Vsphere - Promiscuous Mode?
I have a VM that runs in the Vsphere Hypervisor. I am attempting to install a VPN utility (SoftEther) that requires the network adapter to be set in Promiscuous mode. After reviewing ESXI...
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Promiscuous Mode - adapter compatibility
Hai i was wondering, u guys enable promiscious mode with ESXiis there any specific adapter compatibility guide to choose which 10GbE SFP adapter that have the Monitoring mode capability or a list of...
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VM Hypervisor 6.7 u3 and 7.0 vmdk export problem large vm
Hello All, I have a VMWare hypervisor 7 server with datastore 31.95TB provisioned is 28.7TB free 3.25TB.I created Ubuntu backup server to there. And i would like to export the near empty server to...
View ArticleESXi free license - need v6.5 but only gives out v7???
I'm just running a homelab using ESXi and note that I can get a free license beyond the 60 day trial. I've an old dell T310 so can only run v6.5. When I go here I can get a license but it defaults to...
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unable to download link
am trying to get license code and link for download on page: "VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.7 Download Center', but after logging in I recieve that error: "Unable to process your request. Please try...
View ArticleCompiled binaries broken on import
Hey! I've got an OVA file that once imported is on Debian 10 and has got two ruby applications running on it. This OVA works as expected in VirtualBox, Fusion, and ESXi 6, 6.5, and 7 on my test...
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Poor SR-IOV 10Gb performance
I've been using VMXNET3 for my network device and recently implemented SR-IOV. I've noticed a huge drop in performance. Host is SuperMicro X9DRH-7F, 2x E5-2667v2, nic is x520-DA1 connected to my switch...
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ESXi Lockdown Mode grey'ed out
Hi, I'm struggling to add a host back in to vCenter 6.5 applianceESXi 6.5, build 16207673 when i try to web client to the host i get the message503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint:...
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vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 hangs/freezes for 3 seconds every 20 seconds
Hello, I'm using "VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0" (latest build) on an HP DL360p G8.Installation works fine, but the hypervisor freezes every 20 seconds for about 2/3 seconds. The guest OS's are...
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vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide
Hello, I am looking for the vSphere 7.0 Security Configuration Guide to hardening the VMs and ESXi hosts. Can anyone point me to the link where to get this document. Please help. Regards,-Clint
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Expand Space without Rebooting VM
Hi, is there a way that I can expand virtual disk space without rebooting VM. I know that there is a command to recognize the device, but the device is already recognized (such as /dev/sdc), But now I...
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ESXI 7.0 IO hardware support
Hi! Trying to install esxi 7.0 on cisco blade server UCS-B200-M3 and have problem with storage controller.Controller - LSI Megaraid SAS 2004.ESXI installation says "unsupported device", but VMware...
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ESXI 7: Cannot set Gateway in Custom TCP/IP Stack
Hello Everyone, I'm trying desperatly to set the default Gateway of a custom tcp/ip stack an I get only the error that "DnsConfig.address" is missing.The stack is editable in the GUI, is opeartional...
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Vsphere 7.0 and NUT/UPSMON?
Has anyone had luck installing the nut vib in ESXI 7.0? I attempted to but the service won't start and the uservar's don't populate. Im looking to have host level shutdown control for my APC Ups &...
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How do i patch my esxi 6.5 hypervisor?
Hello.I see in "packages" category that i have updates to install, but when i push "Install update" i have to "Enter the URL or datastore path of the VIB below", but i haven't tis url. I tryed to find...
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Problems while trying to register for VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0
Hey guys!When I try to register for the free version of the VSphere Hypervisor, I always get promted to enter company details. It also autofilled my private adress, city etc. that I entered while...
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HomeLAB Ryzen
Hi Guys I would like to configure my new Homelab with ESXi 7.0 Free license again. My HomelabR7 2700x64GB Ram1x 500GB SSD Samsung NVMe4x 6TB WD RedsGTX 1060At this moment without Raid Controller My...
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Home Server: Boot & Storage Recommendations, please
tl;dr I have a basic home server with one NVMe drive, multiple SSDs, and multiple (SATA) HDDs, plus multiple USB3 ports and an SD card reader.What’s the best boot / storage configuration for good...
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New to VMware from UnRaid
Hello. I am trying to assess the potential of moving from unraid to a VMware virtual machine. I have a 10 core Xeon that I currently have an unraid server on. It hosts two windows 10 vms. I use...
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Running ESXi on Xeon W-1270
Hi Folks, for a "proof of concept" of an application, i need a small infrastructure of 2 Clients-PCs an 2 Servers (Win2019 and Redhat). The budget is small an the architecture should be ease to...
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