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• How to leave machine machine virtual ESX v3.5 for Vsphere v4.1?

  Hello

  I would like our VMS ESX v3.5 to a new VShere v4.1.

  Virtual machines are Windows 2003, RedHat 4 and 5.

  I wouldn't have any impact on the machine esource th.

  Methods:

  (1) stop the virtual machines, copy the folder with vmdk from the old data to the new store data + Start new store + install the new VmWare Tols

  OR

  (2) use the Option migrate (change the host + Datastore), works for the RedtHat Machines

  Thanks for the reply

  Welcome to the Forums - both will work but I use cold migrate method change of host and the data store.

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• SQL 2005 Ent on machine virtual ESX 3.5

  I built a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise VM inside VMware (ESX Server 3.5 Update 3) host. We have Celerra NS20 Unifided EMC storage, which is where the server VM using different LUN. Does anyone have recommendations on installation of SQL 2005 Enterprise on a given server to Win2k3 VM, with regard to the way in which it must be installed in order to get the best performance and reliability... I'm looking for suggestions as SQL must be installed on the drive main hard and stored on a different LUN or SQL databases must be installed on a different LUN of the operating system? I intend setting up a LUN specifically for newspapers, so to keep separated from traffic, but wonder about the base installation of SQL and databases...

  Thanks for any advise you might have.

  It is a big question.  Here are a few things I do in this case...

  • Do not install anything - even the binary SQL on C

  • Prune/use a VMFS RAID5 for the SQL programs and databases on a volume

  • Want/use a VMFS RAID1 for newspapers

  There are 2 important things here.  One is that you have isolated the OS - DB and registers all logical drives different worms.  It is very nice to be able to make a hot grow of these disks

  The other is more for performance.  It depends on how transactional (how'RE Ops / s) the system will be.  In most cases, you should be able to have the other VM to share these same volumes, but changing the RAID level can provide a performance gain based on how the data are accessible.

  I don't know if it would be necessary to isolate a VMFS LUNS () set to the SQL database for a virtual machine.  It is a function of your SAN infrastructure and how hard the VM SQL is hit.

  We have several virtual machines with DB on the same LUN, and so far it hasn't appeared to cause problems.  You can always start with a more conservative approach and slowly add that you feel comfortable.

• Weird question on which the machine virtual ESX 3.5i

  Hello world

  I have a question very very weird on 2 x HP DL380 G5 boxes with ESX 3.5i U3 loaded on each.

  The installation program:

  DL380 G5

  2 x Quad core

  2 x 72 GB Raid 1 + 0

  6 x 146 GB Raid5

  32 GB OF RAM

  I installed esx 3.5i u3 according to the normal, created vm. But when I copy data to a network in the virtual machine folder spikes the cpu and the virtual machine does not respond. What makes it worse, is if I copy a large file on the c: to another folder on c: VM does not - high cpu and ping meets about 200ms. vmdk bones all over the 72 GB Raid 1 + 0 datastore. When I add a data from the store of raid5 data drive the same phenomenon occurs. If I copy the c to this drive on the raid 5 data store the virtual machine gets does not and pings hover at about 200ms.

  Any ideas?

  I have no idea why this is happening, Ive deployed the same configuration with a bunch of vm and no problem.

  I don't think its network since you said that you have the same problem copy from c: to c: on the same machine.

  Looks like the machine is waiting for e/s finish. Check if you can see if I/O is blocked somewhere

  Are there messages in the system log of Windows indicating disk problems?

  Check your RAID controller. It is on the HCL?

  Your write cache is configured correctly?

  Arnim - van Lieshout

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• Download machine virtual ESX of ESX1 and copy to ESX2.

  Hello

  I'm trying to copy a VM ESX comments from the server 1 Server 2.  I tried using VMware Converter 3.0.3 to rename the virtual server, and then copy it into ESX2. Then from then on out, change its host name, and then return to the field as a completely separate server.  However, VMware Converter is not let me import or I'm doing this wrong way?

  Scott.

  Thanks for the help discovered their was a problem with the vmware agent and he broke during the clone to the virtual machine. Reinstalled VMware Converter and the problem was solved.

  Thanks for your help.

• How can I share a unique ROW between several machines virtual ESX 4.0?

  Hi all

  How can I leave the two virtual machine see the same SAN LUNS (how can I share same LUNS between two virtual machines).

  Thank you

  Welcome to the Forums - try you two virtual machines in the cluster? If you are this should help - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_mscs.pdf. If you're looking to share a data store I relate to one of the virtual machines and then either through creating CIFS share if they are windows machines or a NFS if Linux

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• Recommendations for his new laptop of VMware Workstation 7 run machines virtual esx

  I'm about to buy a new laptop and I'm looking for something that is reasonably priced and that will be able to help me study for the new vcp tests by installing esx4 inside the workstation.

  If you know any good portable that won't break the Bank that will work for sure for this, I would really appreciate your advice.

  Thanks for your help.

  I have the p9600 (2.66 GHz with 6 MB of cache) in mine.  You can just call and order and ask anything you want.  Sometimes (as in my case) they will have processors that are not yet listed yet.  I think the max is just at 3 GHz.  I usually run 3 VMs at a time, or I'll run my team (4 virtual machines) and another 1 or 2 with them.  I used for my RHCT practice stuff and it will use for my VCP and MCITP Enterprise Administrator practice as well.  I had with Vista x 64, but put Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 on it when he came in (MSDN).

