VMware SDDC components on Google cloud platform
We are thinking to migrate following VMware SDDC components/VMs to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). We want to know if this is compatible approach to host VMware appliances/VMs in to the GCP. - vRealize...
View ArticleNo connection from VM to outside and viceversa spite are connected to the...
Hello All, I have a small home lab on my laptop and I have few problems on it. I'd like to fix it to learn the product. ESXi 6.7 is installed VMware Workstatation for Linux (My dist is Kubuntu 18.04...
View ArticleESX servers - OFFICE Relocation
Hi All, We need to relocate our office to new place. We have 3 ESX servers nodes running multiple Virtual Machines of different purposes.I am looking for the best approach of this relocation in terms...
View ArticleA question about nested virtualization.
Hello,Nested virtualization in VMware working without any problem? Any experiences?For example, I install a Windows OS in VMware ESXi or Workstation and inside this OS install a tool like VirtualBox...
View ArticleInstall ESXi 6.5 or 6.7 on Hyper-v Windows SRV 2016 VM
Hello, I am trying to install ESXi 6.5 and later on Hyper-V Host. I have installed ESXi 6.0, old version and it works fine after doing:1. Enable nested virtualization on VM2. Using Legacy Net Adapter3....
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hello all,i was trying to install ESXI 6.7 on ESXI 6.7 VM and i keep facing this error on the picture so i was wondering if any one could help me out?
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hello all,so am trying to configure FCOE storage on ESXI 6.7 can any one guide me through the steps?
View ArticleNested Virtualization Setup
I am looking to setup nested virtualization.. I'm pretty new to nested virtualization and vSpheres networking I was reading that enabling 'Promiscuous Mode' may have an impact on the rest of the...
View ArticleOracle
One of my clients are looking to put their Oracle 9 and 8 production servers on ESX 3.0.1. Does anyone know what issues Oracle have with licensing on VMware? Can you point me to some documentation on...
View ArticleBest practices VM physical socket / virtual socket
Hi, I have a question about performance vCPU for a VM.I have an ESXi with 1 physical socket (8 cores + HT) = 16 pCPU My VM (Windows 2008 R2) with 2 virtual sockets (x 2 cores) = 4 vCPU Will the CPU...
View ArticleOracle RAC
Has anyone tried Oracle RAC using VMs or recommend if this can be done, I mean each RAC node is a VM on a seperate machine. Specifically, in an HA environment (i.e. vmotion) when one of the ESX Server...
View ArticleIssue setting 'options kvm ignore_msrs=1' for nested 64-bit VMs
Hi, I am having issues running 64-bit VMs on a nested ESXi 6.7 host running on KVM (Ubuntu 16.04.6 EVE-NG). I believe the fix is to enable 'options kvm ignore_msrs=1' on the main Ubuntu machine. I have...
View Articlerunning RHEL 7 and Oracle e-Business Suite 12.2 on VMWare
Hello, I'm looking for best practices on running RHEL 7 and Oracle e-Business Suite 12.2 on VMWare. Is there a best practice document or information about this? Thanks in advance.
View Articlein an Azure standard offering the setup of ESXi fails with no network adapter...
I'm tinkering around with a nested virtualization setup, ESXi on Azure, and need help. The ESXi setup starts, however, it fails with No Network adapter. I didn't found for affordable home lab...
View ArticleMount USB device automatically in VMware workstation
I have a server that hosts VMware workstation Pro 15. Has like 6 virtuals on it. 5 of those I have USB removed from them. The 6th has it enabled and has a USB cable attached outside to a device....
View ArticleNested LAB ESXI: License
Hi, I have downloaded the OVA files from William, referenced in this document https://blogs.vmware.com/services-education-insights/files/2019/02/Nest-Lab-Tech-Doc-2.6.pdf However there is no trial...
View ArticleThe Big Q: 1 vswitch w/ multiple port groups vs multiple vswitches
I know this has been discussed in previous threads, however there doesn't appear to be a consensus. Why would I want multiple vSwitches (or dvSwitches) if I can do everything at the port group level?...
View Articlevsphere home lab hardware--CPU discussion
Hi all ITers, i am looking for a new intel platform hardware to play some vmware home labs at home. currently, my home workstation hardware configurations are: intel Xeon E3-1230v3 with 32 GB DDR...
View Articlehyper-v crashing
Hello, I'm attempting to run Windows 2019 with Hyper-V on ESXI 6.7 with the latest build but having an issue with Hyper-V crashing every 28-29 mins of running.
View ArticleThis host supports Intel VT-x, but the Intel VT-x implementation is...
I can not power on vm because of this problem This host supports Intel VT-x, but the Intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with VMware ESX.
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