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How to use Set-NetworkAdapter to assign distributed switch port?

June 11, 2012, 10:06 am
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Set-NetworkAdapter : 6/11/2012 12:51:47 PM    Set-NetworkAdapter        The specified port '1405' does not exists or it's not available for vnic connection.

 

I receive the above error message when trying to run:

 

Get-VM SOMEGUEST | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -StartConnected $true -DistributedSwitch dvSwitch01 -PortKey 1405 -Confirm:$FALSE

 

I have confirmed portkey 1405 exists and that it is not in use.  Please advise; thanks.

 

 

 

Also tried this method but get the same result: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/PowerCLI/PowerCLI501/html/Set-NetworkAdapter.html

 

$distributedSwitch = Get-VirtualSwitch -Distributed -Name DistributedSwitch

Get-VM VM | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -PortKey 1405 -DistributedSwitch $distributedSwitch
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VDR copy backup data from one destination to another

June 11, 2012, 10:11 am
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Has anyone attempted copying the backup data from their destination RDM drive to another destination.  The original drive has way too much space allocated and we'd like to move it to another smaller destination.  I just wanted to verify if anyone had done this or if anyone knows if this will or will not work.

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Unable to delete virtual directory

June 11, 2012, 10:45 am
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Hello,

 

I would like to remove a system configuration and reusing the previous virtual directory name.

When I open the wizard at "website" tab the old virtual directory is present and I cannot reuse it

how can I remove the old Virtual directory from the list ? I also tried to find it into registry and iis cache.

 

Many thanks for the help

 

In attached file the screen shot of the issue

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VMs remaining powered off or not moving in HA cluster

June 11, 2012, 10:48 am
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Hi,

 

I have just implemented 3 ESX 5.0U1 clusters and enabled HA and DRS. I tested shutting down one of the nodes in each cluster and the VMs either just stay powered off.  I have set the hosts startup/shutdown properties to automatically start and stop VMs with the host and have HA configured in the adminssion control settings to allow VMs to power on if  constraints are exceeded.

Any help much appreciated.

 

Thx

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What is the difference between vSphere 5 Hypervisor and Standard Licensing?

June 11, 2012, 11:03 am
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In my VCenter somehow I have 2 sets of these, one with the Hypervisor License and one with Standard. I have some test boxes with 60 daylicenses that I have added to VCenter as I am moving some around and will be taking those out. Could that be why I see it in VCenter Licensing?

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Trouble Installing. "Loading The Kernel"

June 11, 2012, 11:04 am
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I have an old MPC NetFrame 2740 and I'm trying to load ESXi 5 on it.

 

STOP. Yes its on the HCL list.

 

Okay moving on, I've got 3x500GB SATA drives in it which are in a RAID 5. When I try to install ESXi its hanging on moving modules and loading the kernel. Any ideas as to what might be causing this? I've tried different CD drives disabling stuff in the BIOS swapping out RAM

 

Thanks

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RDM - migration doubt

June 11, 2012, 11:14 am
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Hi,

 

I have to migrate more than 50 RDM's from one storage to another. I read documents that states that remove and delete it from inventory and then create a new mapping file and add it there in the vm. Sometimes before I was ok with it but now little confused on this as this is the case of production vms and would not like to take any chances. Can anyone please explain and guide me the right/efficient/safest way migrating them from EMC to netapp storage.

 

Thanks

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Can't drag and drop VM into folder

June 11, 2012, 11:33 am
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Hello,

 

I have organized my VMs into folders, and some of them I cannot drag and drop. The icon is the circle with the diagnoal line through it, and it won't let me release it on the folder. I can't figure it out, I can do it with most VMs and templates, whether they are on or off. Any insight?

 

Thanks

 

Dave

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Planning out netowrk\storage for new VMWARE View VDI implementation

June 11, 2012, 11:35 am
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I've had a Vsphere server environment in place for 2 years now and had great success with ti. So much so that we're now virtualizing our desktops with Vmware View. I have purchased a new SAN that will be dedicated to the VDI and is separate from our existing server SAN. The new VDI SAN is HP LEFTHAND P4300 HARD DRIVE ARRAY - 7.2 TB - 16 BAYS ( SAS ) - 16 X HD 450 GB. I also have two 24 port 10GB switches. So here's my first design question. Should I add teh new SAN to the existing SAN VLAN I created for the server SAN or should I put the SAN on our reqular production network? On the server side I kept the SAN VLAN because it was in place pre-Vmware and working well. I use RAW volumes off the SERVER SAN, but will likely move away from that for the VDI environmnet. ANy thoughts from the real world on this?

 

Thanks

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Unable to set chap with esxi 4.1, IMA_VMW_SetMutualAuthParms

June 11, 2012, 11:40 am
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QNAP: TS-EC1279U-RP
Firmware: 3.6.1 build 0302T
Esxi: 4.1, updated to latest available versions
ISCSI: Emulex Hardware iscsi HBAs, updated as well

 

I am able to configure and access ISCSI Targets without chap.

