How can i configure RAID1 with ESXi 5.5?
Hi,I am trying to install ESXi 5.5 and RAID 1 on the server, But two disk space is encountered during installation. When I try to test it with ubuntu and windows, there is only one disk space as it...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 appears to break ANY and ALL on board sata passthrough capabilities
On board sata pass-through capabilities which worked on ALL versions of ESXi 5.1 is no longer working with ESXi 5.5 for Supermicro motherboard: X8SI6-F.Does this mean I have to create my own...
View ArticleHelp required to interpret vmkernel.log
Hi all, I have installed ESXi 5.1.0 build 799733 including driver for adaptec 6405 SAS RAID controller, version 1.2.1-29900. I have two SAS-SSD installed as RAID-1, I want to use as repository for ISO...
View ArticleESXI 5 - HW Design
Hi I am going to setup ESXI 5 on an DL 385 G7 with 2x146GB HDD and 6x300GB HDD.How should I make the RAID Config for getting a performant system?Any tips and hints?There will be some Windows 2008R2...
View ArticleESXi ON a laptop
I think this question has been asked before. I installed esxi 5.5 on a desktop and installed vSphere Client on a separate desktop to manage the server and build VM's. The question is if i build a esxi...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 appears to break ANY and ALL on board sata passthrough capabilities
On board sata pass-through capabilities which worked on ALL versions of ESXi 5.1 is no longer working with ESXi 5.5 for Supermicro motherboard: X8SI6-F.Does this mean I have to create my own...
View ArticleVMware compatibility Intel® i217LM + Intel® i210AT
Hello What exactly VMware on the latest version ESX supports network interface card ?Intel® i217LM ? + Intel® i210AT Controllers ?...
View Articleinstall pool of esxi servers
whats the best way to install pool of esxi servers ( more than 10) at once,I have HP SIM,HP VERTUAL CONNECT MANAGER,
View ArticleHow can i configure RAID1 with ESXi 5.5?
Hi,I am trying to install ESXi 5.5 and RAID 1 on the server, But two disk space is encountered during installation. When I try to test it with ubuntu and windows, there is only one disk space as it...
View ArticlePSOD while updating ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 on Dell PowerEdge r520
Hello Everyone, we have tried to install ESXi 5.5 on our Dell PowerEdge R520 yesterday.Before we had the possibility to do anything, a PSOD appeared, saying:No place on disk to dump data.No file...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 appears to break ANY and ALL on board sata passthrough capabilities
On board sata pass-through capabilities which worked on ALL versions of ESXi 5.1 is no longer working with ESXi 5.5 for Supermicro motherboard: X8SI6-F.Does this mean I have to create my own...
View ArticleVMware compatibility Intel® i217LM + Intel® i210AT
Hello What exactly VMware on the latest version ESX supports network interface card ?Intel® i217LM ? + Intel® i210AT Controllers ?...
View Articletesting vSphere5 in a small lab...
Hello, in a corner of my office i saw a computer provided with a MSI Z77A-G45, i5 CPU and 16GB DDR3 RAM...thus i thought to test vSphere (free version) 5.1.Well the installation halted due to the fact...
View ArticleIs it possible to upgrade esxi 5.5 to custom Dell esxi 5.5 Ao1 ?
We have a Dell R410 wich was upgraded from 4.1 to 5.5, the regular installation cd was used in stead of a Dell customized one.Q: is it possible to upgrade the current install with the Dell version...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 appears to break ANY and ALL on board sata passthrough capabilities
On board sata pass-through capabilities which worked on ALL versions of ESXi 5.1 is no longer working with ESXi 5.5 for Supermicro motherboard: X8SI6-F.Does this mean I have to create my own...
View ArticleCreating first datatore on ESXi 5 host (local disk)
2 new Dell R620s, ESXi 5 U2 (build 914586), installed to internal SD card (2GB) Also present in the server are 2 x 600GB Disks for test VMs, etc. When the hosts are added to vCenter, (5.0U2 build...
View ArticleESXI not booting on HP ProLiant G7
I am trying to run VMware ESXi on a brand new HP Proliant DL360 G7. I've made a bootable pendrive with esxi installer. It started booting and I installed the esxi on another flash pendrive (located...
View ArticleEsxi5.1 not recognizing my RAID 10 virtual drive
Hello All, I have a server of cisco ucs 220 m3 and 4 ard drives connected of 1tb each .. with a RAID controller of LSI 92668i... I created RAID 10 virtual drive and when booting it up it shows me that...
View ArticlePSOD while updating ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 on Dell PowerEdge r520
Hello Everyone, we have tried to install ESXi 5.5 on our Dell PowerEdge R520 yesterday.Before we had the possibility to do anything, a PSOD appeared, saying:No place on disk to dump data.No file...
View ArticleVMware compatibility Intel® i217LM + Intel® i210AT
Hello What exactly VMware on the latest version ESX supports network interface card ?Intel® i217LM ? + Intel® i210AT Controllers ?...
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