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• How can I get VMs to automatically restart after you restart ESXi 4?

  How can I get the VMS to automatically restart after you restart ESXi 4?

  I read and read and try things such as VMware tools etc.  Never, it works on Windows and FreeBSD, tools or not.  What Miss me?

  Thank you!

  You can do in ESX configuration.

  Select ESX / Configuration / VM StartupShutodown

  Activate (default is disable) and select the boot order.

  I also suggest to stop the comments on the same menu.

  André

• ISCSI Lun gone after restart ESXI-home

  Hello

  I have 2 hosts 5.1 ESXI and QNAP 1 for iscsi storage.

  When I restart a host, a logical unit number is gone (other Lun 4 is available).

  I have the following procedure to resolve this problem:

  # esxcfg - volume - m "vmfs_label_name".

  and then refresh data warehouses in my configuration.

  What happens after each reboot the ESXI host.

  As I say... the other 4 LUNs with the same configuration do not have this problem.

  How can I fix?

  THX.

  esxcfg-volume - m "vmfs_label_name".

  Using esxcfg-volume-M

  M must be capital because it would be persistenet to reboot

• After restart ESXI Virtual Machine back to start

  I have an a bit Esxi 4 Virtual Machine but he is the one who each time to restart VmWare machine system begins to start, if I put a file or install software after restart all software and data are cleaned of VmWare and I have to reinstall all, why?

  This Virtual Machine is a migration of a real machine.

  Welcome to the forums

  There is an explanation why this can happen.

  1 VM start after reboot of the host:

  Look under the tab of host - start/stop the Virtual Machine configuration

  See if this virtual machine is enabled to start when the start host

  Disable this if you do not want that it

  2. all changes on VM ignored after reboot

  Right-click the virtual machine and choose change setting

  Take a look at the hard drive options, it can be set to independent - not persistent

  Uncheck independent or select persistent

  Please attribute points by clicking on correct/good

• Remote restart ESXi 3.5 u4

  Hello

  We lack ESXi 3.5 u4 in a production environment, and so far it's been solid. I would like to make the administration of the House and I've been searching the net all day, but have not yet found the answer. What I'm trying to achieve is:

  1. stopped our VMs

  2. distance of the ESXi Server

  3 restart our VMs

  Now I can VPN into work and the use of the VIC to stop the virtual machines that is no problem but how do I restart the server ESXi does? I don't see an option in the VIC, unless I'm being blind. I have to use the remote CLI? I installed, nix and windows, but have failed to find what I need to know.

  Any help much appreciated.

  Thank you.

  moifmurphy wrote:

  But how do I restart the server ESXi does? I don't see an option in the VIC...

  Can you right click on the name of your ESXi server and select "reboot"?  I do not have my ESXi server turned on right now, but the option appears for ESX.

  If you are missing the option, perhaps you log in VIC with the user account do not have the necessary permissions.  Try to login as 'root '.

• Strange restart esxi 4.0 every weekend only!

  Every weekend at different times, that our server restarts (HP ML350 G5) the other day we had a bad drive, we also had a temporary problem that also resolved us. Everything works well during the week, but when the weekend comes it restarts! I have attached different log files...

  Someone at - it an entry! what I can't understand, it of it's a hardware problem, why only in the weekend, we have a backup (script GhettoVCB) running but I have 2 ours before the restart ends!

  Mar 26 00:30:21 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:21.107 10342B90 verbose 'PropertyJournal'] ERProviderImpl<BaseT>::_GetChanges: Aggregate version Overflow ha-host vm
  Mar 26 00:30:21 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:21.110 10342B90 verbose 'Locale'] Default resource used for 'host.SystemIdentificationInfo.IdentifierType.AssetTag.label' expected in module 'enum'.
  Mar 26 00:30:21 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:21.110 10342B90 verbose 'Locale'] Default resource used for 'host.SystemIdentificationInfo.IdentifierType.AssetTag.summary' expected in module 'enum'.
  Mar 26 00:30:21 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:21.117 10342B90 verbose 'Locale'] Default resource used for 'host.SystemIdentificationInfo.IdentifierType.AssetTag.label' expected in module 'enum'.
  Mar 26 00:30:21 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:21.117 10342B90 verbose 'Locale'] Default resource used for 'host.SystemIdentificationInfo.IdentifierType.AssetTag.summary' expected in module 'enum'.
  Mar 26 00:30:34 Hostd: [2012-03-26 00:30:34.439 5AEBEB90 verbose 'DvsManager'] PersistAllDvsInfo called
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmklogger: Successfully daemonized.
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmkernel: TSC: 0 cpu0:0)Init: 293: cpu 0: early measured tsc speed is 2000071218 Hz
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmkernel: TSC: 19044 cpu0:0)Cpu: 346: id1.version 1067a
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmkernel: TSC: 35394 cpu0:0)CPUIntel: 361: C1E enabled by the BIOS
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmkernel: TSC: 40656 cpu0:0)Cpu: 408: APIC ID mask: 0xff000000
  Mar 26 00:33:12 vmkernel: TSC: 43842 cpu0:0)Cpu: 1057: initial APICID=0x0
  
