vMotion between ESX 4.0 and ESX 3.5 hosts

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• VC4.0 usable vmotion between esx 3.5 and esx 4.0?

  VC4.0 usable vmotion between esx 3.5 and esx 4.0?

  Yes, you will be able to vmotion between 3.5 and 4.0

  Just leave your comment "out of date" tools until all ESX versions are on their final construction, then upgrade the comment tools and virtual hardware

• vMotion between ESX 3.5 5.1 ESXi MAchines?

  Hi guys I need to know if possible to a Vmotion between ESX 3.5 s machines to ESXi 5.1?

  I hace 2 servers with ESX 2.5 I want to do the update to 4.1 and then to 5.1 hot, for that, I have 4 new esxi 5.1.

  Accoeding to http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php? It is not possible because you cannot manage the ESX 3.5 with vCenter 5.1 - I advise to use VMware Converter to V2V virtual machines to the new environment of 6.1.

• VMotion between ESX 4.1 & ESXi 4.1 down on identical hardware

  I did turn ESX 4.1 a few months on 6 Dell R710 servers and have no problem of vmotion, but now I added 2 extra (identical) Dell R710 servers with ESXi 4.1 on them.

  The problem I have is that I can't vmotion running servers to the ESXi servers.

  Can I vmotion stop server on ESXi servers without problem and running (on ESXi) between these 2 ESXi R710s of vmotion.

  Also, I can't vmotion (on ESXi) servers to ESX servers.

  I get the same error message, re cpu is different! Although they are not.

  Thank you for taking the time to answer this.

  J

  This error message occurs generally if guests have different BIOS settings or even different BIOS versions.

  See http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1029785

  André

• CAN I VMotion between ESX server with they are in different version?

  Hi all

  I want to upgrade my 2.5u1 to 2.5u3 vCenter, then upgrade my all the ESX Servers 3.5u1 to 3.5u3. VMFS on storage shared SAN and VMotion already activated. My question is if I upgrade the first server ESX 3.5u1 to 3.5u3, can I use VMotion to migrade the 3.5u1 virtual machine remains in the new 3.5u3 updated? Thank you!

  -david

  PS. I had been looking, but too many results or not exactly my scenario. So hard to find one suitable.

  Yes and you can even go to 3.0.2 3.5.3 without a problem. Usually, it is the target CPU model that causes pain when he is not the same.

  http://blog.laspina.ca/

• Cannot Storage Vmotion between EMC Celerra NFS and NFS VNX

  Recently we have improved our infrastructure VMware 3.5 to 5.0. Managed to migrate all virtual machines to the Esxi5.0 without any problems. More recently, we bought new storage EMC VNX 5300, set up and configured the NFS storage for the early. All the warehouses of new data related to blades and all storage pools, old and new can be found under vCenter.

  Problem we have is that we can not Storage vMotion virtual machines of the old Celerra NFS for new NFS VNX stores. It comes back with the error "cannot access file VM VNX {datastore} filename '. We got a similar message appears when you try to create a new virtual machine or import an OVF on VNX new data warehouses.

  We have the license of the company, with Dell M600 blades with EMC storage as mentioned above.

  Pointers would be appreciated

  Kem

  Thanks for your contributions, but I solved it. A bit of a 'schoolboy error', but although I had added to the VMKernel IP in the host root and read-write in the NFS export properties, I also need to add the IP address of the hosts/blades. Storage vMotion successfully in new stores VNX. THX Kem

• Storage vMotion issue License - license of moving between ESX Hosts 4.1?

  I have a question about Storage vMotion with ESX 4.1 license.

  One of my environments ESX 3.5 existing consists of 10 ESX 3.5 hosts - 8 ESX 3.5 servers Standard and 2 ESX 3.5 Enterprise servers.  I use a centralized license server (I think that's the correct term).

  I found that I can "move" the vMotion (and vMotion) Storage capacity of two of my 10 servers that only two of them are enabled for vMotion, both.  I do this by topic under VI Client-> select the host ESX-> Configuration-> network-> properties-> VMkernel-> Edit-> toggle the box "VMotion" activated-> OK.   I guess that by doing this, that I'm actually just spend my licenses 'ESX Enterprise' between the hosts.

