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ESXi on VMware workstation

ninjas — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:28:50 +0000

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PSOD with ESX 3.5

Srv2003 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:39:34 +0000

Question Edited by Michael Tidmarsh

Snapshot Sizing in ESX

jammanter — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:51:38 +0000

Does anyone know how much space is needed when trying to recommit snapshots back? Do you need on your disk the size of the *.vmdk file plus the snapshot file as well? Or, is there a formula that is used to determine this. We are trying to figure out if we can recommit some snapshots back when our free space is less than the size of the *.vmdk and the snapshot. Thank you.

Backup solutions for VMware environment

ITKE — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:57:38 +0000

We’ve added VMware servers to our data center, and we’re looking for a backup solution that works. There will be a mix of ESX 4.0 and ESX 3.5 hosts along with vCenter 4.0 with a mix of Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Red Hat 4.x and 5.x, SQL Server 2005 and Oracle database. TSM is deployed but needs a major upgrade.

I’m looking at VDR, VCB and 3rd party software like Veeam and esXpress. Can anyone share their experience or opinions, especially if you have experience with TSM backup with or without VCB.

Thank you!

VMware ESX 3.5 and DS3400, Vcenter stop seeing datastores

GerardoRangelASAP — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:23:52 +0000

we have a DS3400 and a Blade with ESX 3.5, the vcenter stops seeing the datastores, but the virtual machines still working.
we don´t know what is going on?
any comments

ESX 3.5i Console Access

Deo22 — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:20:53 +0000

How do you get to the login prompt on the physical console? I can press but it only appears to display console messages. It does not give me the login prompt.

Consistency errors on virtualized SQL 2000 SP4 servers

ITKE — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:46:13 +0000

Did anyone experience problems with SQL Server 2000 SP4 and consistency errors on o 2003 R2 x64 guest OS. CHECKDB shows databases corrupt, the next run they are clean, then they might become corrupt again. We are banging our heads against the wall to find a solution for this problem. We have this problem with all of our virtualized SQL 2000 SP4 VMs.

We are using ESX3.5U4 on Dell PowerEdge R900.

Checking for the server a ESX 3.5 Guest is running on?

Michael Morisy — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:28:31 +0000

When I’m on an ESX 3.5 guest, is there a way to find out which ESX server it is running on? I don’t have access to the ESX host to do it the other way around via command line.

cisco L3 switches 3130G (bladeswitches)

CHD — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:04:44 +0000

Hi,

Is someone familiar with the cisco 3130G balde swiches?

I have a duplex problem with internal fa ports, these are connected internal in the blade chassis. You can’t change the duplex speed.

I also checked the duplex speed at the esx servers, thats ok.

Could it be a defect messanine card?

Br,

NAT on vSwitches in ESX 3.5

Phazza — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:14:47 +0000

Hi, I am in the process of setting up a separate windows domain in our ESX Environment but I will have to separate this windows domain from the already existing windows domain.
It is possible to set up ESX vSwitches in such a way that a completely separate network is created – no other traffic MUST leave the new network (domain) – and how is this achieved? Would I need to use some form of NAT anywhere?
Hope you can help, many thanks