  

  and the most recent!

  Apr  1 02:41:57 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:41:57.013 1707DB90 verbose 'Vmsvc'] RefreshVms updated overhead for 1 VM
  Apr  1 02:42:07 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:42:07.183 2AB8EDB0 verbose 'ResourcePool ha-root-pool'] Root pool capacity changed from 6500MHz/20978MB to 6500MHz/20977MB
  Apr  1 02:42:10 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:42:10.620 2AB8EDB0 verbose 'Cimsvc'] Ticket issued for CIMOM version 1.0, user root
  Apr  1 02:42:37 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:42:37.020 2AE12B90 verbose 'vm:/vmfs/volumes/4ce92ed1-ccd802da-a138-002655de9d35/VMASSBS01-ny/VMASSBS01-ny.vmx'] Actual VM overhead: 659533824 bytes
  Apr  1 02:42:37 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:42:37.021 2AE12B90 verbose 'Vmsvc'] RefreshVms updated overhead for 1 VM
  Apr  1 02:43:37 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:43:37.027 2ADD1B90 verbose 'vm:/vmfs/volumes/4ce92ed1-ccd802da-a138-002655de9d35/Server 2008_drift/Server 2008_drift.vmx'] Actual VM overhead: 210427904 bytes
  Apr  1 02:43:37 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:43:37.028 2ADD1B90 verbose 'vm:/vmfs/volumes/4ce92ed1-ccd802da-a138-002655de9d35/VMASSBS01-ny/VMASSBS01-ny.vmx'] Actual VM overhead: 658477056 bytes
  Apr  1 02:43:37 Hostd: [2012-04-01 02:43:37.029 2ADD1B90 verbose 'Vmsvc'] RefreshVms updated overhead for 2 VMs
  Apr  1 02:46:06 vmklogger: Successfully daemonized.
  Apr  1 02:46:06 vmkernel: TSC: 0 cpu0:0)Init: 293: cpu 0: early measured tsc speed is 2000070975 Hz
  Apr  1 02:46:06 vmkernel: TSC: 18504 cpu0:0)Cpu: 346: id1.version 1067a
  Apr  1 02:46:06 vmkernel: TSC: 34398 cpu0:0)CPUIntel: 361: C1E enabled by the BIOS
  Apr  1 02:46:06 vmkernel: TSC: 39978 cpu0:0)Cpu: 408: APIC ID mask: 0xff000000
  

  Hard to say without knowing your environment.  Change in charge?  Increase in cluster resources?  Season processin shift?  All the foregoing?

  -KjB

• Cursor flashing after restart ESXi

  Hello

  My installation of vSphere worked fine for past months, but this morning I had to reload my two hosts (identical hardware) and now ESXi does not start on either.  I get the usual BIOS messages and then just a white screen with a blinking cursor.

  Suggestions for what I should try?  If I run a repair from the installation disc is it possible that a data store is going to get destroyed?

  Thank you.

  You may have a problem with the boot order. You can try to change the boot order in the bios.

• ESXi 5.0 - do not save the changes SD. changes after restart

  Try to solve problems with USB passthrough and needing to make changes to the configuration. Whenever a change is made, it is destroyed after a reboot.

