sir,

  I have a new question on dell power edge, actually I wanted to know this server works on a raid configuration only and for the purpose of the security of the data, we are able to use a flash drive to object is initialized (os ex: esxi, linux, windows) server as well as data will be SAS and OS record store will be separated into a flash drive?

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  Thanks for the reply.

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• Problem with XServe and XServe RAID via Fibre Channel

  Hello everyone,

  I have a problem with my blended Xserve RAID.

  I see in RAID-Admin and configure it successfully (via Ethernet). Connect with our Xserve via Fibre Channel, but the XServe and XServe RAID do not detect each other.

  The fiber on the Xserve channel LEDs are white on the Xserve RAID completely off and permanent.

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  I changed the card connector cable, and made several reboots. But each time the same thing: they do not detect each other.

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  -2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500

  -Map of Apple dual-channel 4 Gb Fibre Channel (LSI7204EP)

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  -Cable Apple 4 Gb SFP - SFP

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  Hi Mpm-Mainz,

  Check if you have enabled LUN masking. To be able to see, you will need to download raid admin 1.5 not the 1.5.1

  Xserve RAID Admin Tools 1.5

  Have you also tried to use the other controller? Even if there is no disc in there, then it should appear in the preferences of fiber card system.

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• ESXi 5.1 upgrade to ESXi 6.0 with 2 warehouses of data on the local host

  Hi, I'm a little new for vsphere stuff...

  I currently have a 5.1 ESXi host who I want to spend to 6.0. I did with another host with several virtual machines on which had a unique and just ran data store Installer, robbed the store of current data so it updated the system, but kept all my config and VMs in tact.

  However, with this other host, its data store has been expanded at some point, and rather than extend the data store, they have created an additional.

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  Ben

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  a multiple data store or data store is no question during the upgrade or install ESXi.

  I guess, you start using ESXi Server ISO.

  Select storage (disk or USB/flash storage) where old ESXi is installed during the Installation (upgrade).

  This allows to detect the existing ESXi installation invites you to upgrade instead of doing the new ESXi installation.

  During the upgrade, select preserve existing and upgrade VMFS ' option to make sure that you keep the old virtual machines and old configuration ESXi.

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  Virtual Admin

• Pass a vCenter Server ESXi to another with dvSwitch

  Hello

  I am actually preparing a migration of vCenter and have a few questions.

  I'm migrating a cluster esxi 5.5 to one vCenter to another. The esxi server are configured with a distributed VM networking switch...

  now, I would like to know if I can export the dvswitch configuration and import it on the new vcenter disconnect and reconnect esxi for the new vcenter Server?

  in it's kb article is also to bring all virtual machines to a standard switch: KB VMware: ESX/ESXi host with vDS passing a vCenter Server to another

  what I really need to move virtual machines first to a switch standard or is - this just for safety reasons? because I bring the configuration real the new vCenter dvswitch so it would stay the same dvswitch configuration?

  Perhaps it is - can anyone help me...

  Hello

  I just wanted to say that you MUST first migrate all the dvswitch to the standard switch exchanges!

  If you add the esxi with the distributed switch, the dvswitch disappeared and the virtual machines have no connection to network more

• The upgrade to ESXi 4.1 with storage iSCSI software to ESXi 5.5

  I intend to upgrade ESXi 4.1 with which I have attached to ESXi 5.5 iSCSI software storage

  I've updated all my guests who were on the SAN storage with no problems.

  I would like to know that if it there's nothing I should take care before I update the host connected iSCSI to ESXi 5.5, as for the hosts with SAN attached storage I made to remove the cables of SAN before upgrading the host.

  Also, if all known problems, you will be informed during the upgrade to ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.5 with iSCSI Software storage, please let me know?

  If there is no different process to upgrade coz in ESXi 4.1 I do not see this link ports of iSCSI vmkernel ports software iSCSI but I know in ESXi5.5 we have to or I just launch a procedure of standard upgrade via the Update Manager and everything will be taken care?

  Thanks in advance

  With ESXi prior to version 5, linking ports had to be done via command line. However, if it has been configured correctly, you should be able to upgrade to ESXi 5.5 (assuming that the host has not been previously updated since version 3). BTW. the last time that I disconnected the host of storage for an upgrade has been with ESX 3.0.

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• Unable to connect to new ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client hosts

  Completed the new installation of ESXi 5.5 on two new Dell PowerEdge servers last night.

  Trying to connect to them through the vSphere client fails.

  I can ping both servers without any problems from the server where the vSphere client is installed (it is not a domain controller but a Windows 2003 server - it has not .net 3.5 SP1 is installed).

  If I try to open the IP address of the host in a web browser http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx expires, however, if I try http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:902 It connects to the server, but rather than get the web page, I'm used to waiting with 5.1 I get this message:

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  Try to use the same IP address with port 902 in the vSphere client to connect, I get this error:

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  Probably unrelated, but throw it out there in case it points to an answer, when executing the "Test management network", ping passes to the default gateway and the DNS server secondary (which is Google 8.8.8.8) but fails for the main DNS (local IP) server and host name resolution is faulty.

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  Thank you

  Mark Bowker

  This is resolved.

  And it's one of those things that you just kick yourself for.

  I tried this on two servers, Server 2003 and using IE8

  Tested a theory using a VPN to my laptop Windows 8 IE 10 and it has worked perfectly, then tested on a Server 2008 R2 using IE9 and it worked perfectly.

  Installed Chrome on the two Server 2003 servers and worked perfectly.

  So in the end it was IE8 that was not compatible and all the problems at the origin!

  Thanks again to you Andrew for trying to help!

  Mark

  Ed.  In fact, this is the exact reason that it did not work

  5.5 use OpenSSL ciphers and we will not be able to run the 2003 32-bit
  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=2049143&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=47844467&StateID=1%200%2047848621
  There is a fix for 2003 x 64 but not 32-bit

  Post edited by: Mark Bowker