Independant persistent disk and Physical Mode RDM
Hi All, Need your opinion on taking snapshot backup of few of the virtual machines via NBU 7.6 We are planning to take back up via NBU autocreated snapshot, but the question is all the VM's have...
View ArticleTechnical Limitations of VSphere Server Essentials?
I am running the free VSphere hypervisor, and the vSphere Client. It looks like there are a ton of limitations in the free version. So far I've ran into: 1) Can't move a VM from one storage location to...
View ArticleRe: Technical Limitations of VSphere Server Essentials?
A good comparison can be found here: http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/VMware_vSphere_5_Editions_Overview And a nice one-stop shop on all the feature names linked to thier information can be found in...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
I was able to download the command line tool (esxcli) and that allowed me to set promiscuous mode. It was not trivial to figure this out, but at least I got around it. For anyone else running into this...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
When promiscuous mode is enabled at the portgroup level, objects defined within that portgroup have the option of receiving all incoming traffic on the vSwitch. Interfaces and virtual machines within...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
Thanks, but I don't have the "Configuration" tab. Is it because I am running the free VSphere version?
View ArticleRe: Independant persistent disk and Physical Mode RDM
No, independent virtual disks are excluded from snapshots (Independent of snapshots) too. André
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
The Configuration tab is available in all editions, even the free one. Make sure you select the host in the inventory in the left pane. André
View ArticleClik here to view.
Re: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
Interesting. The only tabs I see after clicking on the server in the inventory section are: Getting Started, Summary, Resource Allocation, Performance, Events, Console and Permissions Am I in the wrong...
View ArticleRe: Technical Limitations of VSphere Server Essentials?
Thanks much, this is what I was looking for. Now I'm really regretting setting up that VM on my first hard drive. (At the time, I didn't see a way to format the other drive so I could install it...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
It looks like you selected a virtual machine in the library, rather than the ESXi host. André
View ArticleRe: Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
Yep, you're right. I could have sworn I looked at that 10x. Now I see it. Well, at least I learned how to do it the hard way (with command line) in the process.
View ArticleBest NON_WINDOWS vm for hosting an NFS server
I currently am using Windows 2003 Server for hosting NFS. I'm very happy with it, and with NTFS compression, it is wonderful. However, Windows has a file size limitation of around ~50GB, from a...
View ArticleCan you move offline VMs between datastores using the "Migrate" feature with...
I am not referring to Essentials Plus vMotion between hosts or online virtual machine migration between hosts and datastores. Just curious if its possible to power off a VM and click the Migrate button...
View ArticleRe: Can you move offline VMs between datastores using the "Migrate" feature...
Welcome to the Community - Yes you can - that is what is referred to as a Cold Migration.
View ArticleRe: Independant persistent disk and Physical Mode RDM
Thanks andre,one more question.I tried taking clone of the Virtual machine with independent disk, it fails the compatibility check for cloning virtual machine . Does cloning use snapshots?
View ArticleRe: Independant persistent disk and Physical Mode RDM
IIRC snapshots are used when cloning a powered on VM. André
View ArticleCannot add new plug-in
Hi, I'm new in ESXi and vSphere, my problem is I can't add or create a new plug-in.I have ESXi 5.1 installed,When connecting from vSphere and choosing from the menu Plug-ins --> Manage plug-ins all...
View ArticleRe: Cannot add new plug-in
Its because you are connected directly to the ESXi host. Connect to your vCenter Server and you should be able to install plugins.
View Article