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• Personal project: convert with VM Linux host to vSphere Hypervisor

  Hello

  I have been using VMware Workstation for some years both for personal and professional purposes.

  I would like to convert my Linux host with multiple virtual machines to vSphere Hypervisor server with all my existing virtual machines and data.

  I currently have a Ubuntu 10.10 desktop on which I run Workstation 8 to host multiple virtual machines to Linux as a WebSphere Portal cluster (LDAP, DB2, ND, Portal 2 nodes). I also use it to host a VortexBox VM that contains my music collection. The audio files are not in the hard of the VortexBox, but are accessed through a sharing of the host folder. I have also several years of photos and documents on the host system.

  The material consists of:

  Motherboard Asus M4A785TD-V

  Corsair XMS3 16 GB

  Intel PWLA8391GTBLK PRO/1000 GT Desktop Network adapt

  1 x Hitachi 1 TB (empty)

  1 x Seagate 160 GB (photos, video)

  2 x Seagate 300 GB (Ubuntu, music, data, VMs)

  I am very new to vSphere. What I did was install vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 5) on a USB 8 GB on the above system and created a store of data of the 1 TB drive.

  I also installed vSphere Client on a virtual Windows XP machine running on my MacBook; that I used to create the data store.

  Can someone provide measures of high level on how to proceed?

  I have an external hard drive on which I can copy existing virtual machines to deploy to the host of vSphere through Workstation 8.

  My main concern is the best way to keep my collection of music/photo/video to make it accessible by the VM VortexBox.

  Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

  Miguel

  ' Copy the VMs convert to another system so that I can deploy to the area of ESXi? Or is there a way to locate the VMs converted from the ESXi host (via vSphere Client) and deploy? »

  ESXi must work so that the converter convert and move them to ESXi. Since it is the same dialog that VMware Workstation works on, it would mean that Ubuntu and workstation are turned off. You convert the raw files to workstation (which takes care of the tool). This will probably mean temporarily copy workstation virtual machine files to a temporary location.

  "What is the advantage of the use of VMware Converter instead of use the VMware Workstation 8 to download the virtual machines on the ESXi host?"

  Eventually no matter. But remember that since ESXi must be executed, you can have the two ESXi running AND Ubuntu/workstation at the same time on the same box, so in your case, wouldn't be able to do this. Another option exports all the VMS to the models of the FVO (for an external HARD drive), and then once ESXi is running, import the OVFs.

  "I like the point that do you on a VM file server. If I decide to implement this option, I would be able to connect to the existing hard disks on the ESXi host without having to reformat, to preserve my data (music, photos, videos, docs, etc.)? Any recommendations? "

  Although it is technically possible to have a linux format hard drive visible to virtual machines (such as a ROW), it is very unusual and massively overcomplicates things. The best thing to do would be to move the data on the hard drive temporarily, format them as VMFS data stores and then only move the data back ontop readers in a virtual hard drive. To do this way, you get all the benefits of virtualization (eg. being able to easily move this virtual hard disk on different volumes and attach easily to different virtual machines, etc.). It's a little pain in the short term, but the long-term gain.

  «I'm assuming that a VM file server would be different from a NAS VM, as I have to format disks in file system regardless of the SIN in the SIN prefer (I saw a YouTube video describing FreeNAS).»

  A NAS and file server are essentially the same. There is nothing more an operating system that data sharing. They all use the same protocol for sharing (samba, CIFS, iSCSI, etc.), so it does not matter in general. But yes, typically performance based most NAS on Linux OSs, so yes, it's finally sitting on a file system (ext2/3/4) of Linux. Which shouldn't matter however, as long as your other machines can access the data. If I were you, I would buy a consumer NAS (which will offer more storage and can be extended), or configure a simple VM (like FreeNAS or other) and just give him a big a VHD.

• What is the fastest way to convert VMWare workstation VM of ESXi?

  Hello

  Was curious to know what is the quickest way to convert a VMWare workstation VM to a VM compatible ESXi. Is the method of standalone converter VMWare at the following ADDRESS of the faster method:

  http://www.networkinghowtos.com/HOWTO/convert-virtual-machine-VMware-Workstation-ESXi-vSphere/

  Or is the method below faster? The method below mentions converter standalone is required for Workstation 8 VM but did not mention if it is needed for Workstation 8 AND HIGHER VM (ie: 9 and 10 workstation).

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1012258

  My ultimate goal is to export on a USB key and then import on the ESXi instead of convert and copy it to the network server. I'm exporting to my 3 TB USB would be faster than the copy of the virtual machine on the network. Thoughts?

  I think the second is the best option VMware KB: export of VMS in VMware Workstation to ESX/ESXi

  As you can see you can export the VM and after import on the EXS (do not use personalization)

  But uf you have Vmware Workstation 8 or higher, you can connect to the ESX Server and move the machine. If you are in the same local network and do it at a time of low workload, it would be the best option.

• New to VMware. Copy a Vclient from a host server to another host server?

