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• How to configure nested ESXi 5 to take the EVC Clusters supported

  Can someone give me instructions on how to configure nested ESXi 5 Support EVC clusters help please?

  Thank you

  JOhn

  Please follow: how to configure nested ESXi 5 to the EVC Clusters of support | virtuallyGhetto

• On nic vmkernel/vmmanagement in ESXi 5.0

  Hi guys,.

  I need to configure my server esxi newsest 5.1 and I'm not sure which is the requirement of network vmkernel and vmmanagment configuration.

  I need to create a Vswitch and "dedicate" nic 2 (1 for vmkernel) and 1 for vmmanagement and I did not ' use the same NIC another vswitch for production of VM network?

  Is it mandatory (by design esxi) have a nic dedicate for this or is it just a best practice?

  I have 6 network adapters on each server.

  Thanks in advance.

  It is not necessary for the use of a dedicated NETWORK adapter for management traffic (which btw. is the VMKernel traffic). It actually depends on your design of physical network (e.g., flat, VLANs) and who has, you will use on the ESXi host (e.g. vMotion, fault tolerance, software iSCSI) how vSwitches and port groups you need and if you need to separate traffic.

  André

• How to disable journaling documented in vmkernel.log in ESXi 5.5 u2

  Hello community!

  I'm trying to disable debug logging vmkernel.log but so far nothing helps. My vmkernel.log is watered by something like this:

  [Debug ACPI]  (Integer 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.051Z cpu0:32866) 0 x

  00000000

  00001e00

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.051Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 16] "" H2: 0xD7 command == 0 ".

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.051Z cpu0:32866) [0x0f] ' H2: 0xD7 PETE:

  [Debug ACPI]  (Integer 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.051Z cpu0:32866) 0 x

  00000000

  00000080

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.051Z cpu0:32866) [0x1c] ' H2: 0xD8 notification processor.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.052Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 24] ' H2: 0xD3: bits4 CSR_HA set to 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.052Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: CSR_HA 0xD4 Bit3-> 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.055Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 28] ' H2: 0xD0 enter Manager SCI for HECI-2.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.055Z cpu0:32866) [0x2d] ' H2: 0xD1 host interrupt status set to 1.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.055Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 24] ' H2: 0xD3: bits4 CSR_HA set to 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.055Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: CSR_HA 0xD4 Bit3-> 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 28] ' H2: 0xD0 enter Manager SCI for HECI-2.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0x2d] ' H2: 0xD1 host interrupt status set to 1.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 24] ' H2: 0xD3: bits4 CSR_HA set to 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: CSR_HA 0xD4 Bit3-> 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 17] ' H2: 0xD6 ME WP! = ME PR'

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.350Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: 0xD6 Message header:

  [Debug ACPI]  (Integer 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) 0 x

  0000000080040011

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 26] "H2: 0xD6 TState:PState:SeqNo:Command:

  [Debug ACPI]  (Integer 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) 0 x

  00000000

  00001f00

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 16] "" H2: 0xD7 command == 0 ".

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) [0x0f] ' H2: 0xD7 PETE:

  [Debug ACPI]  (Integer 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) 0 x

  00000000

  00000080

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.351Z cpu0:32866) [0x1c] ' H2: 0xD8 notification processor.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.352Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 24] ' H2: 0xD3: bits4 CSR_HA set to 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.352Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: CSR_HA 0xD4 Bit3-> 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.353Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 28] ' H2: 0xD0 enter Manager SCI for HECI-2.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.353Z cpu0:32866) [0x2d] ' H2: 0xD1 host interrupt status set to 1.

  [Debug ACPI]  (Chain 2015 - 06-30T 07: 17:08.353Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 24] ' H2: 0xD3: bits4 CSR_HA set to 0.

  [Debug ACPI]  Chain 2015-06-30 T 07: 17:08.353Z cpu0:32866) [0 x 19] ' H2: CSR_HA 0xD4 Bit3-> 0.

  What I did:

  1. updated the file config.xml in/etc/vmware/hoistd. Currently, section < Journal > looks like this:

  < Log >

  < Directory >/var/log/vmware/< / book >

  Info < level > < / level >

  < maxFileNum > 8 < / maxFileNum >

  < > 524288 maxFileSize < / maxFileSize >

  pass < name > < / name >

  < outputToConsole > false < / outputToConsole >

  < outputToFiles > false < / outputToFiles >

  < outputToSyslog > true < / outputToSyslog >

  < syslog >

  local4 < Setup > < / installation >

  < ident > go < / ident >

  < logHeaderFile > /var/run/vmware/hostdLogHeader.txt < / logHeaderFile >

  < / syslog >

  < / log >

  For the record, I changed < level > (was verbose)

  2. changes to the advanced settings:

  Verbose for info Config.HostAgent.log.level

  Vpx.Vpxa.config.log.level verbose for info.

