I have two Debian 7 VMs connected to the same virtual wire. When both VM's are running on the same ESXi hosts ping, arp and ssh works. When each VM runs on a different ESXi host in the cluster ping and arp work fine but ssh fails. On the SSH server site I see SYN arriving but the server is failing to reply with SYN ACK.
This is in a nested ESXI 5.5 environment.
vshield manager version 5.5.0.
I'm using vxlan
VMs are debian 7
Hi,
Getting Attached Error while connecting via vSphere Client 5.5
I'm working with my VMs in Windows and Linux which works fine. However, I always have to change the file path for the VM when switching the OS.
Is there any workaround?
Hi,
Need to know how to fetch the install date of base esxi from Esxi command or from Power cli.
Regards,
Bhards4
VMWare 7.1.2 cause the OS to crash when it starts after the lid has been closed for more than 3 hours.
I'm running a Mac Book Pro 15" (mid 2014) with 16GB of memory.
There are 3 WMs with W7 Pro. If any of them are running when i close the lid and wait for more than 3 hours the computers main OX crashes with the notice of Sleep Wake Failure. If VMWare is completely shut down (as well as all Windows OS), then the Mac does not crash when asleep overnight. I have checked the transfer power to VM checkbox and all 3D acceleration options are set to OFF on all the WMs.
Earlier I run a Mac Book Pro 17" from early 2011 and Fusion 6 and never experienced any problems but when i changed to the new Mac Book Pro in February these Sleep Wake Failures came immediately. I have read and tried most of the tips from similar posts on the Forum but with no luck.
Yesterday i upgraded to Fusion 7.1.2 with the good hope that it should solve the problem but unfortunately not.
I think that it definitely must be a Apple problem since the OS not should be able to crash due to any thing a application running on the OS could cause even though I guess that Fusion are doing something fishi since it worked fine in earlier versions.
Does anyone have a solution for these crashes - they are driving my mad?
I have attached the crash log in full.
Date/Time: 2015-06-21 02:15:19 +0200
OS Version: 10.10.3 (Build 14D136)
Architecture: x86_64h
Report Version: 21
Event: Sleep Wake Failure
Steps: 6
Hardware model: MacBookPro11,3
Active cpus: 8
Process: kernel_task [0]
Path: /System/Library/Kernels/kernel
Architecture: x86_64
Version: Darwin Kernel Version 14.3.0: Mon Mar 23 11:59:05 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.20.48~5/RELEASE_X86_64
Task size: 739430 pages
CPU Time: 284.889s
Checking to see if anyone has experienced an issues deploying the 5.8.4 OVA. It would appear the vApp deploys fine but on boot the DB server looks like it has an issue with Dev3 on mount which it claims it is already mounted. It then runs a disk check and when the script runs for the DB deployment it fails on sector 0?
If I delete and try again same result...
Cheers,
I bought a used HP 360 Server and I installed the HP version of VSphere 5.5.
The problem is that the license is expired and I don't know where can I find the free license.... in VMWare's website I found only the license for VSphere 6 ...
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Hello,
I have some virtual machines with linux (Debian) OS. There I have installed vmware tools and enabled shared folders.
I have configured the access to the folders following the instructions at web page VMware Workstation 10 Documentation Center.
Yesterday I have updated the VMWare Workstation to version 11.1.2. In the linux virtual machines I have successfully updated the VMWware tools too. But now the mounted directory as shared folder is empty. I can see no error messages in the vmware.log file. In the WINDOWS virtual machines the feature "shared folders" is working properly. What can I do?
Thanks for help!
I have a strange issue in my nested lab.
Everything appear to be connected @ L2 and via ICMP, but 'real' traffic (TCP/UDP e.g. http, ssh, dns) doesn't work if it has to traverse VXLAN i.e. between VMs on different hosts, or to my real network via ESG on edge cluster.
1.) All VTEPs can ping all other VTEPs using MTU 1580, and vcenter GUI ping test is OK as well.
2.) All ARP/MAC mappings etc. look fine, all VXLANs and VTEPs look fine on the hosts. Ping works 100% both within a logical switch (different host), through the DLR (different host) or my real network (via ESG on separate edge cluster).
3.) However, no real traffic works. I did some esxi packet captures on the vnics and I can see the initial SYN egressing the source VM and egressing the destination VM's vnic, but when I try to capture the destination's ingress vnic, no replies are visible. I can ALWAYS however see the ICMP replies! In fact I can see the same thing in netflow.
4.) All firewalls are turned off on the DLR/ESG and I even disabled the firewall component. I even put in allow any any rules everywhere (even though it is disabled LOL).
I'm 100% sure the vms are responding/ports open etc. and since they respond to other vms on their own ESXi this must be the case. These are linux guests and I have tried two different distros just for luck (one is plain ubuntu with firewall off so definitely nothing going wrong at that level!).
Really stumped, anyone have any ideas? If VXLAN was broken surely I'd notice the 1580 MTU pings fail. In fact hosts can ping each other @ 1500 MTU so I'm convinced the MTU is fine.
I can't understand why if the MTU is fine and everything can ping everything, why 'normal' traffic is failing - technically from packet captures it looks unidirectional i.e. I can't see the reply coming back.
