VMware ESX Questions


Transferring a template from one managed 3i data store to a seperate managed 3i data store
Hoping I might get some help with this one, unfortunately the support at VM is not top notch when it comes to 3i. I have a template in LOCATION-US which I need to copy to LOCATION-EUROPE. Currently, these two ESX servers are managed with seperate VCs. I have a 2 mb WAN. The template is [...]

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2008  5:20 PM
3i, templates, VMware, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

Is it possible to install esx on a vmware vm?
Not having a spare machine I’d like to install an eval esx onVM Workstation. I am encountering a problem during install which states that it cannot find any compatible NICS. 1. Is it possible to run esx in a vm? 2. If yes, is there a workaround for the nic incompatibility?

Answer Question   |  March 5, 2008  9:14 PM
Virtual Machines, VMware, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

VMWare ESX server and USB
I am new to the virtulization world and would like to setup a ESX server at house to play with. However I do not enough machines to make this possible. I heard someone say that there is a way to install ESX server on a USB drive just to play around with it. Is this [...]

Answer Question   |  August 22, 2008  9:49 PM
ESX 3.x USB support, VMware, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

VM Ware ESX 3.0.2 How to find BIOS
I have ESX 3.0.2 installed and I would like to know what will be the BIOS release date that any vms built on this host will have.The restriction is I can not build any VM to test in my lab.So is there any way from ESX box that I can find out?

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2008  7:17 AM
VMware, VMware ESX
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10 pts.

what edition of ESX can install on SATA Hard disk?
what edition of ESX can install on SATA Hard disk?

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2008  6:23 PM
SATA hard disk, VMware, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

ESX v3.x support for USB devices/attach
Just wondering what is curretnly supported for attaching USB devices to and ESX v3.x server?

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2008  12:14 PM
ESX 3.x USB support, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

virtual center
if you run virtual center server on a virtual machine that is within a cluster and the esx host fails. Will HA migrate the virtual center server to a new esx host??

Answer Question   |  May 30, 2012  5:12 AM
Virtual Machines, VirtualCenter, VMware ESX
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10 pts.

Unable to delete stuck print jobs
I recently created a new print server for our campus. It is a Windows 2K3 R2 system running in a VMWare ESX Server. All of my print devices are various HP models from a 5M to brand new 4250′s. All are connected to the server via HP port monitors and all of the drivers are [...]

Answer Question   |  November 15, 2007  7:04 PM
Printing, Spooling, VMware ESX
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0 pts.

VMWare ESX
What does ESX stand for?

Answer Question   |  July 14, 2008  2:00 PM
VMware, VMware ESX
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0 pts.

What solution are you using to backup VMware ESX Virtual machines? What is the best?
What solution are you using to backup VMware ESX Virtual machines? What is the best? Ideas include: - VMware VCB - EsXpress - ESX Ranger Others?

Answer Question   |  April 24, 2009  6:17 PM
VCB, Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESX
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155 pts.

VMware ESX 2.5 or 3.0 Virtualizing SQL (2000 or 2005)
First thanks for weighing in on this…. I support a department whose deployment of several department size SQL 2000 systems needed overhauling. I have recommended virtualizing their SQL because: 1. this is a department level database that has at best moderate use 2. It is currently and comfortably deployed on servers with 2GB of ram [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  4:42 PM
SQL Server 2005, SQL Server Virtualization, VMware, VMware ESX, VMware ESX 2.5
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0 pts.