  After digging around the shell, it seems to me that the system uses local.tgz configuration instead of/bootbank/state.tgz file. Ive brought changes, and each time I checked these files. In the esx.conf file I see that nothing changes on the file local.tgz but it does on the state.tgz file. This may not mean anything, and I could look at this all wrong. I confirmed that backups are spend the hour + 1 min and I made manual backups with the script/sbin/auto - backup.sh.

  One thing to mention is that when I do edit and run the auto - backup.sh I see that it lists the changes, and I see that it is what I guess it is in the file local.tgz.

  I read a number of different ways to this address, but none seem to be able to help.

  I have attempted to copy the file state.tgz on the local.tgz file and change the permissions on it. To restart, local.tgz file returned to the date that was the 13th but the state.tgz file remains to day it seems.

  I think I should be able to point just sort the system starts on the state.tgz file but I don't know if this is possible / should already be the case / makes sense given that we use an SD card to begin.

  I read in this document http://www.vm-help.com/esx41/adding_files_to_state_tgz.php that if you use an SD card, it will start on the local.tgz file.

  I used this guide http://store.vmware.com/store/vmware/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.2485600/productID.28435970

  to see if I could adjust the location of the file... scratch that change does not persist after a reboot.

  I think that the only way I could solve this problem is to start on an iso of linux and to make changes.

  Any ideas on how to solve this problem or there at - it a way to indicate to the synchronization local.tgz and state.tgz system?

  Thank you.

  I got the problem solved.

  For all those who need assistance on this I hope this helps:

  Found that when under the configuration of host-> advanced if USB devices are passthrough value, they will not be monitored by the usbarbitrator service. This service allows for the virtual machines to use USB devices.

  I could not change it because the system does not update the SD card when configuration changes are made.

  Two options:

  Edit the file esx.conf on the SD card

  or

  Re-install ESXi

  I went with option 1.

  used this post

  How to disable Passthrough ESXi my conclusions

  Ubuntu iso desktop to live starting in the system.

  From there on, I was able to edit the files and restart ESXi. This fixed my issue.

• How to restart annex 5.1 ESXi host?

  Hello

  Any method of restart ESXi host 5.1 on the calendar? Thank you.

  Kind regards

  YMIM

  You can schedule the reboot of the ESXi host using PowerCLI.

  Install the PowerShell and PowerCLI module on any Windows System.

  PowerCLI start programs

  or, you can run the commands below on PowerCLI prompt to test.

  Then save it the script to run as the specific annex filename.ps1 and Windows Task Scheduler.

  SE connect-VIServer vlab-esxi2 - root username - password "password".

  $vms = get - vm | where {$_.} PowerState - eq "Receptor"}

  foreach ($vm in $vms) {Shutdown-VMGuest - VM $vm - confirm: $false}

  sleep 60

  Restart-VMHost-Force - confirm: $false

  See this post to know how to program a PowerCLI script.

  http://www.virtu-al.NET/2009/07/10/running-a-PowerCLI-scheduled-task/

• Restart of Services' on ESXi 4.0

  If I had to run services.sh restart ESXi server with the management of the virtual machine; How the virtual machine would be affected by this?

  I do this to activate the mode not supported without having to restart the server.

  Engineer accommodation

  ModusLink Open Channel Solutions, Inc.

  No need to restart management agents.

  PS | grep inetd

  kill - HUP 'pid of inetd.

• ESXi 6 - unable to connect the USB device to VM

  Hi people:

  I have a problem with a specific USB 3 device to try to connect to a virtual computer.  The device is a Toshiba USB 3 5 TB hard drive, and it is recognized by ESXi I see when I do a lsusb command, but it is never offered as a choice available to connect to a virtual computer.  I tried to restart management agents, restart ESXi with the connected device so that it is immediately detected at startup.  I tried using the web client to vcenter server appliance and the native client C.  She just never appears as a choice just as if it is not there.  Other USB 3 devices, including a Startech gigabit network device and another 2 TB Toshiba USB drive appear as a choice, so it doesn't seem to be a problem with USB 3 devices as a whole.  I have connected to other computers and even an Arch Linux VM under the same ESXi which has a Startech USB 3 connected via PCI Passthrough controller and it works in all places.  I tried to connect to a USB 2 port just for the heck of it, and I got the same result (invisible to virtual machines) here is what information I have via the newspapers.  I see a few entries on the device being suspended in the vmkernel journal, but I don't know if it is normal for a device until it is assigned to a virtual computer.

