To commit and remove snapshots you need to have enough freespace (vmdk + “-delta”.vmdk) First create a snapshot after the latest changes. After that has been done you can delete the other one’s using the gui or commandline. To commit the latest one to the original you have to use the commandline. vmware-cmd -l this [...]
After struggling with this error “e0009558 – Cannot find the VMware Converter. Please install the VMware Converter. For additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-38232” This while version “VMware-converter-4.0.0-146302″ is up and running on vcb proxy server and backupexec server. After searching a lot of google options I found the solution. It seems [...]
After a default installation you will probably receive a 503 Error. Check if the service is running “service vmware-webAccess status”If not “service vmware-webAccess start“.To start it automatic after a reboot “chkconfig –level 345 vmware-webAccess on“
Expand the CLARiiON LUN on the ClaRiiON storage system to the desired LUN size, issue a rescan at the ESX level. Sometimes you have to rescan again before your metalun will be shown.(I have to find out why) Your old disk will disappear from storage adapter view and the new metalun wil be shown. [...]
After installing ESX4, we see that the HBA is not recognized. Put the server in maintenance mode. To get it working you have to modify your qla2xxx.xml file. So login to your ESX4 server using putty and change to /etc/vmware/pciid the mentioned file will be there. copy this part <device id=”5432″> <vmware label=”fc”> [...]
Just starting to update a esx4 server using the commandline. I downloaded from VMWare the update I needed. Started putty and did a copy of the downloaded zip file to the local storage. Then run: esxupdate check –bundle ESX400-200906001.zip esxupdate update –bundle ESX400-200906001.zip
1. Press ALT-F1 to access the main console. 2. Type the word: unsupported. You will get the nice message: You have activated Tech Support Mode. The time and date of this activation have been sent to the system logs. Tech Support Mode is not supported unless used in consultation with VMware Tech Support. VMware offers [...]
To view your current multipathing configuration, log on to your ESX Server machine as root and enter: vmkmultipath -qThe output lists all known paths to each SAN LUN., The default policy in ESX Server 2.0.1 is fixed and the default policy in ESX Server 2.1 is MRU.
To view storage processors and related ports on the preferred path, log on to your ESX Server machine as root and enter the following command: wwpn.pl -v The output lists the World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) of HBAs on your ESX Server and storage processors. The target numbers and WWPNs must be identical as seen [...]
Resize your virtual disk Vmware ESX 2.5.4 : Making it bigger: vmkfstools -X disksizeG /vmfs/lunname(vmhba0\:0\:0\:0)/your.vmdk Making it smaller: vmkfstools -X disksizeG /vmfs/lunname(vmhba0\:0\:0\:0)/your.vmdk –forceVmware Workstation Workstation: Making it smaller: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe –k your.vmdk Making it bigger: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation>vmware-vdiskmanager.exe –x disksizeG your.vmdk The next step (after disk enlargemend) is to make the space avaleble to the OS. [...]