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• Allocation of resources for ESXi v5.1 host host-level default system?

  Someone could you please do me a favor and let me know what that the settings default for a host of v5.1 ESXi for Allocation of resources for the system at the host level? I messed them up and am not sure of the default values.

  Thank you!

  The default settings system resource allocation for a host in ESXi 5.1 are:

  CPU: 280 MHz

  RAM memory: 0 MB

  For more information, see the screenshot.

• What is a difference between 'Logical processors' and 'logical processors for each host?

  Hi all!

  In the official document VMware "vsphere-51-configuration-maxima" or "vsphere-55-configuration - maximums.pdf" in the section "ESXi host maximum rates------Maximums calculation" exists in the elements:

  "Maximum CPU------logical CPU for each host ' (vSphere 5.1: 160;)   vSphere 5.5: 320)

  and

  "Machine virtual maximums------virtual CPU by host ' (vSphere 5.1: 2048;)    vSphere 5.5: 4096)

  Question: what is the difference between the two?

  And a more complex thing to maximum rates:

  Virtual machines per host: 512

  Number of hosts per cluster: 32

  Therefore, the cluster may be Virtual Machines (maximum): 521 * 32 = 16384

  But in the document, we have only 4000 VMs in maximum.

  Why?

  Thank you

  Ramirez,

  I understand your question as difference between 1. logic virtual CPU vs / by the hosts and 2. cluster/host Max County VM.

  Consider the case below;

  2 servers ESXi - 20 mV

  ESXi taken 1-4, 2 cores / socket

  ESXi 2-8 Sockets, 2 cores / socket

  Now here number of CPU logic-(4 x 2) + (8 x 2) = 24

  20 virtual machines - 2 jacks, 2 core / socket

  Virtual CPU count - 20 x (2 * 2) = 80

  Hope your first confusion is clear now.

  And a more complex thing to maximum rates:

  Virtual machines per host: 512

  Number of hosts per cluster: 32

  Therefore, the cluster may be Virtual Machines (maximum): 521 * 32 = 16384

  But in the document, we have only 4000 VMs in maximum.

  Why?

  This means that even if you have 32 Guest and each host can accommodate 512 VMs each the maximum number of virtual machines per cluster may not exceed 4000. And it does not mean that you can have a maximum of VMS (512 * 32).

  ~ dGeorgey

• count the number of targets, devices and paths by hba for each host with powercli 5.5

  Hi all

  I'm writing this Question again in the community, was not able to found the answer I was looking for in the nets:

  https://communities.VMware.com/thread/516226?start=0 & tstart = 0

  https://communities.VMware.com/thread/293531

  I went through the scripts provided in the community, but seems that t not work on powercli 5.5.

  ///

  # The target account, devices and paths for each host

  Get-Cluster $cluster | Get-VMHost | Sort-Object-property name. {ForEach-Object

  $VMHost = $_

  $VMHost | Get-VMHostHba-type FibreChannel | Sort-Object-property device | {ForEach-Object

  $VMHostHba = $_

  $ScsiLun = $VMHostHba | Get-ScsiLun

  If {($ScsiLun)

  $ScsiLunPath = $ScsiLun | Get-ScsiLunPath | `

  Where-Object {$_.} Name - like "$($VMHostHba.Device) *"} ".

  $Targets = ($ScsiLunPath |) »

  Group-object - property SanID | Measure - Object). County

  $Devices = ($ScsiLun |) Measure - Object). County

  $Paths = ($ScsiLunPath |) Measure - Object). County

  }

  Else {}

  $Targets = 0

  $Devices = 0

  $Paths = 0

  }

  $Report = "" | Select-Object - property VMHost, HBA, target devices, paths

  $Report.VMHost = $VMHost.Name

  $Report.HBA = $VMHostHba.Device

  $Report.Targets = $Targets

  $Report.Devices = $Devices

  $Report.Paths = $Paths

  $Report

  }

  }

  ///

  I went through the script LucD posted below: but it's not exactly what I'm looking for.

