Is it possible to present host fiber HBA's to the VM directly rather than just the RAW luns?
I would like to enable multipathing on my VM, but when I present a multipathed RAW lun to the VM it only shows up as a single path.
The reason for wanting to do this is to ensure that our production (non-VM) boxes match the configuration and software stack that the DEV/TST (which are VM) are running with.
This will aid in minimizing the configuration differences between DEV/TST and PRD environments.
Im running into a issue with VMFS datastores.
I am creating the datastore from 8 luns presented from a Violin flash storage array.
For maximum performance (in throughput), we need to stripe accross 8 luns. However, the datastore appears to be concatenating the luns together and thus im not getting the full speed out of the Violin storage array.
Is it possible to get VMFS to stripe accross the underlying luns rather than concatenate?
Our goal is to get around 10 GByte/sec from the VMFS datastore.
When we presented the 8 luns to a Linux host and created a striped filesystem, we were able to achieve this level, but with the existing VMFS datastore, I seem to be capping out around 2.5GByte/sec which is about 4 times slower than desired.
Hi all,
seeing odd behaviors with the UEFI implementation based on what I read in the 2.5 specs. In summary I don’t see the EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_TABLE.OpenProtocol for EFI_LOADED_IMAGE_PROTOCOL call working and EFI_FILE_PROTOCOL.Open doesn’t work for creating files.
More precisely, EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_TABLE.OpenProtocol(EFI_LOADED_IMAGE_PROTOCOL_GUID) returns the error EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER, whereas EFI_BOOT_SERVICES_TABLE.HandleProtocol(EFI_LOADED_IMAGE_PROTOCOL_GUID) works fine, though superseded by OpenProtocol if I read well.
EFI_FILE_PROTOCOL.Open() works for opening files in read-only mode with no issue, but fails with CREATE+READ+WRITE, returning the error EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER. If the file exists, the file can be successfully opened as READ+WRITE, but then I get an error writing to it.
The OpenProtocol doesn’t bother me too much, while debugging I came across that problem but I;m not really planning to use it.
However I need to be able to write to files. Is there any pre-condition to opening file in write mode?
Hi Guys,
Just want to know the difference between vmx swap file and vswp file. are these same files or different.
regards
VINAY
After a reboot of a server, it can happen that it is not possible to take a quiesced snapshot.It happened after an update to 6U1 from 6.0. Before the update there were no problems.
We did the following to troubleshoot the problem.
* Reinstall VMWare Tools
* Check VSS Providers for errors (no errors)
What we found out was that it can happen after a reboot of the server and only if the service "VMware Snapshot Provider" is running (service is set to manual). To correct it we need to stop "VMware Snapshot Provider" and "VMware Tools". If all is stable, ie no running services, which should not run, like "Volume Shadow Copy" we start the service "VMware Tools". After this we can take a quiesced snapshot again.
While this ain't a huge problem, it is annoying at best. Any one have a solution or have the same problem.
I am not sure if this should go in the ESXi 6.0 or ESX 4.0 groups, I have two server running VMware. One is running VMware 4.1.0 standard and the other is running VMware 6.0.0 standard. I need to move the guest from the server running 4.1.0 to the server running 6.0.0. I cannot connect the older server to my vCenter server as it no longer supports the older version of VMware. My question is what is the best way to move the guests form the older server to the newer server. Since vMotion will not work. The VM guests are all stored on shared storage an EqualLogic SAN. Do I need to power them off remove them from inventory on the old server, then add them to inventory on the new server and power them back up? The other option is to use the standalone converter. Which would be the better option? Will the converter move them while powered on or do I need to power them off to use that method also? Is there another way to move them while powered on?
Hi,
When I create multiple Application Functions (such as one for each Exchange,Sharepoint and Citrix) each function is populated and shows Supermetrics for each group by vm without an issue. I would like to add each Function (Exchange,Sharepoint and Citrix) to a master function which I can show :
Citrix 100TB
Exchange 100TB
Sharepoint 100TB
When I try this by adding all of these Functions to a new Function called "All Apps". It doesn't populate properly. Has anyone run into this or have a better way to accomplish it?
