Re: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Seems as though ESXi 6.5 was the last version supported on a DL360 Gen8 - only DL360 Gen9 and Gen10 appear in the results for 6.7 or 7.0. VMware Compatibility Guide - System SearchorVMware from HPE...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Indeed, also found that. I did receive a warning saying that CPU will not be supported in future releases, but only the warning. Problem is that I can't download 6.5 or 6.7 anymore (registration link...
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6.7 wouldn't be supported either, as above. Paying customers can still download 6.5, so I guess you either need to buy a license (such as the vSphere Essentials Kit) or buy new hardware.
View ArticleRe: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Hello, Status update: Just tried version 6.5U2 and I have the same issue.I really don't understand what the issue is caused by! Anyone experience with this? Thanks.
View ArticleRe: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Do you see any related entries in the host's log files?You may press Alt-F12 on the host's console to view the vmkernel.log. Just to rule that out. If you have a CD/DVD in the host's drive, please...
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Re: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Hey André, Nothing specific in the log, only from system startup, after that, nothing.Host doesn't have a CD/DVD device. Also checked the other logs, nothing that comes back every 20 seconds.
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Status update: Same problem with HPE version 6.5U3 (preGen9) version.Tried on an identical server with other RAID config, same issue. So it had to be something on the hardware side... BIOS...
View ArticlevSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide
Hello, I am looking for the vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide to hardening the VMs and ESXi hosts. Can anyone point me to the link where to get this document. Please help. Regards,-Clint
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Security Hardening Guides - VMware Security isn't showing a version 7 yet. Mike Foley would probably know if it is due soon...
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Re: vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide
Tim, Thank you. Mike sent an email to my colleague already. For now, it is planning to have available in mid-August. Regards,-Clint
View ArticleRe: vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Hey everyone, The issue has been fixed.To be honest, there was no issue on the server or hypervisor. Apparently the issue was due to my wireless devices.RDP and Remote management connections were...
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Re: vSphere 5.5 - Boot Menu - Scripted vsphere Installer
Hi everybody, Did anyone ever figure this out? I'm having the same issue as described before -- the installation successfully enters the rEFInd boot menu; however, all changes made to refind.conf are...
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Re: Expand Space without Rebooting VM
This an old thread but is the first hit when you search for this task.blentzz has provided the correct answered and helped me resolve this issue. Thanks!
View ArticleRe: ESXi Lockdown Mode grey'ed out
Hello, No, lockdown mode does not cause "503 service unavailable error." It seems an error about management plane. Please make sure hostd service is running:/etc/init.d/hostd status...
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Re: ESXi Lockdown Mode grey'ed out
Check if this helps : https://virtuallyvtrue.com/2018/09/02/503-service-unavailable-failed-to-connect-to-endpoint-n7vmacore4http16localservice…
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ESXI 7.0 IO hardware support
Hi! Trying to install esxi 7.0 on cisco blade server UCS-B200-M3 and have problem with storage controller.Controller - LSI Megaraid SAS 2004.ESXI installation says "unsupported device", but VMware...
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Are you using the Cisco custom ISO? Even if it is available in the VMware Compatibility Matrix you need to check on the Cisco Compatibility Matrix and the Broadcom one: Support Documents and...
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Re: Does ESXi work with AMD Ryzen?
Hi applepanic, I have very similar setup for my PC, vmware is working nice and smooth, but i can't understand about CPU performance, you wrote that your cpu is boosting till 4-4.5GHZ, how can you...
View ArticleRe: How Do I Fix The VSphere Web Client Certificate Error?
This works just fine but only for the IP the hostname is not in the certificate what did I miss?
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The hostname will not be encoded in the default certificate, only the IP. You can replace the default certificate with a custom one of your choosing and specify the hostname in the CN field.
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Re: How Do I Fix The VSphere Web Client Certificate Error?
HAve you installed the host's self signed certificate into windows?
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Re: vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide
Hi, as of today, August 18, I still have not see the vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guideline yet. Can someone please update or send me a draft of this document. Please let me know. Regards,-Clint
View ArticleESXI 7: Cannot set Gateway in Custom TCP/IP Stack
Hello Everyone, I'm trying desperatly to set the default Gateway of a custom tcp/ip stack an I get only the error that "DnsConfig.address" is missing.The stack is editable in the GUI, is opeartional...
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Hey BMarcel, I think this error is relatet about missing DNS configurations on the ESXi host you are trying to configure and not specific to the VMkernel. Could you please check inside the DNS tab on...
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I cant find any DNS-Tab for the Host in EMSXI7. The DNS-Settings shown unter "Hardware" are taken from the default TCPIP Stack...
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Re: ESXI 7: Cannot set Gateway in Custom TCP/IP Stack
I've solved the Problem by building the routing manually using SSH....
