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• Connect physical hard disks to the virtual machine (and leave the data intact)

  Hello

  I'm looking to virtualize a SOHO headless server, that I use mainly for secure file storage.

  Currently, the system runs Linux installed on a small disc and has two drives 1.5 TB, used exclusively for data, in a cluster of ZFS mirroring. (I use the ZFS-fuse Linux-based application).

  I want virtualization for two reasons. One is to make administration easier and safer - avoid having to connect a keyboard and the physical monitor to the box from time to time. The other is that the machine is a bit more powerful to handle the load, and I'm hoping to make it work on other, more challenging tasks.

  Now, there is a catch. These discs are as highly important. I mean the data on them. What I need is to convert the current Linux system to a virtual machine, or re - install Linux on a virtual machine (don't like that), then connect the physical disks to the virtual machine as if they were actually connected.

  I certainly don't want to vmware touches those disks somehow.

  I've read the documentation, but I'm a noob when it comes to server virtualization and system engineering and don't quite understand if this is possible or not. These discs are not a SAN, they are physically connected to the server, I want to install vSphere on. (Of course, I'll log out when I run the setup of vSphere. But I need plug them again later, and they need to be sure that vmware will leave them alone and pass them to the virtual machine transparent.)

  Sigmoid wrote:

  Oh yes, the cluster mirrored ZFS. It is essentially a software RAID type thingie.

  http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/ZFS

  A material, or the point of view of virtualization, it appears two hard drives with a single huge partition on each that is not transparent to anyone, except the implementation of ZFS.

  OK, means that you can break the RAID, connect the drives to different host and configure RAID once again, right?

  Let's do it this way

  1. We will need a disc player more for VM, cause on flash, we install ESXi
  2. I will share ZFS :-), all you need to do with that before you install ESXi
  3. make the BACKUP!
  4. Disconnect the data host drives
  5. install ESXi 4.1 U1 free version on flash
  6. Download the site VMware vSphere client
  7. Connect the VM disk to ESXi
  8. customer help create the virtual machine and install the OS on it
  9. stop the virtual machine and esxi
  10. connect DATA drives to the ESXi host
  11. begin to ESXi
  12. See how to add RDM on youtube, after client use, change first hardware VM--> add a new hard disk--> choose Raw Device Mapping--> (physical or virtual) mode--> store it with folder VM - FACT
  13. Start the virtual machine, now your VM should see both drives, with good data course :-)

  I have just made this procedure (add ROW with data in Linux VM) on ubuntu VM, works well

  See you soon
  Artur
  

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

• Create a new vsphere environment 6 and migrate virtual machines to esxi existing 5.1

  The current environment has a cluster with 5.1 esxi hosts and vcenter server 5.5-controlled.

  I would like to create a new environment vsphere 6 with new hosts. Again I mean a clean install of vCenter server 6 and esxi, implementation of the new cluster, etc.. So I won't be able to migrate virtual machines running in 5.1 esxi hosts to the new environment.

  What would be the appropriate steps to make this right?

  Thank you.

  Take a look at this KB on how to move an ESXi host at another vCenter vSphere: VMware KB: move a managed ESX ESXi host to a vCenter Server to a different Server vCenter

  And if you are using vDS, you should look here: KB VMware: ESX/ESXi host with vDS passing a vCenter Server to another

• What is the interval of time between the virtual machine Linux and ESXi host synchronization?

  I have ESX5.0 with a centos6 installed on this linux virtual machine.

  After the installation of vmware for Linux virtual machine tools, I activated the time synchronization between the virtual machine linux and ESXi host through vmware-toolbox-cmd.

  I wonder what is the interval of time between the virtual machine linux and ESXi host synchronization? If I quickly time OS system, when the OS system time will sync back to the ESXi host?

  According to http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/Timekeeping-In-VirtualMachines.pdf:

  By default, the demon checks the guest only once per minute operating system clock.

  However, depending on whether the guest is behind or in front of the result is different. So, please read the section "periodic synchronization" (at least) in the document mentioned above.

  André

• RAID 1 hardware and ESXi - host not to see the virtual volume

  Please bear with me as I try to explain this issue in detail.

