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Can we export and import a virtual machine from one esx to another esx regardless of the esx versions? If yes, can anyone please share the exact steps?

August 6, 2015, 2:41 am
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Can we export and import a virtual machine from one esx to another esx regardless of the esx versions? If yes, can anyone please share the exact steps?

 

Scenario:

 

We have a RHEL 6.0 machine with hostname, ip address, routing and applications configured in one of the esx server in our remote location on a different network

I am trying to deploy a RHEL 6.4 machine and configure it with a same IP address, Hostname, routing, application, etc in one of our esx server in our location on a different network

I want to provide a template or vmdk (smaller size) to my remote location with all configurations in place so that they can just stop their RHEL 6.0 and import the RHEL6.4 and power it up so the server is back with all the configurations in place with minimum downtime. I have to do it for more than 10 locations and they might have different esx versions, lower or higher from what I have

 

Thank you for your support in advance

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vwc SDK 6.0 setup and vCenter 6

August 6, 2015, 3:25 am
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Hi,

 

I'm installing a vwc SDK 6.0 dev machine and I don't understand the vCenter Server registration part of the SDK setup documentation. A path is mentioned : C:/ProgramData/VMware/vSphere Web Client. In my case, this folder doesn't exist. Does it mean that we need to install vSphere Web Client on the dev machine ? With vSphere 6, vSphere Web Client and vCenter server have to be on the same machine, should i install vCenter 6 on the dev machine ?

 

Thanks

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License question related with vSphere upgrade from 5.5 to 6

August 5, 2015, 11:18 pm
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I want to upgrade my environment to vSphere 5.5 to 6.

I have several ESXi servers and 1 vCenter server. Some ESXi servers serving live enviroment and some test environment.

I'd like to upgrade step by step so, that install new vSephere server and upgrade test environment ESXi servers to 6.0. and then run test environment some days.

Upgrade needs, that I need to convert licence keys to 6.0.

Can I run then simultaneously both environemts couple of days? (live environment using 5.5 licence keys and test environment using 6.0 keys converted from 5.5 keys)?

Some ESXi keys are used in several ESXi serves according to CPU sockets related with these keys.

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SQL Database compatibility for vCenter server 5.5 U2

August 6, 2015, 2:43 am
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Hi Guys,

 

Could you please advise whether the below Database is compatible for upgrading vCenter server from 5.0 to 5.5

 

1. Microsoft SQL Server 2008R2 RTM- Express 64-bit edition

 

Much appreciate your help

 

Thanks

Vignesh

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Setting default values for Incident ticket

October 29, 2013, 7:49 am
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We have been asked to set default values for 3 fields in the incident ticket when an officer's default group is a specific group.  We have been asked to default the description, Service and Call Type to specific values.  I've figured out (in the javascript) how to set description and service, but I have not been able to figure out how to set a default value for call type.

 

Does anyone have any suggestions?  We are currently using VSM v9.1.1

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P2000 G3 disable the HP VAAI Plugin

August 6, 2015, 3:07 am
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Hello,

I have a question.

I have to upgrade my storage p2000 g3 sas, connected via sas switches, from release to release TS251P004-02 TS252R007

 

 

My infrastructure is composed of:

1 c3000

3 bl460c g7

2 switches sas

one storage p2000 g3 sas

os vmware esxi 5.1 u3

 

 

Reading the firmware release notes of the storage ( ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-linux/p1485086127/v109841/740672-010.html ) I have found the following:

 

 

HP MSA VAAI Plug-in: important notes for ESX environments

Beginning with the TS251R004 firmware release, the HP MSA VAAI Plug-in is no longer supported. The HP MSA controller firmware now uses T10 compliance in an ESX Environment.

In order to properly upgrade your ESX Environment, perform the Following actions:

Determine Whether your ESXi / ESX 5.x hosts has the HP MSA VAAI Plug-in installed.

Disable the HP MSA VAAI Plug-in.

Remove the VAAI vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB).

Remove all claim-rules associated with the HP MSA VAAI Plug-in.