  Be able to run Storage vMotion on one or two guests at a time is a lot for a few times a year I need to reconfigure my back-end storage.

  Two Questions:

  1. this use is technically legal in a perspective of VMware licenses?

  2. now, I'm looking to upgrade to ESX 4.1 and wonder if I'll be able to keep doing this?  I have read that ESX 4.x got rid of the centralized server license model, so not sure if I could 'move' licenses around like that... In fact since vMotion is now included in Standard Edition, I guess I could 'pull out' through a license only one ESX Enterprise server in order to obtain the license of storage vMotion.

  I let my support/subscription lapse for as long it is cheaper to purchase new licenses rather than paying for support costs with retroactive effect on my existing licenses.   The price difference between Standard and Enterprise is large (3 times the cost) that I don't think I can swing is business licenses for all of my guests past the bean counters, where the reason for this post.

  Reflections and comments?

  Each host has a license key number. You can apply a new license key to a host, and it is immediately activated. I guess you would be technically violate licensing for seconds as a license number was recorded at two hosts. There is a place in the vSphere client to "assign a new license key to this host. When a license key has been assigned, it remains as a choice, then you can simply choose the functionality licensed one and below the other.

• Firewall between ESX and vCenter vLAN & Production vLAN

  Hello

  Scenario:

  2 ESX hosts with Teddy bear 6. 2 to vLAN S.C. & VMotion, 2 to vLAN DMZ and 2 for the Production of vLAN.

  There are 2 pSwitches to battery-Mode Cluster, having 4 VLANS.

  1. Production of vLAN1

  2. vLAN2 DMZ

  3. Service vLAN3 console

  4. vLAN4 VMotion

  Connectivity is fine no problem. All VLAN works them very well. Service console and VMotion they fold each other so pSwitch failure failure or Teddy bear.

  Requirements:

  Service console is connected in vLAN3 which is 172.16.20.0/24 network under vSwitch0 contains 2pNICs & 3 exchanges.  Service Console PortGroup, VMotion PortGroup & vCenter PortGroup. vCenter PortGroup I want to place the VirtualCenter VM & I'll put the virtual computer's firewall.

  Currently, the Center Virtual under vCenter PortGroup, which is 172.16.20.55. Communication to ESX all very well.

  How I connect to VirtualCenter & ESX host while I am putting in the Production vLAN? I added a static Route in my P.C. 172.16.20.0 to go via 128.104.145.149 "this is the IP address pSwitch" I connect very well without any problems. Of course that does not protect the farm ESX and virtual Center.

  I want to secure the connection between the Production vLAN & Console of service of VMotion vLAN & get rid of the Static Route in the computers in the Admin.

  Bypass the Options:

  1. Physics MS ISA Server with 2 natachasery one be connected in the vCenter PortGroup & to be connected in the Production vLAN & open ports to demand it.

  2. Physical firewall of Teddy 2 a be connected in the vCenter PortGroup & to be connected in the Production vLAN and open ports require.

  3. Virtual Firewall 'SmoothWall or ISA Server' with 2 teddy bears that are connected in the vCenter PortGroup & to be connected in the Production vLAN and open ports require.

  Please take a look at the diagram attached & tips.

  Best regards

  Hussain Al Sayed

  Hello

  On your diagram, I would change your colors. Orange traditionally involves a DMZ not green, but it is up to you. I use Smoothwall for exactly the same behavior.

  Network <-> pNIC1 <-> vSwitch1 <-> vFW (smoothwall) <-> DMZ Network
  ....................................................<-> Green Network
  

  If your front firewall controls access to everything. You can use 'two' firewalls so if you just want to have a set of Red<->Green Networks. On the first, the Red network is outside, green is the demilitarized zone, in the second, red is the demilitarized zone and the ESX hosts are green.

  To grant access to your ESX hosts from a system outside the firewall, you must enable and redirect port 443 to the appropriate location. In fact, I wouldn't do that, create a virtual machine or physical box that is inside the firewall, use the VPN and OpenVPN Tarek Smoothwall addon in the internal location or create a pinhole that allows RDP access to this host/VM and then use the VIC of in the "green network". You must put the kingpins holes in your firewall to grant access you need, so a VPN works much better. You want to limit the number of holes of PIN you use.

