Re: How can i download Vsphere 5.0 for trial with my Account
I'm not sure whether you can still download vSphere 5.0, but you can at least register for a 5.1 evaluation at VMware vSphere with Operations Management using your My VMware account. André
View ArticleESXi 5.0 host can't access iSCSI storage after update with latest patches
After I updated one of my ESXi 5.0 hosts with latest updates downloaded by Update Manager this host can no longer attach to my iSCSI storage, the storage is a FreeBSD zfs volume supplied by istgt! The...
View ArticleBoot from SAN Reinstall Error vSphere ESXi 5.1
Hi Guys, I have attempted to reinstall ESXi in boot from SAN but it fails with error " Expecting 2 bootbanks, found 0 "Boot from SAN has been configured on other blade servers in same chassis but this...
View ArticleRe: 1 of the ESXi hosts cannot see iSCSI storage after installing 5.1 update 1
André, Thanks for your reply. I indeed use a dedicated iSCSI network. The NAS is configured to have an ACL on the LUNs based on IQN. I doublechecked the IQN name and am 100% sure it is correct. Also no...
View Articlevirtualcenter management webservices failing to start
Hello, we just recognized that we could not access the "Storage Vies" Tab in VSphere Client.We get the message "The server xxx could not interpret the clients request (404). So I went to our...
View ArticleRe: virtualcenter management webservices failing to start
I just got it: We´ve installed Emulex OneCommand Manager to monitor the hosts. That Service "EmulexOCMVMwarevCenter" seems to "block" the start of the "vmware virtualcenter management webservices" When...
View ArticleRe: 1 of the ESXi hosts cannot see iSCSI storage after installing 5.1 update 1
Similar case here. Upgraded one ESXi 5.1 host from build 914609 to 1065491 and the host became failing to attach any existing datastores in our compellent disk storage - newly created volumes were ok;...
View ArticleUpgrade from free VMware hypervisor 4, 4.1 and 5.0 to vSphere 5.1
Hi, there are several hosts with the free hypervisor version 4 - 5.0 and local disks. The machines that are running on those hosts need to be movedto the new vSphere 5.1 cluster with shared storage. I...
View ArticleRe: PLEASE HELP : Migrating VMs from old ESX4.1 hosts to new ESXi 5.1 hosts
Hi Andre i have been waiting for some response. i newbie to this and really need some instructions here to do the task. please help. please let me know any doc which will help me migrating vm from 4.1...
View ArticleRe: Upgrade from free VMware hypervisor 4, 4.1 and 5.0 to vSphere 5.1
Welcome to the Community - Converter is an exccellent tool for that - after the machines have been V2Ved you may want to upgrade the virtual hardware and check to make sure vmware tools has been updated.
View ArticleRe: Upgrade from free VMware hypervisor 4, 4.1 and 5.0 to vSphere 5.1
Indeed - and take a look at your options relating to mixed versions, relating to vmware tools/virtual hardware & vsphere in your clusterMixing ESX/ESXi Versions in an HA/DRS Cluster | VMware...
View ArticleRe: PLEASE HELP : Migrating VMs from old ESX4.1 hosts to new ESXi 5.1 hosts
J, This is a fun situation. The best document on EVC is VMware KB: Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support The simple answer is yes you can avoid downtime as long as they have shared...
View ArticleRe: 1 of the ESXi hosts cannot see iSCSI storage after installing 5.1 update 1
I had a similar issue with this upgrade on Fiber channel SAN's. In my case it was because my SAN was VAII enabled and I had not yet loaded the VAII vendor vib. If your iSCSI is VAII enabled you...
View ArticleRe: Boot from SAN Reinstall Error vSphere ESXi 5.1
VK, A few questions.. ->Is this boot from iSCSI? ->Is it an IBM? Please provide more details on the SAN. If yes to above questions take a look at:...
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Re: 1 of the ESXi hosts cannot see iSCSI storage after installing 5.1 update 1
Thanks Gortee.But in our case the vendor's doc indicated that "For ESXi 5.0 and later, VAAI support is included in ESXi and the Dell Compellent VAAI Plugin is not required."
View ArticleRe: Boot from SAN Reinstall Error vSphere ESXi 5.1
Hello Gortee, I saw that article but we are using FC with standard configuration. Our blade is IBM and Storage is connected via FC Channel. This has been working on several other blades but while...
View ArticleUpgrade from 5.0 - vSphere 6?
Hi.We are planing to upgrade vSphere 5 enviroment to latest version.Does enyone know when vSphere 6 will be released?
View ArticleRe: Upgrade from 5.0 - vSphere 6?
You have to contact your VMware Sales Rep or the VMware TAM to discuss on the upcoming products.. Futures releases cannot be discussed on this forum
View ArticlevCenter 5.10b with ESXi 5.1 Update 1
Very close to rolling out a new environment. Currently vCenter 5.10b with ESXi 5.1.0 (build 799733). For several reasons we aren't quite ready to upgrade vCenter to Update 1 but, I am considering...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Update Manager 5.1 fails to start after fresh install
Ended up with installing 5.1U1 on Server 2012. It works.
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