  I have set up the new host ESXi 5.0 on a server and have created a guest operating system by using the Vclient and have implemented another ESXi 5.0 Server (backup). I want to know is how can I properply copy the original BONE invited from the original host server to a new one. I'm trying to do this correctly until I have implement this in live production, any help would be great.

  Thank you

  OVF is a good way to back up the virtual machine. but will it be possible to bring down a server, once it is in production?

  you might want to consider VDR. It can be deployed in the same host and client-side (where you insatalled customer vsphear) you need to install the plugin. You can schedule the backup of a VM runnig with all the problems. "If you can enable SSH (SSH remote) in your ESXi host application, the.

  ghettoVCB.sh' is also a good option. You can find details at http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8760

• How the IP address on the VMware 3.5 host can be changed?

  How the IP address on the VMware 3.5 host can be changed?

  When the step by step installation of VMware, set the IP address for it. But Noah, it must be changed to another. How can do it, directly on Linux? Or may not. just reinstall?

  Thank you!

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• I can't convert the redhat 5.3 Server xen

  Hey Vmware,

  I tried three version of vmware converter (4.3, 5.5, and 6.0)

  There is no one can only work on redhat 5.3.

  After I insert all the connection information to the converter, converter returns an error for me

  'Cannot query the live linux source machine'

  Could someone give me some advice? Thank you very much.

  I searched the problem on google and tried all the solution.

  1. my source server can ssh with root.

  2 echo "ALL: ALL" > > /etc/hosts.allow I added this command to hosts.allow.

  3. what an interface on the server (eth0)

  Please do not hesitate to ask if you need more information.

  Problem solved.

  The cause is my server source is no more free space here and the df command does not work on the server.

  The converter cannot determine the source server hard disk information.

  Then the error will be fate.

  After I free up space on the server. It works perfectly now.

• Problem installing VMWare Workstation on a Server Windows 2012

  Hello

  I have problems when trying to install VMWare Workstation on a Server Windows 2012. Windows Server is Amazon EC2 environment and a generic image extended release.

  The problem is that the installtion process fails because of "Hyper-V" during installation, but after investigating the option "Remove roles and features" I can see that it is not installed.

  Is there any fixes for this issue?

  I enclose three screenshots for you pleasure.

  Regards, Ray...

  Hello Ray,

  Welcome to the VMware community forums.

  You run an EC2 instance that has just 615 MB memory installed?

  It's kind of a weird for a host, much too low for Amazon memory configuration, even be profitable.

  I think that your server is running UNDER Hyper-V, for example. It is probably a Virtual Machine.

  You can easily check that yourself by running the script from this site:

  How Hyper-V to: detect if you are inside a virtual machine

  If it's a Hyper-V virtual computer then I don't think you can install VMware Workstation on the virtual machine and run the nested clients.

  You could do the opposite (invited running hyper-V in a workstation virtualized on vSphere) but is not very fast.

  As you have no control over which platform virtualization Amazon use for their windows servers, I'm afraid you will have to go for a dedicated server instead of a virtual machine.

  Hope this helps,

  --

  Wil

• How to install VMware tools on RHEL server when it is running only on virtual cnsole (means no graphics system)?

  Hi friends

  I have a requirement to install the VMware tools in RHEL6 server to synchronize the time with the host ESXi5.1. but the RHEL6 server is running on the Virtual Console, this means that I have not installed any graphics packages, installed with packages only, database server as we do in production servers.

  When I try to install the VMware tools on this system, I get the error like this:

  

  How can I do? is there an alternative way to achieve the requirements?

  Thank you!

  Commands on a system of CentOS 5 (RHEL). Orders for 6 are identical.

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cd/tmp

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # mount/dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom

  Mount: block device/dev/sr0 is protected write, read-only installation

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cp /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-*.tar.gz/tmp

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # umount-l/mnt/cdrom

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # tar xfz VMwareTools-version 9.0.0 - 782409.tar.gz

  root@srv20 [/ TMP] # cd vmware-tools-distrib.

  root@srv20 [/ tmp/vmware-tools-distrib] # perl./vmware-install.pl--defaut

  Hope this helps,

• Where is the location of the log files to diagnose the ESXi host server is rebooted?

  Hi all

  Last night one of my ESXi host has rebooted itself for some unknown reason, is it possible to look in the log which make it restart?

  I have access to this URL: https://ESXi02/host is it possible to know what can cause her to restart while a sudden?

  Thank you.

  AWT

  The best option for ESXi newspapers must collect through the VI client. VMware recommends not any diagnosis directly on the console of the server because it has a small hyperviser and no service console.

• Unable to connect to the host server: a connection attempt failed because

  Hi all

  I install my host ESX server in vmware workstation.  It works fine except when I am creating virtual machines.

  I'm not able to install the operating system on the virtual machine and I get this error that appears inside the virtual machine.

  Unable to connect to the host server: a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not respond after a certain time, or established connection failed because connected host has no

  to answer.  Do you want to retry?