However, as soon as i try to configure chap credentials on the hba's or iscsi targets I always get:

 

    Call "HostStorageSystem.UpdateInternetScsiAuthenticationProperties" for object "storageSystem" on ESXi "10.10.10.1" failed.
    Operation failed, diagnostics report: iScsiLibException: status(c0000000): Invalid parameter; Message= IMA_VMW_SetMutualAuthParms

 

Google does only find 3 (sic!) unrelated search results with "Invalid parameter; Message= IMA_VMW_SetMutualAuthParms"

 

Examing /var/log/messages (esxi host) I find this sort of "garbage", it starts after the tail (really, this is the output, nothing lost or changed during copy/paste).

 

    Jun 10 18:46:48 shell[21962]: tail -f messages
    Jun 10 18:47:28 ost configuration." } Args:
    Jun 10 18:47:28 ",
    Jun 10 18:47:28  dynamicType = <unset>,
    Jun 10 18:47:28
    Jun 10 18:47:28 true,
    Jun 10 18:47:28 0,                    max =
    Jun 10 18:47:28 0,
    Jun 10 18:47:28              },
    Jun 10 18:47:28  {
    Jun 10 18:47:28             summary =
    Jun 10 18:47:28                value = 0,
    Jun 10 18:47:28  <unset>,
    Jun 10 18:47:28 rnetScsiHba.ParamValue) {
    Jun 10 18:47:28     },

 

???

 

Any ideas or advice is appreciated.

Thanks
Jim

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LSI 9260 - Battery Status: Unknown

June 11, 2012, 11:47 am
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I've just replaced my old LSI MegaRAID SATA 300-8X controller, which V5 refuses to work with (another story), with an LSI SAS 9260-8i.

 

Initially I didn't see any status information presented to ESXi, until I found out that I needed to load an LSI provided SMIS Provider VIB, which I did:  VMW-ESX-5.0.0-LSIProvider-500.04.V0.24-261033-456178

 

Now I can see all the status indicators, except that the Battery Status always returns:  Unknown.

 

Also, using LSI's MSM, the information provided for the battery doesn't look correct, and also never changes.  It's always exactly the same:

 

Relative State of Charge:  100%

Absolute State of Charge:  88%

Run time to Empty:  Battery is not being discharged

Estimate time to full recharge:  Battery is not being charged

 

Is there anything else I have to do/set in order to get the battery status.

 

Cheers.

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Windows 2000 server P2V failed.........

June 11, 2012, 12:09 pm
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Hi,

 

Environment: VMware vShpere 5.0,   Enterprise Plus,     vConverter 4.0.1,     Windows 2000 server (physical),    vCenter 5.0,   VI client 5.0

 

We tried P2V migration of Windows 2000 server. But it got failed. If you could tell your suggesion then it would be very helpful.

 

What happened on migration:  

 

Stopped all kind of application services and some other services, installed vConverter agent, restarted Windows 2000 server, then it automatically started conversion. But on status, it showed that it is ‘Running’. We waited almost 1.30 hours, but it didn't show the percentage, and the server was hanged. We tried 3 times, but the result was same (server was not responding). Any idea???

 

Few of them told that Windows 2000 server is not compatible with vShpere 5.0. Is that true? Migration failed because of that reason????

I came to know that after installed vConverter agent on Win 2000 server we need to restart the server.

 

If anyone has good experience with Win 2000 P2V then please help me. All kind of suggestions are welcome....

 

 

Regards,

ZaraRose.

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How do you move virtual machine from one host to another host

June 11, 2012, 12:10 pm
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I have a client that I am imaging a workstation for.  I have the image, and I brought it back to the shop where I have faster equipment.  I have an older version of VMware 7.1.5 the client has VMware 8.0.

 

The question I have is, after I have built the VM in my VMware Workstation 7.1.5, is it possible to move the VM files to 8.0, clients workstation.  Browse for an exisitng virtual machine and start it up in the 8.0 version?  OR is there some other procedure I need to do to make it work with 8.0.

 

VMware community thanks very much for the help

 

Rick Arnold

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Found Bug: Workstation 8.0.3 Debian Hostsystem 6.x 64bit

June 11, 2012, 12:34 pm
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Failmessage:

insserv LSB headers not defined

 

When you install the last Workstation 8.0.3 work VMware Workstation fine. When your restart the Server or use apt for install Software you become Failmessage for installation.

 

After your restart the Server the VMware Workstation Server start not automatic und you can Fix this Problem temporary with /etc/init.d/vmware restart and /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server

 

When you use rcconf to activate the VMware Workstation and VMware Service going not complete. I finde the Problem is a Problem in the init.d Script from VMware

 

Your must be edit 3 Files.

