Installing the ESX5.5 as a VM(Guest VM) in ESX 5.5 Host Server
Hi All I am trying to install the vSphere 5.5 as a Gust VM in the ESX Host Server . I has able install the VM successfully.1) I created a Service Console 1 on VMNIC01 and i am able to take control...
View ArticleCPU usage and contention
I am attempting to run DRS clusters at 90% CPU utilization based on average peak. I am using resource pools. When will resource pool share values be enforced? At 100% utilization only or sometime...
View ArticleCluster utilization and self-provisioning
I am moving to a cloud infrastructure with VCAC for self-provisioning. How does this impact my target utilization for my HA cluster? Previously I was targeting running each cluster at 80% utilization...
View ArticleHow VMWare FT handle SQL 2012 transaction?
Hi All, Consultant recommends VMWare FT for SQL server 2012, we used to have SQL server cluster on Physical machine.So now my organization go for VMWare FT with SQL server without any HA in SQL...
View ArticleHA with not all the hosts sharing the same storage
Hi, I have a vcenter v6 cluster with HA. 4 hosts are running in this cluster.For technical reasons, not all the datastores are shared with all the ESXi.What will happen if one host crashes ?Will HA...
View ArticleHow to manually change master role host to slave?
Hello everyone,I need a little support. I have vSphere HA cluster with two nodes. vSphere automaticly choose one esx node as master, is it possible to manually change master role to slave and made...
View Articledas,vmCpumInMHZ vs das.SlotCpuInMHZ
Hi,In Yellow-Bricks ther is a good defincation to das,vmCpumInMHZ vs das.SlotCpuInMHZ. If I undersatnd it right das.SlotCpuInMHZ is the upper boundray and vmCpumInMHZ is the lower buoundary. If I set...
View ArticleTurn on FT 6.0 -> Device 'CD-ROM 1' has a backing type that is not supported.
Hi All- I am attempting at turning on FT in our environment, which I have done quite a few times already. However in one particular environment when I go to turn it on I get-Device 'CD-ROM 1' has a...
View ArticleFailed to set multiple vCPUs in FT in vSphere 6 Enterprise plus Hosts
Hello everyone~I have 2 IBM x3250 M5 servers running vSphere 6 Enterprise plus.Just build an FT cluster which includes 2 above ESX hosts and have some FT VMs (1 vCPU) running well.But if I change...
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HA Issue - insufficient resources to satisfy HA failover level on cluster
I have classic issue about HA, that is "insufficient resources to satisfy HA failover level on cluster". Actually i already read some threads discussing about it, but the solution there doesn't fix my...
View Articlesyslog.log messages with regard to VpxaHalCnxHostagent
hi, i need a sharing of your precious knowledge. After upgrading vmware server to 5.5 from 5.1, vmware keeps generating messages as follows.Syslog daemon repeats similar pattern like followings. what...
View ArticleSome VMs ( 4 of 5) aren't migrate to second host when first host down.
We already enabled vSphere HA but when first host went down then some of the VMs ( 4 of 5) didn't migrate to second host, we need to add those server manually and add VMs from inventory. -vCenter...
View ArticleFT - Secondary VM Won't Automatically Power On
Hello, I have a 3 host HA cluster that I'm testing FT on. When I turn on FT for a particular VM, it enables correctly. The problem that I'm experiencing is when I actually install a manmade fault....
View ArticleAre VMware Tools needed in HA?
Hi, I am planning VMware HA architecture which will be located in two DC, data will be synced via DB replication (via FC). Environment is planned for ensure HA for application which is running on VM....
View ArticleHA test
What happens to a VM without vmware-tools installed on a forced power off ESXi?Does it got vmotioned automatically to another host without restarted? vCenter 6.52x ESXi 6.02x ESXi 6.5
View ArticleWhich EVC mode need for cluster with Intel E5645 and E5-2630
Hi All,We have one HA cluster with four identical nodes with the following configuration.Model=Fujitsu-Primergy RX200 S6CPU=Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.40GHz Now, we need to add one host with CPU of Intel...
View ArticleProactive HA with essentials plus license?
Hi, I've just setup a small virtual infrastructure that consists of two hosts and one SAN. I've already installed the vCenterAppliance and I'm now trying to setup a cluster with "proactive HA". That...
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ESX Gateway Failover or something of a kind
Hi, I have two ESXi hosts with HA, Primary/Secondary link with separate uplink. I am not sure if it is possible to have a gateway failover. I would like my ESX hosts to switch over to the secondary...
View ArticleFault Tolerance across Datacenters using 2 different vCenter Servers
Hi All, If I enable FT on a VM which resides in our Primary "Datacenter A" managed by "vCenter Server A", Can the secondary VM for this FT protected primary VM reside in DR "Datacenter B" which is...
View ArticleAll shared datastores failed
I have a 2-host cluster with HP StoreVirtual VSA running as the storage system. I upgraded vSphere from 5.5 to 6.0. After upgrading, I had been receiving some alarms such as "Insufficient resources...
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