  My ESX server hosts have static IP addresses.

  I've seen a few similar posts on this issue, but their solutions have not worked for me.

  Best regards

  Nathan

  I think we confuse you.  ESX server is running like a machine virtual within the workstation, correct?  If Yes, then you must edit the vmx esx server with these entries monitor configuration file *.  They can go anywhere in the file.  Once those have been added, you should be able to run 32-bit virtual machines within the esx server.

  -KjB

  VMware vExpert

• What host server is supported for Get-VMHostSyslogServer?

  It comes to my Server 3.5.  I guess it's only for ESXi, is that correct?

  PS > Get-VMHostSysLogServer -VMHost tupac*
  Get-VMHostSysLogServer : 3/23/2009 12:27:12 AM    Get-VMHostSysLogServer    F95EF5F8-630B-4E
  2C-9FFB-0B28B440C112    SysLogServer is not supported for host 'tupac.qatest.iss.net'.
  At line:1 char:23
  + Get-VMHostSysLogServer <<<<  -VMHost tupac*
      + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-VMHostSysLogServer], VimException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Client20_SystemManagementServiceImpl_ThrowSysLogServerNotSupp
     ortedException_MissingSysLogInfo,VMware.VimAutomation.Commands.Host.GetVMHostSysLogServer

  It would be a great help to me if someone could put an example of what looks like the output of the server syslog and Set-VMHostSyslogServer bonus points.

  
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  Looks like you're right on ESXi only (before you say, yes it would be nice to have a little chart of compatibility for each cmdlet).

  C:\> Set-VMHostSysLogServer -SysLogServer 10.21.4.91 -SysLogServerPort 514
  
  Host                                     Port
  ----                                     ----
  10.21.4.91                               514
  
  C:\> Get-VMHostSysLogServer
  
  Host                                     Port
  ----                                     ----
  10.21.4.91                               514
  

• FireFTP cannot add Yahoo hosting server certificate exception

  Hello

  Can anyone help me, how to get the right setting to access Yahoo hosting server via FireFTP.
  I used to get that way before (starting a forum thread) and worked: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38 & t = 2514599
  Which is by adding the prefix https:// on ftp. ["Mywebsite"] .com:21

  I use Firefox version 39.0.3 btw.

  Thank you!

  I couldn't access it using FireFTP. Maybe it's because FireFTP does not support the FTPS.
  FireFTP is not part of the FTP client offered by Yahoo: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/yahoo-web-hosting/ftp-client-sln20423.html

  But now, I can access it using FIleZilla, adding ftpes: / / prefix on ftp. [Mywebsite] .com
  This is the link of reference to define: https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?t=25975

  Nevertheless, thanks jscher2000 for trying to help!

• Unable to play videos from Windows media player in the RDP using RemoteFx session on the RD session host server

  I have deployed according to the steps in the next document in the RD session host server

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d90e841f-d84c-4746-B0F3-3c16e71d1ed1

  From a client I machine RDP to the server using RemoteFx. I don't play to Windows media video player in the RDP session. It just freezes.

  All solutions?

  Your question of Windows 7 is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums.
  It is best suited to the audience the TechNet forums.

  Please ask your question in forum Windows Server Remote Desktop listed below.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/winserverTS/threads

  Sincerely,

  Marilyn

• When I try to open my email on my new desktop, an error window tells me my host server POP3 cannot be found.

  My laptop receives by e-mail very well. Windows confiures my wireless network settings. Problem: when I try to open my email on my new desktop PC , an error window tells me my host server POP3 cannot be found. I have tried everything; network connections, Internet options; etc. I get connection otherwise for the internet Google, Facebook, online banking, but not to my email. I entered my full POP and SMTP addresses, but they are lost for my internet connection LAN, which is automatically set to be managed by Intel. I tried to reconfigure it and tried to find Windows wireless network settings. On my laptop if I lose the connection he asks me if I want Windows to manage my connection. And it does!  Help! I really want to be able to find the network Windows wireless.

  original title: NETWORK WITHOUT WIRE WINDOWS

  Hello

  If you use the internet OK for other things, the problem with Outlook Express (e-mail client).

  Check your server settings and out against your ISP help pages. I've seen cox help pages that involve your incoming server should be pop.east.cox.net (note the absence of the number 3 after pop). The outgoing server may be smtp.cox.net or maybe smtp.east.cox.net.

  Tricky

• Error code: 800ccc0e and the message "Unable to connect to the host server", when you set up Windows Mail to receive discussion group messages.

  I recently signed up for Windows Mail, Windows Vista Help. I have configured my Gmail OK account, but when I click TOOLS then Newsgroups I get the following error: unable to connect to the host server. When I click on show details, he said: Microsoft Community Server: msnews.microsoft.com Protocol: NNTP Port: 119 secure (SSL): 0 Code: 800ccc0e

  msnews. Microsoft.com has not existed for about three years now. MS close their news servers. You can still access newsgroups, but you will have to do with one another as eternal September or AIOE news server.