 

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vi /etc/init.d/vmware

 

Add this on Head:

 

### BEGIN INIT INFO

# Provides:          vmware
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 5
# Default-Stop:      0 6
# Short-Description: Start daemon when vmware starts
# Description:       Enable service provided by daemon.
### END INIT INFO

 

2.

vi /etc/init.d/vmware-USBArbitrator

 

Add this on Head:

 

### BEGIN INIT INFO

# Provides:          vmware-USBArbitrator

# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog

# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog

# Default-Start:     2 3 5

# Default-Stop:      0 6

# Short-Description: Start daemon when vmware starts

# Description:       Enable service provided by daemon.

### END INIT INFO

3.

vi /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server

Add this on Head:

 

### BEGIN INIT INFO

# Provides:          vmware-workstation-server

# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog

# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog

# Default-Start:     2 3 5

# Default-Stop:      0 6

# Short-Description: Start daemon when vmware starts

# Description:       Enable service provided by daemon.

### END INIT INFO

 

After this conf your Service over rcconf work. After you reboot the server workstation Server work fine

 

Sry for my bad English .

 

Kai Liefke
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Upgrading host to Windows 8 Release Preview

June 11, 2012, 12:37 pm
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Hi All,

 

Just upgraded my Windows 7 host to Windows 8 release preview and none of my VMs can resume. Where can I find any info on this issue?

 

Thanks,


Alberto

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qLogic 8262 CNA netowrk configuration

June 11, 2012, 12:46 pm
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I am looking for guidance/ best practices for configuring networking with the qLogic 8262 CNA card.  I would like to move away from my gig network cards as much as possible.  Has anyone set this up?  I am have Dell PE R710 & 810 servers with the new qLogic 8262 Dell CNA card.  I am using the FCoE function as well.

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vCenter 5.0 web site using TLS?

June 11, 2012, 12:56 pm
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I have to figure out if the vCenter 5.0  web site is using TLS v 1.0 or higher.

That TLS is enabled and SSL is disabled.

 

 

Can someone comment on this?

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How many VM's could this setup run

June 11, 2012, 1:15 pm
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Hey All,

 

I would like to know if someone could tell me how many vm's the setup below can run.

 

4x HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 (2x E5-2650) (128GB DDR3) (No local storage)

     - 2x 10Gbe Fiber HBA's connected to 2 HP 5900AF 10Gbe Switches

     - 8 Nics connected to 2 Cisco 3750x-48p switches

 

2x HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 (1xE5-2420) (32GB DDR3)

     - 2x 10Gbe Fiber HBA's connected to 2 HP 5900AF 10Gbe Switches

     - 8 Nics connected to 2 Cisco 3750x-48p switches

     - 1x HP D2700 Disk Enclosure with 25x 300GB 6G SAS 10K SFF DP Connected to:

     - 1x HP Smart Array P822/2GB FBWC Controller

 

2x Qnap TS-EC1679U-RP (16x 2TB) (For file back-up)

     - 2x 10Gbe Fiber HBA's connected to 2 HP 5900AF 10Gbe Switches

     - 4 Nics connected to 2 Cisco 3750x-48p switches

 

The 2x DL380e's will be running a storage cluster.

 

Thanks for your respons!  

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vSphere suite Price Quotes

June 11, 2012, 1:19 pm
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Hello All,


Can someone please guide that from where can we have vsphere suite price available as per their acceleration kits and essentials etc? Who will be the Point of contact for us in this? Also, does VMware has specific, low cost offerings for SMB vertical? And is the vsphere solution stack affordable from budget constraints point of view as the SMBs in Pakistan specifically are quite tight on budget and dont you think that they will be quite hesitant and reluctant to consume so much capital in deploying VMware solution? Though there is simply no doubt on the robustness and effectiveness of VMWare solutions but still if the solutions are way too expensive, will Pakistani SMBs embrace Virtualization and Cloud Computing Solution? Respones will be highly appreciated.

 

IRFAN ELAHI

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ESXi Cluster Shutdown

June 11, 2012, 1:29 pm
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We are having power maintenance in our datacenter and trying to figure out the best way to go about powering down & powering up our ESXi cluster which has HA enabled.

 

Option 1. Shut down all of the Guest VM's, enter each ESXi server into Maintenance Mode, and then shut each ESXi server down.
The problem I see with this option is that the ESXi servers will still be in maintenance mode when they are brought back online, if I exit out of maintenance mode will any VM's start powering back on automatically?

 

Option 2. Shut down all of the Guest VM's, and then shut each ESXi server down.
Will any VM's start powering back on automatically when I start back up the ESXi servers?

 

Option 3. Disable HA, configure startup order.

 

Anyway, just trying to figure out the best or recommended way of shutting down and bringing back up an entire ESXi cluster.  I'd prefer to leave HA turned on AND have my Domain Controller be the first VM that is powered up.  How do I go about doing this properly?

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