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• Demand for HP ESXi 4 build 164009 which was initially available at HP

  In July when I started with ESXi, ESXi 4 HP release was ONLY available via their Web site (https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM06). Unfortunately, first version of ESXi 4 HP is no longer available (single ESXi 4 U1 now) and I do not have the copy I downloaded.

  Does anyone still have this version (if you you got to the site of HP in July) and ready to share?

  Thank you

  P.S. The version available on the VMware download site isn't the first version HP published on their Web site.

  It seems that I have a. I also use old drives for testing.

• Build clustered ESXi Version check

  Hi all

  I wrote script below to get the Version single ESXi host build, but I don't get any output.

  $hvs = get-VMHost | Get-View

  $cv = get-Cluster | Get-View

  {foreach ($hv to $hvs)

  $hv |? {$_. Parent - game $cv. MoRef} | Select @{N = 'Node ESXi Version'; E={$_. Config.Product.FullName}} - single

  }

  I miss something in this script, please suggest.

  In this case, the variable $cv will be a table and $cv. MoRef do not exist.

  Try like this, ESXi nodes will belong to a cluster.

  Get-Cluster | Get-VMHost |

  Select @{N = "Version ESXi node"; E={$_. ExtensionData.Config.Product.FullName}} - single

• Versions of ANY SHARE a convertible esxi in figures

  Convertible versions of ALL SHARE ONE Esxi in document numbers

  You can check this link http://www.virten.net/vmware/esxi-release-build-number-history/

• vCenter 5.1 U1 strange build number - 1364037

  I've just updated by vCenter 5.1 5.1 Update 1, following the recommended procedures.

  The strange thing is that the build number is now watch, it is not what is expected and also does not appear on the list of the numbers of official version here VMware KB: correlation vCenter Server and ESX ESXi host build numbers to update level

  My build vCenter number indicates the version 5.1.0 build 1364037

  Any ideas?

  It is the build number for the latest version of patch for 5.1U1... It is therefore correct. Maybe the KB should be updated.

  Concerning

  Girish

• Adding a NIC to ESXi 4

  Hello

  I'm experimenting with ESXi 4, and I just tried to add a network adapter to a host. It is a Netgear GA311 gigabit card that I just picked up at staples. Never checked the HCL list, but this is just a test on the old hardware, in any way, so I wasn't expecting everything to be completely perfect.

  I checked a driver on http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_4/4#drivers_tools and does not see my card. So, if my card is not a pilot, I'm out of luck? Is there a generic driver I can use. I am not concerned to obtain 100% of the performance of this card. In fact, I do not yet really on performance at this stage. I just want to see if I can assign an additional NIC to a VM on the host and let others related to the integrated card.

  If there is any way I can set it up as a generic NIC, which would save the trouble to return it and get a card in the HCL.

  Thank you

  John

  If the NETWORK adapter is not on the HCL, then chances are you either GROUND or have a LOT of hunting and fiddling in front of you. Even in this case, there is not that big a chance to get NETWORK card to work, all the... HCL tells you when the drivers for the NETWORK adapter are actually INCLUDED in the ESX/ESXi to build. That's what you REALLY want... While you can add material to an ESX/ESXi version/version that comes out after the build is released via the drivers available from the VMware site, there is really no "generic" drivers that work with ESX/ESXi. Put as simply as possible, ESX/ESXi is a term OS so drivers for Windows, or versions of Linux, do not work. ESX has a Console Service that is installed as part of the installation which is based on a distribution of Linux, but even this is severely modified...

  You are the best solution would be to return this netgear card and pick up one that is on the HCL liberation of ESXi, you intend to use. I assure you that HCL has the NIC listed for more than just an ESXi 4, make sure that it is also the ESXi 4.1 list so that you are not looking to do it all over again when you go to 4.1...

  The best maps, in my opinion, are those of Intel (and are on the HCL). Of course, you want to Go, and I would opt for a dual-port NETWORK adapter if it isn't a quad port.

  Go ahead, watch the official HCL for the equipment before buy you them. If it is not listed, I wouldn't buy it... Chances are, places like staples will have points you can use. You'll end up their order online, or go to a shop that can special for you order material (if they don't already have server in stock class equipment)... Single NIC Gb should run you in the range $30 + with double NETWORK card port running up to $150... I know it may seem like a lot, but they rank real Server NIC, NOT just for any old office... Class/category server equipment is held to a MUCH higher level that you slap in your average office (or even a high quality desktop computer)... The next closest series would be class workstation (true) material. I am referring to those who are taking double, powered with four memory slots server class processor (usually 8 +).

