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• install ESXi on an existing machine under windows 2003

  Hi all

  I'm new to VMware and I just installed ESXi on a machine with server 2003 installed. My questions are:

  1: can I still access my windows 2003 server, bypassing the connection of ESXi? If so, how? If not, it means that after I had installed ESXi on this machine, Server 2003 is removed.

  2: How do I reinstall the ESXi on this machine?

  I converted two of my physical servers into virtual machines using the converter. And my questions are:

  1: after you import the virtual machine, I deleted it from the VMware client. This particular virtual machine is no longer visible but still displays taking up resources such as HDD, CPU, RAM etc. How to release my resources?

  2:i have two network cards in the physical server, and when I've converted and brought it into a VMware customer, everything is ok except the network cards. They show that some cards AMD NIC. I'm not able to use network cards. And I already tried to convert twice i just cases that something went wrong with conversion. but the problem remains.

  Thank you.

  AG

  As the other poster mentioned, (ESXi and ESX) are installed bare metal - they install their operating systems, so I think your Win2k3 installation is missing if you have it installed on the same disk.

  When you removed the VM you remove disk or delete forminventory - if you have removed the inventory and it was running, it will still resources - for the correction of network cards virtual you need to install VMware tools - this will load the appropriate virtual machine drivers and it will improve your performance - up to this virtual material of your virtual machine will be identified as a physical hardware as the AMD PCnet Ethernet controller-

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• Install a VSA on existing ESXi installation

  Hi guys,.

  We have two local hosts ESXi 5.0 with data warehouses and want to take advantage of VSA, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I don't want to lose all the data and I have 200 GB of free space on each data store.

  -Is it possible to install VSA on the free space remaining and migrate a VSA Cluster machine both to free space upp to extend VSA data store?
  -J' have also a QNAP NAS with iscsi, this will affect? Can I migrate my virtual machines in the data store and then migrate once VSA Cluster is setuped?
  -I was also thinking of getting more disk space and it will be better to build my VSA Cluster on those first, then migrate my VMs and the last step, expand my VSA datastore with the data store original?

  Thank you.

  1. the installation mode that allows you to install VSA in an existing virtual machines is installation of Brownfields. VMware product management Rawlinson made two posts on the same here.

  http://blogs.VMware.com/vSphere/2012/12/vCloud-Suite-vSphere-storage-appliance-VSA-5-1-considerations-for-successful-brownfield-deployments-part-II.html

  2 external storage should not be affected with the implementation of VSA.

  3 vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1 allows you to extend the storage of the existing unit. There might be some VMs downtime involved, but it is supported.

  Most important thing to consider in two node VSA is that the cluster service should work outside of your VSA hosts. So, you need to have a small desk box or any other server in order to run your service. Things are well documented in the Deep Dive technical book by Cormac here...

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/Techpaper/VM-vSphere-storage-appliance-deep-dive-WP.PDF

  DA

• Upgrade vs install ESXi crash

  I am upgrading from 5.5 to 6.0 ESXi.  It's a one single physical server with a local data store that I need to keep.   What are the benefits (if any) of the ESXi upgrade and to preserve the existing from its own installation data store and preserve the existing data store?

  Subsequently, I need to enhance vCenter also 5.5 to 6.0...

  the upgrade to ESXi and preserving the existing data store

  This will allow you to see your host configuration settings to be migrated to version 6 host too.

  clean install and preserve the existing data store

  While, you erase your host hosts version 6 configuration will be as a new installation and you have to go through the configuration of the host again.

  in both cases, your local VMFS data store on the same hard disk where the OS will be secured with all the files in it. In short, if some VMs were stored on the local data store, you will always be able to use.

• Installed ESXi on USB/Flash but swap does not seem to have been placed on the virtual disk

  Hello

  I've read several times that when you install ESXi 5.1 on flash media he creates a work space available on a virtual disk of 4 GB in/tmp/scratch so that the USB itself is not used for temporary data to extend the life of the USB.  However, this doesn't seem to be from my experience and I was wondering if someone can help me to confirm that my disc scratch is actually on a virtual disk or whatever on the USB.  I should mention as well as installing ESXi has identified correctly as 'flash' disc type and the disc as a "Generic USB drive»

  After installation, I noticed two things:

  1 log-in user activity logs are able to survive a reboot (I don't think they should the ramdisk is dissolved after a reboot)

  2. There is no directory with the path/tmp/scratch

  Unfortunately I can not directly determine where the partition scratch is (be it on USB or RAM) because I did not have a file ' / etc/fstab "watching (even if I under ESXi 5.0 disk a hard base install?) and it doesn't seem to be a 'mount' command I can use to look at the existing mounts either.

  Can anyone tell me what can I do to verify that the directory used for temporary files is actually a virtual disk and not on the USB drive itself?  Hours of research are presented only the forum messages and documentation clearly indicating that the file will use "/ tmp/scratch", but that just isn't the case.

