Problems with NFS
I am trying to share a directory on Windows 2003 using NFS to an ESXi 3.5 server. I get the error "Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes/...." I believe this is a problem with not having user name...
View ArticleCan i mix ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 servers
Hi We have a cluster running ESX 3.5 servers. We would like to buy new servers with ESXi 3.5 Embedded. Can ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 run in the same cluster without loss of function? Regards yes they can...
View ArticleESXi 3.5 Installable Virtual Appliance
I created an ESXi Virtual Appliance that I'm using for my own testing, hopefully others will find it useful as well. This appliance requires [VMware Workstation 6.5|c-2767] or better (currently in...
View ArticleVMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 install error
Hi, I'm getting the following message when installing VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0: " Unable to find a supported device to write the WMware ESX Server image to ". Any ideas? Thanks, pete
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ESXi Lockdown Mode
ESXi Lockdown ModeSo finally got a chance to work with and figure out the ESXi lockdown mode. Once I actually saw it in person it make complete sense... Ways to access and ESXi host a) Using...
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How to tweak the 3ware 9650SE SATA RAID controller driver into ESX3i
IMPORTANT: First of all please consider that following my instructions below to embed a 3rd-party driverinto ESX3i is and remain UNSUPPORTED forever. You will not get any help from the vmware stuff...
View ArticleESXi and HP ProLiant ML350 G5 server
Hi all, First time poster but hope to be in here for a long time coming after convincing my company to migrate to VMWare away from MS. I can't seem to be able to download the Hardware List that...
View ArticleSteps for taking a XEN paravirtualized RHEL 5.X to VMware ESXi 3.5.X vm
Steps assume advanced VMware and Xen knowledge. Xen -> VMware VM migration steps (Kernel step) The kernel on the VM to be migrated must support fully virtualized operation. The kernels used for...
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How to create a root keypair files for dropbear, SSH and PuTTY inside an ESXi...
First of all I discovered that the minimum keysize between SSH and dropbear keys are 768 BITS! Keep thisinfo everytime in your mind. Then creating the root keys is simpler, than creating the SSH-keys...
View ArticleLinked Clones script for ESXi
This script allows users to create linked cloned virtual machine(s) from a master (or golden) virtual machine. Clones may be stored on any type of datastore (LOCAL, SAN, NFS) that is presented to the...
View Articlevmware esxi on dell optiplex 745 cannot be completed
i need help regarding the above topic
View ArticleghettoQuickMigrate.sh - "Quick" Migration for VM(s) running on ESXi 3.5u2+
Description: This script utilizes VMware VIMA and the VI Perl Toolkit found in VMware VIMA. ESXi is a formidable hypervisor solution in both licensed and free operation mode. When fully licensed in a...
View ArticleSlow disk performance with Mapped Raw LUN (RDM) in ESXi 3.5.0 U3
Hi all, So I'm seeing drastically lower sequential transfer rates in my guest operating system when I switch from the standard virtual disk to a Mapped Raw LUN. And by drastic, I mean that the...
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