  BTW, a QUICK search in the section of VMware HCL IO devices using the version of ESX/ESXi 4.1, name of partner: Intel and Type: network, gave 85 hits... Some of those who are for 10 GB of NETWORK card, but there are a lot of 1 GB NIC that is completely compatible with ESX/ESXi 4.1 as well as the 4.0 versions (and many of them indicating compatibility with the old reelases). Begin to track down those listed on sites like newegg.com until you find one you like (number of prizes and the port)...

  Personally, I use a double and a port quad Intel GB NIC (the two server level) inside my ESXi 4.1 home host... Yes, they were NOT cheap (~ $400 for the quad, $150 - $200 for the two), but stability and performance to make the expense worth it... Not to mention how long they are supposed to last, even during the long sessions of I/O high.

  VMware VCP4

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

• ESXi 4.0 Determination of applied updates version number using the / ESXi different vSphere host?

  Hello

  I am trying to determine if you can tell by the build number date level things run.

  I vSphere and vCenter 4.0.0 build 162856...

  Then when I discovered my ESXi server is Releasebuild - 261974...

  My tools are also this build number... so I think it's the update 1...

  I checked my Update Manager, and it is said that the update 1 has been applied, but how can I tell which numbers.  I looked and looked and seem not to be able to find documentation on this subject...

  Sneak in one last question: Update 2 should be installed manually, because I can't see in my update download manager...?

  Thank you

  GEO!

  Some time ago I set up ESXi 4 build numbers:

  Initial version VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 4.0.0 - 164009.x86_64.iso

  ESXi-4.0.0-patch01-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-0.5.175625.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-EP1-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-0.6.181792.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-patch02-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-0.7.193498.i386.vib

  ESXi - 4.0.0 - update01 -vmware-esx-firmware - 4.0.0 - 1.9.208167.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-patch03-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-1.10.219382.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-patch04-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-1.11.236512.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-patch05-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-1.12.244038.i386.vib

  ESXi-4.0.0-P06-vmware-esx-firmware-4.0.0-1.13.256968.i386.vib

  ESXi - 4.0.0 - update02 -vmware-esx-firmware - 4.0.0 - 2.17.261974.i386.vib

  André

• Where to find VMware ESXi vJumpstart online courses?

  Hello

  I got the email from VMware on these course links, but the links do not open.

  "As start you with VMware ESXi, here are some useful resources:

  Take the VMware ESXi vJumpstart online courses to help you get started. This course is divided into 2 parts.

  Virtulization Conecpts (1 hour 12 minutes)

  ESXi server build (1 hour, 30 minutes)

  "

  Can someone help me find this material?

  Thank you.

  Hi, both links are working for me, it uses WebEx player to listen to the jumpstart.

  Thank you

  Neil

• ESXi 4 boot partition error (need help)

  I managed to install the latest posted ESXi 4 build on my machine. On startup, I get the following error message: "cannot find the boot partition.

  Verification of the vmkernel log, the error seems to be:

  "sysboot: / vmfs/volumes/4cb9ae7e-f48e8fcf-f20 invalid primary Boot Bank detected."

  "sysboot: cannot find the boot partition.

  The mobo is a S2915 of Tyan Thunder n6650w and the HD SATA is the built-in controller (without using RAID). Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Thank you

  Brian

  Try to install on a USB key. You don't need to be over 1 GB.

• ISCSI SAN & ESXi

  Hello

  We are currently researching the possibility of using ESXi to build about 15 physical servers on 3 or 4 HP bl460c blades. We are at the stage where we are trying to work on the costs and potential savings, and we need to know how much to budget for a SAN. We probably need 2-3 TB to fit all our data and us do not grow by that much each year (less than 100 GB). Far factor matters most in this process will be costly, so unfortunately a FC SAN is out of the question.

  The servers are:

  1 x Exchange 2003 (used by users of ~ 100)

  1 Server x Mimesweeper (antispam)

  2 x CRM LOB systems (only one is used at a given time, the second is a spare)

  1 x file win2k3 Server

  1 x Server SQL (used only for the low use of Sharepoint 2007 accounting software & Sage 200)

  1 x Sharepoint 2007 server

  3-4 random 2 k 3, use of the very low disk servers

  3-4 2 k 8 Terminal servers

  All Windows 2003 Terminal servers with the exception

  I would rank all these while the use of low disk (although I don't know how to measure this, any suggestions?)

