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Re: Help required to interpret vmkernel.log
There are three adapters in this output that are generating the same error message - mpx.vmhba2:C0:T0:L0, mpx.vmhba2:C3:T0:L0 and mpx.vmhba36:C0:T0:L0.The translated error message is: illegal request...
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Re: Help required to interpret vmkernel.log
I'm no SCSI wizard, but bear in mind that these particular lines are only warnings and it is quite common for commands to not be understood by the storage layer. Not all devices will support all the...
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Creating first datatore on ESXi 5 host (local disk)
2 new Dell R620s, ESXi 5 U2 (build 914586), installed to internal SD card (2GB) Also present in the server are 2 x 600GB Disks for test VMs, etc. When the hosts are added to vCenter, (5.0U2 build...
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Hi, Good Day, I can see in the above screenshot, as this lun contains Other type of Partition(MSDOS). In this case u can't create the Datastore using the Wizard, Follow the below link for creating the...
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Thanks. This server hasn't been re-used, bought it last week! If there's anything untoward on the disk it must have been created by the esxi installer? Could I just delete/recreate the volume in the...
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I re-initialised the virtual disk in the PERC controller. I was then able to create a datastore on the local disks. When the hosts rebooted, the local datastore had the .locker folder with the system...
View ArticleRe: ISCSI or NFS ESXi 5.1
I have a QNAP 809U-rp I could use to low performance server - so to get best performance I can use ISCSI or NFS. I have created smal LUNs to ISCSI connection to server direct - if there is a better way...
View Articletesting vSphere5 in a small lab...
Hello, in a corner of my office i saw a computer provided with a MSI Z77A-G45, i5 CPU and 16GB DDR3 RAM...thus i thought to test vSphere (free version) 5.1.Well the installation halted due to the fact...
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You may or may not have checked this already. But, have you checked to make sure that the NIC was enabled (turned on)? Maybe this will help.
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Hi burgwyn, thanks for your reply.Onboard NIC is enabled and BIOS is on its latest build.I can even add that NIC works fine as i can browse Internet when working with a OpenSuse live CD. M
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Are you sure about your RealTek onboard NIC? Did someone else state they have it working? I know some NIC's even though not listed in the VMWare HCL sometimes work, but when they don't and they're not...
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Hello CSSMP, thanks for your reply.Well, i'm quite sure about other experiences: Internet is crowded by several threads/posts about that NIC. Anyway i've already checked into HCL and both my NIC and MB...
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Re: testing vSphere5 in a small lab...
...or if it was a trick to fix my problem..The easiest "trick" would probably to get a supported NIC Anyway if it's just about testing ESXi you could install Windows or Linux on the host and run one or...
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Hello André Pett, Thanks for your answer.Thus, let's go with that easiest trick!!
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I agree you could just throw in a PCI NIC and a good option if stick with one listed such as various Broadcom's. Either way I would also check the processor compatibility via the link I posted just in...
View ArticleESXI not booting on HP ProLiant G7
I am trying to run VMware ESXi on a brand new HP Proliant DL360 G7. I've made a bootable pendrive with esxi installer. It started booting and I installed the esxi on another flash pendrive (located...
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Hi,i found this in a forum for esxi 4.1.http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ESXi/Install-Vmware-esxi-on-internal-SD-card-DL360-G7/td-p/4678237Maybe it work on 5 or 5.1 as well.Frank
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I solved the problem, at least partially. According to this article:http://vmtoday.com/2012/09/esxi-5-wont-boot-from-usb/my ProLiant dl360 g7 doesn't support booting from GPT partition (used from...
View ArticleInstalling Windows Sever 2008 from uploaded files
I have a brand new bare metal ESXi server and want to install Windows Server 2008 remotely. I am considering uploading the Windows Server 2008 installer to the datastore, but the user-guide mentions...
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