Thanks
Can run app successfully from the Program files directory. App is assigned to the user logged in.
Ciao a tutti,
prima di passare la nostra infrastruttura dalla 5.1 alla 6.0 ho creato un ambiente di test per testate la procedura di aggiornamento.
Il vcenter è un server virtuale con 5.1 up3 con SQL express 2008. Visto che gli hosts da gestire saranno una decina ho deciso di passare a SQL 2012 Standard e successivamente aggiornare alla versione 6.0 up2.
Il passaggio del database è avvenuto senza intoppi e vcenter si apre perfettamente, quindi sono passato all'aggiornamento alla versione 6.0 ma dopo l'autenticazione (utilizzo l'utenza amministrativa su Vcenter per accedere al Vclient), gli scripts di update mi segnalano questo:
Verificando il tipo di errore e ho letto di modificare la compatibilità del DB del Vcenter da SQL2008 a SQL 2012.
Ho rilanciato l'update ma persiste il messaggio.
Ho già verificato sul sito Vmware se è supportato SQL 2012 con Vcenter 6.0Up2 e non ci sono problemi ( il mio Sql è già SP2):
Ho anche aggiornato SQL 2012 con SP3 (che è ora supportato con Vcenter 6 UP2), ma ovviamente non è cambiato nulla.
Mi potete dare una mano?
Hello group, I am installing HP servers where vSphere ESXi boot from a USB drive, what do you think of this? You see reliable? At the moment I work well, and I think if were to fail could put another usb disk with the same version of vSphere and could recover the existing datastore, right?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
We have 2 vcenters at separate sites accessible via WAN. Each vcenter is running vcenter 6.0u2 with an external PSC. All of them are are the same domain. How can I configure Enhanced Linked Mode? There are many resources detailing this during the PSC installation, but I can't find anything to configure them after they've already been deployed and are in use.
I appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
John
Ok, so a little background. vSphere 6, 7 hosts, 400 virtual desktops. I personally set up the cluster, and Horizon View. Running without any problems. Our licensing also includes AppVolumes, but we aren't using it in production yet. Started testing 2.10, got it up and running, worked great. Upgraded to 2.9, a few issues (had to delete\recreate all appstacks), but got it working. So now, I see 3.0 is out, i'm like YAY! I uninstall our 2.9 environment, so I can perform a clean install of 3.0.
Every. Single. Step. Is. A. Hurdle.
I've finally got the appliance installed (had to recreate 3 times just so I could create a NEW PASSWORD, token manipulation errors galore).
Added my vCenter instance (had to turn off SSL authentication via appliance console to finally work, and still not clear on what the prefixes are actually used for).
Added a file share (I previously had these on a dedicated datastore. Fine, I'll create a share on a Win server with full NTFS\share permissions).
I have a VDI pool with the agent installed, and updated my capture machine with the latest software. Create a simple appstack (Notepad++), the command line tool was so far the easiest and least problematic step of the whole process. Copy the JSON\VMDK files to the file share, perform a sync.. nothing.
Start looking at the documentation (which I'm following, jumping around because it's not in any sensible order) for logs so I can see why my applications aren't showing up. I open the log URL and... it's the old AppVolumes interface (from 2.1\2.9). What the hell?
Really, I just want to understand why my app isn't showing why I sync. And why is the old interface even still there?
VMWare, please put up some videos. More documentation. A hands-on lab for AppVolumes 3 would be fantastic.
Hi everyone,
I have 50 hosts and 600 virtual machines, I am going to upgrade my vSphere 5.5 to vSphere 6.
I have vDS, i will export the configuration from vCenter 5.5 and import it in the new vCenter 6. I will disconnect the hosts from vCenter 5.5, upgrade them to ESXi 6 and add them to vCenter 6.
When i add them to vCenter 6. i have to migrate the virtual machines to the vDS.