• addition of virtual machine / Server esx for production environment

  Hello

  How can we add virtual machine or esx server for production environment?

  In general... As his "simple terms?

  Install ESXi host

  Install, run and connect to the host via the gateway client installed from the host on an external workstation

  Then

  OR THE OTHER

  Install and run the converter on each physical computer that you want to become a virtual machine

  Once finished, turn off power to virtual and physical.

  OR

  Create a virtual machine and install the o/s CD drive.

  What you want is way off the coast without 1 million questions about your installation.

• HO to import a virtual machine in esx host

  Hi all,

  I have a cluster of small esx (2host clustered in a datacenter) manged by a machine virtual vcenter. Now, I installed an esx on a small host outside the cluster, do some test activities that must be totally separate from my cluster of production.

  Before you perform the test esx host, I created some virtual machines in the production cluster. Now I want to import into my test esx host without have to reinstall them. Can I do this? the only way to achieve that I thought is to add my existing test in my data center host, leaving outside the cluster. then move my vms and remove it then, to manage alone.

  Is this possible without any risk to my cluster of production? is there any other solutions?

  Thank you very much

  Paolo

  Yes, but you cannot connect a free version, you need a license.

  To not change your existing cluster, simply add the host in the data center (so it's outside the cluster).

  When you are finished, just disconnect and remove the unused host.

  André

• How to move a virtual machine from one virtual switch to the other since the SDK / command line?

  How to move a virtual machine from one virtual switch to the other since the SDK / command line?

  Joshua Smith

  Are you referring to the evolution of the virtual machines network portgroup of one to the other and in your case potentially issue on to another vSwitch? If so, take a look at this script: updateVMPortgroup.pl everything you do really makes a call to ReconfigVM_Task() and passing in a specification change and put to day the network in which you want to change

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

  William Lam

  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  repository scripts vGhetto

  VMware Code Central - Scripts/code samples for developers and administrators

  150 VMware developer

  Introduction to the vMA (tips/tricks)

  Getting started with vSphere SDK for Perl

  Twitter: @lamw

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• Best way to transfer virtual machines in ESX ESXi?

  Hi all

  Anyone know an easy secure way to transfer a virtual machine on ESX ESXi 3.5?

  Stop the virtual machine, copy the files from the computer virtual, then "Add to inventory" on ESX

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• How to connect sql database to esxi to save all data from the virtual machine

  How to connect sql database to esxi to save all data from the virtual machine

  Please provide steps

  In simple terms, you cannot connect ESXi to SQL. Connect a vCenter SQL (Windows only).

  If you want to save all the data that is contained in your virtual machines, I suggest a backup solution.

  Suhas

• Cannot run Virtual ESX host configured in my Asus u56e laptop machine. Says Intel Vtx unsupported...

  Friends,

  I can't run Virtual ESX host configured in my Asus u56e laptop machine. Explains Intel Vtx unsupported.

  I checked to find that my machine has Intel VT turned on in the Bios.

  Please notify. I tried to use VMware-guest64check - 5.5.0 - 18463 tool and it said that my machine can support 64 bit OS. Fixing of newspapers.

  In my computer, open your VM ESXi and go to VM-> settings.  Under processors, check the box next to 'Virtualiser Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/IVR.'

• Transfer a Virtual Machine in Esx 2.5 to an ESX 4.1

  Hi all

  For a client, I need to transfer 3 virtual machines on an ESX 2.5 in stand-alone mode (local storage / VMFS2) for a new ESX 4.1 (local storage / VMFS3)

  I'm looking for a solution but without success. I see two ways to to do, but I can't test it before the migration, so could you give me your advice.

  (1) I copy all virtual machines in ESX 2.5 to the new storage to ESX 4.1 with scp.

  I create the virtual machine with the vmdk

  I put the last VmTools

  Upgrade virtual hardware

  (2) I have try the VmConverter username but I don'k know if he recognizes the VM Esx 2.5

  Is there another solution?

  Thanks for your help!

  Kind regards

  Franck

  the best solution in my opnion is with converter http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vcenter_converter_standalone/4_0?hl=pt-BR&sourceid=gd&rlz=1Q1GGLD_pt-BRBR411BR412

  After the conversion to put vmware tools and after upgrade virtual HW.

  Verification procedure «how improve HW» virtual

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1010675

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• Install ESX 3.5 in a virtual machine on ESX 3.5

  I'm under ESX 3.5 update 2 and I would like to install a 3.5 VM ESX to test different configurations.  I've seen many examples of ESX running on one machine virtual Workstation but strangely I found no examples of what I'm trying to do, although I saw a thread on execution of ESX 4.0 ESX 3.5, but no details on the configuration steps.

  I created the virtual machine as another 64-bit with 4 CPUs and 16 GB of RAM and E1000 card.  After creating the VM, I edited the vmx file to add

  monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE

  monitor_control.vt32 = TRUE

  as in the examples of workstation I saw online.

  The installation went well, but when I execute the VM it pegs all 4 processors constantly and runs really slowly.  Is this an impossible installation, or is there something else I need to change?  If there is another thread that answers this point please to her.

  -GDillon

  ESX 3.5 is not compatible 32-bit VT you need an AMD64 host with AMD - V support.  See nested running VMs.