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• VMotion with ESX and ESXi in the same cluster.

  My client wants to spend his whole army ESX 4.0 to ESXi 4.1 host. I know that it requires a clean install of the host. But vMotion always works in a cluster with a mix of the host ESX 4.0 and ESXi 4.1?

  You will be fine to have a mixed group of ESX and ESXi hosts.

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• Is it possible to use GPFS or another build is a SAN storage shared for multiple ESX and ESXi hosts?

  We have a license GPFS and SAN storage. I am trying to create a storage shared for multiple ESX and ESXi hosts share existing virtual machines. We tried once NFS, it of a little slow and consume too much bandwidth LAN.

  Anyone can help answer? Thank you very much in advance!

  It depends on your storage space.

  You must connect all hosts to the same San, then follow the configuration guide of ESXi and specific documentation for your storage space (for sharing LUNS on multiple hosts).

  André

• Store of data sharing between 4 ESX and ESXi 5

  Hello

  I have a vSphere environment 4.1 with a vCenter and a cluster of 3 ESX 4.1 access to the content of data through fiberchanel (type scneario) warehouses.

  And now I need to install a new ESXi 5.x (cannot be a different version) in a separate environment, outside of the current vCenter, BUT to access the warehouses of data even as the cluster of vSphere 4 current.

  Anyone know if there should be no problem sharing between 4 ESX and ESXi 5 access to the same data storage?

  Thanks in advance

  As long as the FC zoning is configured properly, avoid all the problems.   ESXi 5 will be able to see the data created by ESX4 VMFS3 stores, it will not be able to create the same size of virtual machine he can on a 5 VMFS datastore.

• Need a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter

  Hi all

  If someone can help me with a powercli script to create a new account a local administrator on all ESX and ESXi hosts in the vcenter, create a role called admin and give all access except the root. This shoulb be past by a virtual centre.

  Very much appreciated to help him.

  Kind regards

  MelLvin

  I suspect that you posted your question to the wrong thread

  This requires only a minor change to the script above actually.

  Something like that

  $groupName = "group"$accountName = "user"$accountPswd = "password"$accountDescription = "A user"
  
  $esxlist = Get-VMHostforeach($esx in $esxlist){    Connect-VIServer -Server $esx -User root -Password "password"
  
      Try {      Get-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -Group -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null    }    Catch {      New-VMHostAccount -Id $groupName -GroupAccount | Out-Null    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    Try{        $account = Get-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -ErrorAction Stop |        Set-VMHostAccount -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -AssignGroups $groupName    }    Catch{        $account = New-VMHostAccount -Id $accountName -Password $accountPswd -Description $accountDescription -UserAccount -GrantShellAccess -AssignGroups $groupName    }
  
      $rootFolder = Get-Folder -Name ha-folder-root    New-VIPermission -Entity $rootFolder -Principal $account -Role admin
  
      Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false}
  

• ESX and ESXi

  What are the fundamental differences between ESX and ESXi. Someone could it say please interview point of view. Just need about 4 to 5 differences.

  Thank you

  Prashant

  The difference between ESX and ESXi, ESX was the classic version with a dedicated Service console embarked with him, however, ESXi is the version of Vsphere without the Console service. Because ESXi is without the service console, so its size is very small and its called summer have footprint small disc. With the release of VSphere VMware 5.0 and later versions has deprecated the classic ESX version there is therefore no now unavailable ESX and we only ESXi now.

• Script - missing and hotfixes installed for ESX and ESXi

  Can I have the script i.e. missing and hotfixes installed for ESX and ESXi using the CLI power only? out put should be csv format

  You reset the content of the table $Results on each iteration of the baseline.

  Try like this

  $Results = @()
  foreach($esx in Get-VMHost) {
    foreach($baseline in (Get-Compliance -Entity $esx -Detailed | where {$_.Status -eq "NotCompliant"})){
      $Results += $baseline.CompliantPatches |    Select @{N="Host";E={$esx.Name}},    @{N="Status";E={"Compliant"}},    @{N="Baseline";E={$baseline.Baseline.Name}},Name,ReleaseDate,IdByVendor,    @{N="KB";E={(Select-String "(?http://[\w|\.|/]*\w{1})" -InputObject $_.Description).Matches[0].Groups['url'].Value}}
  
      $Results += $baseline.NotCompliantPatches |    Select @{N="Host";E={$esx.Name}},    @{N="Status";E={"NotCompliant"}},    @{N="Baseline";E={$baseline.Baseline.Name}},Name,ReleaseDate,IdByVendor,    @{N="KB";E={(Select-String "(?http://[\w|\.|/]*\w{1})" -InputObject $_.Description).Matches[0].Groups['url'].Value}}
    }
  }
  $Results
  

  It will give the installed and lack of patches which are defined in the non-compliant baslines related to the ESXi host.

