Re: Power On virtual machine VM Device 'Bootstrap' is not available.
I had the same issue, which turned out to be Windows Hyper-v being turned on during an installation of another program.
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now i will move a vm from datastore1 to datastore2 with storage vmotion then i must run unmap command on esxi 5.5 and storage. Right ? will I do this all the time with every storage vmotion ?
View ArticleRe: Hyper-v 2016 vs vSphere 6.5
I don't agree with the comment about ESXi not running on server hardware older than 3 years. We are typically refreshing hardware every 3 to 4 years but some of that always trickles down to TEST/DEV...
View ArticleEnabling DPDK on vSphere
Hello.I have two vSphere servers with Virtual Machines able to generate traffic. They have DPDK mode enable and I would like to know how can I enable the DPDK mode on my vSpheres.I was trying this...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
we have the same problem on an IBM HS Bladewith the 7875 and 8038 models. esxi 5.5u2EMULEX CORPORATION ONE CONNECT 10Gb NIC (be3)Driver version: 4.6.100.0vFirmware Version: 11.2.1193.34the network...
View ArticleRe: How to delete VM's from vSphere Client if they are stuck?
I can confirm this trick also works with workstation and vSphere 6.5. Nice tip
View ArticleRe: Enabling DPDK on vSphere
The VM's should be aware if using the VMXnet3 adapter: Intel Data Plane Development Kit (Intel DPDK) with VMware Vsphere
View ArticleNIC Passthrough not working
Hi community,I'm having trouble setting up passthrough mode on my dell r710 running ESXi 6.0.0. I'm trying to pass one NIC to a pfsense VM WAN interface.I used the instructions found here KB1010789 to...
View ArticleRe: NIC Passthrough not working
You can side-step this whole issue by just creating a separate vswitch and port group using the uplink designed and joining the pfsense WAN interface to that port group.
View ArticleRe: High Availability/Failover with Free Hypervisor
Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I just came across this while looking for something similar. This scenario - using vSphere cluster for primary site and leveraging ESXi Free for disaster recovery...
View Articlehow to through esxi 6.5 manage the raid adapter h730p mini ?
i have a dell server dell r730xd, i want to manage raid adapter h730p , how can i make it ?yes, i can manage raid adapter through idrac,thank you
View ArticleRe: NIC Passthrough not working
daphnissov, Thanks for the suggestions. I will use it as a last resort if I cannot get this to work as it should.
View ArticleRe: how to through esxi 6.5 manage the raid adapter h730p mini ?
Please look for the perccli utility on the Dell web page, which supports your RAID controller. It comes as a .vib package which can be installed on the ESXi host without downtime.For some hints, see...
View ArticleVMware and HP ProLiant DL380 G5
Running 6.5.0 (Build 4887370) Hey guys quite new to the server world, I wanted to turn it into a VM machine so I went to install VMware. Seemed to installed fine, but it's not picking up the RAIDed...
View ArticleRe: VMware and HP ProLiant DL380 G5
The 5G series is quite old and not supported past, at the latest, ESXi 5.0.
View ArticleRe: VMware and HP ProLiant DL380 G5
For compatibility sake, yes, but use the HP customized ISO if you go down that route.
View ArticleRe: VMware and HP ProLiant DL380 G5
Where would I find this download for HP branded servers?
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