install ESXi, stop on "Relocating modules and starting up the kernel"
My computer is Intel NUC5PPYH, the processor is a 14nm Pentium n3700.Hardware: Intel® NUC Kit NUC5PPYH SpecificationsAccording to the official website of the information, VT-x/VT-d are supported. but i...
View ArticleESXi 6.5u1 - RAID replacement dropped Datastore
Hi Guys,New to the forum but here goes:We have a new ESXi 6.5u1 install that was running reliably (albeit slow) on a non-cached RAID configuration.Replaced RAID card with cached unit, booted server,...
View ArticleClient is not authenticated to VMware Inventory Service -...
Hi We have installed vcenter 6.0 on windows 2012r2 for couple years. Recently AD DC have upgraded from 2008 to 2016 (without forest level up for now, so it is still 2008 level). I've noticed AD auth...
View Article[Routing] Invalid forwardingAddress
here's the thing, i'm planning the dynamic virtual network with NSX 6.3.1 on vSphere 6.5 infrastructureand the VLAN of IP 10.101.6.0/24 is defined as public IP for this datacenter.the NSX topology is...
View ArticleVM options disabled for vCenter VMs on Workstation 14 Pro
Environment: Windows 10, WS 14 Pro 14.1.1 build-7528167 I was using WS 12 Pro to access and configure a vCenter and all its VMs. Everything worked flawlessly. But since I upgraded to WS 14 Pro I have...
View ArticleCentOS 7 can be selected as guest OS when creating new VM, but not when...
Hi All, I'm running several CentOS 7.4 VM's on ESXI and for those that I have deployed by using an OVA file, I get a warning saying "The configured guest OS (Other Linux (64-bit)) for this virtual...
View ArticleUSB Devices not mounting - Fusion 8.5.7 + High Sierra
I am running the beta High Sierra on my MacBook Pro (10.12.6 Beta (16G18a)) and Fusion 8.5.7. Since upgrading the High Sierra, I am no longer able to mount USB devices to my VMs inside of Fusion. I get...
View ArticleHost Profile - IPv6 issue during Compliance
Hi, we are running latest version of ESXi 6.5. Doing host profiles and they are all coming up non-complaint. When checking the messages we see under standard network setting:ipv6 vmknic gateway...
View ArticleGetting error with Connect-NsxtServer : Invalid JSON primitive
Hi all, Has anyone encountered this error, and knows a fix? This is on PowerCLI 6.5.4.7. Thanks!Khare PS C:\> Connect-NsxtServer xxxxxx -User xxx -Password xxxConnect-NsxtServer : 1/12/2018 11:22:41...
View ArticleMSA 2040 Direct attached iSCSI
We are setting up a VSphere 5.5 environment - 3 hosts directly attached to an MSA 2040 with iSCSI. Is directly attaching the host to the MSA an issue or should we be using switches? Our hardware...
View Articlerollback build from esxi 5.5 build 7504623
can i remove a esx-base vib ? how do I rollback a build
View ArticleLun Migration from Esxi host to a Physical Server without formatting
Hello Everyone. We have an Esxi host to which a LUN is mounted from EMC. That LUN is further mounted to a VM which is a database server as VMDK not RDM.However, we need to migrate that LUN from the...
View ArticleNVMe or SATA SSD for Caching Tier
I'm looking to build an All Flash Solution, and am evaluating what to use for my Caching Tier. Here's are the two that I've narrowed it down to: 1TB Intel P4500 NVMeRandom Read: 294kRandom Write:...
View ArticleWhich database to use for VCSA 6.5 u1?
I was under the impression that we could use, and should use, an external database for environments larger than 20 hosts and not use the embedded PostGRE database. Is that the case?The system I'll be...
View ArticleWindows 10 (1709) Blank App Tiles
Hi, Our profiles are non persistant for desktops. We're developing a new windows 10 (1709) workspace. The startmenu roams, and when I log onto the same machine it displays the icons properly. However,...
View ArticleAll VMs Start with Black Screen
Recently moved all my VMs from Host Win7-64bit to Win8-64bit.Fresh install of Player v 5.0.2 build-1031769Computer is Acer Aspire M Intel i5 @ 1.8GhzGraphics is Intel HD 4000 When any of the various...
View ArticleVMware 14 Launch Virtual system black screen
VMware 14 Launch Virtual system black screen Log file
View Articleworkstation pro 14 upgrade from ver 12 produces blank screen when running...
Upgraded from ver 12 pro. All VM's were working fine, 14 upgrade just gives a blank vm screen now machine is windows 10 pro, fully patched with 32 gb memory restored host machine back to ver 12, and...
View Article"503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [class.." - VMware...
503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [class Vmacore::Http::NamedPipeServiceSpec:0x00000230a24439f0] _serverNamespace = / action = Allow _pipeName...
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