 

 

The procedure is as follows:

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=4118559&docId=mmr_kc-0123414&docLocale=en_US

 

 

If I make the following command

 

 

To determinates if the VAAI Plug-in is installed on an ESXi / ESX5.x host: # find / -name hp_vaaip_p2000

I do not find anything then the vib seems not to be installed

 

 

If I type the following command esxcli storage core device VAAI status get I get

 

 

naa.600c0ff000131bd3a15b3a4f01000000

   VAAI Plugin Name:

   ATS Status: supported

   Clone Status: supported

   Zero Status: supported

   Delete Status: unsupported

 

 

So VAAI plugin seems not to be loaded.

 

 

But if I make the following command esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class = Filter I get

Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugins Matches

---------- ----- ------- ------ ----------- ----------- ---------------------

Filter 5001 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 model =

Filter 5001 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 model =

Filter 5002 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 G3 FC model =

Filter 5002 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 G3 FC model =

Filter 5003 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP model = P2000G3 FC / iSCSI

Filter 5003 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP model = P2000G3 FC / iSCSI

Filter 5004 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = model = HP P2000 G3 iSCSI

Filter 5004 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = model = HP P2000 G3 iSCSI

Filter 5005 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 G3 SAS model =

Filter 5005 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor = HP P2000 G3 SAS model =

 

 

So my question is I can proceed directly update the new release of firmware storage or I must first disable claimrules the P2000?

 

 

Thank you

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vcenter 5.5: Management Webservices service failed to start or terminated unexpectedly

August 6, 2015, 3:48 am
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Hi

 

in our fresh installed vcenter 5.5 (on Windows 2012r2) we are not able to start VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices, we have many messages in system log:

 

"The VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices service terminated unexpectedly.  It has done this 874 time(s).  The following corrective action will be taken in 60000 milliseconds: Restart the service."

 

we have only found KB articles for vcenter 4.x or 5.1  , many says look if any other process using port 8080, we checked this..no other process using this port

 

Any suggestions?

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How to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have already tried inflate option but it converts to "eagerzeroed thick" which i don't want.

August 5, 2015, 10:17 pm
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How to convert a thin disk to "lazyLazy Zeroed thick disk." I have already tried inflate option but it converts to "eagerzeroed thick" which i don't want.

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Cannot power up VM's in vapps in Vcloud

August 5, 2015, 5:19 am
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Afternoon all,

 

Were having trouble with some of our vapps when you try to start any VM's, it will fail with the message:

 

Unable to deploy network "***********************************************".

com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.DvPortgroupAlreadyExistsException: Failed to create distributed virtual port group "***********************************************" because a distributed virtual port group of that name already exists.

- com.vmware.ssdc.library.exceptions.DvPortgroupAlreadyExistsException: Failed to create distributed virtual port group "***********************************************" because a distributed virtual port group of that name already exists.

- Failed to create distributed virtual port group "***********************************************" because a distributed virtual port group of that name already exists.

- VSM response error (801): Error deleting network dvportgroup-36603 - nested exception is com.vmware.vshield.vsm.inventory.vcoperations.PropertyCollectorWaitFailedException:

core-services:1004:Error while waiting for property collector updates.:The resource '23882' is in use.; nested exception is com.vmware.vshield.vsm.inventory.vcoperations.VcTaskFailureException:

core-services:1501:The task failed on VC. For more details, refer to the rootCauseString or the VC logs:The resource '23882' is in use.

 

In vcenter I can see it trying to delete the port group which fails, because one of the ports in it is being used by the vse-local(******) VM

 

Is this normal?  I can see from Vcenter that the port group can be manually deleted, is this only way to resolve this issue?  I've created other vapps and can start vm's from theses without issue.

 

Thanks

 

Mike

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NSX-v Operations Guide, v6.1

August 5, 2015, 10:24 am
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Image leftovers

August 6, 2015, 4:24 am
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If I create a new Image, deploy some Instances, delete the instances and delete the Image, there is still a VM in VCenter with the name: [imagename]-10G.

Bug or Feature?

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Unable to run - Validation process

July 30, 2015, 9:12 am
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vCO appliance 5.5.2

When I imported the following workflow - extendGuestPartition.workflow from Downloads  I get the following error

 

Unable to run

Validation process report 11 errors in the workflow. Disable validation checking in the preferences or correct the errors.

