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• Jumpered, Nat, network only in ESXi 4.0 host

  Hi, is it possible to define the NAT network or "Receive only" for ESXi guest OS the same way it works in Workstation 7?

  Thank you.

  No, because in workstation and ESX networking is different.

  We cannot set up 'NAT' and 'Host' only under ESX, can you explain the exact purpose of having this configuration?

  ~ Cheers,.

  ~ Jean # remember points, if you found the useful answer

• VMware Workstation 12.1.1 Pro is unable to install the network grows on CentOS 6.8 host

  Just upgraded my 6.7 CentOS Server (where the VMware Workstation 12.1.1 worked fine) to 6.8.

  After a reboot, VMware has done, it is usual thing where she wanted to reinstall its readers. He doesn't have to install the network component. Here are my logs:

  2016-05-28T18:21:09.477-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Log for VMware Workstation pid=27658 version=12.1.1 build=build-3770994 option=Release
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.477-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The process is 64-bit.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.477-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.477-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Host is Linux 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 CentOS release 6.8 (Final)
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.476-07:00| vthread-4| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.476-07:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.476-07:00| vthread-4| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/home/sa_schewee/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.476-07:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/sa_schewee/.vmware/config. Using default values.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.501-07:00| vthread-4| W115: Logging to /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-27658.log
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Created new pathsHash.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Setting header path for 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 to "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.511-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.518-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.518-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.587-07:00| vthread-4| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.587-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Read 12201 symbol versions
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading in info for the vmmon module.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading in info for the vmnet module.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading in info for the vmblock module.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading in info for the vmci module.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading in info for the vsock module.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Setting vsock to depend on vmci.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.597-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmmon".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.600-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.600-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.601-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.601-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmblock".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.603-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.603-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmci".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.605-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.605-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vsock".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.607-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 0.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.618-07:00| vthread-4| I125: to be installed: vmnet status: 0
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.624-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.624-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Setting header path for 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 to "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.624-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.624-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.624-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.632-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.632-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.701-07:00| vthread-4| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.702-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Read 12201 symbol versions
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Kernel header path retrieved from FileEntry: /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Update kernel header path to /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.711-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.719-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.719-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.720-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Found compiler at "/usr/bin/gcc"
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.724-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Got gcc version "4.4.7".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.724-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.724-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Using user supplied compiler "/usr/bin/gcc".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.727-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Got gcc version "4.4.7".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.727-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Trying to find a suitable PBM set for kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: No matching PBM set was found for kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.729-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.737-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.737-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.738-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The GCC version matches the kernel GCC minor version like a glove.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.738-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.738-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.738-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.746-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.746-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.746-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Using temp dir "/tmp".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.747-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Obtaining info using the running kernel.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.747-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Setting header path for 2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64 to "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.747-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Validating path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for kernel release "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.747-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Failed to find /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include/generated/utsrelease.h
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.747-07:00| vthread-4| I125: using /usr/bin/gcc for preprocess check
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.755-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Preprocessed UTS_RELEASE, got value "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.755-07:00| vthread-4| I125: The header path "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include" for the kernel "2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64" is valid.  Whoohoo!
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.825-07:00| vthread-4| I125: found symbol version file /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.825-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Reading symbol versions from /lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/Module.symvers.
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.834-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Read 12201 symbol versions
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.834-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Invoking modinfo on "vmnet".
  2016-05-28T18:21:09.836-07:00| vthread-4| I125: "/sbin/modinfo" exited with status 256.
  2016-05-28T18:21:10.081-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Setting destination path for vmnet to "/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/misc/vmnet.ko".
  2016-05-28T18:21:10.081-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Extracting the vmnet source from "/usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/vmnet.tar".
  2016-05-28T18:21:10.087-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Successfully extracted the vmnet source.
  2016-05-28T18:21:10.087-07:00| vthread-4| I125: Building module with command "/usr/bin/make -j8 -C /tmp/modconfig-tH7bci/vmnet-only auto-build HEADER_DIR=/lib/modules/2.6.32-642.el6.x86_64/build/include CC=/usr/bin/gcc IS_GCC_3=no"
  2016-05-28T18:21:11.063-07:00| vthread-4| W115: Failed to build vmnet.  Failed to execute the build command.
  
