Upgrade license on ESXi host for a Standard license for vSphere

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• Configure Passthrough in ESXi host for USB Dongle?

  Hello

  You have to connect a USB dongle to a virtual machine specific.

  On the web, we find that we can plug the dongle to 5 ESXi host.  For this particular virtual machine, add USB controller and then add the USB device.

  We wonder if we were to "Configure Passthrough" in "Advanced settings" of the ESXi host?  If so, is there an easy way for us to identify the particular USB port used?

  Thank you

  Post edited by: TonyJK

  Hello

  If you want to only connect the USB dongle to a virtual machine, add a USB controller to the virtual computer is simpler. Once you have added a USB controller, turn on the virtual machine. Plug the dongle on the ESXi host. Open the page change the setting of this virtual machine, add a USB device and you should be able to find the dongle in the list. Save the settings and your virtual machine can now access the dongle.

  Martin

• Update Manager upgrade of the ESXi host that he is running in a virtual machine does

  That is the question.  Here is some information.  We were a completely virtualized environment for several years.  2 guests ESXi collocated 5.5 to different data centers connected of course by a VPN site-to site.  The VPN itself is provided by VMs and vCenter runs in a VM to one of the sites as Update Manager is to proceed with installing it. If the vCenter and/or VPN VMs are down, we have a very cool backup method to gain access to and manage ESXi and its console.   Some of you who read the rest of the present will be tempted to suggest to architecting our environment differently, but we are very pleased with the way it is thank you very much :-)  Appreciate all the answers but really just responded to this specific question.

  The reason why we want to Update Manager is really just to be able to upgrade easily ESXi in the future without enter in the console and the execution of orders, etc.  I realize the documentation and blogs on this topic that ESXi may need to go into maintenance mode and stop the virtual machines running on it (not a cluster if no migration) how ESXi is lose connection to the Update Manager (if the remote host) or a stop Update Manager (if the local host).  So the question is, is that the process of updating managed by Update Manager an atomic operation at that crucial moment or a sequence of operations depend on continuous connectivity and control of Update Manager.  Ddoes ESXi, then perform the upgrade and restart regardless - that would be great - or he'll just stand there in maintenance mode to learn more about disconnected now / stop Manager update pending.

  Your answers are greatly appreciated.

  Please, tell me if I understand you:

  Ask yourself if you can upgrade the host running Update Manager VM? And you cannot migrate the virtual to another host machine because there is no cluster in place and no shared storage?

  If your answer is YES to both questions, I can tell you that you cannot use Update Manager, since you must put your host in Maintenance Mode and therefore you will need to stop all virtual machines running, including the VM Manager Update.

• Upgrade 5.0 ESXi host w / vCenter on it

  Hi people, forgive me if this isn't in the right place. Finally move the update and patches of my three hosts ESXi 5.0 with Update Manager. I was quite easily able to update two of my guests with managers to upgrade to a more recent version, however puzzled on what to do with the host that hosts my vCenter on that server? We have VMware essentials if we do not have to use Vmotion. Is there an easy way to update this host without vCenter cloning and move to another host to update? Advice or tips or news to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time and help!

  I guess your vCenter is on the shared storage - connect to the host of your power VM vCenter down the VM and remove from the inventory of the hosts - go to one of the hosts that has been already updated and add the virtual machine to inventory and run it - and now, you're ready to use the Update Manager to update host rest.

• How can I migrate an ESXi host since a vDS in a vSwitch with NAS storage on vDS

  I need to move some on a vDS esxi hosts to a standard vSwitch to move a new vCenter ESXi hosts

  I have two 10 GB network adapters that manage the ports VM, NAS storage and vmotion.

  Is there a documented procedure to move a vDS in a vSwitch, particularly for migration from NAS storage to a vSwitch?

  Thank you

  Tom

  No, you will need to do this on a per-host basis.

  I really recommend doing one by one, not in a hurry and checking all the networking before you proceed to the next step. Example: after migrating the vmkernel interfaces, check on a ssh connection to the host if it can vmkping the NAS. Before you move all the virtual machines on the host to the switch std, move one and check if the VM networking continues to function. This will prevent errors and downtime.