  I want to know what products we should watch. This is a product that I've seen, but I don't know if the 2 x 1 Gbps is sufficient to use these virtual machines. Upper cost limit is probably £5 k (~ £3 k would be nice if possible!) and we would ideally have a better performance and an acceptable performance option

  If it makes a difference, we probably look at the free version of ESX now and Dr., we have a 3rd party using the double take.

  I have also heard people using NFS, would also be an acceptable solution for us?

  Thank you very much

  Ideally, he would answer your pic, but sometimes it's not realistic as you say.   What kind of load IO get you exchange, SQL and file server?

• Patch in vCenter Update Manager repository.

  Hi Experts,

  As a beginner to virtualization, I'm under vCenter 5.1 with ESXi 5.1 hosts. When I click on the Patch Repository tab, I can see patches associated with ESXi 4.0 and 4.1. Why patches are still visible in the Patch Repository tab.

  Is there a way to remove the former patches to the Patch repository?

  According to the VMware KB: VMware KB: correlation vCenter Server and ESX ESXi host build numbers to update level

  Is another question: I am currently on ESXi 5.1 patch 1 with build 914609 and if I directly upgrade to ESXi 5.1 update 2 with build 1483097 then what about ESXi 5.1 patch 2 and ESXi patch3 5.1? I wanted to understand the difference between ESXi 5.1 patch and update 5.1 ESXi?

  Please, help me understand!

  go to the location of the download of the patch file and delete the example where my location is D:patches. This location gave when we do the installation of updatemanger

• IO emits virtual machines in a host

  Hi guys

  I have a 2 Server ESXi cluster build 1065491 for a month of monitoring reported some problems with virtual machines - ping has disappeared.

  After that, I found that VMs statement of losers pings were accommodated in the same server ESXi. Today, a problem has been reported with the vCenter apparatus which did not... do more research I found that all of the virtual machines that are hosted in this particular host appeared this message Windows - Linux

  Source: LSI_SAS

  Event ID: 129

  \Device\RaidPort0, restore the device, has been published.

  Source: disk

  Event ID: 153

  The operation of e/s to 142f8d address logical block to Disk 0 has been retried.

  kernel: mptscsih [40114.926402]: ioc0: quit the task! (sc = ffff8802116c3d80)

  kernel: [40114.926410] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CBD: Read (10): 28 00 00 05 57 80 00 00 40 00

  kernel: mptscsih [40115.055129]: ioc0: abandonment of the task: SUCCESS (rv = 2002) (sc = ffff8802116c3d80) (sn = 529576)

  any idea what could cause this problem? or how to fix it?

  Important that I moved a Windows 2012 VM without ESXi server to the problem and messages LSI_SAS and disc problems began to appear

  Thanks a lot guys

  Hello

  I do not understand the LSI SAS and mptscsi messages are coming inside the guests who are having a controller LSI. I agree to a point that the vmhba0 of LSI in the server maybe nothing to do with errors inside the guests because you do not have virtual machines in the local data store but CF.

  So, let's take a look at the usual suspects:

  1. as Memmad has pointed out, in the vmkernel journal, we can see if the FC lun is seen no problem and is reported.

  2 the ESX does very slowly during the execution of commands like esxcfg-scsidevs - m or esxcfg-rescan vmhbaX [X your CF Adapter]

  3 - is the lun configured for multi path in the face of questions, CF once again, it can be newspapers vmkernel. ?

  4. I'm sure that the paging file will be generated when the FC lun, but they have a check if the last file to update the directory of the virtual machine swap at the present time. This is to eliminate any delay in the swap file in writing of the customer due to CF issues.

  5. There was questions previous similar to yours as VM lose pings, decline in performance, but they were in iscsi and 4.1 KB here

  It seems that the guests are abandoned or their scsi reset commands that seems to be the issue here.

• Customization of the comments for the virtual machines deployed from model has stopped working

  Hi all

  (Environment: vCenter and ESXi 10 5.1 hosts running Build #3070626)

  We have a model 2012R2 and a file specification of customization that allows us to deploy the VMs 2012R2 server. It worked well for a while. After the Christmas break, it seems more work correctly and we havn't knowingly changed anything to cause this. We have fixed our ESXi hosts Build #3070626 October 6, but have deployed VMs of model since, without problem.