  If you want to see all the lines, also the most consistent, omit the Where clause on the base line (foreach) loop.

• 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

• DRS cluster: You can mix 4.1 ESX and ESXi 4.1?

  Not very complext, but we have a DRS cluster of 8 hosts x 3850 of IBM on ESX 4.1 and we will upgrade them both to ESXi 4.1 update 1.  There will be questions mixing a cluster of ESX and ESXi servers?

  Yes, 100% supported!  both are the same hypervisor, so you should have no problem running in the same cluster.  After all it is the best way to do a upgrade spread, and how we made our move between ESX and ESXi.

• 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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• May 4 ESX and ESXi 4.1 exist in the same Cluster?

  Hello all-

  Installation program:

  vSphere 4.0 Infrastructure

  • CLUSTER1 = 2 ESX 4.0 hosts (Enterprise license) (HA/DRS)

  • Networking is standard vSwitches

  • Storage is Compellent SAN Fiber Channel

  • About 20 mV

  • 2 = 2 ESX 4.0 hosts (EnterprisePlus licenses) cluster (HA/DRS)

  • Networking is Cisco Nexus 1000v Distributed Virtual Switch

  • Storage is Compellent SAN Fiber Channel

  • About 15 virtual machines

  The question is this:

  How can I upgrade correctly these four hosts 4 ESX to ESXi 4.1 with very little or no interruption of service?   Yet once ESX 4 & gt; ESXi 4.1

  Notes:

  • Assume that I already have vCenter Server 4.1 installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 with a compatible SQL database.

  More information?  I can provide.  Can I just disable HA/DRS, upgrade to a host at a time and then add it to the respective cluster and configure?  What difficulties will be the Nexus switch vDS cause?

  -Matt

  Yes, the exception would you use FT - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1013637.

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• The IP of the host ESX and ESXi console information

  Hi guys,.

  I have a little problem here, we have a script that collects the host Console IP, host name, field info... etc.

  My problem is with the period of INVESTIGATION, because we have a mixed environment of esx3.5, esx4.0, esx4.1 and ESXi4 get the IP of the Console is a bit of a problem.

  If I use the

  $NicInfo = get-VMHostNetwork - VMHost $esxhost. Name
  $newesxhost. VmHostName = $NicInfo.HostName
  $newesxhost. Domain = $NicInfo.DomainName
  {foreach ($cs in $NicInfo.ConsoleNic)}
  $newesxhost. IPAddress = [string] $cs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  }

  I covers the ESX Console hosts IP info, but all the info of ESXi IP gets missed.

  If I add to the:

  $NicInfo = get-VMHostNetwork - VMHost $esxhost. Name
  $newesxhost. VmHostName = $NicInfo.HostName
  $newesxhost. Domain = $NicInfo.DomainName
  foreach ($cs in $NicInfo. ) VirtualNic | where {$_.name - eq "vmk0"}){}
  $newesxhost. IPAddress = [string] $cs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  }

  I get the ESXi IP Management IP network, but the ESX hosts to report the vmk0 which is the IP address of vmotion.

  So if anyone can help I'd be very happy.

  Include the HOST party so that you can see what I mean:

  #[int] $Loopctr = 0
  $newesxhost = (@($xml.) (ESXInventory.HOST) [0])
  $newVMPortGroup = (@($xml.) (ESXInventory.VMPortGroup) [0])

  Get-VMHost-location (Get-Cluster-name $cluster. Name) | Sort-Object-unique | % {
  $esxhost = get-view $_.ID
  Write-Host $esxhost. Name
  #if ($Loopctr - gt 0) {$newesxhost = $newesxhost.clone ()}
  $newesxhost = $newesxhost.clone)
  $newesxhost. MemberOfCluster = $cluster. Name
  $newesxhost. Name of the vendor = $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.Vendor
  $newesxhost. Model = $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.Model
  $newesxhost.os_version = [string] $esxhost. Config.Product.Version
  $newesxhost.os_build = [string] $esxhost. Config.Product.Build
  $newesxhost.os_caption = [string] $esxhost. Config.Product.FullName
  $newesxhost. MemorySize = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.MemorySize
  $newesxhost. CpuModel = $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.CpuModel
  $newesxhost. CpuMhz = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.CpuMhz
  $newesxhost. NumCpuPkgs = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.NumCpuPkgs
  $newesxhost. NumCpuCores = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.NumCpuCores
  $newesxhost. NumCpuThreads = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.NumCpuThreads
  $newesxhost. NumNics = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.NumNics
  $newesxhost. NumHBAs = [string] $esxhost. Summary.Hardware.NumHBAs

