Re: How much RAM can be reservated for a single VM
Thank you for the update, We would like to inform you that the KB that you are referring to is for ESXI 4.X.There is not such known issues with ESXI 6.5, For Powering ON Virtual Machine with a Specific...
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Re: How much RAM can be reservated for a single VM
Hi I know this KB is for 4.x but it produces the same error on 6.5u1 when not all memory is reserved for the VM:memory reservation (sched.mem.min) should be equal to memsize(xxxx)I found also somwhere...
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Re: Send eMail alert from CIM sensors (IPMI)
Hi thereThis is related to hardware alarms.In 6.5, alarms are not working as expected but alerts are being shown, I believe this will be fixed soon in upcoming releases.As far as I know, 6.5 U2 will...
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So does someone know how much of the physical host ram can be reserved for a VM on a standalone ESXi 6.5u1?Is it really just about 40%?With 8GB RAM it was only possible to reserve 3Gb, with 10GB RAM it...
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Re: How much RAM can be reservated for a single VM
The bottom line is if you must reserve that much memory to a VM, you will need a higher density of memory available to your ESXi host.
View ArticleHow to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
I have a Hypervisor vmware host version 5.0 with 4 virtual machines. I one of my virtual machines has 2 VMDK files. I need to move one of these VMDK files to a different datastore without using...
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Do I need to power down the virtual machine first? Do I just browse to the folder on the datastore and select move? Are there any more steps? More details would be appreciated.
View ArticleRe: How to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
The easiest way is to datastore browser VMWare ESXi 5 Move VM to Different Datastore | NetworkLessons.comSince you only transfer the disk and not the VM, then do not read the further steps in the...
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There is no need to turn off the VM (If you have a SCSI adapter). I myself have not used the IDE for a long time, but write that "To remove an IDE hard disk, you must power off the virtual machine."But...
View ArticleRe: How to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
Welcome to the Community, without vCenter Server in place, one option to migrate the virtual disk to another datastore is to do it from the command line.For this task it's important to know that each...
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After transferring the disk, you must Add a Hard Disk to a new Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client.Select "Use an Existing Virtual Disk" VMware vSphere 5.1 Then, depending on which operating system...
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... perform the actions for initializing the newly added disk.Why would you want to do this? It's a disk with existing data on it. André
View ArticleRe: How to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
The operating system itself does not see the disk.You must enter the VM and take the necessary action. After that we will see the newly connected disk and the data on it.I do not write "format a...
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Ok, so you are actually talking about rescanning, and taking the disk online if it's not detected automatically.Initializing is used to create a new partition table (MBR, or GPT) on a new/raw disk. André
View ArticleRe: How to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
I have a VMware Hyper-v host that I am updating from version from version 5.5 to version 6. My boss did not pay for support, VMotion, Update Manager or a VCenter license for this host. The best...
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... I am afraid that the upgrade will wipe this partitionUnless you force it during the upgrade, the VMFS partitions (on which the VMs are stored) will not be affected by the upgrade.Although you...
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I do not quite understand the general concept described now.But if we are talking about a vmdk disk, then after you download it from the vmware datastore to your computer, it will not disappear any...
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I am only going to download the OVA files to my PC as a backup before the upgrade. I am hoping I will never need this backup. I thought that the upgrade formatted the vmware host partition during the...
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Re: How to move Hypervisor VMDK to different datastore without vmotion
1."One of the virtual machines has a VMDK folder (disk?) on the same partition as the VMware Host operating system" - it's impossible.2. Make backups better by using Veeam Backup Free Edition.
View ArticleRe: VM hardware version and upgrading VM Hardware in deployed OVF and OVAs
I can't comment on the Cisco portion since I don't actively follow their appliances, but I know VMware is preparing a statement about upgrading VM hardware version on their appliances in the face of...
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