  I have an ESXi server.  He has a number of virtual machines and works.  This server has a LSI RAID controller and had a single hard drive connected to this controller.  I'm allergic to non redundant drives, so I added a second drive and, from BIOS boot from the RAID controller (before initialization of the server itself), I created the mirror and had the controller 'rebuild' the second disc, copy of an image of the first record on.  The controller did and displays a virtual (in BIOS) volume in a RAID 1 volume consisting of two physical disks.

  At this point, I expect from any server OS to see the single volume.  However, ESXi, at startup, see both drives hard physical (apparently without taking into account the supposed configuration of the controller, which is strange for me), and because they contain all the two identical copies of the ESXi installation, it purple-screens to complain about two identical UUID.  When I work around this error with the start command line option 'overrideDuplicateImageDetection', ESXi starts on one of the two disks.  vSphere shows the two disks and physical disks, mounted in the system.

  I'm relatively certain that the RAID card maintains the mirror.  The second disc is not part of a data store.  I would prefer ESXi see the mirror as the only logical volume so-called offer the RAID card, but I'll settle for ESXi, ignoring the second unit of disk in total.

  Any ideas?

  Thanks in advance for your help,

  H.

  Hello

  Some RAID controllers operating in RAID or RAID configuration. If no RAID is created, it will work like the generic SCSI cards and when a RAID is created then it will become an appropriate raid controllers. When you installed the ESXi map was probably operating in non RAID and later converted to a RAID controller mode. Please check the drivers loaded in the kernel of ESXi and if necessary, please include the RAID controller module and re build the boot image.

  Is it possible to give me the model number of the LSI RAID you use and the output of the inscription of the kernel module. I think that these dual-mode controllers were possible on older models of server, not sure that they are always available. I used to see this kind of problems with Linux in ancient times.

• Need to move virtual machines and power over the other ESXi HA and issues of Configuration of power

  Dears

  Need to move virtual machines and power on ESXi others using the HA and Power Options

  So what are the Options I need activate and deactivate:

  Turn on Vsphere HA

  Activate the tracking host

  Admission control (disabled)

  VM Machine Options

  VM restart priority (medium)

  Response from the host of off the power isolation

  VM monitoring (people with disabilities)

  Monitoring of (high) sensitivity

  Heartbeat of data store (select one of cluster data warehouses taking into account my preferences) of the data store is checked

  On each:

  Start/stop of the virtual machine is turned off

  Please indicate the required Options and on virtual machines, we are not turning on?

  Just to be clear, that VMware HA will only restart the VMS if ESXi hosts fails - or surveillance of the VM is turned on which will be monitors VMs will they crash or suspend and restart the virtual machine affected.

  and just to be clear, that the response of insulation parameter has nothing to do whther THAT HA will work or not - it does come into play if the ESXi host is isolated of the HA - Cluster

  xMotion works only between active ESXi hosts that can communicate with the server vCenter - and if the ESXi host broke down or became isolated and vMotion may not work.

  vMotion is automated with DRS that vMotion will a VM who need more resources to an ESXi host with enough reosurces.

• How to clone a virtual machine using ESXi 4.1 and vSphere?

  Instructions for I have seen that you can click with the right button on a virtual machine and choose "Clone", but I think it's only for vCenter

  Is there a way to clone a virtual machine in vSphere?

  Thank you

  If you have a licensed copy of ESXi (not vSphere Hypervisor, the free version), you can try the document below.  However, if you do not have a licensed copy you vCenter for cloning function

  http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-11708

• Virtual computers slot between 4 of ESX and ESXi 3.5?

  Hi, we are in the process of updating our ESXi 3.5 servers to ESX 4. We take off all virtual machines 1 ESXi 3.5 upgrade to ESX 4.0, then bring back the virtual machines. The question is, where the new ESX 4.0 is down and we are obliged to return these VMs ESXi 3.5, will update these VMs to hardware worm 7 means that they can no longer be able to run on ESXi 3.5?

  What about the VMtools? When we upgrade to version 4.0, any question their execution back on ESXi 3.5?

  Thank you.

  Hong Boon.

  VMware Tools are not a problem.

  You can run the latest version of them as old VM or VM on old ESX.

  The big problem, as written above, is hardware virtual: ESX 4 can run two VMS in format v4 and v7, but ESX 3.x can only run VM in v4 format.

  So wait to upgrade the virtual hardware and upgrade only tools VMware, if you want to return to ESX 3.x

  André

• mix and match between vsphere 4.0 virtual machine and the hardware esxi 3.5 version run 4 on vsphere 4.