  
  

  Hi, I faced the same problem, and now I have corrected this issue.

  He was vmnet.ko, at least for me.

  Here's how to solve,

  You can find the latest vmnet.ko of /lib/modules/~previous_kernel_version~/misc/vmnet.ko

  Copy vmnet.ko into your current/lib/modules/your_current_version/misc folder.

  And then run vmware, if you fail at the first, please run again.

  If so, you can run vmwre!

  I hope this will help you.

  Good day.

• Access to the network bridge works do not (Linux host & comments)

  I am running VMware Player 3.0.1 on Fedora Core 10. (I know this is not one of the host of the OS supported; could this be the problem?)

  I built a virtual machine with a virtual adapter connected by a bridge and am under Fedora Core 10 also in the virtual machine. The virtual machine does not have any network access.

  I followed all the advice of troubleshooting to the Knowledge Base article 1008367 (at http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & externalId = 1008367 & sliceId = 1 & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & dialogID = 77717080 & stateId = 0% 200% 2077715760) does not.

  On the Linux host, vmnet-bridge is running.

  / dev/vmnet0, / dev/vmnet1 and/dev/vmnet8 all exist.

  However, the Configuration GUI network (under GNOME) lists vmnet1 material devices, vmnet8, eth0 (it's my actual physical network interface), and the so-called pan0.

  On the virtual machine, I think I have configured the network correctly.

  ping an address on my LAN IP said "the network is inaccessible." (The same ping succeeds on the host).

  Clues to understand why the network access doesn't work?

  Ok

  Start by checking that the Fedora 10 vNIC is connected on the audit: VM configuration-> network adapter Bridge-> Connect at power on (must be verified).

  So when the guest of Fedora 10 begins the vNIC should be upward.

  If the eth0 is not upward, you should be able to install and configure then. You can search on the net how to set up the network on a host of Fedora 10. I recommend that you use just the console text to do so.

  Don't forget to configure fedora network depending on the configuration of your LAN (static or dhcp).

  Let me know if it works or not

  Best wishes / Saludos.

  Pablo

  Please consider providing any useful answer. Thank you!! - Por favor considered premiar las useful responses. ¡¡MUCHAS gracias!

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• access to the network drive on XP vm & Mac host

  I'm under vmware 2.0.5 and XP SP3 via bootcamp on OSX 10.5.8. If I map a network drive in a virtual machine XP, I can access is no longer the Mac host.  If I map the drive but share the network as a record disk using vmtools, I can access it from the Mac and XP vm.  Is this a normal behavior?  I would have thought the right way to proceed would be to treat all people as a 'computer' apolitical and connect directly to any external network resource rather than sharing an external resource via the host mac.  I also noticed that my score bootcap 'disappears' from my Mac when vmware is running... It's just for protection?

  Thank you

  Bruce

  Mapped network drives can be mounted to 1 place at one time, then Yes, what you're feeling is normal behavior.

  What type of network you are using?  NFS? SMB? AFP?

  When you use shared folders, we pass everything through a 'passive' network share to work around this problem (among other reasons), allowing you to access the folder of the host and theguest.

  The boot camp partition dismantles the workstation for the same reason... some things can not be mounted at 2 places at the same time.

• cannot change the network not jumpered it is no host not bridged network adapters

  Hey guys, wondering that if you can help me with this, I've upgraded to windows 10 and have this annoying issue in vmware workstation 11

  I want to VMnet2 only use my MIFI wifi and not my regular internet so I went to the virtual network editor like I did before and added vmnet2 but when I check the box for height to select the wifi it says "can't change network to not bridged there is no host not bridged network adapters" which has left me speechless >. <

  Just a guess. Check vmnet0 (default bridged network) to see if it uses a dedicated, network adapter or is it still set to automatic.

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• You will need to run the script for some ESX hosts.

  Dear team,

  I m connected to 4 esx host, but I want to run the script only 2 esx host asking you to help me how to do?

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  You could start the script with the cmdlet Get-VMhost to select only the two hosts that you want to output to. For example:

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• Configuring the Network Ports

  Hi all

  In the inventory menu-> networking in my vSphere client 4 I see that someone has set up several 'networks '.

