Upgrading from VMware ESX 4 to ESX 4 upgrade 1

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• Move VM from VMware ESX 3.5 Server

  Short and simple. Have a virtual machine running on a VMware Server. I have just set up a host ESX 3.5 with a license of Virtual Center 2.5 server. I moved on a VM via command line. a file VMDK, vmx file, nvram, vmsd and vmxf files. I scoured my datastore, found the vmx file, added to my inventory and then tried to start. When I tried to start, it gives me the error:

  attempted operation cannot be performed in the current state (power off)

  I've checked and checked is not somehow executes via command line. a vmware-cmd getstate shows that it is turned off.

  I rebooted, all services of VC and restarted the ESX host.

  Install VMware Converter on the same server of VMware Server.

  Choose the virtual machine as a source and a virtual infrastructure as a destination.

  André

• VMWare ESX Server training

  Hello experts,
  I'm new to vitrualization.
  I installed vmware workastation v 7.0 and I also have VMWare ESX Server training Trainsignal dvd for training so here are my questions:

  Can I install VMware vSphere Hypervisor 3.5 on my VMWare Workstation 7.0 for training v?

  Is - this VMWare vSphere Hypervisor 3.5 product different from VMWare ESX Server 3.5?

  I'm you ask all these questions because I want to be sure I can complete a training with VMWare vSphere Hypervisor 3.5 suite drive of my Trainsignal VMWare ESX Server 3 and because I am not allowed to download the evaluation version on VMWare ESX Server 3 and because the VMWare customer service could not answer my simple question and quoted me to the community by them to get advice.

  Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

  Hi nasolsi,

  Can I install VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5 straight on my VMWare Workstation 7 training without affecting my HDD physical whole?

  Yes, it has nothing to do with your actual score and highlights form the part of space, he took from your partition to create the disk of the virtual machine. So basically it will eat the space in the physical partition but does nothing else like the formatting of the entire disk.
  

  
  

  and the performance on my PC?

  No, this will not affect your PC's performance as the workstation will run the pages of RAM and cycles on your physical PC hardware microprocessor.

  
  

  If permitted increase RAM by a value so that you do not encounter CMTF or any other problem. 2048MB is the minimum memory required to run ESXi.

• VMware ESX 3.5 and disabling carrots

  Hi all

  We have a Cluster ESX from VMware ESX 3.5 U3 that was built for a specific product that has a licensing model that doesn't fit well with the virtual server running model.

  The basis of this cluster is 3 x BL465c G1 Dual Core servers HP with 16 GB of memory each. We're going to run out of memory, and I can't add memory without add because of the architecture of AMD processors.

  Adding more CPU will have a big impact on licensing costs - once again not the licenses of VMware.

  I want to do is add a second processor DC and then use BIOS to disable half of the cores in each processor.  This will allow me to add an extra 16 GB memory per server and stay within the limits of the license.

  My question - has anyone with disabilities hearts on a host ESX from VMware, specifically after ESX has been installed. All that needs to be done?

  I tested the disabling function of carrots on a Windows Server and who did replace the drivers, I was wondering if VMware ESX should similar updates / management.

  Rob of TIA.

  You'll be fine, apart from the fact that, by adding the Jepp second you will need an additional CPU, per ESX host licensing doesn't mind.

  If you have found this device or any other answer useful please consider useful or correct buttons using attribute points

  Tom Howarth

  VMware communities user moderator

  Blog: www.planetvm.net

• Upgrade suggestions to replace euipment in a cluster VMware ESX 3.5

  Hello everyone. I have a Cluster VMware coming off lease 3 years and I'm looking looking for some suggestions to upgrade for the following rental equipment:

  • Cluster VMware ESX 3.5

  • 3 x blades HP Proliant BL460c G1 acting as hosts (2 x Xeon E5345, 12 GB of Ram

  • 1 x EMC Clariion CX3 - 10 c iSCSI SAN with 4 TB Raw (15 x 268,4 GB SAS)

  • Currently hosts 12 Windows Server 2 k 3 VM

  We our currently buying the blades since the acquisition of the fair market value was less than $200. I am currently exploring the following options to present to the owners of the company for more how it will go to the best situation of DR

  1. Stay with current equipment

  • Upgrade to vSphere 4.1

  • Updated all the VMS to Windows Server 2 K 8 R2

  • Acquisition by SAN and blades

  • Re - up the support of at least one year, return to upgrade next year

  • Increase the capacity of SAN

  • Search for Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure failure possible