When i migrate the VM's what ways vMotion can fail. For example if i have reservation will migration fail.
Experts guide me with your experience what are precautionary steps i need to take care during vMotion. I cannot afford downtime.
2. I am confused whether to go with vCenter Appliance or install it on windows. Experts guide me
Hello,
I would like to create a temporary directory in the vm by using the inbuilt vCenter (version : 6.0.2 ) plug-in library workflow "Create temporary directory in guest" in vRO 7.0.
But during execution of this Workflow, I received the error message “Guest Operation Agent Couldn’t be Contacted”. As the error it seems that there is some issue with vmtools in that vm.S
Can you please help me out how to resolve this issue ? Thanks for your help.
Thanks,
Koushik
Hi all,
I'm planning an upgrade from vCenter 5.5 to 6.0. I'm trying to decide the best approach for our setup. We currently have two separate vCenter 5.5 instances. We have two locations and one vCenter instance in each site. I'd like to end up with one instance with HA when the upgrade is completed. I'm trying to decide on whether to upgrade the separate vCenter instances to 6.0 and then linking them. Is this advisable? Or should I consider creating a distributed model where I have a PSC server and then a vCenter server in each site?
I appreciate any input. Thank you.
Quick question - I am trying to upgrade a PoC from EUM 8.7 to 9.0. Following the guide I did steps 1 & 2 but am confused on what is required for step #3.
"Go through all Flex configuration files containing Application Templates "
Obviously that is what I am missing - when I launch UEM 9.0 manage currently - i see no new applications such as Office 2016 and so on.
Thanks
Hello, please help. I am using Vmware ESXi 6.0U2 and network cards Mellanox:
Device Type: ConnectX3
Part Number: MCX312A-XCB_A2-A6
Description: ConnectX-3 EN network interface card; 10GigE; dual-port SFP+; PCIe3.0 x8 8GT/s; RoHS R6
PSID: MT_1080120023
PCI Device Name: mt4099_pci_cr1
Port1 MAC: e41d2de5a400
Port2 MAC: e41d2de5a401
Versions: Current Available
FW 2.35.5100 N/A
PXE 3.4.0648 N/A
I have installed different drivers and different firmware for ESXi,
but the SR-IOV and is not Enable (01.jpg).
The last that I used these drivers together with this firmware ( FW
2.35.5100 and MEL-mlnx-3.15.2.0-offline_bundle-3660328.zip) :
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=DT-ESXI60-MELLANOX-MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-31520-1OEM&productId=491
I also used the latest driver and firmware, but the SR-IOV and is not
Enable. (02.jpg)
(fw-ConnectX3-rel-2_36_5000-MCX312A-XCB_A2-A6-FlexBoot-3.4.718.bin.zip
and MLNX-NATIVE-ESX-ConnectX-3-3.2.0.15-10EM-600.0.0.2768847.zip).
Please tell me what drivers and firmware used to enable SR-IOV on the ESXi 6.0U2?
I have created a custom composite type in a configuration element to contain details of my vcenters to use in a template syncing orchestrator workflow I have, but now realise I need to add a new field to this type, I cant find where to do that. Is it possible?
For example my type consists of:
(VcenterName:string,DatacenterName:String,...) nut I want to add a new field of TemplateName:string
I am not sure if this should go in the ESXi 6.0 or ESX 4.0 groups, I have two server running VMware. One is running VMware 4.1.0 standard and the other is running VMware 6.0.0 standard. I need to move the guest from the server running 4.1.0 to the server running 6.0.0. I cannot connect the older server to my vCenter server as it no longer supports the older version of VMware. My question is what is the best way to move the guests form the older server to the newer server. Since vMotion will not work. The VM guests are all stored on shared storage an EqualLogic SAN. Do I need to power them off remove them from inventory on the old server, then add them to inventory on the new server and power them back up? The other option is to use the standalone converter. Which would be the better option? Will the converter move them while powered on or do I need to power them off to use that method also? Is there another way to move them while powered on?