Re: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
Make sure your switching side switch port speeds match with the selected speed on the NIC in VMWare.Make sure that your switching side ports aren't SUSPENDED.I downloaded the latest drivers, configured...
View ArticleOEL 6.5 and VMware Hypervisor 5.5 - Cant Install Oracle Database 11G...
Hi All. I`m stucked on this for a few days. The problem is, i install OEL and i`ve made all the pre-reqs and stuff.. But when i start the oracle install it simple freezes (consuming all the available...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
Thanks, that made me think and talk to our network guy.This is how the port was configured and no network access:interface GigabitEthernet0/12switchport access vlan 250speed 1000spanning-tree...
View ArticlevSphere hypervisor compatibility
Dear All, Could you please tell me how can I check the freeware vSphere hypervisor hardware compability? On the compability guide page I can not find the free vSphere hypervisor... Is it equivalent to...
View ArticleRe: vSphere hypervisor compatibility
There is no difference between compatibility of free or paid version... then, if you want check compatibility for ESXi 5.5 Update 1 Free Hypervisor, just check for the compatibility of ESXi 5.5 Update 1.
View Articlethe hypervisor and its disk system
Dear All, I would like to make a virtual server with two little VMs. (In real there will be two virtual server with one-one VM, and both of them will be the other backup system, so I have to plan the...
View ArticleRe: the hypervisor and its disk system
ESXi will automatically partition the installation disk/volume and create the system partitions as well as the VMFS (datastore) partition, so that's no problem at all. However, even with a small budget...
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cpu time question
Dear All, I meet with dificulties again with vcpu allocation. As I know every vcpu (or logical cpu) share the host hardver cpu time if I have two guest (A,B) with 1-1 vcpu they share the full host cpu...
View ArticleRe: the hypervisor and its disk system
Thank you very much!I will check this battery/flash backed write cache options. Have a nice weekend! chr
View ArticleRe: cpu time question
Hi Marypoppins, There are lots of things to consider when right sizing your VMs and any shares or resources pools you may want to use.If you have a dual core server (I have in my home lab :-) and you...
View Article1 VM, 2 Virtual NICS --> Can each vNIC be in separate Port Groups?
Pretty simple question really just unable to find anything with the search terms I have been using. I have an environment with about 5 different vSwitches and some with various port groups, etc. I am...
View ArticleRe: 1 VM, 2 Virtual NICS --> Can each vNIC be in separate Port Groups?
Yes, definitively you can have a VM with two vNIC in different port groups and no matter in which vSwitch this port groups resides.
View ArticleRe: 1 VM, 2 Virtual NICS --> Can each vNIC be in separate Port Groups?
Thanks @Richardson Porto. That is what I figured, but hadn't actually tried it and wanted to be extra careful venturing into unknowns (to me anyway). So you are stating that what I have proposed in...
View ArticleRe: 1 VM, 2 Virtual NICS --> Can each vNIC be in separate Port Groups?
You're welcome Mike, And remember that you may need change the network interface bind order since your VM will be dual homed. And don't forget to award points for helpful or correct answers.
View ArticleRe: cpu time question
In the end everything is about the guest cpu (ram, disk) usage. Until a guest has enough time slice to compute its instructions with 1 vcpu, then absolutely unnecessary to assign more. In a very simple...
View ArticleRe: Dropped RX packets in Windows VM only
Hello,I also have a similar problem, but the drop is somewhat desired, because I am trying to pass malformed packet for some sort negative testing. But the thing is the VMXNET3 driver is dropping such...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
In my opinion to trunk the port wouldn't be compulsory: what really matters is: - Which speed setting do you have on your physical switch ports (speed 1000, speed 10000, not at all...)- How do you set...
View ArticleDo vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 support Broadcom BCM5721 NIC?
Hi all, I am new to vSphere Hypervisor 5.5.And want to buy a cheap Broadcom BCM5721, but before buy, I hope anyone there using this NIC card user can tell me it work or not.Thank you.
View ArticleRe: Do vSphere Hypervisor 5.5 support Broadcom BCM5721 NIC?
Yes, its support the ESXi hypervisor 5.5. Find the compatibility Guide here. http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/pdf/vi_io_guide.pdf
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