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ESX5.5 Can't See Openfiler LUN

August 6, 2015, 4:44 am
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Hello,

I'm trying to set iscsi from esxi 5.5 and encountered difficulties.

It is important to clarify ON  windows iscsi initiator  it works for me.

I am sure that the settings are correct in openfiler and the problem seems in vmware.

I followed all the guides on the network, I do not know what I'm missing here!

I would be happy to receive help about it.

Thanks.

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VMware Certified Professional 6 – Cloud Perparation

July 26, 2015, 10:50 am
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Пропадают флешки после проброса 5.5

August 6, 2015, 4:56 am
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Столкнулся с проблемой:

1. Втыкаю hasp-ключик в хост vsphere 5.5.0 2403361 - ключик горит

2. На ВМ добавляю usb-контроллер - ключик тухнет

3. Как следствие нет ни единого usb-device для подключения на ВМ

Туплю ?

Upd: маразм, но при подключении usb-хаба, а уже в него hasp-ключик или флешку - всё работает

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High Availability

August 5, 2015, 6:32 am
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Hello

 

I have two ESXi hosts and vcenter. How can I configure that if one host go down the virtual machines start work on second server. I have no external datastores. I think replication must be configured, but I cant find how make replication and HA claster work together.

I want to know how make this configurations.

 

Thank you

Aram

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Setting up VM's on there own network

August 5, 2015, 6:57 am
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Hi

 

I have set up a Server and Client (win server 2008 R1 Standard & Win7 Client) in my vsphere.  I want to set the server as a domain controller but dont want this to cause any issues with my current Domain controller for obvious reasons.  The VM's are  on the same network range as the rest of my servers and clients so im thinking if i set up the VM server as a DC then it may somehow cause problems.

Is it possible to change the IP Range of the curent VM's ive set up so there is no way of interfering with the machines on my current IP range

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Bad MT performance XP vs modern Windows

August 3, 2015, 11:52 am
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VM Workstation 11.1.2 on host Kubuntu Linux 15.04 64 bits, Intel Q6600 quad core with 8GB RAM.

 

Since long time ago (years) I'm experiencing a significative performance difference among a Win XP 32 bits guest vs. most recent Windows versions (Vista an up, both 32 and 64 bits). This is preventing me from using Workstation with Windows 7 and up.

 

A single thread task consisting on firing successive processes and obtaining its output takes 3x times more on the modern Windows than on the XP guest. On another type of task (running a compiler's test suite, which executes thousands of short-lived processes, running as much processes on parallel as available CPUs), modern Windows guests also require 3x times more. This is assigning all host CPUs to the virtual machine (only one virtual machine is on at any given moment). If only one CPU is assigned to the virtual machine, individual processes take less time to run but the overall time required by the parallelizable tasks is worse.

 

For comparison, the Windows XP guest takes 35 seconds to run the test suite, a Windows 8.1 64 bits guest takes 100 seconds, which is almost the same as it takes on an old Atom N270 Netbook.

 

The Windows XP guest uses binary translation and this special settings:

 

MemTrimRate = "30"
mainmem.backing = "swap"
sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE"
prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "TRUE"
monitor.idleLoopSpinUS = "100"

 

Tried the Windows 8.1 machine with the same settings, with and without binary translation, and performance improved when only one CPU is required, but for the parallel tasks it remained the same.

 

Any idea on how can I obtain a similar performance from the Windows 7+ guests as from the XP guest?

 

BTW, memory assigned to the guest is not an issue, there is plenty of free memory at all times.

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SIOC limiting a VM from flooding the array

August 6, 2015, 5:14 am
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Hi,

 

I have a customer who is using SIOC VM Limits to prevent a vm from flooding the array. Now i know there was an easier way to limit this from happening with SIOC and still letting a vm get the IO it needs IF that IO is available but i must be having a brain fart as I can't seem to remeber how I did it before.

 

So a polite request to remind me how I did this previously with SIOC.

 

Gregg

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One of the VM doesn't get powered-on on different host after host failure within cluster. What all could be the possible reasons.

August 6, 2015, 5:25 am
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