  2. Stay with blades, buy new SAN with additional capacity

  • Upgrade to vSphere 4.1

  • Updated all the VMS to Windows Server 2 K 8 R2

  • Blades of redemption

  • For new SAN buy either:

  • Celerra NX4

  • HP Lefthand SAN

  • HP Storage Works Smart Array

  • Search for Amazon EC2 or Windows Azure failure possible

  3. Buy new knives and the new SAN, send old blades to a failover data center

  • Upgrade to vSphere 4.1

  • Updated all the VMS to Windows Server 2 K 8 R2

  • 3 new knives to HP to help purchase

  • Intel Xeon E55XX family

  • AMD Opteron 41XX family

  • For new SAN buy either:

  • Celerra NX4

  • HP Lefthand SAN

  • HP Storage Works Smart Array

  • Send the old blades off site with a cheap SAN (DRoBo maybe?)

  • Work on a failover system

  Sorry for the long details, I can clarify anything if necessary. Thank you!

  I would also tender hand to International Computer Inc.. to see what they can do for you... I asked a friend I have who work there, and cover the area PA... They are among partners VMware major/main companies in the northeastern part of the United States, in order to get a quality of their own work (regardless of what you get)... I would also tender hand to GreenPagesto see if they could work with you... I don't know if they cover PA, or Phi, but worth a phone/email to find out... Both companies are major players in the VMware partner space, so I don't think you could go wrong anyway... I worked with people of GreenPages on some projects, a couple of different companies and have always had good experiences with the people of their engineers and sales...

  Most quality partner rep will work with his engineers on the solutions until they present it to you. I know that GP for this, and I do not know what IC is also...

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• How to enable SNMP on a VMWare ESX servers

  We have a couple of vmware esx 3.5 update 2 hosst and look at the upgrade to vSphere before the end of the year. However, we have an obligation to enable SNMP traps SNMP can be captured for performance monitoring.

  Is this just a cse of

  .1 login as root

  (2 edit the snmpd.conf file and add "rocommunity xxxx" where xxxx is your read-only community string). The file is usually located in the/etc/snmpd.

  3 restart the agent SNMP - /etc/init.d/snmpd restart

  Hello

  Implimentation SNMP in vSphere 4.0 differs from ESX 3.5.x.

  You need to download a zip file containing all of the SMIv2 (RFC2578/STD58)

  compliant MIB modules for use with ESX/ESXi and vCenter with

  related application notes. These MIB modules support all ESX, ESXi

  and vCenter product releases through version 4.0.

  For SNMP configuration information, see Chapter 5 (configuration of hosts and vCenter Server: SNMP and vSphere)

  in the vSphere Basic System Administration guide.

  Link to Ref: http://communities.vmware.com/community/developer/managementapi

  Thank you

  Kabre

• VMware ESX server CPU use test alarm

  Hi all

  For a new client, I need to show the alarm and ticket slot functionlity vmware ESX server logging settings

  • Use of the CPU of a server ESX VMW
  • Use of memory for the server ESX VMW

  While I reduced the threshold value of VMW ESX Server CPU use as beloow format

  WARNING - 5% and STDev.warning - 0

  I made this two days before configuration, but still no alarm generated for this rule.

  Help the creation of a test of the abveo metric ESX alarm

  Hi - I ended up having to do such things in the past as well. I just built a virtual machine added lots of processors and memory, then for the CPU, I used the script CPUBusy.vbs from VMware (Google search which) and down it load times so that he began to max real physical processors... For memory, I just opened a massive text file in Wordpad and scroll up and down it. This gave me the circumstances to test the alarms, just don't do as a busy time or use some dev ESX servers... Danny Bravo

• Cisco Secure ACS 4.2 on VMware ESX 4.0.

  We must move from ESX 3.5 to ESX 4.0 a virtual machine running Cisco Secure ACS for Windows version 4.2.

  This solution is compatible and supported by Cisco?

  Thank you.