  How to understand which physical ports, they are assigned to, or understand how to route traffic.  I know if I have a DMZ network and a NETWORK card out of the demilitarized zone, how to make a virtual machine use this port?

  Thank you

  C

  Networking is via the use of virtual switches. The physical network are assigned to the virtual switch and the law as "uplink ports. There are three types of virtual switches:

  1. Internal only Virtual Switch - this provides networking remains completely inside you ESX host
  2. Virtual switch with the one uplink port - provides not only the networking between the ports conencted to the switch but provides also for the traffic to a physical network
  3. Virtual switch with 2 or more ports uplink - provides not only the networking between the ports conencted to the switch and provides for traffic to a physical network, but also allows for the grouping of NETWORK cards

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  When you look at your network in the client VI the right side will be the uplink ports - the physical posrts in your ESX host. The left side will be the or groups connected to the virtual switch ports

• to access the network of vision builder error

  to access the network error VBAI

  It used to work yesterday but idon't know why not today

  So, you have problems writing to a published network shared Variable? You might be able to solve this by using the software manager system OR distributed. By using this software, you should be able to see all the network published static Variables that are hosted on this computer and all other computers on the network. You can try to modify these variables using this software. If you have the same problems with the variables shared by using this software, then this probably means that there are problems with the network in general as a firewall blocking the communication.

  You can check if you have this by navigating to start > all programs > National Instruments > Distributed System Manager. If you do not already have it, you can download it here: http://www.ni.com/download/ni-distributed-system-manager-2013/4216/en/.

  This knowledge base article may contain useful advice on how you might approach this problem: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/6E37AC5435E44F9F862570D2005FEF25?OpenDocument

  Good luck

  Jeremy P.

• Homegroup Windows 7 there is no homegroup on the network - various solutions already tempted

  Client computers running Windows 7, both can create a homegroup, but can't join a homegroup that was not created by itself.  It is connected to the router, the other using the wifi.  Network discovery is on, ipv6 is enabled in the settings of the card (although no connectivity does record - I read that the residential groups cannot be created without ipv6, but I can create them so I think that this is not a problem), having run homegroup troubleshooter on two computers without result.  One thing that bothers me, is that the troubleshooting says my time is not synchronized with my local standard time, but it is.  I tried to leave or remove the homegroup several times.  I disabled the firewall and the computers can't see each other on the network, only a question mark with the legend "unknown".  The required services are running.

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  Hello

  Programs require resources that go beyond a single file that can be run by the network, so access to the hollow of the network program is not a very functional thing. Unless these are specific programs that have been designed for this purpose.

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• Upgrading memory on ESX 3.5 hosts

  Hi all

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  If the guests are turned off, then stop you hosts, there is no HA/DRS.  All guests will stay in an engine out of State until the ESX host come back online.

  If you have vCenter with vMotion/DRS, you can do a rolling upgrade.  vMotion all guests to another host in the cluster, put vacuum host in maintenance mode, it off, add RAM, if power return, exit maintenance mode.  Rinse and repeat.

• Advice on how best to configure the network adapters and virtual switch in ESX host

  I'm new to VMware and am its implementation.  I got my training a few weeks ago, and now I'm configing my hosts.  I have 3 guests, each have 2 network cards.  There is a virtual switch that ESX creates when it is installed (vSwtich0).  The books said that it is advisable to delete the VM network port of virtual machine that is assigned to the value group default virtual switch and put it on another virtual switch so that you keep your management network separated from the network of the vm for performance and security.  If I do this, all my virtual machines will have to go to 1 NIC b/c I only have 2 NICs per host.  I thought that I have just to keep all my groups of ports on the default vSwitch0 and add my second NETWORK adapter so that I can take advantage of the Association of NICs for redundancy and load balancing.  However, I'm not sure on the performance and the security risks.  Do you have any ideas or advice?  I could also create two virtual switches and put my virtual machines on one which would have a NETWORK card dedicated and put my service and Kernal VM console on another virtual switch with a dedicated network card.  However, in this scenario, I have no fault tolerance or load balancing.  We are a small shop and we have about 10-15 VMs on each host.  I don't have access to b/c distributed switching we paid only for the company (not more).  Thank you.

