ESXi hypervisor and DMZ

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• Maximum number of virtual machines by free ESXi hypervisor?

  Community of VMware,

  I just installed the free 5.5 ESXi hypervisor and I wonder if the same virtual machine limits apply to the stand-alone scenario as vCenter? Can I run actually 512 VMs? What, if any, is the maximum number of virtual machines, I can run on a free version of ESXi?

  From 5.5 ESXi limits most have been removed, but only a limit of 8 vCPU per VM remains. So if I'm wrong, the VM 512 mentioned for each host (see http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf) affect the free hypervisor.

  André

• Access the SMB storage using esxi host and manage with MS server 2008

  Hi there, I know the subject line can be confusing, but I didn't know how to explain what I need in the line object in such a short sentence.

  in any case, I have a storage device SMB, a Promise VTrak M610P, which is attached to a blade server 1U HP through interface channels double Ultra 320 SCSI host. I can't configure the VTrak as a NFS, the only way to access logical drives is connected to a server via the scsi channels and using the operating system to share the drive and the shared disks.

  I would use a server blade with dual ultra 320 SCSI host interface channels and connect the VTrak to this server blade. Then I would install ESXI hypervisor OS 5.5 to this server blade. I want to know is if the ESXI operating system will recognize the logical drives and if I create a virtual machine with MS server 2008 and see if the virtual machine detects logical drives, so that I can share the drives? I hope that I'm supposed to and if I'm not, please let me know what makes no sense, I will do the best to explain it better.

  Thank you

  Andy

  So it turns out that there seems to be something wrong with vClient when you add a hard disk (virtual disk) to a virtual machine of size greater than 4 TB. Article VMware KB: value of range error message when you add more than 4 TB capacity discs in vSphere Client describes this if you encounter this problem, add the hard drive via vSphere CLI, CLI power or vmkfstools. So this seems to be a known issue on vClient. What I ended up doing was using vClient, creation of hard disk, adding to the virtual machine (size of the hard drive is to 5.45) and when I would get the error message on the DiskCapControl out of reach, I would just click OK and then finalize the creation of the hard drive on the virtual machine. Once the process is complete, I selected the virtual machine and noticed that he indeed added a new HDD size 5.45 TB even if he's complained about it. I pulled to the top of the virtual machine with windows server 2008 R2 installed and was able to create a new disk under windows and set it up as a shared drive on the network. Looks like vClient must be updated by VMware and correct this bug, if it's a bug that I think. Thank you for the help vervoort!

• the hypervisor and its drive system

  Dear all,

  I would like to do a virtual server with two small VMs. (in time real, there will be two virtual server with a virtual computer, and the two of them will be the other backup system, so I have to plan for the worst case, when two virtual machines must run on the same hardware). It would be so complicated, because both vm-s are: a sql express 2012 on a win 7 pro Server (or server win 2012 depend on budget) and special software on a windows xp (or Windows 7). Software restaurant now running on a windows xp with dedicated hardware, so I measured a large number of parameters, including the use of the CPU, utilization of the disk, net use. As for the sql express, it will be a whole new thing, so I can't do action, I can only count the requirements of sellers, but I think that his charge will be relatively low (it's a small business restaurant reservation system database). I read a lot of books and articles, how to calculate the virtual processor, Rams, etc., but all these on the high-end systems. Disaster, two virtual machines will run the same machine, but also at the same time. Data grow is insignificant for the two VM. because of the budget we cannot FCoE and ISCSI as a system disk, so I can only use local disks. And this disk system is confused me.

  In my head, it should be like this for the best effective average budget: a raid1 on top of hardware in the server raid card and all the staff installed on this raid1 (the hypervisor itself and two virtual machines). I'm not sure the system and disk partitioning. Can the hypervisor and guests on the same partition (and drive at all)? Or should I make 3 separate for them? I would avoid using more than two disks, a raid1 with two disk might work like a charm.

  Any suggestion is welcome.

  Thank you very much

  CHR

  ESXi automatically partition the drive of installation/volume and create system as well as the partition (data store) VMFS partitions, so it's no problem at all. However, even with a small budget, you must make sure that the RAID controller takes in charge a battery/flash backed write cache option to operate in writeback mode. Without the write cache, RAID controllers will work in writing continuous mode, i.e. in a way slower than the writeback (> 10 x).

  André

• VMWare ESXi hypervisor of 5.5 Free Edition on a server explosion 2

  Hi forum,

  I just installed a hypervisor 5.5 ESXi on a HP Server a test socket.

  It works great and I could license with free ESXi license.

  Now, I would like to upgrade an acual ESXi 5.1 Fujitsu server with two explosion (2 x Xeon E5-2630 6 c/12 t) and 64 GB of RAM.