  Thanks in advance for all your help.

  As you can see from the output

  ~ snip ~

  drwxr-xr-t 1 root root 1260 28 Dec 23:08 50de22a5-f4afafa0-f7b5-001517197ad8
  root drwxr-xr-x 1 root 8 1 January 1970 50df4c30-82b86e61-8522-001517197ad8
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 35 1 Jan 22:21 640GB_WD_Black_AALS-1 -> 50de22a5-f4afafa0-f7b5-001517197ad8

  ~ snip ~

  the UUID is a store existing data "640GB_WD_Black_AALS-1".

  This proves that with an existing data store, a folder ".locker" (which is a ScratchLocation) is automatically created.

  André

• Install ESXi 4.1 clean kill given on additional disks?

  After over a year of flawless operation, I suspect that my ESXi 4.0 installation has become corrupted. VMS lock, even newly created.  I have a 40 GB drive just to install ESXi and 3 additional (1 to, 1 to and 500 GB) SATA disks for virtual machines.  My question is: what happens to the content, if anything, on those three drives SATA so I had to do a clean install on the disk of 40 GB of ESXi 4.1?  It will recognize the drives without formatting them and thus erase the data here?

  After almost a week of banging my head against the wall, I think it's all that I find myself with a try.

  Thanks in advance for any help!

  George...

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  I would check through the logs to see if you can see any cause. You can capture logs supported by the vSphere Client. File menu export or Administration.

  Analyze the logs of error or reset.

  You can easily have a problem with a drive or disk contrller.

  I remove the 40 GB drive and reinstall ESXi to a 1 GB or more large USB key. If you have installed the vCLI tools or the unit of MAS, you can save the configuration before you remove the drive, but if you think that you have any questions, that I might not. An ESXi installation should find existing data warehouses. You need to reconfigure the network and vswitches. You should also browse the data store and do a right-click on the VMX files ├a import their inventory.

• 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

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• Installing ESXI 3.5 U3

  Hi all

  There are 2 things I need to fill

  Task 1

  Try to install ESXi 3.5 U3 on existinng P4 machine and create a proof of concept and a demo at least 2 guest operating system

  Task 2

  -Based solution to implement an ESXi for a training with 100 + PC lab to do a virtual lab (it will be a first installation of Siebel in ESXi I guess.)

  For task 1, I downloaded "VMware ESX Server 3i Installable U3 Refresh Version 3.5 Update 3 | 123629 06/11/08.

  This copied to CD and tried to install it on my PC. All started and gave an error "PANIC:-" (will post exact error then)

  It comes to possibally because the hardware is not compatible with ESXi. Now I had the last IO compatibility guide and system. He mentions the processors that are mostly Intel Xeon based.

  Question 1

  If I buy any processor Xeon series motherboard, I need? Is it correct to assume that any motherboard that this processor Xeon sit will work?

  For task 1, I have to spend my own money and prove the capabilities of ESXi. So, what should I do? I visited a store. I found an Intel CPU that has clearly marked "VT" supported. Site of Intel with processors that few of them are marked as taken VT support. Will be marked any CPU with Intel VT and entire motherboard that holds this processor will work for ESXI 3.5 Update 3?

  On various forums I've seen answers that ESXi proof of concept can be almost any machine. As long it has an Intel NIC (supported), but then does that mean that I have not buy any new processor and motherboard?

  My existing CPU and motherboard have network card which is realtek I guess. Intel Pentium P4 1.8 GHZ

  How can I disable this and then put a NIC (Inetl NIC - supported one)

  But only one more of the forum said that an area is not just the CPU and NIC... Its much more than that.

  I'll post the existing CPU and the card mother, but if someone can through some light on that.

  I have a long travel with Group 1 + group 2

  80 GB should be Ok, or if you have some IDE drives around you could try through (see instructions for installation IDE on my site).  The performance of your disk will be very well with either, but should be good for a CEP.

• UCS C220 M3 custom problem after installing ESXi 5.1.0 Cisco

  Hello world

  I m using a Cisco UCS C220 M3 when I tried to install ESXi 5.1.0 custom Cisco after complete the entire process and restart the server. The ESXi has not started it appeared as if there is no operating system.

  In addition, before installing ESXi I configured a HDD in RAID 0, initialized the RAMDisk and chosen as a pilot.

  Hoping someone could help me.

  Llianovich,

  Unfortunately, the on-board controller is not supported with ESXi.  I saw other people using this controller for VMware and makes the work but the behavior is very random and it could work or fail at any time. It is recommended to use one of the controllers of basic PCI or Mezzanine by the ESXi (see c220 m3 datasheet below)

  STEP4SELECT CONFIGURATION of RAID (page 21)

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/prod/collateral/ps10265/ps10493/C220M3_SFF_SpecSheet.PDF

  Embedded MegaRAID controller

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/unified_computing/UCS/c/HW/C220/install/RAID.html#wp1028426

  

• Initialization failed: press a button to try again... when installing ESXi ISO

  After a repair of an already open a question problem, a new question was raised.  I open another question because this problem is new, and I thought that a new question must be requested in this regard.