  Any ideas what is wrong or how to fix welcome.

  lsusb

  lsusb [root@naplesesxi:/var/log] Bus 004 Device 011: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc.. Bus device 004 008: ID 0 b 95:1790 6 Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet Bus device 003 003: ID 2109:2811 Bus 004 Device 007: ID 2109:8110 Bus 002 Device 012: ID 1058:1003 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Elements 1000 GB Bus 007 Device 002: ID 059b: 0277 Iomega Corp. Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0764:0501 Cyber Power System, Inc. CP1500 AVR UPS Bus 002 Device 003: Hub 4 ports ID Genesys Logic, Inc. 05e3:0610. Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0781:5583 SanDisk Corp. Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. integrated rate matching hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. integrated rate matching hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub [root@naplesesxi:/var/log]

  lsusb detail

  [root@naplesesxi:/var/log] lsusb - v d 0480:d011 Bus 004 Device 011: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc.. Device descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 3.00 bDeviceClass 0 (defined at the Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 9 idVendor 0 x 0480 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc.. idProduct 0xd011 bcdDevice 6.07 iManufacturer 1 TOSHIBA

  iProduct 2 external USB 3.0

  iSerial 3 20140426016164

  bNumConfigurations 1

  Configuration descriptor:

  bLength 9

  bDescriptorType 2

  wTotalLength 44

  bNumInterfaces 1

  bConfigurationValue 1

  iConfiguration 0

  bmAttributes 0xc0

  Self-powered

  MaxPower 2mA

  The interface descriptor:

  bLength 9

  bDescriptorType 4

  bInterfaceNumber 0

  bAlternateSetting 0

  bNumEndpoints 2

  bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage

  bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI

  80 bulk bInterfaceProtocol only

  iInterface 0

  Endpoint descriptor:

  bLength 7

  bDescriptorType 5

  bEndpointAddress 0 x 81 EP 1 IN

  bmAttributes 2

  Transfer in bulk of Type

  Synch type none

  Usage Type data

  wMaxPacketSize 0 x 0400 1 1024 bytes

  bInterval 0

  bMaxBurst 14

  Endpoint descriptor:

  bLength 7

  bDescriptorType 5

  bEndpointAddress 0 x 02 EP 2 OUT

  bmAttributes 2

  Transfer in bulk of Type

  Synch type none

  Usage Type data

  wMaxPacketSize 0 x 0400 1 1024 bytes

  bInterval 0

  bMaxBurst 14

  Object store binary descriptor:

  bLength 5

  bDescriptorType 15

  wTotalLength 42

  bNumDeviceCaps 3

  Functionality of the USB 2.0 Extension device:

  bLength 7

  bDescriptorType 16

  bDevCapabilityType 2

  bmAttributes 0x00000002

  Link Power Management (LPM) taken in charge

  Feature of the superSpeed USB device:

  bLength 10

  bDescriptorType 16

  bDevCapabilityType 3

  bmAttributes 0x00

  wSpeedsSupported 0x000e

  Device can operate at full speed (12Mbps)

  Device can operate at high speed (480 Mbps)

  Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

  bFunctionalitySupport 1

  Fully functional low peripheral speed is Full Speed (12 Mbps)

  bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds

  bU2DevExitLat 2047 micro seconds

  Functionality of the device ID container:

  bLength 20

  bDescriptorType 16

  bDevCapabilityType 4

  Want 0

  ContainerID {14c4c0cc-6785-495d-8dcb-c74305d84121}

  Device status: 0x0001

  Self-powered

  [root@naplesesxi:/var/log]

  VMkernel when pluggin installed in drive

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: new USB drive found, idVendor = 0480, idProduct = d011 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: new USB device strings: Mfr = 1, product = 2, SerialNumber = 3 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: product: external USB 3.0 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: manufacturer: TOSHIBA 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: serial number: 20140426016164 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Add ep 0x81, slot 12, new flags drop id = 0 x 0, add new flags = 0x8 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Add ep 0 x 2, location 12, new flags drop id = 0 x 0, add new flags = 0 x 18 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xhci_check_bandwidth called for udev 0x4302ab3e2bc0 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: new context of input control: 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: exit after config context successful ep cmd: 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: name of the vendor: 0 x 0480, product: 0xd011, revision: 0 x 0607 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: Interface subclass: 0x06, Protocol: 0 x 50 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) WARNING: LinScsiLLD: scsi_add_host:573: sgMaxEntries vmkAdapter (usb-storage) rounded up to 255. Indicated size was 65535 2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) LinPCI: LinuxPCI_DeviceIsPAECapable:581: device capable of EAP at 0000:00:14.0

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) DMA: 646: DMA 'vmhba50' engine, created using the Mapper "DMANull."