  The server is in eval mode 60 days of ESXi 5.1 because of the 64 GB of Ram. The license hypervisor free ESXi 5.1 only works for 32 GB of Ram, so I couldn't activate it.

  Is it possible to update AND license the machine two struggling with ESXi hypervisor from 5.5?

  My housing a real test-system shows that the license is valid for a power outlet. Can I register two free hypervisor 5.5 licenses on the Fujitsu 2-socket-server or is a license enough.

  In the worst case, it does not work with 5.5

  I only have a single ESXi server, so I need a vCenter and so on.

  At would be in your opinion?

  Thank you very much

  Yes it's quite right.

• ESXi Hypervisor - start of the guest on the question of booting operating system

  Hi all

  I am very new to the game of VMware and I intend to start playing with free products available and to acquire a good understanding of it.

  My question that I have currenty obtained is:

  I have my desktop PC, I intend to install 5.1 ESXi hypervisor on it and then install a version of windows as a guest operating system.

  I hope that I can set up so that when I turn on the computer, windows automatically boots - so if my wife wants to use the computer, it can still, and his experience is no different. However, I can then install several other OS and turn them as and when I need and have a good game.

  Reading through the documentation that it doesn't look like this is possible?

  I know that this is not strictly the destination of the product, but it would be convenient for me.

  Has anyone encountered this before? / You know a way to do this?

  Thank you very much

  Tom Whittle

  Welcome to the community - it is possible to have a virtual machine to run at startup of the ESXi Hypervisor but where your solution falls short is you are not able to access the virtual machines in the ESXi host console - you still need another machine to run the vSphere client so you can manage the ESXi host and access the virtual machine.

• VSphere ESXi hypervisor free, re-usable clon server tests?

  Hello

  I tested VMWare vSphere, ESXi Hypervisor, the free program.

  I try to get tips motherboard I should buy to test the vSphere Hypervisor?

  I tested some form of Intel and Asus motherboard and Boot CD saysit cannot detect the network card. But in a Dell 2950 PowerEdge, it works very well.

  Another thing is that I read that in a motheboard with only SATA2 ports, the data store is detected as 'rare' and not 'local', so my final question is if vSphere is recommended only from servers brand or certification or if this could work in a re-usable/clon/DYI Server?

  Thank you very much

  Oliver

  Although the ESXi Hypervisor can run on office equipment - often only when equipped with an additional supported NIC - it's officially supported only on the server hardware that can be found in the VMware Compatibility Guide

  André

• 5.1 ESXi hypervisor: embedded network card fails on HP ML350p G8

  Install ESXi hypervisor to 5.1 fails, causing no network adapters not detected!

  Installation stops at the configuration of the network, causing no network interface card

  Material is marked as compatible VMware.

  When I install WinServer 2008R2 as an operating system, there are problems,

  are all the current and functional network card, also the function of the team for failover and load balancing.

  So, the material is OK.

  Can someone help me?

  Hardware: HP ML350p G8

  Intel® Xeon® E5-2630 (2.3GHz/6-core/15MB/7.2GT-s QPI/95 w, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo2-3/3/4/4/5/5)

  Intel® Chipset C600
  E5-2600 Intel® processor family

  Adapter Ethernet 4 ports 331i HP 1 GB

  HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 E5-2630 2 P 32GB - R RAM P420i Hot Plug SFF 750W PS ARE Server
  678237 - xx1

  Processor
  2 x Intel® Xeon® E5-2630 (2.30GHz/6-core/15MB/7.2GT-s QPI/95 w, DDR3-1333, HT, Turbo2-3/3/4/4/5/5) ProcessorCache memory
  20 MB (1 x 20MB) L3
  Memory
  32 GB (4X8Go) PC3L-10600R (DDR3-1333) DIMM
  NOTE: 20 slots DIMM available.
  Network controller
  Adapter Ethernet 4 ports 331i HP 1 GB
  Storage controller
  Controller HP Smart Array FBWC P420i / 2G
  Hard drive, internal storage
  8 x bays for pluggable SFF SAS HARD drives hot; 2 for Raid-1 BONES, 4 for data as Raid 1 + 0, 2 spare drive
  HP half-height SATA DVD - RW optical drive
  Power supply
  2 x HP 750W common Slot Platinum more hot plug power supply
  Fans
  4 hot plug, redundant fans and louvers
  Accessories
  USB keyboard and mouse ship standard
  NOTE: The models EURO (-421) excludes the keyboard.
  Management
  HP iLO Management Engine (standard)
  

  Have you tried using ISO custom HP, which includes the drivers in the image;

  http://vibsdepot.HP.com/

• Newbie - ESXi Hypervisor v5 but the license question is v4?

