datastore bandwidth
hello we host 8 rds servers (windows server 2008 r2) on 4 hosts (esxi 5.0.0. 2312428), 1 vcenter server (5.0.0. 623373). all this is hosted in claranet's data centre on what they call vplatform. our...
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VAAI UNMAP - reclaim-unit for a netapp storage
Hi, I am using "esxcli storage vmfs unmap" command to reclaim the deleted blocks from datastore. There is a parameter -l reclaim-unit to be mentioned in this command if we don't want to use the default...
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Error al hacer una réplica diaria de una Máquina Virtual
Buenas tardes, realizando una réplica diaria a una Máquina Virtual nos ha dado este error varias veces y aleatoriamente, y no conseguimos solucionarlo. Hemos reiniciado la Maquina Virtual varias veces...
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All VMs Provision size equal 0 in a datastore
hi guysI would like to know if someone has seen this before and any idea how to fix itI see all Vms stored in a specific Datastore whose VMDKs show disk a size 0 MB if a VM has a disk in another...
View ArticleProblem with Esxi 5.5
I use the VMWARE converter to convert a physical PC to a virtual PC with the destination being to the local PC to a folder. But how can I get it to work on as a virtual machine on an esxi 5.5 server....
View ArticleExtend existing datastores vs Creating new datastores
Hi all, I did some searching and didn't find anything that really pertains to a question I have about datastores in our production system. Some background on the system first. We have roughly 100...
View ArticleiSCSI storage presented to hosts managed by different vCenter Server - any...
I currently have three hosts (esxi 5.0) that are managed by vcenter server 5.5 U2. The hosts are attached to about ten iSCSI LUNs (datastores).I am trying to migrate to esxi 6.0 U2. For that there are...
View ArticleNot able to run VMware-VASASDK-5.1.0
Hi All, As TAP member, I am successfully able to download VASA SDK for vSphere 5.1 from https://developercenter.vmware.com/group/sdk/51/vasaI have installed all the prerequisites and copied the...
View ArticleVMDK file is corrupt. I cannot access files on the disk
Hi There, Reaching out for major help here. I have a VM that had a snapshot. I performed delete all snapshots actions on the disk but canceled it by mistake. The snapshot files are have disappeared...
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File Server Datastore Provisioning assistance
I am building a Win2012R2 File Server.Datastore1 = 800GBDatastore2 = 12TB Datastore1 is taken. Datastore2 will have about 2TB space used for storage of copies of VMs. The rest is for File Server. What...
View ArticlevSAN maximun size = 64TB?
Hi guys, Since vSAN 6.0 support max 1 datastore per cluster and Max volume size for VMFS is 64TB.Does it means 64TB is the maximum for a single vSAN cluster?
View ArticleMoving VM Datastor to new Datastor which consists of Exchange data
Hi We are migrating virtual machine to another Datastor, this virtual machines consists of Exchange application we are not moving the host. we are fine to shutdown the VM and do the movement. Need...
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Storage Issue ( and vCenter Gone )
Hi Experts, I have 2 hosts and connected to the shared iscsi storage. There were some issues in storage connection and as the result those esxi can't connect to the storage, the problem is vCenter VM...
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3PAR VAAI Integration with failsafe copy groups
Hi all, Does anyone have any experience using 3PAR storage in a stretched peer persistent config?Failing that does anyone know of any tech docs that describes how the 3PAR VAAI integration works under...
View Articlesvmotion cli setup
Hi All,I am having trouble getting the svmotion commands to run on my windows environment. I have been following the documentation listed at...
View ArticleMerging / Combining multiple VMDK's on different datastores into one VMDK on...
So, I think I know the answer to this (do it the long way) but i wanted to run it by the community just in case I was wrong. The Environment:vSphere 5 EnterpriseESXi 5.1.0.vm: Windows serer 2008...
View ArticlevCenter 6 VVOLs + 3par TDVV = dying vms, can't find OS?
I have a vCenter 6 environment running VVOLs on a 3par 7450 with thin dedupe (TDVV) on. I have been having some space reclaim issues and performance probs for the last few weeks, but overall everything...
View ArticleVNX5400 change management IPs
Hello there. I have asked this question on community.emc.com first, but my thread stucks for a whole day with a warning that moderator needs to check my discussion prior the thread will be published....
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Adaptador de almacenamiento HBA SAS
Buenos días; Estoy configurando 2 ESXI ver 6.0 u2 con 2 servidores HP proliant DL360 g9, con una cabina MSA 2040 SAS y tengo el siguiente problema si alguien me puede ayudar: Tengo conectado los 2...
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Flash read cache config question
Hello, I would configure flash read cache on one of my ESXi 6u2 hosts. First, I made sure my local disk is SSD enabled :Second, if I want to add capacity the list is empty :Can you please enlighten me...
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