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Re: Replacing Existing Host with New Host/Hardware
Aloha You were right, that magical file is called state.tgz: VMware KB: Locally restoring an ESXi configuration from state.tgz backup
View ArticleRe: Cannot install VMware Remote Console 7.0
64-bit ONLY. See release note:VMRC is compatible with the following 64-bit Windows host operating systems:Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1Windows Server 2008...
View ArticleRe: VCenter 5.1 installation error
Hi Taou, I came across same scenario while installing a vcenter, however it was damn easy to find the cause.wait for my next reply and i will collect few info from this blog and you. These questions...
View ArticleRe: VCenter 5.1 installation error
Hi, make sure of below prerequisites.vCenter Hardware Pre_Requisites,Processor:1. must be 64-bit Processor ( intel/AMD).2.what are number of logical cores:_____3.what is the each core...
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Re: HELP TO Load bcm57810 driver correctly !!!
If I remember correctly, the BCM57810 is a CNA and you need to add a software FCoE adapter (in the same Storage Adapters view; Configuration -> Storage Adapters -> Add): Once that's done, you...
View ArticleSOIC and Host Profile
Is it possible to set SOIC using host profile? i want to make sure any new datastore added to the host gets SOIC enabled. is there a way to do this using Host Profile. Also, is there a list that cannot...
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SIOC is a datastore level setting, not a host setting which means host profiles will not make this setting, If you have enabled SIOC on a datastore that setting is seen on all hosts attached to that...
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Thanks. with SIOC, the web client has new setting for Peak throughput theshold percentage and Exclude I/OO statistics from SDRS. Do you have a script to channge these?
View ArticleRe: SOIC and Host Profile
script like this would change those settings PowerCLI C:\> Get-Datastore <Datasctore Name>|Get-View|?{$_.Summary.Accessible -eq $true -and $_.Capability.StorageIORMSupported -and...
View Articlehide local datastores in vCenter
I am trying to figure out how we hide the local datastores from showing up in Vsphere 5.5 From what I can find it looks like permissions. How do you do it within permissions for just the local...
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Hi, In order to hide this datastore using permissions you have to perform the following :Open vSphere -> Inventory -> Datastores -> select the VMFS datastore -> select Permissions ->...
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You can group them in folder and make no access permission. (do not forget to keep on Admin atleast)
View ArticleRe: hide local datastores in vCenter
Hi, Why do you want to hide it? What is the purpose for this? I don't really see any advantage of doing this, it is far better to name the datastore with something like local-esxiservername and have...
View ArticleRe: hide local datastores in vCenter
We have no need for LOCAL datastore. Our ESXi lives on SD cards and all we use is NFS mounts for the rest. Very Simple. If I have 50 servers there is no need for me to see the local datastore, so now...
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How big is your boot lun? You might want to consider making it small for the esxi install...VMware KB: Installing or upgrading to ESXi 5.1 best practicesInstalling ESXi 5.1 requires a boot device that...
View ArticlevSphere VM missing after Offline move
Moving from an AMD based cluster to an Intel one for an upgrade. Did an offline move of my vCenter between the clusters, but when I bring it back online on the new Intel cluster I can't actually SEE...
View ArticleRe: vSphere VM missing after Offline move
When you say offline move, you powered the VM down, and performed a migration from 1 cluster to another, or did you remove it from inventory and then re-add it to the other cluster? Have you tried...
View ArticleRe: vSphere VM missing after Offline move
I shut down the VM, did an SCP from the old cluster to the new one (no way of sharing storage between them, both use different FC SANs in diff locations), and then connected to the host on the new...
View ArticleRe: vSphere VM missing after Offline move
Hmmm... so you browsed the datastore after the SCP and added the VM to inventory but you still don't see it? how are you connected to the vSphere server? Are you connecting to vCenter via the Web...
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