  Andrea

  ACS Windows 4.2 is not supported by Cisco, when installed on VMWare ESX 4.0 in accordance with the following documentation:

  http://Cisco.com/en/us/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_server_for_windows/4.2/device/guide/sdt42.html#wp37898

  Only ACS 5.1 is supported on ESX 4.0:

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/partner/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5.1/installation/guide/csacs_vmware.html

• IPSec on VMWare ESX 5.1 communication problems

  Hello

  We have 2 computer systems.  You running us VMWare ESX 5.1 and the other is running Ubuntu 14.04.  We have problems for IPSec to work between the two systems.  We cannot find any documentation or known issues with IPsec on VMWare ESX 5.1, so we're going to reach out to the community.

  Here's what we did:

  1. we configured Ubuntu and VMWare systems to use IPv6, we can ping each other using IPv6.

  2. we configure IPSec on an Ubuntu operating system by following the instructions below:

  https://help.Ubuntu.com/community/IPSecHowTo

  3. we have followed the instructions below to configure IPsec on VMWare.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1021769

  Here's the problem:

  When 2 Ubuntu systems run IPsec, they are able to ping each other.  However, when allow us IPSec communications between VMWare and Ubuntu, the ping is suspended.

  Here is the result of the configuration of command esxcli on VMWare:

  UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS-> Ubuntu IPv6 address

  VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS-> address IPv6 from VMWARE

  
  Name Source address Destination address State SPI Mode Encryption Algorithm, integrity algorithm to life

  --------           -------------------------------------  -------------------------------------  ------      -----     ---------     --------------------               -------------------           --------

  GoToDPSA UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS VMWARE. Mature IPv6.ADDRESS infinity 0 256 transport 3des-cbc hmac-sha2-256 x

  VMWARE DPToGoSA. IPv6.ADDRESS UBUNTU. Mature IPv6.ADDRESS infinity 0 x 300 transport 3des-cbc hmac-sha2-256

  Name of the Source address Source Port Destination address Destination Port Protocol flow Action Mode SA

  --------          ----------------------------------------  -----------        ----------------------------------------  ----------------          --------       ----     ------     ---------      --------

  VMWARE DPToGoSP. IPv6.ADDRESS/64 0 UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS/64 0 everything on transport ipsec DPToGoSA

  GoToDPSP UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS/64 0 VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS/64 0 in ipsec transport GoToDPSA

  Here's what we found:

  After debugging the problem (using tcpdump), we found that the VMWare system sends the ESP packets, but never sends a package AH (required for IPSec authentication).  Even when the encryption protocol is null, the system of VMWare would always send ESP packets, but never once sent a package of AH.

  Here is the resulting execution trace: Ubuntu - ping-> VMWare:

  ...

  IP6 UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS > VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS: AH(spi = 0 x 00000256, seq = 0 x 16): ICMP6, an echo request, seq 1, length 64

  IP6 VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS > UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS: ESP(spi = 0 x 00000300, seq = 0 x 1), length 160

  IP6 UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS > VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS: AH(spi = 0 x 00000256, seq = 0 x 17): ICMP6, an echo request, seq 2, length 64

  IP6 VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS > UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS: ESP(spi = 0 x 00000300, seq = 0 x 2), length 160

  IP6 UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS > VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS: AH(spi = 0 x 00000256, seq = 0 x 18): ICMP6, an echo request, seq 3, length 64

  IP6 VMWARE. IPv6.ADDRESS > UBUNTU. IPv6.ADDRESS: ESP(spi = 0 x 00000300, seq = 0 x 3), length 160

  Summary:

  There seems to be a problem with IPSec in VMWare ESX 5.1 on IPv6.

  We noticed that the downloads section of the site support provided patches for VMWare ESx 4.x and earlier, but lack of patches for VMWare ESx 5.x.

  Are there known issues in this area or available patches to fix this problem?  Your kind suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.

  Sorry for the late reply, but here the analysis of what is happening and why you are experiencing a problem.

  The Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) to IPsec protocol will encrypt a payload of the packet and can

  Optionally authenticate the packages as well. You do not include orders allowing you to set the

  Security Association (SA) and political security (PS), but the output in your post indicates that you

  you want to encrypt the payloads both authenticate packets in mode of transport between the hosts.

  I don't know why the Ubuntu IPsec HowTo examples using protocols AH and ESP to encrypt and

  authenticate the packets. In our view, it is best done in a single step with ESP, ESXi only

  offer the option of AH with IPsec. Of course, this requires configuring the ESXi server and your

  The host with a configuration of IPsec compatible Ubuntu (or any other operating system).

