Re: Configure standard vs distributed switches
Hi Alistar, Thanks for your suggestions. I agree with you but the contractor thinks it's not a good idea since DVS depends on vCenter Server; when vCenter Server goes down, we can't manage the...
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I agree with the other posters, go with vDS. Centralized management is much easier than having to maintain standard switches on each host, etc.
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Needing to make changes to the network while it is down is rare. That being said it is recommended to have Vcenter on a separate management cluster and possibly on a standard switch in that 2 node...
View ArticleRe: Problems in Upgrade from ESX 4.00 To ESX 5.5 U2 on HP DL380 G6 .
the license is Essential Plus so vmotion is enabled but Can I migrate vm running in Esx4 directly to ESX 5.5 withen the vcenter 5.5 ? I mean A Host DVD Device . it doesn't have a dvd but should I...
View ArticleRe: Problems in Upgrade from ESX 4.00 To ESX 5.5 U2 on HP DL380 G6 .
Yes you can migrate VM between 4.x and 5.5 hosts. Regarding KB article you have to check if on partition #2 exist VMFS datastore see the cause details below:CauseThis issue occurs if the ESXi 4.x or...
View ArticleVMware Converter fails from ESX 4.x to ESXi 5.5 with error "FAILED: A general...
So we upgraded the 1st Host with RAM, wiped it clean and installed ESXi 5.5 VSphere Essentials. I successfully converted all but one VM over. The last Server is our Virtual SBS 2008 Server, currently...
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Re: Problems in Upgrade from ESX 4.00 To ESX 5.5 U2 on HP DL380 G6 .
Dear VNX I went to site to try again .I didn't found any other partition any other datastore , removed the DVD physically .try with the CD booting ( external DVD ) no benefit . I installed vcenter 5.5...
View ArticleHelp with vDS and Host Profile
So, we have esxi host with 2 nic ports. We create one distributed switch with multiple port groups, for management vmkernal port, workload VMs and vmotion and so on. Now, I need to move this ESXi host...
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The consultant suggests that we put management and vMotion on a standard switch all VM networks are on vDS, our vCenter server is a physical server. Is that necessary? What can be bad if the...
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pCPUs, vCPUs, Speed, Cores, Sockets..........aaaaggghh!!
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum - mods, please move to appropriate one as necessary So, I am trying to get my head round host CPU sizing and am confused Do I need to worry about number of...
View ArticleRe: pCPUs, vCPUs, Speed, Cores, Sockets..........aaaaggghh!!
Hello, this depends on your workload, the more core you have the more workload you can run. However, you should be careful with how you do your calculcation regarding logical core, here are some good...
View ArticleWire/Reinstall VSphere and datastores
I am getting ready to wipe/reload a VSphere 4.1 esxi host to a VSphere 5.5 host. It is connected to an iscsi SAN that is shared with other hosts of course. I have already removed all the VM’s from...
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Assuming the iSCSI storage systems uses the ESXi host's iSCSI IQNs rather than IP addresses to recognize them, and you are using Software iSCSI on the ESXi hosts, then w- with re-installing the ESXi...
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As long as the server is clear of any VMs or anything that could be stored locally.. To be honest, I would right click the iSCSI LUNs and disconnect them (graceful disconnect, then reboot to wipe). You...
View ArticleRe: pCPUs, vCPUs, Speed, Cores, Sockets..........aaaaggghh!!
So the total Ghz of all logical cores is not relevant? All I need to worry about is the ratio of number of vCPUs to logical cores??
View ArticleRe: pCPUs, vCPUs, Speed, Cores, Sockets..........aaaaggghh!!
Amount of GHz is only important if you have applications that rely on pure perfomance / clockcycles.As you mention yourself, make sure to understand the number of vCPU vs pCPU's, ready times etc. this...
View ArticleRe: vSphere 5.5 : "The storage service is not initialized"
No news for now. I'll send them a lot of logs and they just ask me to send the entiere database to analyse it. Also they want to try with a clean database.
View ArticleRe: Cannot run VMs after update and reboot, having message "Transport (VMDB)...
Hey there, Any solution to this behaivor?I have the exactly same problem. RegardsRoger
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