  Hi and welcome to the forums,

  With 10-15 VMs per box and I guess that I would seriously consider adding two extra cards for each host in the production machines. You could then do something like:

  vSwitch0 - vmnic0, vmnic2, vmnic3 - Console of Service, VM LAN network

  vSwitch1 - vmnic1 - VMkernel

  That would give you redundancy and performance to access your hosts (SC) and also for all your virtual machines. The VMkernel would get a NETWORK card dedicated for vMotion and could be on a separate network. He didn't need redundancy really as if the NIC sank the only issue is that you cannot vmotion virtual machines. In this case you would just move one of the NIC workgroup through to those switches manually.

  If you only have 2 network cards, then I would say having a vSwitch with two attached network adapters and VLAN the VMkernel may be off. I want absolutely to the redundancy of having two cards together.

  Hope this helps,

  Dan

• How to access internet when the network is put in host-only mode

  I'm using workstation 6.5 version.

  I need to know if I change the network configuration of host-only bridge then what will be required on a virtual computer to access internet from VM parameters?

  If this is not possible using host only then there at - it an alternative for the same?

  Connect NAT instead of guest only network. Your virtual machine should now be assigned a local IP address of the NAT internal dhcp server.

  You can also connect to the Internet through this network and also your virtual machine will talk to the host on a private network.

• Cannot add the ESX 6.0 host to vCenter Server 6.0

  OK, I'm testing laboratory a vsan 6.0 cluster.

  I have my running 6.0.0 esx hosts and vcenter server is 6.0.0 also.

  I have the services platform on a virtual machine and vcenter on another. I was able to create a data center, then a cluster below.

  Then I went to try to add a host to my group and I get this error...

  Failed to contact the specified host (hostname\IP). The host may not be available on the network, may have a network configuration problem, or that the management on this host services may not respond.

  
  

  Per this KB: KB VMware: Add a host VMware ESXi/ESX from VMware vCenter Server fails

  
  

  I confirmed that my vcenter server and platform services server can see all esx hosts. From the vcenter server, it can ping the host esx and PuTTY can access all of them. I even installed the client and it can connect to all esx hosts. I used the netbios name, IP and FULL domain name and they all work.

  I have only a single subnet, so this isn't a problem. DNS resolution works in all areas of both sides, vcenter esx hosts and host esx to vcenter.

  
  

  I am quite puzzled.
  

  
  

  
  

  OK, after working with VMware on this issue, I think that I thought about it.

  All my hosts are DL360 G6 servers.

  My hosts are run the same build «VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-HP-600.9.2.38-Mar2015.iso» ESX Downloaded from HP.

  All buildings are in trial mode.

  After placing a call to VMware, they had me build some ESX VM, the services of the platform and the vcenter VM on an ESX host. We suspended because it took all day to go upward.

  Once I woke up all the parts (sql server, esx vm, server platform & vcenter) in virtualization nested, I created my data center, then Cluster then added the ESX host.

  The hosts added properly, no error. Then I remembered when I installed ESX inside a virtual machine, I am angry that the iso, I had the habit of HP does not work in my VM nested due to virtualized hardware.

  Then a fire came into my head. We will rebuild all of the physical cluster but NOT use the CV provided the iso file but use VMware provided iso file "VMware-VMvisor-Installer - 6.0.0 - 2159203.x86_64.iso".

  I did it today. I have rebuilt all hosts with the provided iso file VMware ESX...

  Spun SQL Server vCenter, service platform, all VM VM VM you need. My AD & DNS VM are on another server, so he has been upwards all the time.

  Connected to the web interface (yuck!).

  Created my data center...

  Created my Cluster...

  Add all my Cluster hosts.

  All of this worked!

  Therefore, if you encounter the same problem, I'm plan to generate your with the provided iso file VMware ESX hosts and try it. In my case, the provided HP iso file didn't work properly for me.

  I also downloaded the iso file of HP 2 other times to make sure and do a validation test and it did the same thing.

• ESX 3.5 and I seem to have lost all the networks.

  DL580 G4 with ESX3.5. I've migrated all clients to another ESX Server, but it went a bit strange to say the least.

  After the migration, all the guests off I went forward and add more ram and restarted. Server come OK, tells me the IP address to connect to (static) but that's all.

  I can ping 127.0.0.1, but not static host ip address, I get an error "connect: could not connect to the network.