  LucD : can you please change the same for me please.   to count the number of paths per hba for each host with powercli 5.5, devices and targets.

  //

  $esx = get-VMHost < host name >

  foreach ($hba to (VMHostHba Get - VMHost $esx - type "FibreChannel")) {}

  $target = ((get - see $hba. VMhost). Config.StorageDevice.ScsiTopology.Adapter | where {$_.} Adapter - eq $hba. Key}). Goal

  $luns = get-ScsiLun - Hba $hba - LunType 'disk '.

  $nrPaths = ($target | % {$_.}) Lun.Count} | Measure - Object - sum). Sum

  Write-Host $hba. Device ' target: ' $target. County "devices:" $luns. County ' path: ' $nrPaths

  }

  //

  I'll be grateful for any help.

  Tarun Gupta

  Try something like this

  {foreach ($esx in Get-VMHost)

  foreach ($hba to (VMHostHba Get - VMHost $esx - type "FibreChannel")) {}

  $target = ((get - see $hba. VMhost). Config.StorageDevice.ScsiTopology.Adapter | where {$_.} Adapter - eq $hba. Key}). Goal

  $luns = get-ScsiLun - Hba $hba - LunType "disk" - ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

  $nrPaths = ($target | % {$_.}) Lun.Count} | Measure - Object - sum). Sum

  $props [ordered] = @ {}

  VMHost = $esx.name

  HBA = $hba. Name

  Target = $target. County

  Device = $luns. County

  Path = $nrPaths

  }

  New-object PSObject-property $props

  }

  }

• PDF output for each host

  I would like to create a PDF report in Foglight for each host showing the memory and the CPU. Is it possible that Foglight run the report so that each host will be created in a single PDF? Currently all the output is contained in a single PDF file when the report is run.

  It is certainly technically possible. Many reports out-of-the-box take a list of hosts as input.

  There is no reason that you can specify a list of a single host as the entry in the report.

  If you drag and drop a host on a Reportal, you can select a number of views which include memory and CPU usage. You can configure and schedule a number of these reports, one for each host.

  But I have to wonder about the use case. Do you want to generate a large number of PDF files, each of which contains only three pieces of information: host name, memory usage and CPU usage?

  Kind regards

  Brian Wheeldon

• Create notification of a particular hardware for ESXi host problem?

  Hello

  One of our 5.1 ESXi hosts is constantly a hardware problem (with hardware alert status).

  We would like to ask for your opinion

  (1) if we create a notification, should we use 'host' alarm?

  (2) is it possible to send a notification to the staff for this particular host with error alarm "host" other than other ESXi hosts (i.e. send to Tony and Stephen for ESXi host A Harware problem BUT only sent to Tony for another hardware ESXi hosts problem)?

  Your opinion is requested.

  Hello

  No, there is no option to select specific host in a cluster. When you set the alarm, it is fixed for the whole army in the cluster.

• BackupExec 2012 Agent for ESXi 5 host?

  We just move from ESX to ESXi 5 4.1.  We find that the BackupExec Agent of Linux is no longer talking to ESXi host 5.

  Just would like to ask you if there are any 2012 BackupExec for ESXi 5 Host Agent?

  Thank you

  As far as I know, we don't have Backup Exec for ESXi host agent. If you want to take a backup of the configuration files to can do this through the vCLI l command vicfg - cfgbackup.p

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/index.jsp?topic=/com.VMware.VCLI.GetStart.doc_50/cli_about.html

• Service profile of the CISCO UCS for ESXi

  Do you need multiple boot LUN on the storage array for each host that you want to apply the service profile to? I'm just confused, let's say I have 12 blades that I want to designate as boot SAN for ESXi, y aura-t 12 profiles of separate service for each of them, and will need me 12 different LUNS on our storage? I am new to this and I just want to make it as clean as possible! Any help is appreciated.

  Hi Justin,

  You can have the same LUN ID for multiple service profiles, as well as the same target ID. However, your initiators will be different and you will need to configure the zoning on your switch upstream if you use the end host mode.