  We have all staged for the VM in advance (IE AD entry of objects and DNS). And then powered the deployed virtual computer, sysprep runs, but does not seem to apply settings in the customization file (IE rename the virtual computer, set the Admin password, join the domain etc.). If feed us the cycle of the VM, sysprep is running again, but even once, does nothing.

  I have attached the contents of my file guestcust.log of a computer deployed virtual (see below), but I do not see the clues about the problem. I thought initially the error on the first line was important, until I've found it is also present on the virtual machines that have been successfully deployed from this template in the past, so it's maybe a Kipper.

  Does anyone have advice for troubleshooting this?

  TIA

  Mark

  ==========

  guestcust.log

  ==========

  Could not query value reported in the registry (the system cannot find the file specified.)

  Sysprep from Windows Respecialize operating detected.

  Copy the files from C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw7DEB.tmp to C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw8A3E.tmp.

  Rescheduling of customization of the guest operating system.

  "Executing command C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe / create /sc ONSTART $ more HIGH/np/z v1 /ru SYSTEM /tr" C:\Windows\TEMP\vmw8A3E.tmp\guestcustutil.exe customize - sealparam \"/quiet/generalize/oobe /reboot\ ' NIC - 4000 - schedulenativeunobfusc ' /tn"VMware Guest OS task of customization.

  At the request of guest OS customization task invoked.

  Remove scheduled task of customization of the guest operating system.

  Execution of command C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe, /f/delete /tn "VMware Guest OS task of customization"

  Personalization current 2016 to 1 - Feb - 11 18:32:42

  RPCI: Send request = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log 0'

  RPCI: Envoy = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log 0' request, response = ", len = 0, status = 1

  Key successfully open SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\

  Size of 27 reg_multi_sz.

  Read the multi_sz registry autocheck autochk/q/v value *, size 27.

  value chain of registry autocheck autochk/q/v *.

  1 items back

  Obtained the session mgr BootExecute.

  Native App sysprepDecrypter.exe, arguments "

  Copied file sysprepDecrypter.exe to C:\Windows\system32\sysprepDecrypter.exe

  Update boot run value.

  Created / opened key \Guest Customization\ SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc. successfully.

  New shoe, run:

  autocheck autochk/q/v *.

  sysprepDecrypter.exe

  System drive: C:

  Move the folder "sysprep" to "C:".

  Select * from win32_networkadapter where manufacturer! "Microsoft" and ServiceName =! = "VMnetAdapter" and the manufacturer is not null and MACAddress is not null

  1 objects found. Pointer f049a8. return code 0(0x0)

  "" "0 items found." " Pointer to 0. return code 1(0x1)

  00:50:56:B0:70:46 the value for the property return system

  Setting dhcp for nic # 0

  Return value \\VMT-W2K12R2\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="10' for the system property

  ASSOCIATORS OF {\\VMT-W2K12R2\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapter.DeviceID="10"} where ResultClass = Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration

  1 objects found. Pointer eee290. return code 0(0x0)

  "" "0 items found." " Pointer to 0. return code 1(0x1)

  Clear the gateway ip addresses.

  Enabling DHCP on the computer

  Returns the value for the system property \\VMT-W2K12R2\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration.Index=10

  DNS server IP configuration

  Execution of command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe/quiet/generalize/oobe/reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

  Successfully executed the command C:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe/quiet/generalize/oobe/reboot /unattend:C:\sysprep\sysprep.xml

  Try to connect network interfaces, try 1

  RPCI: Send request = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 103 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000'

  RPCI: Envoy = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 103 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000' request, response is "queryNicsSupported", len = 18, State = 1

  Got answer VMX 'queryNicsSupported '.

  RPCI: Send request = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 104 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000'

  RPCI: Envoy = 'deployPkg.update.state 4 104 C:\Windows\TEMP\vmware-imc\guestcust.log@4000' request, response = 'connected', len = 9, State = 1

  Got VMX response "connected."

  Network interfaces are connected to 0 seconds

  =============================================

  OK, I myself fixed the end.

  I created a new customization file with exactly the same settings as the old file, and it worked. I can only assume that the old customization file has been altered somehow.