• ESXI hosts 5-2 and the best way to configure vSwitch and Nic redundancy

  Hi all

  Could someone help me find the best way to configure the vNetwork on 2 5 ESXI host for redundancy.  Once I managed to correctly configure the 2 hosts I will seek to use the same installation process for 6 guests.  3 sites with 2 hosts on each site managed all of vCentre Server

  I have 2 DL380 G7 servers 5 ESXI installed on a class 10, 8 GB SD card, I'm looking to install VSA on the 2 hosts on each server with 4 TB of internal storage (8 * 600 GB 10 k SAS).  Each server has a gigabit integrated 4-port NIC and I installed a 2nd NIC gigabit PCIe 4 ports, I also x 2 16 switches of port with Layer 3 routing.  I use vSphere 5 Standard acceleration Kit I am looking to use vCentre server for managing, vMotion for maintenance, HA for the failover and VM 10/15 (vCentre Server Std, DB SQL to vCentre Server, Exchange 2010, SQL Server 2008 R2, IIS Intranet, Helpdesk, 1 DC, 2 Domain Controller, AV Server, WSUS, SCCM Server, and Terminal Server server).

  What would be the best way to install and configure the network for performance and redundancy and am I missing something?

  My thoughts are, Teaming: -.

  vCenter - vswitch0 - port1 on NIC1 and port1 on NIC 2 - port1 on NIC1 to physical switch 1 - port1 on NIC2 to physical switch 2

  vMotion - vswitch1 - port2 on NIC1 and port2on NIC 2 - port2 on NIC1 to physical switch 1 - port2 on NIC2 to physical switch 2

  HA - vswitch3 - port3 on NIC1 and port3on NIC 2 - port3 on NIC1 physics 1 - port3 on NIC2 to physical switch 2 switch

  VM - vswitch4 - port4 on NIC1 and port4on NIC 2 - port4 on NIC1 to physical switch 1 - port4 on NIC2 to physical switch 2

  or do I need an additional NIC on each server to hit the VM 12-6 VM for 2 ports on 2 NETWORK interface card, or maybe something else I missed?

  Thank you

  In your case, to keep it simple and what I can say here is what would be my recommendation:

  3 standard vSwitches

  vSwitch0:

  • Management - vmnic0, vmnic2

  vSwitch1:

  • vMotion - vmnic1, vmnic3

  vSwitch2:

  • VM network - vmnic4, vmnic5, vmnic6, vmnic7

  The only reason why that I didn't split the VM in other network adapters shipped is because the difference in the types of the DL380 adapter shipped and the PCIe quad.

• Dell VRTX + vCenter 5.5 + Shared storage is ESXi host import issue in vCenter. Help, please!

  All,

  I have two VRTX to be used for lab purposes that I am currently in configuration.

  Blades feature 4 VRTX with a shared storage infrastructure. Each blade has 5.5 installed on ESXi.

  I configured the shared on the VRTX storage, and all the blades can go very well.

  The question I'm currently facing is when you add the vCenter for managing ESXi hosts.

  Add the first host goes without a hitch. However, add any later host fail, because vCenter finds datastore attached hosts to have the same identifier.

  The error message is (see the attached screenshot): ' Datastore 'Main Shared-storage' is in conflict with a store of data that exists in the data center which has the same URL (ds: / / vmfs/volumes/xxxxx /), but is supported by different physical storage.

  Someone knows how to fix this?

  Thank you.

  Thanks for the reply.

  I think that I have found a workaround.

  First of all, this link does not address my particular issue.

  See, it's a whole new vCenter device installation and configuration. Only one of the four hosts to add host has been added.

  Still, the problem is that each ESXi host is a blade VRTX (M620), which has access to the data store created on the shared storage of VRTX.

  Basically, each host is editing the data store shared even (the only data store created on the shared storage), which works very well except for vCenter complain when you import the hosts.

  In any case, my resolution was as follows:

  -Add the first host with the attached and mounted data store

  -Remove the data store and detach the controller shared by other guests before adding in vCenter

  -Re-attach the controller shared and set up the data store via vCenter once guests have been added

  -Re-configure each host for vSphere HA if necessary

  Thank you.

• Is it possible to run preinstalled on an ESXi host?

  Hello

  For a rather unusual use case, we want to run VMware Workstation in a virtual machine running on ESXi. It would no doubt give a bit of a performance hit (due to an additional virtualization layer where it is not designed to be), but is it technically possible in the first place and if so, what restrictions and requirements? We obviously want to run 64 bit in VMware workstation customers.

  I saw a few tips you can have nested ESXi configurations (Re: unable to boot x 64 VMs on nested ESXi host for example), but VMware workstation nested in an ESXi virtual machine can act differently.

  What I understand from reading the forums, there are:

  * At least ESXi 5.0 (allowing including nested 64 - bit) or 5.1 (where it is enabled by default)

  * Hardware support VT-x/EFA

  Paul

  See nested running VMs.

• Backup of ESXi host configurations

  When you use the host profiles, what is the best way to save specific ESXi hosts?  Your host profile standardizes the host configuration, but if you need to restore your ESXi host for a reason, even after the application of the host profile must be configured to the specific IP, hostname, etc of the host.