  To illustrate, suppose the ESXi server has the address 2001:db8:1 and the host of Ubuntu has the

  address 2001:db8:2. We will use cbc-3des for encryption of the useful and hmac-sha2-256 load for integrity

  authentication mode of transport - just like in your message.

  On the ESXi host, the commands to do this might look like this (of course, you need to generate your)

  own keys and not re-use those I did).

  # Add the outbound security association ESXi

  esxcli ipsec ip network his Add.

  -sa-source = 2001:db8:1.

  -sa-destination = 2001:db8:2.

  -sa-mode = transport.

  -sa-spi = 0 x 200.

  -encryption = 3des-cbc algorithm-

  -encryption key = 0x6dd50fa97e919365d393fd0d404c655f80651316e9418682.

  -the integrity algorithm hmac-sha2-256 =.

  -integrity key = 0x730047c680d9812535a741bbb3521a29322cca77464cf16092519c4165ca6958.

  -sa-name = sa_1to2

  # Add the ESXi inbound security association

  esxcli ipsec ip network his Add.

  -sa-source = 2001:db8:2.

  -sa-destination = 2001:db8:1.

  -sa-mode = transport.

  -sa-spi = 0 x 300.

  -encryption = 3des-cbc algorithm-

  -encryption key = 0x50988e55ca6a0d0440cf0c29f80d308df884616ec4b55552.

  -the integrity algorithm hmac-sha2-256 =.

  -integrity key = 0xf76caa5b4985a8a9d1c7cedbcf43f21b83401818e3b8d5e526a8c99ff4d4baa7.

  -sa-name = sa_2to1

  # Add the outbound security policy ESXi

  esxcli network ip ipsec Ms Add.

  -sp-source = 2001:db8:1 / 64.

  -source-port = 0.

  -sp-destination = 2001:db8:2 / 64.

  -destination-port = 0.

  -top-layer-protocol = any.

  -action = ipsec.

  -output = flow direction.

  sp-= transport mode.

  -sa-name = sa_1to2.

  -sp - name = sp_1to2

  # Add the ESXi incoming security policy

  esxcli network ip ipsec Ms Add.

  -sp-source = 2001:db8:2 / 64.

  -source-port = 0.

  -sp-destination = 2001:db8:1 / 64.

  -destination-port = 0.

  -top-layer-protocol = any.

  -action = ipsec.

  -direction of flow = in.

  sp-= transport mode.

  -sa-name = sa_2to1.

  -sp - name = sp_2to1

  # List the ESXi security associations

  esxcli network ip ipsec its list

  Name Source address Destination address State SPI Mode Encryption Algorithm, integrity algorithm to life

  -------  --------------  -------------------  ------  -----  ---------  --------------------  -------------------  --------

  sa_2to1 2001:db8:2 infinite mature 2001:db8:1 of hmac-sha2-256 0 x 300 transport 3des-cbc

  sa_1to2 2001:db8:1 infinite mature 2001:db8:2 of hmac-sha2-256 0 x 200 transport 3des-cbc

  # List the ESXi security policies

  List of the sp network ip ipsec esxcli

  Name of the Source address Source Port Destination address Destination Port Protocol flow Action Mode SA

  -------  --------------  -----------  -------------------  ----------------  --------  ----  ------  ---------  -------

  sp_1to2 2001:db8:1 / 64 0 2001:db8:2 / 64 0 everything on ipsec transport sa_1to2

  sp_2to1 2001:db8:2 / 64 0 2001:db8:1 / 64 0 in ipsec transport sa_2to1

  On your Ubuntu host, you need a compatible IPsec configuration. In general, on linux systems

  use the command setkey BSD-door, this is done by changing the system-wide

  in/etc/ipsec configuration file - tools.conf.

  #! / usr/sbin/setkey - f

  flush;

  spdflush;

  #

  # SAs ESP using 192 bit long keys (168 + 24 parity)

  # generated using: dd if account = / dev/random = 24 bs = 1 | xxd - ps

  # ESXi supports 3des-cbc, aes128-cbc, or null

  #

  # AH SAs using 256 bit long keys

  # generated using: dd if account = / dev/random = 32 = 1 bs | xxd - ps

  # ESXi supports hmac-sha1 or hmac-sha2-256

  #

  Add 2001:db8:1 2001:db8:2 esp 0x200

  E 3des-cbc 0x6dd50fa97e919365d393fd0d404c655f80651316e9418682

  -A hmac-sha256 0x730047c680d9812535a741bbb3521a29322cca77464cf16092519c4165ca6958;