  No results even after reboot of the host.

  I missed something?

  This ESXi is Lenovo custom image.

  Hello

  I met exactly same problem with our brand new Lenovo x 3650 M5 machines. Unfortunately, VMware was not able to say where these newspapers come as there is not a hardware problem.

  If you feel comfortable, you can decrease vmkernel loging level by:

  core of the system settings set - setting = acpiDbgLevel - value = 1 esxcli

  Then, you will need to reboot your host.

  I hope it helps.

• Best configuration/license esxi 5

  I'm new to Vmware and I have to deal with 6 guests in my environment. Currently, the hosts are set up with the esxi license 5.0 free stand alone.  I have no shared storage and I wonder what would be the best configuration/license to manage these hosts without shared storage.  Thank you

  To use vMotion without shared storage, you must run vSphere 5.1 or newer with at least 'Essentials Plus' licenses. Remember that the Kits Essentials can manage up to 3 guests, so if you want to manage all six guests in a unique environment you need at least the Standard vSphere licenses.

  André

• How do I configure the ESXi to be able to view the LUN this VMFS as Active / Active path?

  People,

  Can someone help me please in the configuration of my store of VMFS data presented in my series EMC VNX 5500 all active rather active / stand-by?

  What do I have to configure this through the EMC storage array, or that can be done through simple steps in ESXi 5.1 U1?

  Thanks in advance.

  ALUA needs me set up on the VNX first, check this blog to see how to implement on Clarion and fairly, it could be the same, given that I have not worked on VNX hands on

  vCloud Info: how to activate ALUA and Round Robin with ESX and Clariion CX4 multichannel

  Thank you

  Avinash

• How to reset the configuration on esxi 5.1 which hangs at startup?

  Hi, I have a lab at home where I have an ESXi 5.1.0 host configured to turn on a virtual machine at startup of the host. The host starts and I'll see the DCUI for a few seconds before getting a purple screen crash. This started after I set up a virtual machine to use the pass through peripheral PCI. I found 2039030 which explains this bug KB. There is a patch, but as much as I know I can't apply it because the host crashes. Now, I'm a bit of a newb and was looking for ways to reset the configuration to prevent switch off when the host starts the virtual machine. I can't find a way to make this change. I tried the recovery of hypervisor mode during startup (Maj (R) but I get a warning saying there is no other hypervisors for restore. So is there a way I can either apply the hotfix to a host offline esxi (starting with a knoppix USB) or change a configuration so that vm does not automatically turn on, or if necessary just reset the entire configuration (again, by booting to a usb key)? Thank you!

  Probably the best way to reset the configuration in this case is to re - install ESXi. Make sure that you select "Install ESXi, VMFS datastore preserve" and - once installed and configured - register the virtual machine to inventory in click with the right button on their .vmx files in the data store Navigator.

  André

• Configuration of ESXi 4.1 vmotion

  Hi all!

  I'm checking a configuration of vSphere 4.1 and I have 3 ESXi 4.1 the hosts in the same cluster with enable HA and DRS.

  Each host has 4 FCoE 10 Gb HBA, 2 of them are used to connect to the host for the SAN and the other 2 are used for vmotion in a dedicated vSwitch.

  What is the correct configuration of zoning in the fabric for the connections of 2 fibres used for vMotion? I guess that is not necessary to present data on these connections warehouses, for vmotion is necessary as all the hosts of ESXi 'see' each other in the DRS cluster. Fix?

  Thank you

  Concerning

  Lo

  Do you agree with me?

  What is a good Setup?

  Yes, I had asked for the outputs to confirm on models of pilot.

• Optimal configuration for ESXi 5.1 scenario

  Hi all

  Ive got a new i - 3 DELL T110 II server which will be used for the backup of virtual machines on an ESX 4.0 host.

  IM under ESXi 5.1 to a USB flash drive on an internal slot, but this is where I'm looking for assistance.

  Ive got 3 x 500 GB sata drives that I intend to run a RAID 5 configuration, but doesn't quite do all homework and Im stuck stuck with a PERC S100 RAID controller.