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Vsphere 7.0 and NUT/UPSMON?
Has anyone had luck installing the nut vib in ESXI 7.0? I attempted to but the service won't start and the uservar's don't populate. Im looking to have host level shutdown control for my APC Ups &...
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How do i patch my esxi 6.5 hypervisor?
Hello.I see in "packages" category that i have updates to install, but when i push "Install update" i have to "Enter the URL or datastore path of the VIB below", but i haven't tis url. I tryed to find...
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Re: How do i patch my esxi 6.5 hypervisor?
Hello mmgit, There are many options for updating/patching/upgrading ESXi but you obviously need the patch data to do this (e.g. a VMware/vendor custom ISO), overview of options available and specifics...
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Problems while trying to register for VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0
Hey guys!When I try to register for the free version of the VSphere Hypervisor, I always get promted to enter company details. It also autofilled my private adress, city etc. that I entered while...
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Re: Problems while trying to register for VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0
Welcome to the Community, in such cases, I usually enter either "Private use", or "N/A" in required "company" fields.André
View ArticleHomeLAB Ryzen
Hi Guys I would like to configure my new Homelab with ESXi 7.0 Free license again. My HomelabR7 2700x64GB Ram1x 500GB SSD Samsung NVMe4x 6TB WD RedsGTX 1060At this moment without Raid Controller My...
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Re: HomeLAB Ryzen
Hey, hope you are doing fine. Just a few things to point out: - Ryzen is a consumer CPU architecture whereas ESXi is an enterprise product, it will work but it is not supported. Please don't run any...
View ArticleHome Server: Boot & Storage Recommendations, please
tl;dr I have a basic home server with one NVMe drive, multiple SSDs, and multiple (SATA) HDDs, plus multiple USB3 ports and an SD card reader.What’s the best boot / storage configuration for good...
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Welcome to the Community, ESXi doesn't require a fast storage for its boot device, because it will run in memory. So what I'd likely do is to install ESXi on one of the mirrored devices, and use the...
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Welcome to the Community,Hi a.p., and thank you for such a fast reply ESXi doesn't require a fast storage for its boot device, because it will run in memory. Thank you - that confirms what I'd read...
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Re: Home Server: Boot & Storage Recommendations, please
...Given that, though, might it not be better to boot from SD or USB...?IMO SD/USB boot is ok for diskless hosts, or where the SSDs/HDDs need to be clean, i.e. no other partitions allowed like for...
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New to VMware from UnRaid
Hello. I am trying to assess the potential of moving from unraid to a VMware virtual machine. I have a 10 core Xeon that I currently have an unraid server on. It hosts two windows 10 vms. I use...
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Trying to decipher what you mean by The sticky part is hat both virtual machines need to be functional at the same time. Live mouse - keyboard - monitor - usb.
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Running ESXi on Xeon W-1270
Hi Folks, for a "proof of concept" of an application, i need a small infrastructure of 2 Clients-PCs an 2 Servers (Win2019 and Redhat). The budget is small an the architecture should be ease to...
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Re: Running ESXi on Xeon W-1270
If you want to execute a reliable PoC for vSphere, you need to use hardware that appears on the HCL. Even if you end up going with other hardware, you still need to use the HCL as the source of wisdom.
View ArticleVMware Homelab for study VCP-DCV
Hello Community, i start studying for my VMware VCP-DCV 2020.I want to build a homelab to run the following vmware Software. Virtualization Layer0:VMware ESXi 7 Virtualization Layer1:2 x Vmware ESXi 71...
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Although you may get around with 32GB RAM, I'd strongly recommend to have more than that, if you want to run multiple Hypervisors, vCSA, and other VMs simultaneously. André
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2nd this, 64 was the least memory I got a decent lab out of for horizon . 32 gb is rough because vcenter needs 10gb unless you dial it back, and the minimum I've got working is 5gb but its stresses...
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Re: VMware Homelab for study VCP-DCV
64 GB would be the least ammount I would considered. also, please take into consideration VMware HOL's, you can start any HOL and play with it.
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Re: vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide
Looks like it has just been released... Announcing the vSphere Security Configuration Guide 7 - VMware vSphere Blog
View ArticleWhat happened to vmware vSphere free addition?
I have been using the free version of VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi ISO) image (Includes VMware Tools) and vCenter for a number of years. These vps's are for Windows, linux and encrypted household...
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No, it’s still available but there have been issues on the web page with some browsers and ad blockers. Try a “clean” browser window - something like a Chrome incognito window with no active ad...
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Re: What happened to vmware vSphere free addition?
Iam pretty sure that there was never a "free" Version of vCenter. There was the 60days eval version for ages. The rest is called the "vSphere Hypervisor" which is the free ESXi. RegardsJoerg
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