Re: vSphere 5 Essentials Installation
Hi,I am having issues now installing ESXi after upgrading the server ( Hardware). I added 6 x4 TB drives to my Dell R710 and built RAID 5 on it and usable about 9.7 TB.SO, I only have one partition to...
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Andre, Hi,I am having issues now installing ESXi after upgrading the server ( Hardware). I added 6 x4 TB drives to my Dell R710 and built RAID 5 on it and usable about 9.7 TB.SO, I only have one...
View ArticleRe: Sun X4600 M2 ESXI 5.5 Install/Upgrade Issues
https://communities.vmware.com/message/2293155#2293155 You CAN install 5.5 onto these machines. Just do a shift-o before it boots the installation and add in "ignoreHeadless=true" You can read more at...
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Andre, I Finally setup my ESXi host. But I cant resolve the dns by host name. But I can by the IP address. All the settings are correct. What am I missing here? Thanks
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In order to be able to resolve the host's FQDN you need to manually add a "Host-A" entry in the DNS server, this will not be added automatically.Out of curiosity, what was the issue with the host...
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Thank you. I had a nightmare with my installation.Its a Dell R710, so upgraded the hardware first with a 10TB RAID5 setup. After the RAID was built It would not see the CD ROM, there is no bootable...
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After adding the A record I can ping the Host by both name and IP. I also added an A record for Vcenter as well ( vcenter server appliance), but i can only ping from the IP address, not the host name....
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What's the current state of your installation? Did you already install and configure the vCenter Server Appliance?Btw. did you create a reverse lookup (PTR) entry for the vCenter Server Appliance?Prior...
View ArticleRe: vsphere web client displaying empty inventory
this is only happeneing for user admin@system-domain other regular domain usr logging in sees inventory
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Re: vSphere 5 Essentials Installation
The current State is,ESXi host is up and running. I already installed and configured the Vcenter Server Appliance. Yes I checked the PTR entry for the Vcenter Server Appliance. I rebooted the vCenter...
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>>> So, am I good to go on this? anything else I should do and you suggest?Sounds good to me so far. >>> How many VM i should have the max on this?Well, I think the limiting factor in...
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Add+assign user "admin@system-domain " required permission on virtual center permissions tab.
View ArticleRe: ESXi 5.5. U1/2 hangs randomly at install time
So after much fussing around and hair pulling, I must admit I had accidentally stumbled upon the solution. The issue I was having was not the odd hardware or some technical failure (RAM sticks are...
View Article[vCenterServer:443] Database Temporarily Unavailable or has Network Problem
i keep getting this error when enabling update manager plugin. But when I change the update manager service startup account to a domain user instead of local system, it works any idea?
View ArticleRe: Missing datastores on one reinstalled ESXi 5.5 server from 3-node cluster
Thank you for your hints.I didnt find the command "storage", just "storageRM". And there are no any SAN FC events listed. On Friday late afternoon I decided to reinstall the host back to 5.1 U1 version...
View ArticleRe: [vCenterServer:443] Database Temporarily Unavailable or has Network Problem
Any change on VUM database ? Moved to another server or changed the user credentials ? First, check this KB article: VMware KB: Enabling Update Manager fails with the error: database unavailable or has...
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I do get your point here. This is my first ESXi host and all the VM's on it I will be using this as a backup servers for the physical servers I have. My next host I have to go with a better...
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>>> Usually it has 3 options, ...Sorry, but I think you need to clarify this. ESXi simply provides virtual switches, i.e. not Bridget, NAT and Host-Only as VMware Workstation if it's this what...
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Re: vSphere 5 Essentials Installation
Which option on the Adapter? What are the difference on those?
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Also I am trying to enter my licence, but there is no place to add my licences. It is still on Evaluation mode.I followed the below, but cant find that Icon under Administration. To add licenses:Log in...
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