vsphere 6.7 LSI raid card, can't get drive status
Hi! I have this server setup at home: SuperMicro X10SLL-FIntel Xeon E3-1241 v332GB 3CC 1600LSI 8708EM22x Velociraptor 10k 300gb RAID 14x WD Red 2TB Raid 5 I was running Vsphere 6.0 since a long time,...
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vCenter 6.7 Joining enhanced linked mode after cert replacement fails (Failed...
I just deployed a new vCenter 6.7 server with embedded PSC. I'm planning on adding four other additional sites using enhanced linked mode. I'm also using a hybrid certificate replacement approach in...
View ArticleDynamic Storage Space
Hello everyone, We are running an ESXI Server version 6.0.0. I am having an issue when backing up the VMDK file to my Barracuda. all of the VM's are in one datastore. So when I backup a VM, I am...
View ArticleIncreased VMFS5 datastore temporarily reverts to previous size
Good afternoon. I was just preparing to open a support call about this, but wanted to post to the community first. I have several VMFS5 datastores that have had their capacity increased, but they...
View ArticleWhat is the maximum size of a NFS v3/v41 datasotore in esxi 6.0/6.5
Can someone please help me to figureout what is the maximum size of NFS v3/v41 datastore in esxi 6.0/6.5. Also,what is the max file size that I can create on these datastores.
View ArticleError to Link Account on deploying Skyline Collector
Hello, We are trying to deploy the Skyline Collector on our environment but, the follow message appear when we try link our account on collector: The My VMware account or EA number you have selected is...
View ArticleI have a problem with VM Tool in macOS. The application installs without...
I have a problem with VM Tool in macOS. The application installs without problems, but it can not be enabled. How can I delete all the data so I can do a clean installation?
View ArticleProblem with VM on VSAN
Hi, I've got one, maybe two, VMs on my VSAN and apparently there is something wrong with them. Focus on the first one as I have exhausted my knowledge of how to fix this. The VM is working fine. It...
View ArticleEmail Alerts: subject line is too long
How do I change the built-in alerts so the subject line of the email it sends me isn't so long? I'd like to go from this: [VMware vCenter - Alarm...
View ArticleUnable to register vcenter with external PSC, STS certificate error
Deployed and registered skyline appliance, but unable to register vcenter with external PSC - below is error - please provide next steps.Thanks Endpoint test failed. Error message: Couldn't create...
View ArticleThe virtual disk is invalid or needs to be repaired AND vmware-vdiskmanager...
I'm running vmware-vdiskmanager -R against a VMDK file that produces "the virtual disk is invalid or needs to be repaired" errors in VCenter Converter. vmware-vdiskmanager does NOT report anything; it...
View ArticleChanging snaphost location for all virtual machines
Is there a way to change the default snapshot setting on the host so that all VMs will have this setting automatically? i understand how to change the working dir for the VM, but would like to do this...
View ArticleCertificate issues with client
Hi, Running Horizon Client 4.7 and I noticed that when I connect internally with it (I am on a desktop), I get the certificate error in the top left corner saying “the identity of this server was not...
View ArticleHow to properly retire 5 ESXi 6 hosts from a 10 node ESXi 6 cluster
Hi All, I was looking for help on how to achieve the following: properly retire 5 ESXi 6 hosts from a 10 node ESXi 6 cluster. I have a 10 node production ESXi 6 cluster. I need to retire (decommission)...
View ArticleChecking statistics of port mirror session
Is it possible to check the statistics of port mirror sessions that I've created on switches? I have multiple port mirror sessions configured but i would like to know their network stats (bytes in ,...
View ArticleVM Operative System not found
Hi, I'm trying to convert a vm Hyper-v (Windows 2016) to VMware. I convert de the file *.vhdx to *.vmdk with to winimage and starwind, but when I use VMware Fusion to create a new VM with the file...
View Articlewhat the f@ck with vCenter Appliance
What the f@ck with vCenter Appliance?! Till the last 7 years every installation of vCenter Appliance is f@cking magic... What the problem with the heart of every modern IT infrastructure -...
View Articleplugin compatibility with ServiceNow MSP (domain separated)
Just wondering what the support was with domain separated instances of ServiceNow? Dave
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Synology RS816 iSCSI - ESXi 6.5 Best Practice
Hi, I have a question regarding ESXi 6.5 iSCSI connectivity to a NAS...in this case a Synology RS816...but could be something similar. My setup(and my problem *lol*): NAS iSCSI Synology RS816: LAN1...
View ArticlePinning vMotion Traffic on UCS
Are there any good reasons not to pin vMotion traffic on UCS to one side of the fabric by setting failover policy so that the active NIC on all ESXi hosts is associated with one side of the fabric?...
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