  Virtual machines that I will support up to are limited resources Suse Linux servers - be bad using veeam backup on the ESXi host.

  I was able to combine the 3 disks in a data store on the ESXi host, but that is not really giving me any redundancy with the readers, if one of them fails.

  Question:

  Should I bite the bullet and get a hardware RAID controller? If Yes, who would probably be the best compatible model?

  Or

  Is there any other configuration I can configure to provide redundancy on my data without the need to use a hardware RAID card.

  Thank you in advance.

  Hello

  Hardware RAID is always a better solution/practice. Please take a look at the http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=san HCL and select the appropriate pattern you are looking and confirm his support. Hope that answers your query.

  The respect of

  Sree

  VANESSA | EMCISA-V2 | EMCISA | VCP4 | VCP5 | MCP | MCTS AD2008

• New hardware configuration of ESXi environment

  I'm relatively new to a company (to a month ago and I am the only person in what the other person until I started has left a little more) and I was tasked to virtualize ~ 30 physical servers (mainly old systems Solaris 10 which I do not expect to migrate to CentOS VMs).

  I'm now panicing, because even if I have some knowledge of vmware (install ESXi and the creation of virtual machines in vSphere etc.) I have little knowledge about the side things network and how to build a SAN and network connect/configure it via a switch and guests ESXi etc to make the virtual machine environment. Can someone provide some good links that show how to do this step by step for someone new to this? -I'm getting bogged down with the vast amount of information out there. Vmware give to those who may visit a site and help to set up a new environment. Sorry if I ask the wrong discussion group

  Also, I think I'll go with the Dell hardware, which is:

  2 x PowerEdge R710
  1 x PowerVault MD3200i (iSCSI)
  1 x VMware vSphere Essentials Plus

  Someone would be able to verify if the options below, I chose for the hardware will allow me to build an environment full of the virtual machine or if I am missing a few bits & bobs and I'll be able to tie together using a HP ProCurve 2810 - 24 G Switch exisiting?

  For the PowerEdge R710
  * Basic PowerEdge R710 Rack chassis, up to 4 x 3.5 "HDDs
  * CPU: 2 x Intel Xeon L5640, 6 c, 2.26 GHz, 12 MB Cache 5,86 / s, 60W TDP, Turbo, HT, DDR3 - 1066 MHz
  * Memory: 32 GB memory for 2 CPUs, DDR3 1333 MHz (8X4Go LV RDIMMs to clocked at SV)
  * Mounting card Riser with 2 PCIe Slots x 4 PCIe x 8 + 2
  * First RAID Controller Card PERC H200, integrated RAID controller for x 4 bottom of basket
  * Operating system without an operating system
  * Module SD internal accessories with 1 GB SD Card for integrated virtualization options
  * RAID connectivity C1 - without RAID PERC H200 controller, 1-6 or 1-8 hard drives based on chassis
  * High output power supply, block, redundant (2 PSU), 870 Watt BIOS Performance parameter
  Network of card Broadcom NetXtreme II 5709 Quad Port 1GbE NIC, PCIe-4
  * LOM embedded Options integrated Gigabit Ethernet NIC with TOE 4 p
  * Server management card iDRAC6 Express Server Management Card

  For the MD3200i
  Basis of PV MD3200i external iSCSI Array of RAID 12 bays with two controllers (4 Ports per controller)
  * Power supply redundant power supply (PSU 2) 600W
  * Primary Hard Drives (12) 450 GB SAS 15 k 3.5 "HD

  
  I don't know there is more details you may need to help me with this then, sorry and please ask if you need more details, etc. I appreciate a lot I'm asking - I bought a book of vmware but I'm stuck being a single person IT, if I don't get a lot of time to read.

  
  Thank you very much

  the listed material is enough to set up a cluster of two nodes vSphere. We can guarantee that the hardware is compatible with the software (ESXi) using vmware HCL.

  http://www.VMware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=base&deviceCategory=San

  Its good to be trained as VCP (vMware Certified Professional) for a start in the administration of VMware. You can find the details on secure Channel in this URL.

  http://myLearn.VMware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&UI=www_cert

  Here is a link to some free e-training courses that can shed some light on the installation and setting up of ESXi, vCenter, and related solutions.

  http://www.screencast.com/users/esloof/folders/online%20VMware%20Training

  Consult the installation guides ESXi and vCenter for detailed installation steps and basic administration.

  http://www.VMware.com/support/pubs/vSphere-ESXi-vCenter-Server-pubs.html

  Vmware give to those who may visit a site and help to set up a new environment.