  If I check the following localions I get zero information in files

  / etc/hosts

  etc/network-scripts/ifcfg-vswif0

  etc/VMware/ESX.conf

  If I try the list of network adapters that I get no NICs in the list, if I have the material list network get hardware type and mac address.

  I see no switch to vmware if I try esxcfg-vswitch - l

  I tried to restart the network and a few other services that I found on Google, now claim.

  If I start using ERD Commander and enable networking I can not use the 2 onboard NICs but can use 2 additional network cards / 4 ports and can ping / map of external drives.

  Hello

  I think it would be a case of corrupted file esx.conf. After the upgrade of the host by adding more ram or anything else, you may need to update the initrd image that you don't have and this translates into the corruption of your esx.conf file. Until that time, that it's the only imagination, I can take.

  Now, there are simple process of recovery of the original esx.conf file. Please see the procedure below.

  #

  Connect to the ESX host with a SSH client, or connect directly to the ESX with KVM console.

  #

  Back up the corrupted file esx.conf using the command:

  CP esx.conf /tmp/esx.bad

  #

  Copy the image into a temporary directory using a command similar to:

  CP /boot/initrd-2.4.21-47.0.1.ELvmnix.img/tmp

  Note: The version of the initrd image is different from the ESX 3.x. If the version in the command / tmp /boot/initrd-2.4.21-47.0.1.ELvmnix.img cp is different, cd to the directory/boot and run the ls command to see your version.

  #

  Decompress the image file using the command:

  CD/tmp

  gunzip - dc initrd - 2.4.21 - 47.0.1.ELvmnix.img > initrd.unziped

  #

  Create a directory and mount the uncompressed image using the commands:

  mkdir initrd

  Mount-o loop initrd initrd.unziped

  #

  Copy the file esx.conf to the directory mounted at/etc/vmware/en using the commands:

  CD/tmp/initrd/etc/vmware

  CP esx.conf/etc/vmware.

  #

  Remove the directory mounted in step 5 by using the commands:

  CD/tmp

  umount/tmp/initrd

  #

  Restart management agents for the changes to take effect.

  Now other solutions could be looking to recreate the Console of the ESX Service and see if that can help you. Procedure is as below:

  On your system, the vswif, vmnic, numbers of vSwitch and network settings are different.

  1.

  Run the following command to list the name of the map of vswif:

  esxcfg-vswif - l

  2.

  Run the following command to remove the adapter vswif:

  esxcfg-vswif - del vswif0

  3.

  Run the following command to list the name of the vSwitch:

  esxcfg-vswitch - l

  4.

  Run the following command to remove the vSwitch:

  esxcfg-vswitch vSwitch0 d

  5.

  Run the following command to create the vSwitch:

  -an esxcfg-vswitch vSwitch0

  6.

  Run the following commands to create ports for vSwitch default groups:

  esxcfg-vswitch - a 'network of the VM' vSwitch0

  esxcfg-vswitch - a "Service Console" vSwitch0

  7.

  Run the following command to create the adapter vswif:

  esxcfg-vswif - add-- ip = nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn-"Service Console" portgroup mask = 255.255.255.0 subnet vswif0

  8.

  Run the following command to verify that the settings in the network file are correct:

  sysconfig cat

  Networking = yes

  GATEWAYDEV = vswif0

  HOSTNAME = Host.domain.com

  Gateway = nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn

  9.

  Run the following commands to list all network cards and associate a vmnic which has a status of site link:

  esxcfg-NICS - l

  esxcfg-vswitch - L vmnic1 vSwitch0

  10.

  Run the following command to verify that the vmnic is associated with the vSwitch:

  esxcfg-vswitch - l

  11.

  IP address ping to verify network connectivity. If the ping fails remove the previous vmnic from the vSwitch and try another adapter that has a

  State of the link towards the top.

  esxcfg-vswitch - U vmnic1 vSwitch0

  esxcfg-vswitch - L vmnic2 vSwitch0

  12.

  Run the following command to change the ID vlan a vSwitch

  # esxcfg - vswitch - p "VM network 1" - v 10 vSwitch0

  13.

  If you make manual changes to sysconfig, run the following command to restart the network service:

  service network restart

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