  Following the instructions of this question, I have re-recognized my blade twice.  Looking at the KVM, I have not seen a no boot device message, which was to be expected.  I went to re - install ESXi 5.5 (which was already installed on the SD card before the open-ended question) and I am now met with the following message is displayed:

  isolinux: disk error 20, AX = 422D, reader EF

  I rebooted several times the blade to re - try unsuccessfully to installation.  I even went back to an ISO of 5.1 ESXi, who gave the best results.

  The ISOs I use are UCS VMware ISOs downloaded directly from VMware.

  Please check the question as answered future users faced with the same question

  -Kenny

• Could not install ESXi on UCS B200M2

  I have traced the image ISO of ESXi in KVM virtual media and installation of VM always failed with the message
  "Could not load the module/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/vmfs3: failure.

  I use the downloaded image from VMware with file name "VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 4.1.0.update1 - 348481.x86_64.iso.

  Anyone know anything about this? Thank you

  Sorry took me awhile to find the email.

  So here's the deal with ISO specific to Cisco for ESXi.

  You use the specific Cisco of ESXi image if you install ESXi on the following

  1 UCS B230 local disk. Image 4.1 standard not a wrong driver LSI. If you perform a boot SAN with Palo you are fine.

  2. If you use any CNAs GEN2 (Emulex and Qlogic). It's true, regardless which you install ESXi on the blade.

  According to internal e-mail, I'm looking at these drivers did not have the 4.1U1 image, but should be in the 4.1U2 and 4.0U3.

  Result based on the answers above all what has worked and what has not with what equipment I would say that the news of the email are correct.

• C200 M2 LFF does not see the disks in the start menu after installing ESXi

  So in front of me, I have a brand new C200 M2 LFF with a single E5606 processor, 20 GB of RAM and a controller LSI Megaraid 9260 - 4i and 4 drives of 1 TB SAS. I put the disks in a RAID 5 array, I created a 10 GB virtual disk and properly installed ESXi on it twice, with a second virtual disk to be used as a data store.

  However, I can't get the thing to boot. It isn't even an option. The only storage in the boot menu option corresponds to the DVD player. If I look at the mass storage controller configuration, in fact, 0 and 4 SATA ports are "not installed" and port 5 has the DVD player.

  I tried fiddling with the settings of the BIOS without a bit of luck. Currently, the integrated controller is enabled and the SATA mode is set on improved (which seems to be the default, and what is recommended with Megaraid cards). It is a bundle (UCSC-DBUN-C200-102 by delivery, which seems to be a number of separate reference only), so I didn't have to assemble whatever it is and I guess that all the cables are connected at the factory. I opened the server, and I can say that all the cables look connected.

  Any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I have to open a case with the TAC, that's good, but seeing as I can't actually install the operating system there must be something stupid miss me.

  Disable the onboard Controller. This is software raid ICH10R.

  Reset. Then in the fixed CIMC/BIOS boot order and pint at the LSI.

  For the most recent ESXi 5.0, go to VMWare and search for ' ESXi 5.0 cumulative 2.

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• install ESXi on UCS to boot from SAN

  Hello

  I have ucs and I need to boot from SAN

  I need to confirm something

  When I was installing WindowsServer the UCS to boot from SAN. I have attached the iso drivers for the HBA driver so that the blade can detect the boot LUN.

  Now, I'm going to install ESXi. Do you know if I need to use the iso as drivers for the HBA as with windows or ESXi detects this and will present me the boot LUN to start the installation?

  We will use the ESXi, VMware no custom of Cisco

  Thank you

  Hello

  A major difference:

  MSFT Windows has no drivers of enic fnic UCS preinstalled with the distribution of iso.

  ESXi has, but most likely not one who demands that the UCS support matrix.

  See http://www.cisco.com/web/techdoc/ucs/interoperability/matrix/matrix.html

  Therefore you install ESXi ISO of the distribution, and then you update the drivers of the enic/fnic

  See http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/sw/vic_driver...

• How to restore the once installed ESXi patches

  How to restore the once installed ESXi patches

  If you have already updated, restore to the latest version:

  1. Restart the ESXi host
  2. Loading at startup the hypervisor progress bar, press SHIFT+R.
  3. The following warning is displayed: current hypervisor will be permanently replaced
     with the construction: XXXXXX - x.x.x. are you sure? [Y/n]
  4. Press SHIFT+is to roll back the build
  5. Press Enter to start

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• Installing ESXi 5.5, the following error message is reported:

  Installing ESXi 5.5, the following error message is reported:

  Hardware virtualization is not a characteristic of the CPU, or is not enabled in the BIOS

  LAHF/SAHF is not enabled in the BIOS. -It would help you.