Simply procedure to configure an ESX host?

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• What is the correct configuration of ESX host IP

  I guess you could say Im having a moment of self-doubt.

  Im sure this has been answered, and if you know the link, I would be very grateful if you could point me in the right direction.

  The question is, is it recommended or does have the ESX hosts on a different IP range for the rest of the VM?

  Our SAN has a different ip address range and vmotion has a different ip address range.

  What is the best practice for this?

  Thanks for your help.

  Different logical networks and, if possible, different networks (with VLAN or physical switches).

  If you use VLAN you can use only 2 NICs (instead of 4) for SC and vMotion and difficulty preferred a NIC for each portgroup

• Automated configuration of ESX host

  Hi all

  We automate the process of Provisioning new host and configure the NETWORK/Switch card on the host. Once the host is set up it will be moved to regroup.

  Script below is used for the same configuration. Is there a way we can make the generic script for all configuration by the values as variable and from external source or anyone have power-shell script carries it on the same business.

  Any help is appreciated.

  Trap

  {

  write-output $_

  Output 1

  }

  $vmhostip = $args [0]

  $ravmhostip = $args [1]

  $octet = ($vmhostip.split(".")) [-1]

  $vmhostuser = «*»

  $vmhostpass = «*»

  $vmkip1 = "X.X.X.$ ($octet)".

  $vmksub1 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan1 = "17".

  $vmkip2 = "X.X.X.10.14.7. $($octet)".

  $vmksub2 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan2 = "16".

  $vmkip3 = "X.X.X.$ ($octet)".

  $vmksub3 = "255.255.255.0".

  $vmkvlan3 = "100".

  $vmkvsw0 = "vSwitch0.

  $vmkvsw1 = "vSwitch1.

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  to connect-viserver-Server $ravmhostip - the username-password $vmhostpass $vmhostuser

  $vmhost = get-vmhost $ravmhostip

  $vswitch0 = get-VirtualSwitch - vmhost $ravmhostip

  Game-VirtualSwitch - VirtualSwitch $vswitch0 - Nic, vmnic0, vmnic1

  $vswitch1 = New-VirtualSwitch - VMHost $vmhost - name vSwitch1 - Nic vmnic2, vmnic3

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 2' - VLanID 2

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 9' - VLanID 9

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 13' - VLanID 13

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 18' - VLanID 18

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 21' - VLanID 21

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name 'VM PRD 40' - VLanID 40

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name "VM PRD 41" - VLanID 41

  New-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualSwitch $vswitch1-name "VM PRD 250" - VLanID 250

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup 'Management' - VirtualSwitch $vmkvsw0 IP - $vmkip1 - subnet $vmksub1 mask

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup "VMkernel" VirtualSwitch - $vmkvsw0 - IP $vmkip2 SubnetMask - $vmksub2 - VMotionEnabled: $true

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $vmhost - PortGroup 'VMkernel2' VirtualSwitch - $vmkvsw1 - IP $vmkip3 SubnetMask - $vmksub3 - VMotionEnabled: $true

  $vmkpg1 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name of the "management".

  $vmkpg2 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name "VMkernel".

  $vmkpg3 = get-VirtualPortgroup-name 'VMkernel2 '.

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg1 - VlanId $vmkvlan1

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg2 - VlanId $vmkvlan2

  Game-VirtualPortGroup - VirtualPortGroup $vmkpg3 - VlanId $vmkvlan3

  Start-VMHostService - HostService ($vmhost |) Get-VMHostService | Where {$_.} Key - eq 'TSM - SSH'})

  Disconnect-VIServer-Force - confirm: $false

  Thanks and greetings

  Riyas Hussain has

  You can store variables in a CSV, something like this

  VMHostIP, RAVMHostIP, VMHostUser, VMHostPass, Subnet1, Netmask1, VlanID2, Subnet2, Netmask2, VlanID3, Subnet3, Netmask3, VlanID3, vSwitch0, vSwitch1

  192.168.1.1,192.168.1.2,root,password,192.168.1,255.255.255.0,17,192.168.2,255.255.255.0,16,192.168.3,255.255.255.0,100,vSwitch0,vSwitch1

  192.168.10.1,192.168.10.2,root,password,192.168.10,255.255.255.0,17,192.168.20,255.255.255.0,16,192.168.30,255.255.255.0,100,vSwitch0,vSwitch1

  In your original script you must only change the assignment initially.

