RAID HDD degraded after installing ESXi 5
Hi, Im trying to install ESXi on my server which has mirrored HDD's. My problem is that after installing ESXi and the computer reboots I am told that the RAID volume is degraded so one of the HDD's is...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 install - server with just two 10g NICs into a network LAG via LACP
Group, We are trying to install a new ESXi 5.1 server with just two NICs attached to a network via a LACP enabled LAG. The issue for us is that the boot option only offer interface, vlan, tag/untagged...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 installation issue on HP Zbook 15- Integrated Intel I217LM Gigbyte...
hi Team, Greetings!! I am trying to setup a small test lab of ESXi 5.5 on HP Zbook 15 Mobile Workstation. the Config of the machine is Intel core i7 vPRO, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB smart Sata HDD. During the...
View ArticleESXI 5.5 Problem with SSD 512 GB
Hi today i download ESXI 5.5 and now i try install, but i have problem ESXI 5.5 not see on install my SSD, model: "ts512gssd370"On install ESXI 5.5 see just my USB Drive but not SSD hard Can u help me...
View ArticleDell CS24 Opteron - No puedo instalar ESXi
Buenas tardes, Hemos comprado en la empresa 2 servidores opteron cs24 de Dell, cuando vamos a instalar cualquier versión de ESXi desde la 4.1 hasta la 5.5 actualizada, una vez que configuramos el RAID5...
View ArticleNeed suggestions
Hello Expert,We have some physical servers running with ESXi 5.5 U2. Some configuration changes have been done on those servers by others. We do not want those changes. I was just wondering , do you...
View ArticleESXI 5 on physical host
Hello everyone,I have a lenovo server ts200v with 8 GB ram and 2HD 1T(raid1)I installed esxi5 on the physical machine.i want to install 2 VM (windows 2008 server R2)one for dns+dhcp the other one...
View ArticleESX 5.1 config changes do not save
I have two identical servers. http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX39068Both servers have 32GB RAM.Both servers have 3xIntel PRO 1000 NICs, with an on board realtrek NIC.I have identical USB...
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 ArticleNo License Icon
Hello,I'm new to VMware setups.I'm trying to obtain and then install a license for ESXi 5.0. I have the trail installed (59 days left) and plan on requesting a license this afternoon. When I go into my...
View ArticleDoes installing an ESXi enterprise license 'phone home' to ensure authenticity?
When you install a windows OS it connects to Microsoft servers to authenticate the key is legal and never used before. Does installing an ESXi license have the host connect to any sort of VMware...
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Installation Problem
I have Intel (r) Core (TM) i7-3770 CPU 3.4 GHz System with 8GB RAM and 64 bit architecture When I try to install EXSI server 5.1 or 5.0 that I download VMware website (304...
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 ArticlePXE installation HP Image
Hi,I am trying to install esxi using PXE.I can install Esxi not HP Image but can't install HP image as a "VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update1-1623387-HP-5.73.17-Mar2014" or...
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 Problem with SSD 512 GB
Hi today i download ESXI 5.5 and now i try install, but i have problem ESXI 5.5 not see on install my SSD, model: "ts512gssd370"On install ESXI 5.5 see just my USB Drive but not SSD hard Can u help me...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 installation issue on HP Zbook 15- Integrated Intel I217LM Gigbyte...
hi Team, Greetings!! I am trying to setup a small test lab of ESXi 5.5 on HP Zbook 15 Mobile Workstation. the Config of the machine is Intel core i7 vPRO, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB smart Sata HDD. During the...
View Articleredundant esxi on embedded dual SD
Hello, I've searched around a bit but can't find the answer.What exactly is the benefit from installing a redundant esxi on a single server? My server in question has an embedded dual SD module, where...
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Creating 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 ArticleKickstart create a VMFS Volume
Hi I'm building a kickstart config for our branch offices. I wish to install to a SD card and then format and create a VMFS volume on the RAID 6 set of disks. It installs fine to the SD card. How ever...
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