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb-storage 4 - 4:1.0: interface is claimed by usb-storage

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: device is not available for passthrough

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: usbfs: registered usb040b

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > hub 4 - 0:1.0: suspended

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.349Z cpu0:32819) ScsiNpiv: 1505: GetInfo for adapter vmhba50, [0x4301a7966240], max_vports = 0, vports_inuse = 0, linktype = 0, status = 0, failreason = 0, m = bad0020

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.493Z cpu5:33105) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xhci_hub_status_data: port polling station.

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:25.340Z cpu5:33111) < 6 > usb3 usb: suspended

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:25.340Z cpu5:33111) < 6 > usb3 usb: suspended

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:34.056Z cpu6:33107) < 6 > usb-storage 4 - 4:1.0: suspended

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:15.869Z cpu4:162661) < 6 usb transfer > disabled

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3551: device rescan time 9 msec (total number of 5 devices)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 13 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.150Z cpu1:162688) < 6 > usb transfer enabled; all eligible devices will be claimed by the kernel drivers

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3551: device rescan time 8 msec (total number of 5 devices)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 11 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.292Z cpu2:162691) ScsiScan: 836: vmhba0:C0:T0:L0 Path supports the REPORT LUN 0 x 11

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.898Z cpu3:162776) CMMDS: CMMDSVSIUpdateNetworkCbk:2150: RECONFIGURE interface vmk3 with cmmds (success).

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3551: device rescan time 9 msec (total number of 5 devices)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 13 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:28.512Z cpu4:162776) Config: 680: "SIOControlFlag2" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:32.679Z cpu0:162776) Config: 680: "VMOverheadGrowthLimit" = 4294967295, old value: 4294967295, (State: 0x0)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:34.612Z cpu6:162983) FixedMem TPM: start = 0xfed40000, end = 0xfed44fff, 0 = write protection

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:46.397Z cpu7:162998 = 73 a 64522 opID) World: 15514: VC opID HB-SpecSync-host-9@0-3fda4c20-7-209f maps to vmkernel opID 73 a 64522

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:46.397Z cpu7:162998 = 73 a 64522 opID) Config: 680: "HostLocalSwapDirEnabled" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 06:00.897Z cpu3:162786 opID = 478d4c8) World: 15514: VC opID HB-SpecSync-host-9@0-799bbb99-81-212f maps to vmkernel opID 478d4c8

  2016-03 - T 02, 20: 06:00.897Z cpu3:162786 opID = 478d4c8) Config: 680: "HostLocalSwapDirEnabled" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

  Hi guys, I just had the same issue and it resolved on my test environment.

  I got the device ID using "lsusb".

  Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc..

  where 0480:d011 is the device ID

  Then ran the following command:

  oddities s esxcfg-module = 0480:d011:i usb-storage

  After a reboot I was able to cross the device for my VMs.

  I'm not an expert in this field, as far as I can understand of this thread: problem mit USB Passthrough (eine andere nicht, geht HDD) - to vSphere5 / ESXi 5.0 5.1 - VMware Forum und "usb-storage" module crashes when you try to access the drive and does not pass through to the arbitrator of the usb. The person in this thread turns off the usb storage but I boot from USB and so I couldn't do it. Steal the idea of this thread: zero calorie tech deals: VMFS formatted USB sticks in VMware vSphere 5.1 I could exclude the USB from the usb-storage module device (I think).

  I have not tested how this affects other features, but initial test is positive.

• Update Server VC and 5.5 ESXi hosts to update 3 b (Build 3248547)

  I'm in vCenter Server 5.5 and 5.5 ESXi hosts.  Both are updated 3A, patched to version 201510001, which is the build 3116895.  I plan the upgrade of update 3 b (Build 3248547) and I'm a little confused on the question of SSLv3.