  If you run a virtual machine on vsphere and not upgrade the virtual hardware, this has it problems?

  My plan was to install on a server and then machines of vm, vsphere without upgrading the hardware on the machine to the virtual machine.

  So I can then migrate the machines on my esxi 3.5 server if necessary.

  Like many of you, I plan to update my test servers before upgrading my production servers.

  If you have 3.x hosts in your cluster, and then I'd wait for upgrade virtual hardware and your guests VMware tools until all your ESX hosts are on the same generation.

  Here is a good thread is worth a visit as well

  http://communities.VMware.com/thread/206763

• two virtual machines on esxi, vm linux server can ping and ping to the outside, windows can ping but incoming requests timeout

  Hello

  I have an ESXI server with two network cards, each connected to separate the subnet in the same Cisco switch.

  First interface is in 10.231.5.0/255.255.255.0 and the second is 192.168.118.0/255.255.255.0

  Initially, I built a virtual machine with MS Windows 2003 R2 Standard with two network interfaces with static IP addresses on both subnets. 10.231.5.153(Gateway configuré sur cette carte réseau) and 192.168.118.153.  It has also installed vm tools.

  Second built vm is Ubuntu 8.10 with two network interfaces and two static IP a linux server in each subnet. This virtual machine has never had no problem contacted subnets one bit and he can go out on all of the subnets that are routable through the switch. Static IP addresses are 10.231.5.152(gateway est configuré sur cette carte réseau) and 192.168.118.152

  The Windows virtual machine has always been a bit flaky. Sometimes he would not be able to ping on all interfaces (while the State of the network in Windows showed the incoming and outgoing packets).  Sometimes he could ping another Vm and ESXI management IP but could not ping to the outside on the network 10.231.5.0 or 192.168.118.0. Deactivation and activation of network interfaces seem to make a difference with outgoing network access is enabled. However, if I try to ping back part of the same subnet a machine outside the ESXI Server ping timeout. It's weird as after having activated a deactivation of the network interface, that he even manages to ping subnets a bit far, but pingees machines cannot he ping back. However, these machines have no problem ping to the management of ESXI or Linux VM interface. Restart the machine virtual Windows translates the EPS of no longer being able to ping up to deactivation and activation of cards network again.

  I tried to activate the Promiscuous (the Accept value) mode on computer management virtual and vSwitch (vmnic1 and vmnic0 appear in the collection of NETWORK adapters window), but it did make a difference.

  Pointers would be very much appreciated.

  Thank you

  Windows Firewall is enabled?

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• Copy a virtual to an ESXi 5 server to another

  I have a couple of virtual running on a server ESXi 5. Hard drives can be at fault on this server. So I want to copy virtual methods another ESXi server.

  
  

  It seems to me that the stand-alone converter * movements * virtual, right? I would like to copy virtual methods, if I can. It gives me an extra copy to return to "just in case".

  
  

  The stand-alone converter is quite slow. Someone told me that the fact that is uses the HTTPS protocol may be the reason.

  
  

  What the easiest fastest way to copy a virtual from one server to another without causing problems to the servers or workstations that is members of the domain? I don't want to confuse my domain controller by the presence of a member server or a computer change its GUID (I think).

  
  

  Thank you very much.

  
  

  Mike Gallery

  The converter creates a copy of the virtual machine, i.e. don't touch not the machine virtual original, that's what you use. If you use the Converter server and you convert within a secure network, you can disable SSL (see VMware KB: disabling on VMware Converter Standalone 5.x SSL encryption) to increase performance. The target will get a new UUID and MAC address. However that shouldn't cause problems with membership to the domain that the guest OS has been identified in the area of his computer account/SID who have touched.

  André

• Copy a virtual to an ESXI 4 Server to an ESXI 5

  Hello.

  I have a 60 gig Terminal Server that is running on a platform of ESXI 4.1. I want to copy (not move) it on my new ESXI 5 platform.

  When I used the stand-alone converter to do this, it seems it will take more than 3-4 hours to complete the process.

  If I copy the files manually, including the 62 hard on my C: drive, it takes maybe a half hour.

  I can now create a new erase files that are created and then simply move my C: drive virtual virtual on my ESXI 5, removal to the ESXI 5 platform platform?

  I do not understand why the stand-alone Converter takes so long when a manual copy takes so little time.

  Thank you!