  Assume that you have an installation of VMware enterprise with 50 + guests.  Is there a good way to automate the backup and restoration of specific configurations of different ESXi hosts?  RCLI scripts? VMware Assistant management scripts? Some 3rd party management software tools?  Your ideas / popular experiences. (In this environment Auto-déployer has been dismissed as a management option)

  Thank you

  Yep, answer files are a feature of the host profile and do not depend on deploy Auto.

  Automatic deployment takes just left this feature also.

• Unassign esxi host with replica VMs

  We have an ESXi host (for display 4.6) that we want to put out of service.  I've migrated all virtual machines out of the host with the exception of 8 'replica' VMs (starting with a replica - name).  If I right click on any one of these virtual machines, the migration option is grayed out.

  What should I do to move these replicas of virtual machines to another host?  Is there anything else that needs to be done to dismantle a host view 4.6 ESXi?

  Thank you

  -John

  Is it a stand-alone host or it is part of a cluster DRS?

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• Cannot prepare ESXi hosts

  Hey all,.

  I get the error attached when trying to prepare my two 5 ESXi hosts to vCloud Director. I did some research on Google and lead only I found that it was possible the prereqs for DRS were dissatisfied, be they (DRS is enabled on both) in my environment. I went to the hosts and has attempted to examine the agent logs, but they aren't there, so it seems that this process does not quite right from the start. Any suggestions?

  This command on its own, must return an output XML of VIBs installed on the ESX host.  It is somehow a post-dated check to see if the agent is already there.

  If you are in Mode of Support SSH/Local Tech, the output should start something like this:

  # > pwd

  / usr/lib/vmware /.

  #>. / esxcli-software vib.list

   
     
       

  .....

  If the command does not work then you will not be able to prepare a host.

  Are these images of ESXi embedded by chance?  My lab Kit is ESXi Installable on some HP blades.

  If these are incorporated, see if there is an update of flash card and that your partition zero is set on a persistent location:

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/1033696

  Hope it gets you going to... worst case is to recreate the ESXi host for an installation on a single host CD to see if it clears up the problems.

  Best regards

  Jon Hemming

• How would you save the whole VM from a free ESXi host?

  As the title suggests the question. How would you do a backup periodic and automatic complete virtual machine (all VM files) that run inside a free ESXi in an ethernet disk located in the network (for example, every night or every week)?

  Is there any script task or program that I could create in the ESXi host for this? Or, is there a free tool I could use to do? Please keep in mind that I use a free ESXi and I do not have anything but the free one.

  Thank you.

  WarlockArg.

  Take a look at this free script: ghettoVCB.sh - alternative free for virtual machine backup of for ESX (i) 3.5, 4.x & 5.x

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  VMware vExpert 2009

  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

  repository scripts vGhetto

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  If you find this information useful, please give points to "correct" or "useful".

• Rename local data warehouses of ESXi host

  Hello

  How to rename local data warehouses of 5.0 ESXi hosts.

  Is it simple; Vsphere Client > right click on the local data store > rename?

  Or host must be in maintenance, or reduced, something like that?

  Thank you

  Mihir

  The ESXi host internally uses the data UUID store rather than its "friendly" name

  Example: / vmfs/volumes/3dfd1a21-63969d0d-8d9b-004328272635 /.

  That is why - as mentioned in the other responses - rename a datstore can be done at any time without affecting the functionality.

  André

• Upgrade standard Essentials ESXi hosts

  I'm considering the purchase of vCenter Standard.  I now have 4 hosts and will be seized from 6-7 long and centralized management would help a lot.  The hosts are 5.5 Essentials ESXi, and my understanding is that I would need Essentials upgrade to the standard.  What is the process here?  Is it simply a matter of installing the license of vSphere Standard on the hosts?  Or I need to install new software?

  No need to reinstall. Just replace the license keys for vCenter Server and hosts.

  André

• One of the ESXi host 3 no HW Compatible for ESXi 6 upgrade?

  Hello

  There are 3 DELL servers (2 of them are running R530 and 1 is executed R900).

  When attempting to upgrade these 5.5 ESXi hosts to ESXi 6, we find that the R900 is no longer supported.

  Wonder what is the best way for us to do - keep using ESXi 5.5 or level 2 of them to ESXi 6 and leave remaining on an ESXi 5.5?   We have no intention to replace the R900 in the near future.

  Thank you

  If all three hosts are part of the ESXi Cluster, then you must do all the guests at the same version level. Therefore, keep all the on ESXi 5.5

  But if you use these host as a standalone ESXi host then you can upgrade the host to ESXi 6 two and let R900 on ESXi 5.5

  Thank you

  Hentzien

  Virtual Admin