  I wonder if this point below ESXi55 U3b & VC 55U3b Known Issues applies to my config:

  ESXi does not automatically added to the inventory of the vCenter servers
  If you install an earlier version of vCenter Server and vSphere Update Manager for ESXi 5.5 updated 3B, then after the task of sanitation, ESXi does not automatically added to the VC inventory. Remediation process never gets done and ESXi State of connection in the VC inventory is presented as disconnected. Solution: When you restart ESXi after reorganization process is started, enable SSLv3 on ESXi (which is disabled by default). This will ensure that ESXi is added to the VC inventory automatically in minutes and sanitation as completed.

  If I'm reading things correctly, upgrade to vCenter Server to 3 b first and then upgrade the ESXi hosts, will avoid lost communication problems.  Can anyone confirm?

  It should be good if you update vCenter first.

  The problem is that pre - U3b vCenter 5.5 forces an SSLv3 connection when connecting to an ESXi host on port 443 (not the reverse). It does this, even if the host ESXi and vCenter SSL/TLS libraries actually support TLS 1.0 + since at least vSphere 4.0.

  So when you update one host to 5.5 U3b, the oldest vCenter again will try to force a connection SSLv3 that will fail, since SSLv3 has been disabled to the host. If you're updating vCenter, first of all, it will initiate a good TLS 1.0 + connection to more similar and updated hosts.

  Here is an explanation of the (pre - U3b) vCenter SSLv3 handshake behavior:

  Re: vCenter and host communication SSL v3

• Using SSH Plugin for ESXi management agents

  I know there is an old rule on that, but it doesn't really have a solution.

  Restart the Agents of management with SSHCommand failed... https://communities.VMware.com/thread/436262

  Looking for some advice on creating a workflow to restart esxi host management agents.

  I configured the plugin SSH and authorized keys on the host computer. I am able to use the order workflow run SSH to place orders to the host.

  However, by the way "/sbin/services.sh restart" to the workflow just hangs as stated in the thread referenced above.

  Someone has managed to create a workflow to restart host principals?

  Any help is greatly appreciated!

  I have found that if you leave the workflows that can take up to an hour to finish. I will continue to dig in to see if I can find out why, but I've found a workaround. If you send stdout and stderr null the workflow ends as planned. restart of the /sbin/services.sh & > / dev/null

• Cannot access IIS related program after than esxi 6.0 randomly rebooted itself.

  Hello, looking for help. If my only randomly restarted esxi (just upgraded to 5.5 a week ago) 6.0 server. I checked the newspaper and for some reason, he felt that he had to change all my firewall settings. I changed them back what I could say, but for reasons that both my Veeam Monitor Server and my sharepoint server no longer communicate via the corresponding applications. Even locally, I am unable to bring up veeam monitor or sharepoint sites. I get "connection failed for user nt authority system" over and over in the event logs on the server and can communicate with the mssql either part. Has anyone seen this problem? It must be a setting on the esxi server right? Can someone provide parameters to watch, things to try. I tried allowing all ports on the firewall in vsphere but no luck. Thanks for your help.

  Don't know how esxi 6.0 performed error auth, windows NT, but I did a restore to my two servers on the side of the BONE and it solved my problem. So restart must corrupt something Windows because they is not get stopped correctly.

• Change of identification 5.0 ESXi Hosts DNS

  I have a 5.0 vSphere infrastructure not integrated with Active Directory.

  Either the vCenter and ESXi hosts have a DNS identification that uses a domain name that is identical to an existing Active Directory domain.

  To avoid potential conflicts, I plan to change the domain name in the DNS configuration, as described on page 74 of the manual on the https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-501-networking-guide.pdf page.

  Can I just change the DNS domain name without having to restart ESXi hosts?

  The domain name DNS influence the affiliation of ESXi in a cluster (not integrated into AD)?

  Should I change the name of the DNS domain of the vCenter as well?

  Is there anything else I should consider?

  Concerning

  Marius

  I recommend you change the domain name on all systems related to the vpshere environment.

  Don't forget to also change your dns server DNS records. I guess they are hooked up with the right dns name vCenter?

  otherwise, esx server and vcenter server can not see the other...