And yes, my 'upstream' vswitches have promiscuous mode / forged transmits enabled.
Could this be related to something else in the nesting config? The nested hosts are using E1000E NICs and basically have 2 VXLAN ports connected to a vswitch with promiscuous mode / forged transmits / MTU 1600.
On the actual ESXi config itself, I put each host's two NICs into uplink 1/uplink 2 of the VXLAN dvswitch, explicit failover. Like I said any basic layer 2 issue would result in ICMP breaking, and I would have found an MTU issue with 1580 MTU / host 1500 MTU pings....
Hosts are Vsphere 5.5 and NSX is 6.1, VXLAN is in unicast mode / MTU1600 / DHCP and controllers seem happy / have all the MACs / ESXis see each VXLAN's controller as up etc.
We have a Vm that was compoleted deleted and removed from the datastores and vcenter. but its been a while and need to know how do i find out what lun it was on before it got deleted. is there historical data to look at?
I'd like to understand if vCenter 5.5 (ESXi 5.5) environment supports Windows 2000 as guest OS.
According to this document, http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf , vCenter until to 4.x supports this OS.
But in VMware Compatibility Guide: Guest/Host Search, if I set thiese search parameters:
Product name: ESX/ESXi
OS family name:Windows 2000
Product Release Version: ESXi 5.5 U2
OS Vendor: all
The answer is:
What does it mean? There is support on ESXi 5.5 or no ? Or there is only for Windows 2000 which is compliant to above requirements?
We are running View 6.0.1 and ESX 5.5 U2. Form my PC, which was a 1920x1080 resolution, I connect to a View Desktop and the View desktop (Windows 7 x64) comes in at 1920x1080 as well. I then open an application like Outlook or IE and it opens in full screen. I leave the application open and disconnect from the desktop. When I reconnect to the same desktop, the application is still open but the application is resized and not full screen like below even though the desktop still reports 1920x1080 resolution. Any idea why?
I am using Floating Linked clones. The Pool setting is 2 monitors at 1920x1080 resolution
Hey all,
Hoping I can reach someone from VMware to report an annoying regression in the VMware Tools shipped with VMware Workstation 11.1.2.
The VMware Tools for Windows 2000 and later have been compiled with an application manifest that references multiple XML schemas within a single tag. This trips over a nasty Windows XP bug:
The effect is that older Windows XP VMs will immediately crash on loading VMware Tools. The exact set of affected systems is:
This bug was introduced in Workstation 11.1.2. Installing VMware Tools using the windows.iso from Workstation 11.1.1 will not trigger the bug.
I recognise this is a bit of a niche case, but the VMware guest OS compatibility guide states Windows XP is supported at all patch levels, and many people installing a Windows XP VM using older installation media may install VMware Tools prior to patching the OS, and so will encounter this bug. The bug will effectively trigger a reboot loop. As a workaround, you can start in Safe Mode and stop the vmtoolsd.exe process from automatically starting.
Thanks,
-SDL
[7.1.2]-Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit Guest Window Icons Corrupted?
Hi,
Running VMWare Player 7.1.2 for Linux on an Xubuntu 14.10 64Bit Linux host
with current proprietary Intel graphics driver installed
with a Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64Bit guest with VMWare Player Tools installed.
Everything is great, except for one issue:
When I open an application, the application's window minimize, maximize, and close icons are corrupted?
The window icons still function, but they are not drawn correctly?
My graphic adapter is the following:
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jezxlee@ThinClient:~/Desktop$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 2010
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device a217
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 0123
Kernel driver in use: r8169
02:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 03)
Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device 0194
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 130 (rev 34)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 130 BGN
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
jezxlee@ThinClient:~/Desktop$
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Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Jesse
Hi,
I've created a windows server 2008 test lab in vmware workstation 11. I've set the virtual network adapter to custom:
I've got 2 VMs - windows server 2008 and win7. I've attached VMnet2 to both of these machines and created the domain and successfully joined a windows 7 VM to the domain. Great!! but I have 1 big concern. I've set my domain controller IP to: 192.168.123.10
But I can ping this address from the host machine (laptop). is this normal?? I thought creating above network settings would completely isolate it from the physical network. Have I missed something or configured the network incorrectly? I don't want the virtual VM network leaking in any way to the physical domain. I can't risk having 2 DCs on the network.
For me the <> keys are not working. Instead of <> it shows ^and °. And instead of ^° it shows <>. (Windows 7)
Didn't change anything - can't understand why it is not working correctly?!
I'm from germany and use german keyboard layout.
Can anybody help?
état du contrôleur de gestion de l'hôte de base ; les vms crashe suite à ce message d'alerte. comment fixer cet incident?
Hello everyone , i have a problem with vsphere client 6.0 or vCenter 6.0.
The situation are :
vCenter was updated from 5.5 to 6.0.
I have many networks in my environment .
All networks with internet access, everything working great .
Some networks with no access to internet ,(firewall denied ) , vsphere client trying to go to akamai vmware cloud probably for some update and not going directly to vCenter server. It cause time out and client disconnected, after couple of tries vsphere client finally success to connect to vCenter server but everything works extremely slowwwww.
Maybe any one knows how i can disable vSphere client from checking for updates from the internet each time it start ???