  Mike Gallery

  With the download and the download of files of the virtual machine, you need not to create a virtual machine on the target before download. Just create a new folder on the data store, download files of the virtual machine and click right file .vmx virtual machine to add the virtual computer to the inventory of the host.

  With regard to the converter. The low speed my be associated with SSL encryption (see VMware KB: disabling on VMware Converter Standalone 5.x SSL encryption )

  André

• REALLY stupid question about virtual machines and disks of cancellations.

  I'm a bit hesitant to ask this question because it might make me look stupid, but...

  When I'm done using Virtual PC and a virtual machine running Windows XP Pro with Vista 64 Home Premium because the host os, often I did not any significant changes to the hard disk of the virtual machine.

  What I save gets saved to a network share on my server for files and printing from Win98 and saved on a flash drive.

  Assuming that I do no configuration changes or anything else I want to keep, is there a reason barely stopping properly when I 'cancellations discs' enabled?

  Any reason, I can not save time by pressing the 'X' button and choose 'disable and remove changes '?

  I am aware of patches, but took me to inform me of the patches, and I can get patches when it's convenient for me and I always validate changes when I install the patches. I'm not using it for anything other than my classes of the school of the evening for the time being, so it is not much of a value of protection on the virtual machine, and I used to write papers on the host operating system. I just use the virtual machine to play with the admin tools in an environment where I can easily fix it a massive screw-up without spending hours to reinstall Windows.

  Hey SlickRCBD,.

  Not a stupid question at all! :)

  It's very well hit the X when you have activated the disks of cancellations. And corruption or problems with the active virtual machine will be resolved when using the drive to cancel it.

  Cody C
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Update DRAC Firmware 5 1,40 to 1,60 - virtual Flash is formatted how can you "UN-format" it?

  Hey there,

  I have two Dell R900, and I did the DRAC 5 update on them, on the update went very well. However, on the other hand, someone had formatted the Flash virtual device in the FAT. So unfortunately I can't do the update. The server running server 2k8R2, and in the Storage Manager, I can't delete the volume.

  Everyone fell on this? I know what I have to do is destroy this volume and then the update would work.

  I tried to disable the virtual device and then add again what and who did not solve it.

  Thank you!

  Hello, geekmaster64,

  If you reset the DRAC to its default values, it must wipe the virtual Flash Device (VFD) as well.

  Let us know if it works for you.

  Kind regards

• Migration of virtual machines in ESXi 4.1 to 5.5 to new hardware

  I'm new to VMware and our company bought 4 new servers and a SAN to replace our old VSphere 4.1 installation of 12 year.  The old configuration consisting of a server VCenter 4.1 physics 2003, 2 Dell 2900 ESXi hosts and 1 MD300i SAN.  Gen9 again the Installer 4 HP DL360 (3 host 1 VCenterServer) and MSA 2040.  Can someone please explain to me what would be the best way to go about moving more of our VM current for the new hardware? I found this from a previous post here, but it does not move the virtual machine to a SAN to another.

  Migration of the VMs of ESXi 4.x to 5.5

  "If I understand your question, continue to build the new environment of 5.5 with your 3 hosts from scratch 'ignoring' your old hosts. Once your new environment up & running, connect 4.1 guests to your new server vCenter Server and vMotion to move virtual machines while they run to the new cluster (live migration without interruption).

  VMTools upgrades do not have place automatically during migration.

  Once your virtual machines on new hosts, update tools as usual and you can then also upgrade virtual hardware of your virtual machines.

  Virtual HW update is optional, though; If you do not have the VMs that need the new features you can skip this last step and keep them as they are. »

  TYIA.

  The previous answer is pretty good, but I would like to add a few elements.

  You can 'disconnect' your 4.1 hosts of your old vcenter with running virtual machines, and then when you connect the hosts in your environment of 5.5 it will import your VM running as well.  As long as you have properly configured virtual networks you can live migrate vmfs old host and the old store of data simultaneously via the web client as long as your esx license allows it.  Otherwise close your virtual machines down to 1 at a time to migrate them above.

  Alternatively, you can consider running your vcenter as a virtual machine within the cluster it manages.  This gives you some DRS and HA for vcenter, plus a 4th host for virtual machines.

  If you don't have additional license you can also install your new hosts of 5.5 and run for 60 days before that you upgrade your 4.1 licenses to apply to your new host.