• iSCSI treatment new target LUN in the additional paths for target Lun

  Hello

  I have a 5.5.0 ESXi host (build 1331820) I am trying place some new iSCSI LUNS to, but I have a problem with it that I am hoping someone can help me solve.

  The back-end iSCSI server is running CentOS 6.5 with tgtd providing iSCSI targets.  There are four iSCSI targets in production, with another two created and used here.  When I re-scan the iSCSI environment after adding two new objectives, I see more than 4 disks in the Details pane of map iSCSI under Configuration-> storage adapters.

  In addition, two of the LUNS stop working and inspection also shows that new iSCSI targets are seen as paths separate for the two broken LUNS.  It is:

  Existing LUNS:

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage0.jonheese.local:datastore0

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage1.jonheese.local:datastore1

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage2.jonheese.local:datastore2

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage3.jonheese.local:datastore3

  New LUN:

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage4.jonheese.local:datastore4

  IQN.2014 - 06.storage5.jonheese.local:datastore5

  Of the "Managing paths" dialog for each found discs, I see that "datastore4" presents itself as an additional path to "datastore0" and "datastore5" presents itself as a path to "datastore1" - even if the target names are clearly different.

  So can someone tell me why vSphere client iSCSI is the treatment target separate iSCSI LUNS as having multiple paths to the same target?  I compared the configuration of tgtd between the original LUN 4 and 2 new LUNS, and everything seems OK.  They are all attached to different backend disks (not that vSphere should know/care about this) and I wrote zeros to the new back-end disks LUNS to ensure that there is nothing odd about the disc, confusing the iSCSI client.

  I can post some newspapers/config/information required.  Thanks in advance.

  Kind regards

  Jon Heese

  For anyone who is on this same situation, my supposition above proved to be correct.  But in addition to renumbering of the scsi_id each of the LUNS, I also had to renumber the field controller_tid to the controllers on the second node would be present with unique IDS.  Here is an example of the stanza of config I used for each LUN:

  # device LUN storage medium

  -storage/dev/drbd5 store

  # SCSI for storage LUN identifier

  scsi_id EIT 00050001

  # Identifier for the LUN controller SCSI

  controller_tid 5

  # iSCSI initiator IP address (ed) allowed to connect

  initiator-address 192.168.24.0/24

  It is a problem of configuration of tgtd after all!  Thanks to all for the questions that led me to the right answer!

  Kind regards

  Jon Heese

• !!!!! Drivers for Realtek RTL8111DL VIB and install it via Vcenter, not the cli in a server running ESxi5.5 production

  Hi guys,.

  someone can it provide and show me how to add it to a production of ESxi5.5 Server? I Don t want to customize and ISO and starting from scratch.

  Like many I search I found *. Files VIB and going the Ko, a peek at how to install it via vcenter appears:

  ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

  Existing ESXi installation using VMware Update Manager

  You can install the drivers async on an existing Update Manager VMware ESXi host. For more information, see using vSphere ESXi Image Builder CLI Guide of installation and Installation of vSphere.
  
  Note: Async drivers are developed by third-party providers and are subject to VMware certification. Third-party suppliers provide suggestions/recommendations for updating their drivers/firmware for specific versions of ESX/ESXi. As a result, VMware does not include these async drivers automatically in the Update Manager.
  
  To install the async drivers:
  

  1. Extract the contents of the zip driver async file.
  2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file (s).
  3. Vcenter Server, go to the home page > Update Manager.
  4. Click the Repository of Patch .
  5. Click the link to the Import of patches at the top right of the screen.
  6. Click Finish. The async driver is added to the repository of the patch.
  7. Create a base Extension Host and sanitize the ESXi host. For more information, see the Guide of Directors of Update Manager.
  8. Restart the ESXi host once the restore is complete.

  
  

  *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

  What is the ZIP file of the async driver?  I only found a *. VIB

  What is the offline-bundle.zip file (s).?

  in point 3, I opened my HOUSE Vcenter and I Don t see UPDATE MANAGER, see picture

  
  

  
  

  
  

  So, I'm lost... again ... Could someone provice drivers for a REALTEK RTL811DL and show me how to install it easily in a production server. ?

  Thanks a lot to all

  Jesus

  
  

  
  

  Have you installed the plugin?

  As I said, the VUM consists of two parts: the server and the client plugin.

  You install the server from the installation media and the vSphere Client plugin itself.

  I found a post detailed with screenshots for you: vSphere Update Manager (VUM) (part 2) - Installation