  $NicInfo = get-VMHostNetwork - VMHost $esxhost. Name
  $newesxhost. VmHostName = $NicInfo.HostName
  $newesxhost. Domain = $NicInfo.DomainName
  foreach ($cs in $NicInfo.VirtualNic | where {$_.name - eq "vmk0"}) {}
  $newesxhost. IPAddress = [string] $cs. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  }

  $VMPortGroup = get-VirtualPortGroup - VMHost $esxhost. Name
  
  {foreach ($vpg to $VMPortGroup)
  Write-Host $vpg. Name
  $newVMPortGroup = $newVMPortGroup.clone)
  $newVMPortGroup.Name = $vpg. Name
  $xml. ESXInventory.AppendChild ($newVMPortGroup) > $null
  }

  $xml. ESXInventory.AppendChild ($newesxhost) > $null
  #$Loopctr += 1

  /regards

  Why you do not include a test that check if the host's ESX or ESXi?

  Something like that

  $esx = Get-VMHost MyESX
  
  $NicInfo = Get-VMHostNetwork -VMHost $esx 
  
  $newesxhost.VmHostName = $NicInfo.HostName$newesxhost.Domain = $NicInfo.DomainName
  
  if($esx.Extensiondata.Config.Product.ProductLineId -eq "esx"){    foreach ($cs in $NicInfo.ConsoleNic ){        $newesxhost.IPAddress = [string] $cs.IP    }}else{    foreach ($cs in $NicInfo.VirtualNic |where {$_.name -eq "vmk0"} ){        $newesxhost.IPAddress = [string] $cs.IP    }}
  
  $newesxhost
  

• Switching between ESX and ESXi

  I currently have 3 servers with 1 running an Openfiler SAN with my VM on them.  I have on the other 2 servers what ESX installed on SATA hard drives.  Now I want to install ESXi on a USB pen because of the license of the ESX trial and wanting a more permanent Setup for my lab at home (still need to study ESX on and wasting his time with for my VCP I intend to take in 2011).  I want to put in place a system dual boot where I can either start in ESX or ESXi.  My question is if I say a VM in ESX I'll be able to see that VM in ESXi or vice versa (or at least be able to import them)?

  Cheers for any help.

  Yes, you can, as long as the ESX or ESXi the can access the openfiler VMFS (you may need to represent as the IQN name would change after). Browse the data store > folder VM - > right click on the vm - name.vmx and save the virtual machine. Maximum power and there you go...

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• investigating the slot sizes and ESX and ESXi 4 4 classic

  I was looking for to set the AP following advanced settings option:

  das.slotCpuInMHz

  das.slotMemInMB

  The reason why because that I don't use of tickets in a few groups of ESX host, but I don't want the slot by default size to use.  So I have a cluster of the armies of ESXi4 and went in the advanced options of the AH and set these parameters, and when I go under Advanced tab LENGTH info summary of cluster slots have clearly changed.  When I try to do the same process on a classic cluster ESX 4, by adding in the settings for the advanced options of the AH, nothing changes in the advanced performance info.  It's as if the settings do not work with ESX classic 4.  These functions only work on ESXi 4 and not ESX 4 classic?

  You can change the size of the slot, but be careful with these settings. Think twice before you edit and do not set a level of memory.

  This is the very good detailed explanation how it works: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/vmware-high-availability-deepdiv/

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• Difference between ESX and ESXi in production?

  Hello

  I was asked to meet my client from my manager what difference does it make if I used ESX or ESXi in our world of production.

  Except I can't think of a logical reason to use on ESX ESXi... Any ideas please?

  Thanks in advance!

  PS - I know the basic difference between these two have read a few articles, but nothing gives me a practical reason to choose ESXi.

  Since reliese the Service Console on ESX - which is based on RHEL - the reason that VMware moves to only ESXi is it eliminates the need to patch the Service Console and makes it more secure host.