  Here is a good guide, review the basics and how to put in place.

  http://jeffsaidso.com/2010/11/boot-from-San-101-with-Cisco-UCS/

  Also here is an excellent guide to troubleshooting;

  http://www.Cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/servers-unified-computing/UCS-...

  Kind regards

• Configuration problem for ESXi lab network settings

  Hello

  I'm setting up a personal lab on a laptop. I created 2 virtual ESXi servers with VMware Workstation.
  Creating virtual machines ESXi, I chose the NAT option for networking:

  

  I then tried setting up two interfaces vmkernel on vSwitch0 by default for each ESXi server, select obtain IP settings automatically everywhere, as follows:

  ESXi1

  

  ESXi2

  

  I have created 4 virtual network adapters for each host and add them as active adapters to the switches.

  The problem... or ESXi pings host each other!

  What I am doing wrong?

  What are the pings, I launched of ESXi1

  ~ # ping 192.168.138.136

  PING 192.168.138.136 (192.168.138.136): 56 data bytes

  -192.168.138.136 - ping statistics

  3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

  ~ # ping 192.168.138.137

  PING 192.168.138.137 (192.168.138.137): 56 data bytes

  -192.168.138.137 - ping statistics

  3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

  That's what I thought. I suggest that you wipe the cloned ESXi host, create a new virtual machine and install again. You can also consider using a separate subnet for the vMotion network to avoid problems.

  André

• Cannot assign a license to VMware ESXi 5.0 hosts

  Dear all,

  I installed vCenter Server 5.0 standard IBM x 3550 M4 and VMware ESXi 5.0 Standard for two M4 IBM 3650 x servers. I can attribute vCenter Server Standard 5 license to vCenter Server 5.0 but I can't affect VMware vSphere 5 Standard licenses for both ESXi 5.0 servers. Each server has 2x6Cores 2.3 GHz CPU (12 cores total). VMware vSphere 5 licenses that we purchase are VMware vSphere 5 Standard for 1 processor (VS5-STD-C) x 12, which is unlimited cores per processor. Can someone tell me what is the problem here and the reason why I still can't assign license to two 5.0 ESXi hosts.

  Rgds,

  Syairus

  If I understand correctly you have 12 licenses for 1 CPU each! In order to assign a license to a host of the CPU, the license capacity must be equal to or greater than the number of the host CPU. You can combine licenses in the portal My VMware.

  BTW. for two host with 2 CPU each, you need only 4 licenses of CPU (not 12), as processors/sockets are allowed, not carrots.

  André

• ESXi Update 2 - host UI - 503 errors

  After upgrading my host to U2 6.0 today, I get 503 errors:

  503 service unavailable (unable to connect to the endpoint: [N7Vmacore4Http16LocalServiceSpecE:0xffa014e8] _serverNamespace = _isRedirect/IU = false _port = 8308)

  Do not know what is happening.  A ran the get command to see which version I was dual control:

  [root@ESX-LAB-03: ~] esxcli software vib get esx - ui - n

  VMware_bootbank_esx - ui_1.0.0 - 3617585

  Name: esx - ui

  Version: 1.0.0 - 3617585

  Type: bootbank

  Seller: VMware

  Level of acceptance: VMwareCertified

  Summary: Host VMware Client

  Description: A built-in web UI for ESXi

  ReferenceURLs:

  Creation date: 2016-03-03

  Depends on: esx-version > = 5.0.0

  Conflicts:

  Replaces:

  Offers:

  Required maintenance mode: false

  Required hardware platforms:

  Installation allowed to live: true

  Remove allowed to live: true

  Loan without a State: true

  Overlay: false

  Tags:

  Payloads: esx - ui

  Any ideas?

  FIXED!

  All what you need to do is remove the ' / ui' line of the ' / etc/vmware/rhttpproxy/endpoints.conf' and restart the service rhttpproxy by race "/etc/init.d/rhttpproxy restart".

  Fact!