  I am a newbie of VMWare, has received licenses for VSphere 4 Enterprise Plus and VCenter Server 4.

  As a result, I went to the site web download ESXi 4.1 vmware.com hypervisor to install on my Dell of bare metal server.  When you select "Download", it shows a page to download ESXi 5.0.

  From the web since I downloaded 5.0 ESXi hypervisor requires I guess it works with licenses v4 that I registered, but I wanted to confirm that there is backward compatibility.  Or I have to put the hand on ESXi 4.1 hypervisor?

  Thank you.

  V - nice

  BTW. If you want to use version 4.1, you will be able to download this by clicking on the link

  Other versions of VMware vSphere: 4.1, 4.0       

  on the download page

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_0

  André

• What are the limitations of esxi hypervisor

  I want to determine what features are not available with esxi hypervisor in comparison with vSphere Standard license? What would be the reason to buy a license when I am currently satisfied with the free hypervisor?

  Any help on this appreciated that I could not find the missing features other than the VC Server Mgmt and support.

  Thank you

  This page has the ventilation kit with what each brings to the table: http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/buy/small_business_editions_comparison.html

  Made this page (in the store): http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/vsphere_purchaseoptions.html

  As soon as you want to use one of the best features, such as the management of one or more hosts with vCenter Server, you must purchase a license. You don't also get really good features such as vMotion, Update Manager, HA, DR, etc...

  The way I see it, whether it is for a business setting, purchase the appropriate license, with the SnS and vCenter Server... For home test labs, often the free version is everything you can to allow/get... Just keep in mind, that it limits what you can test in this environment...

  VMware VCP4

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

• Converter P2V of Microsoft VM to ESXi VM and return

  I went to a Microsoft VM created on the Virtual Server 2005 MS to my ESXi hypervisor VM with great success. I now need to go back the other way; ESXi VM (it's a MS 2003 VM server), MS virtual server, p2v converter for this city? I know that MS has a ugly heavy treatment using VSMT (long command line process) and the centre for management SCVMM2008; I know it's a VMWare site that I'm in favor on any MS system I must just have a copy to the standard that our company uses until I moved them on fully to a VMware infrastructure. Thanks for you help in advance.

  What should I do with winimage to convert virtual hard disk, I should say the steps you recommend?

  Open Winimage.  Click disk-> convert the virtual hard disk image.

  Then you choose what format you want to convert.  If you make vmdk, you click vmdk and the location where the vmdk.  Then it prompts you for a name to save this title.  If you click on the vmdk file that you converted, click Open.

  Now you must choose fixed size or dynamic extension.  It ask you if want to keep the static file, which means that all its allocated now, or gradually increase the drive to fill to capacity.

  So if you have a virtual machine that has a drive of 30 GB, and you have completed 10 GB.  If you choose fixed, that means it will create this new image *.vhd as a 30 GB file (which means that you will need to copy a 30 GB file).  OR you can choose a dynamic extension, which means it is ~10.5Gb file and that you meet the virtual machine it will change to 30 GB over time.

  If you are just testing and it will be a short term hyper-V make it dynamic.  Fixed is good if you have a large number of virtual machines and you want to make sure that you have the space.

  Then, after choosing the format, you select the file to create.  This is the disk hard virtual target.  If you want to choose *.vhd and give it a name.  Name is not really important, but if you want to remember what it is, do something will allow you to recognize and remember what its for.

  Then, it's almost everything.  The conversion will take it from here, it's not too bad in performance.  Let me know how it goes.

• Just curious... Prod and DMZ?

  How many of you have a UCS with production systems and DMZ on it (same blade as well)?

  The question came at work several times. I, being more concentrated, the security about had a cow. But I want to know what others are doing and how you are assured of one side cannot see each other before as I have fly of the handle ;)

  We do not currently have vASA or NSX.

  Thank you!

  Hi Chad

  Yes I have clients do. VLAN disjoint is the design they use.

  A (better) alternative would be to use a UCS domain dedicated to the DMZ. Mini UCS is a nice solution and with 3.1 a second chassis is supported, so a total blades ot 16.

  Walter.

• What are the new features included in ESXi Hypervisor improvement?

  What are the new features included in ESXi Hypervisor improvement?

  Refer to the technical white paper VMware for what's new in 6.0

  https://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/vSphere/VMW-WP-vSPHR-whats-new-6-0-PLTFRM.PDF

• Download ESXi hypervisor from 5.5?

  Where can I download ESXi hypervisor 5.5 (or 5.5u2)?

  All I can find is link to 6.0, but I do not want the version...

  Try https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi5

  André

• Can clone us VM on the data centers with downtime, is this possible in ESXi 5 and above?

  Can clone us VM on the data centers with downtime, is this possible in ESXi 5 and above?

  No, they can be in different subnets.