  Add 2001:db8:2 2001:db8:1 esp 0 x 300

  E 3des-cbc 0x50988e55ca6a0d0440cf0c29f80d308df884616ec4b55552

  -A hmac-sha256 0xf76caa5b4985a8a9d1c7cedbcf43f21b83401818e3b8d5e526a8c99ff4d4baa7;

  # Security policies

  spdadd 2001:db8:1 2001:db8:2 all Pei in ipsec

  ESP/transport / / need;

  spdadd 2001:db8:2 2001:db8:1 all Pei on ipsec

  ESP/transport / / need;

  I have no problem of encryption and authentication of IPv6 traffic between a server ESXi 5.1

  and a host of 14.10 Ubuntu using this configuration.

• Question ESXi 5.5 with turn a virtual computer: "an error was received from the ESX host turning on VM" '22 (Invalid argument)"'DiskEarly on a power Module failed.'

  Here's what happens when you try to turn it on one of my virtual machines (see also accessories):

  Error stack:

  An error was received from the ESX host turning on VM vzilla-ws2012r2e.

  Unable to start the virtual machine.

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/51286ca4-ef967828-664d-001b2129ad71/vzilla-ws2012r2e/vzilla-ws2012r2e_3.vmdk ' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  22 (invalid argument)

  Power DiskEarly module has failed.

  Cannot open disk ' / vmfs/volumes/51286ca4-ef967828-664d-001b2129ad71/vzilla-ws2012r2e/vzilla-ws2012r2e_4.vmdk ' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.

  22 (invalid argument)

  This circumstance may be linked to a sata cable issue, with the possibility of temporary loss of connectivity, which could result in data loss/corruption, I realize.  It is a laboratory box.  Especially say that the 2 VMDK he complains (trying to light) is both on the grounds of a single physical disk. Data, read and written to the speaker, since the problem are very good (which indicates the wiring problem was resolved, and the VMFS5 file system seems to be in good health).

  No photos.  No related clones.  Just a 2012 Windows Server based VM, with several drive letters in, with those underlying files VMDK residing on different stores of data VMFS5.  Implemented end (these drives aren't really so huge), but far from running out of physical space for the data either. Everything is working great for months, until today, trying to it turns on again.

  You are looking for:

  "Failure error disk beginning module lit" results in this article:

  error disk on start module failed

  which indicates the .lck files may be present.  It does not exist.

  Then upwards, of a variety of other items:

  Re: Unable to start the virtual machine: invalid argument on *-flat.vmdk

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 1004232

  https://communities.VMware.com/message/search.jspa?peopleEnabled=true & userid = & ContainerType = & Container = & q = module + DiskEar...

  error disk on start module failed

  but alas, none of them seem to relate directly, or exactly.  My vmware.log file is attached below, as well as some screenshots of to show the structure of the unity of this virtual machine.  Hoping that this post proves fruitful, if anyone has had a similar situation.  The data at stake here are (mostly) redundant, but I would rather understand my way of it, in the case where it happens to me again, or can help others.  Many preferred rather than give up, reformat the VMFS and start again.

  Thank you!

  Good news, the best result I could hope. No data is lost. No corruption of the VMFS or NTFS don't drive in the virtual machine. Nice!  Saved me a few terabytes of data restoration and learned a little more on file system of troubleshooting along the way.

  It took a technician of VMware Service excellent, attentive, methodical remote 2 hours in a WebEx previously to resolve problems with these 2 files vmdk manually, because he found that there is a lock on them. I opened a request of Service (SR) # with VMware by following the instructions here:

  VMware KB: Cannot access certain files on a VMFS datastore

  To resolve this problem, apply for support from VMware Support and note this ID (1012036) Knowledge Base article in the description of the problem. For more information on the filing of a request for support, see How to submit a support request.

  I'll cover this saga and the exact process for collecting and downloading of newspapers, through to my TinkerTry.com, including the ride video.  I even captured much of the technical work that has been done. That said, it is true that little of the magic that was made to resurrect the metadata will remain a mystery, given that this piece is VMware.

  I'm ok with a bit of black box, considering how I'm happy that I got all my data, and time savings that the quick recovery represented.

  By clicking on the button "answer".

• Safe on Etherchanel / 802.3ad, it works with vmware esx?