  Yes, VMware PSO (Prfessional Service Organization) is consulting. Contact details are available here.

  http://www.VMware.com/services/consulting/

• script to find configuration of esxi host problems.

  Need a script to find if all configuration host on all issues the esxi host in the vCenter...

  example: alert, warning.

  Hello, nareshunik-

  You can consult the properties TriggeredAlarmState and ConfigIssue to display HostSystem for the VMHost objects, such as:

  Get-View -ViewType HostSystem -Property Name,TriggeredAlarmState,ConfigIssue | ?{$_.TriggeredAlarmState -or $_.ConfigIssue} | `    select name,         @{n="NumConfigIssues"; e={($_.ConfigIssue | Measure-Object).Count}},        @{n="NumAlarms"; e={($_.TriggeredAlarmState | Measure-Object).Count}}
  

  This will return just all hosts with a triggered alarm, a configuration problem or two (and the course of each):

  Name       NumConfigIssues  NumAlarms
  ----       ---------------  ---------
  myHost001                1          0
  myHost122                2          0
  myHost212                1          1
  

  How does do for you?

• Guest operating system disappeared after a reset configuration system ESXi

  I use ESXi and injury I have reset the Configuration System.  I then had to set up the network again once I did.  Same everything. I got the 2 virtual machine on the ESX box and now I'm not able to see the virtual machines under ESX.  Although I can see in the data store that are all the files.  How can I get that back?  Thank you.

  in the data store browser, right-click on the vmx file and add to the inventory

• Help, please!  Configuration of ESXi to get Cisco Surv. Multimedia for work software.

  Quick overview of what I do:

  I am running VMWare ESXi on a Dell Poweredge R710 server.  My virtual machine is Linux SuSE 10, Service Pack 1, the recommended Cisco media platform video software Surveuillance.  .  I try to get my Cisco software to run on the computer, but it requires an IP address from a remote location to access the software.  My IP address that I attributed to VMware is assigned, but when I use the same address and have the x.x.x.x/cisco.vsm.html there is a conflict with the original address assigned to the address that is using VMware to access the server itself.  I'm a newbie and it's all very confusing to me, so I apprecaite little help.

  Is this a problem IP routing or a problem of port assignment?  The Cisco software is supposed to load when I type http:/x.x.x.x/vsms.html in a browser window on the same network.

  Any suggestions?  I did research this for days trying to figure out how to get a simple program to work.

  Thanks a lot for your help!

  Try the URL localhost directly on SuSE http://127.0.0.1/vsmc.html machine if that gets refused then you have configuration problems in the software.

• Newbe question about the network configuration of ESXi 3.5

  I have ESXi 3.5 works well on a Dell Poweredge T300 server.  I want to connect a Netgear ReadyNas Pro Business Edition for this Dell and connect by iscsi.

  I want to connect 1 network card of the ReadyNas for 1 network card on the Dell printer.

  My question is on the Dell when I go to the ESXi server and customize by pressing F2 and goto network settings I see the following:

  X vmnic0 embeeded nic1

  NIC2 integrated vmnic1 used by vswitch1

  I'm may be thick but can you explain what NIC on the ESXi server is used for access interenet and I need to configure for iscsi?  I thought that it should be obvious, but it is vmnic0 or vmnic1?

  Your ESXi host has two vswitchs configured what uplinks to physical NIC in the system.

  vSwitch0 what uplinks to vmnic0 (who, although a red x, indicating a problem seems to be very well) this vswitch holds you management interface (IP 192.168.2.107) and a portgroup of VM for your virtual machines. You also have an another vswitch vswitch1 what uplinks to GB NIC vmnic1. This vswitch has unused virtual machine port group. Also a VLAN ID has been set for this vswitch which would lead me to believe that VST is / was operating on that host in the past.

  Haven't you set up this? If this isn't the case, I would get with one who did.

  Order "the great vSwitch debate" parts 1 and 2 to start.

  http://kensvirtualreality.WordPress.com/2009/03/29/the-great-vswitch-debate-part-1/

• No supported in the update configuration manager esxi 4.1 5.1 HP DL580 G7

  I am using the HP custom esxi iso to upgrade a crowd of 4.1 to 5.1, but is it the following error. any idea?

  I managed to push through even with the caveats and host had put very well.