• How to generate the array Diagnostic Utility ADU for Esxi server

  How to run Diagnostic Utility ADU or HP Insight Diagnostics HP Insight Diagnostics table to collect the status tables and logs data FRO an Esxi Server

  How to generate the array Diagnostic Utility ADU for Esxi server

  Example:

  Download the package .vib here: http://vibsdepot.hp.com/hpq/feb2013/esxi-5x-vibs/hpacucli/hpacucli-9.40-12.0.vib

  and place it on a store of data seen by the host...

  Install it using the CLI:

  software esxcli vib install d vmfs/volumes //hpacucli-9.40-12.0.vib

  Now run it:

  ~ # cd/opt/hp/hpacucli/bin

  / opt/HP/hpacucli/bin # . / hpacucli

  HP Array Configuration Utility CLI 9.40.12.0

  Detection of controllers... Fact.

  Type 'help' for a list of supported commands.

  Type "exit" to close the console.

  => ctrl all diag file=/tmp/my_ADUreport.zip ris = on = on zip xml = on

  Generation of diagnostic report... done

  -Online output

  / opt/HP/hpacucli/bin #.

  my_ADUreport.zip in / tmp can now be downloaded from the host...

  It could be that useful...

  / Rubeck

• VMware Tools for ESXi not in running and not installed

  (nested) Tools of ESXi does not.

  I installed an ESXi 5.5 nested on a physical and installed 5.5 ESXi host tools on the virtual ESXi5.5.

  However both the client c# as the Web Client report not (not running, not installed) tools.

  When I type 'list of software esxcli vib', I see the esx-tools-for-esxi in the list.

  I have attached the vmware.log for the nested ESXi, I use nesting for several years only and had no problems.

  Thanks in advance

  You are hiding the fact that you run in a virtual machine, if the tools do not start.  Shut down the virtual computer, remove this line from your configuration file and restart:

  monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = true

• Best practices for ESXi system saves location

  Hi all

  What is the recommendation of VMWare for the storage location of the ESXi logs? Of course, if a VMFS path is not configured under software > advanced settings, then the papers will not be stored on a persistent storage. We have installed 5.5 ESXi hypervisor on a 16 GB USB, newspapers can be stored there?

  Thank you!

  You must configure partitions on the USB key, which is a bit complicated. One for ESXi and the other for logging. If the host has local storage (our not, that is why we are doing the extra work) it may be better to just write logs in the data store.

• Support ESXi 5.0 host FC connected tape drives in the virtual machine running symantec backup exec 2012

  Dear Experts,

  We recently purchased C0H19A: StoreEver HP 1/8 G2 6 - LTO Ultrium 6250 CF TapeAutoloader. The purpose is to backup of VMS data, I mean selected data in virtual machines, as for the exchange of data bases email for server accounts database SQL server etc.. We have a full VM backup plan, so using symantec backup exec software.

  We have this configuration:

  -TWO DL 380 Gen8 servers (running UPDATE2 Esxi 5.0), both servers have not all SCSI ports

  -One SINGLE HP P2000 G2 MSA FC Dual Cntrl storage

  -TWO HP SN6000 12 - pt Windows Pwr FC switch

  -HP ADF

  All them above are related to the CF. Symantec backup exec 2012 is also installed on Windows 2008 R2, which is a virtual machine.

  But now, we are unable to see the tape library autoloader through the virtualization layer in the device of machine Manager virtual backup exec. Reading on internet, I also found some details that connected FC tape drives are not supported by the Esxi hosts. We are really stuck in this situation, all the solutions to this. I also read the article from vmware saying configuration for Esxi 4.0 FC tape drives and later versions

  Installation of a physical server windows with Backup Exec 2012 and HBA and connected to above switches FC is the only way to see the ADF? Even after reading articles on the internet, I'm not clear, please guide what solution I have now to get this thing going, I really need to find solution to this.

  Waiting for answers.

  Kind regards

  Hello, I'm a Backup Exec support engineer and yes the method supported is only by connecting the tape drive to a server of physical media. See the introduction in the Backup Exec HCL on Configurations of http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH175582 and http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH146293 alternative