  Trunk etherchanel in cisco switch configuration, it works with vmware esx?

  Configuration of the Cisco switch like that (I don't have a switch, can not test it):

  src-dst-ip port-channel load-balance
  the interface vlan 4094
  no ip address
  Interface Port - Channel 1
  switchport
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed all the VLANs
  switchport trunk vlan 4094 native
  no ip address
  interface GigabitEthernet1/1
  switchport
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed all the VLANs
  switchport trunk vlan 4094 native
  no ip address
  Chanel-Group 1 mode on
  interface GigabitEthernet1/2
  switchport
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed all the VLANs
  switchport trunk vlan 4094 native
  no ip address
  Chanel-Group 1 mode on
  end

  What you have should work OK, because it is not too different from the example of work from my lab:

  ocs4948-1 #sh int item in gi1/2nd round

  Building configuration...

  Current configuration: 536 bytes
  !
  interface GigabitEthernet1/2
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2.10
  switchport mode trunk
  MTU 9198
  channel-group 64 mode on
  spanning tree portfast
  spanning tree enable bpduguard
  end

  ocs4948-1 #sh run int item in gi1/6

  Building configuration...

  Current configuration: 536 bytes
  !
  interface GigabitEthernet1/6
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2.10
  switchport mode trunk
  MTU 9198
  channel-group 64 mode on
  spanning tree portfast
  spanning tree enable bpduguard
  end

  ocs4948-1 #sh run int in64

  Building configuration...
  Current configuration: 291 bytes
  !
  Interface Port-channel64
  Description esx402 LACP link
  switchport
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2.10
  switchport mode trunk
  MTU 9198
  load-interval 30
  Storm-control broadcasts 5.00
  spanning tree portfast
  spanning tree enable bpduguard
  end

  ocs4948-1 #sh int trunk

  VLAN Mode Encapsulation native port State
  In64 on 802. 1 q trunking 1

  Port VLAN allowed on trunk
  In64 2.10

  Port VLAN authorized and active in the field of management
  In64 2.10

  VLAN port extending on transmission State and no tree pruned
  In64 2.10

  The only thing to look at will be the VLANs that you got set up on the vSwitch. You have defined VLAN native example, the VLAN untagged on the switch to be 4094, any traffic sent on the aura tags trunk VLAN, which will be removed by the vSwitch.

  In my setup, I have established groups of ports using VLANS and VLAN 2 10. Traffic to the virtual machines on these VLANs are .1Q marked by the physical switch, which is then stripped by the vSwitch.

  Take a look at the section "VLAN in VMware Infrastructure" on page 7 the concepts of virtual networking André already mentioned, but also the other interesting reading material is http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_vlan_wp.pdf.

  Finally, for the side of the switch of things, look at the examples on Scott Lowe's blog at http://blog.scottlowe.org/2006/12/04/esx-server-nic-teaming-and-vlan-trunking/.

  Concerning

• Installation of VMware ESX/ESXI 4.1 on HP Proliant DL360 G4

  Hello

  I think to buy an old HP Proliant DL360 G4 machine with 2 Xeon 3.6 GHz processors and 4 GB of RAM.  I intend to install VMware ESX or ESXI 4.1 on it.

  I read some reviews of VMware and other products of the hypervisor and all say that these 64-bit Xeons have no VT support option and therefore cannot run 64-bit Windows guest OS.

  Since I just use it as test environment learn more about Windows Server 2008.  I would like to know if I can install ESX 4.1 on the HP DL360 G4 and if so, can I install client Server 2008 32-bit Windows OS on top?

  Another machine, that I'm looking is the Dell Poweredge 2850, which has the same processor and roughly the same features as the DL360 G4.  So I want to know what a Xeon with no VT - x 64-bit is limitation of technology with regard to the installation of the virtual machines based on Windows on it.

  Thanks for any help.

  The Xeon 3.6 have VT - X, so you will not be able to run 64-bit OS comments, as you found it- http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=28019.  You would be OK for customers 32 bits, but you would be prevented from running Windows 2008 R2, because it is 64-bit only.   At this point, I wouldn't bother with a test server that cannot run 64-bit guests.  If you want to stick with a server-class machine I keep watch or watch a white box - vm - Help.com - see the list of the white box.