  What you describe is quite feasible, but without the holes of the kingpins and proper routing through the firewall is not possible.

  Best regards

  Edward L. Haletky

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• Differences between ESX and ESXi

  Hai,

  As I am new to VI environment I doubt that where features ESX and ESXi are different, it may be stupid but can help me a lot.

  Hello

  Please check the link to the differences between ESX and ESXi below.

  http://www.VMware.com/products/vSphere/ESXi-and-ESX/compare.html

  Please note ESX is present in version 3.x, 4.x. starting vsphere 5.0, we have only ESXi.

  ESXi doesnot have a service console and has the smallest footprint of 70 MB and so is safer and more reliable, because it has a smaller surface set.

  Please allow points if you find the article useful.

  Thank you

  Aakash Jacob

• Comparison between ESX 4, Xen and Hyper-V

  Hello!

  Someone at - it a (new) comparison between ESX 4, Xen and Hyper V? Management performance, stability, cost and so on.

  Thank you to

  Hello

  Visit this link for the last comparison http://www.it20.info/misc/virtualizationscomparison.htm

  http://ctistrategy.com/2009/08/18/VMware-vSphere-Microsoft-HyperV-whitepaper/

  If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Thank you!!!

  Prakash

• store of data sharing between ESX and ESXi?

  Hello everyone

  This is something I have not yet tried, but is it possible to share the same store of data between ESX and ESXi (version 4)?

  /MH

  Without a doubt.

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• Difference between ESX 4.0 and vSphere 4.0

  Hi all

  Is there a difference between vSphere 4.0 and ESX 4.0.  I'm unable to find any document that clears my doubts about this.

  PL. help...

  ESX 4.0 is the Installation that goes on your hosts.

  vSphere refers to the set of applications (virtual Center, FT etc.).

  ESX4.0 is one of control. . a main

• Difference between Esx v 2 and 3 and ESX 2.5 and 3.5

  Hello

  I want to know the differences between ESX V.2 and 3 and ESX 2.5 and 3.5. can someone help me on respect.

  Karthik.

  Hello

  The biggest difference between ESX 2.x and 3.x is how the virtualization of the boots as well as configurations of network virtual host.

  In ESX 2.x booted Linux then VMware took control.

  In ESX 3.x VMware started then place the unit of management within a virtual machine started.

  ESXi boots the vmkernel then starts a Posix environment in the vmkernel.

  The book of VMware ESX Server in the enterprise passes over these differences in a bit of detail, if you are interested.

  Best regards

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• Connect an ESX host 4.0 in a store of data VMFS 3.31 with vMotion, and ESX 3.5 hosts

  Hello

  I moved 2 x a new vCenter 4.0 3.5 ESX hosts.  I also have a new ESX 4.0 host.

  Can I connect this ESX host 4.0 for the data store using the 2 x ESX 3.5 hosts?  It is a VMFS 3.31 on a CX3-20 SAN data store. I was then going to vMotion virtual machines to the new host and reinstall the old.

  I just fear that the new ESX 4.0 host will do something to the data store that make it incompatible with the older ESX 3.5 servers.

  Thanks in advance,

  Euan

  Yes, you can connect and use these data with ESX versions warehouses. If you have sVMotion it will work as well. On ESX 3.5 you can only move the guest as a whole on an ESX 4.0 host, you can move the vDisks independently.

  It is perhaps unnecessary, but when I update the ESX 3.5 servers 4.0 I unplug the storage until the update is running. Just in case...

  AWo

  VCP / vEXPERT 2009

• Port of the firewall between ESX 3.5 and VC 2.5

  Hi all

  What are the firewall port to open between ESX 3.5 and VC 2.5? I thank you very much.

  ESX Server 3 (https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_35/esx_3/r35u2/vi3_35_25_u2_3_server_config.pdf) Configuration Guide is your friend.

  The diagram page 179, that's what you're after.