  Dave
  VMware communities user moderator

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• VMware ESX patches vs RedHat patches

  Hello world

  Whenever a security problem on RedHat or additional components, our challenge of the security team to install the patch on our ESX servers. Last wishes are on OpenSSH and Sudo.
  Whenever we respond that we install only VMware updates and patches on the ESX servers, like ESX are built using a "highly modified" RedHat kernel
  However, it is more difficult to convince them.

  Y at - there somewhere an official document from VMware, saying that we MUST not install patches not provided by VMware? The best is still a document saying that VMware will not support the ESX servers on which an external patch were installed.

  I searched, but as English is not my native language (I'm french), I probably did not use the correct keywords.

  
  Thanks for your help.

  In the guide of vSphere hardening, the statement is never use Red Hat or 3rd party patches.  Hardening guide is security - guide of best practices. http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-14548

• VMware ESX 4.0.0 in connection mit Windows Server 2008R2 Datacenter (4cpu) - license

  Hallo zusammen!

  I have several questions zu obigem Sachverhalt und hope, dass mir von Euch helped werden kann.

  Wir haben einen host ESX (VMware ESX 4.0.0) den wir via vSphere von einem Windows Server aus, verwalten. Auf dem ESX host wollen wir nun start, die first VM (ins Leben zu find) zu installieren. ES sollen OS installed werden (. ser on W2K3 / W2K8 STD (R2), company / business,...).

  Wir haben also license so: 'Windows Datacenter 2008 R2 64 bit 4 CPU. After we die erste VM installed haben, wanted sharp wir mit dem Lizenzkey der Datacenter license aktivieren. Unfortunately works weder der 'Product Key', noch der 'Virtual Key'.

  WO ist mein Denkfehler? Wie die of ich lizenzsiere auf einem host ESX VM procedures meiner Datacenter license Windows-VM?

  Email ich einen KMS Server?

  Bitte um Hilfe - Danke und Grüße TIM

  Auf einem Windows-Server further

  Ich habe einen Server Hello understand before mit 4-Prozessoren (mit neuankömmlinge bis zu 6 carrots?) und eine MS Datacenter 2008R2 as 4 processors so.

  Wenn nun auf dem vShere Installierst werden die Datacenterlizenzen dem host "OS are" Host the kannst und so many different Windows Server verschiedener color installieren, wie die Maschine these.

  (Die dabei "freiwerdenden licenses können as physical system recycled werden...)

  Die Lizensierung participations eher als "Zuweisung" - stell dir vor, die of the DC licenses klebst an den Server und damit Maschine lizensiert ist die mit data center.

  The Add Installation Aktivierung paper - die Zuweisung hands oder keine.

  Bei einer Aktivierung eines W2K8 STD. servers add to the (ublicherweise) einen VLC (VolumeLizenzKey) der eine unlimitierte Aktivierung allows.

  Wenn nun keinen VLC As, so wende Dich an den suppliers der DatacenterLizenz oder direkt from MS. Mit den entsprechenden Lizenzpaieren und Kaufbelegen solltest VLC key bekommen die.

  VIELLEICHT kannst noch something konkreter werden, um welche Art DC license are all und wie bisher deine Server aktiviert Hat sich (OEM, VLC, detail mit Select vertrag, SystemBuilder...) - eine Systembuilderlizenz ACE falls.

  BTW. a hindert dich daran, every Server STD als eines virtual system einen Datacenter zu installieren? OB deine nun auch STD oder doch keine Rolle spielt so DC application.

  Wenn einen planned Server ACE, den draufklonst oder geckoos193, der dann neu aktiviert werden will ists auch kein problem.

  Einfach aktivieren und ggf. uber die Aktivierung go book.

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  Also on 11-08-2011.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-TC.aspx

  Post edited by: newmy

• Scale of Vmware ESX SC partition sizes?

  I have seen different blogs / websites offering to change the default Service Console of the partitions and creates also some extras, such as / tmp and / Home. I'm sure that these changes are good and well thought, but I wonder if there is anything official from Vmware about this? Or is the recommendation from Vmware to let scores of default SC?

  I don't think I've seen anything like that in the installation manual produced on this subject, but I missed it. Could someone point me to some practical best Vmware document or white piece in this case?

  See page 59

  http://www.VMware.com/PDF/vSphere4/R41/vsp_41_esx_vc_installation_guide.PDF

  ... also, a great recommendation

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/05/27/partitioning-your-ESX-host-part-II/