  The script will be executed for each row of the CSV file.

  Inside of the ForEach loop (alias %), the variable $_ holds the current line.

  Contact the specific values using the property name that matches the name of the column in the CSV file

  Trap

  {

  write-output $_

  Output 1

  }

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Import-Csv-path esxihost.csv - UseCulture | %{

  $vmhostip = $_. VMHostIP

  $ravmhostip = $_. RAVMHostIP

  $octet = ($vmhostip.split(".")) [-1]

  $vmhostuser = $_. VMHostUser

  $vmhostpass = $_. VMHostPass

  $vmkip1 = "$($_.)". "Subnet1). $($octet)".

  $vmksub1 = $_.Netmask1

  $vmkvlan1 = $_. VlanID1

  $vmkip2 = "$($_.)". "Subnet2). $($octet)".

  $vmksub2 = $_.Netmask2

  $vmkvlan2 = $_. VlanID2

  $vmkip3 = "$($_.)". "Subnet2). $($octet)".

  $vmksub3 = $_.Netmask2

  $vmkvlan3 = $_. VlanID2

  $vmkvsw0 = $_.vSwitch0

  $vmkvsw1 = $_.vSwitch1

  to connect-viserver-Server $ravmhostip - the username-password $vmhostpass $vmhostuser

  $vmhost = get-vmhost $ravmhostip

  # The rest of the original script you

  Disconnect-VIServer-Force - confirm: $false

  }

• Passthrough is configured on an ESX host, unable to take the backup image

  Dear team,

  One ESX host Passthrough is configured (LSI Logic /Symbolic Logic LSI 1068E) and the same is mapped to one of the virtual machine, we are not able to take the backup of the image of this virtual machine will get the following error.

  The operation is not supported on the object.

  Need assisstance VMware Expert on the same.

  Concerning

  Mr. VMware

  Instant, like many other features are simply not supported when executing passthrough VMdirectpath. He expected to work if stop you the Guest if.

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-50/topic/com.VMware.vSphere.networking.doc_50/GUID-BF2770C3-39ED-4BC5-A8EF-77D55EFE924C.html

  http://www.Petri.co.il/VMware-esxi4-vmdirectpath.htm

  The following features are not available for virtual machines configured with DirectPath:

  [...]

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• Cannot run Virtual ESX host configured in my Asus u56e laptop machine. Says Intel Vtx unsupported...

  Friends,

  I can't run Virtual ESX host configured in my Asus u56e laptop machine. Explains Intel Vtx unsupported.

  I checked to find that my machine has Intel VT turned on in the Bios.

  Please notify. I tried to use VMware-guest64check - 5.5.0 - 18463 tool and it said that my machine can support 64 bit OS. Fixing of newspapers.

  In my computer, open your VM ESXi and go to VM-> settings.  Under processors, check the box next to 'Virtualiser Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/IVR.'

• ESX host SNMP configuration

  I'm about to go crazy trying to understand how to configure snmp on an esx host using Orchestrator.  I see the object for it (VcHostSystem.configManager.snmpSystem), but the value is null when I try to use it.  I used the managed object browser and of course, it appears under the "unplugged" position  The api documentation confirms that this is where I'd go for update this configuration but I can't seem to make this work.  All the research that I show people using one of the line of remote control tools to define.  Can someone help a way that they do with orchestrator?  I guess I could create a workflow that calls for the command-line utils, but that seems barbaric.  I also thought that maybe I could manipulate the XML directly on the host computer, but then again, it seems more like the caveman.  If all goes well, Miss me just something obvious in my attempts to do so.

  Here's my test code:

  var myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec = new VcHostSnmpConfigSpec();
  ro var = new Array;
  trap of var = new Array;
  var destination = new VcHostSnmpDestination();
  destination.Community = "SNMP community";
  destination.hostName = '127.0.0.1 ';
  destination.port = 162;
  RO.push ("read-only");
  Trap.push (destination);
  myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.enabled = true;
  myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.readOnlyCommunities = ro;
  myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.trapTargets = trap;
  System.Debug ("snmpSystem:" + esxHost.configManager.snmpSystem);
  System.Debug ("active snmp?" + esxHost.configManager.snmpSystem.configuration.enabled);
  System.Debug ("read only communities:" + esxHost.configManager.snmpSystem.configuration.readOnlyCommunities);
  System.Debug ("trapTargets:" + esxHost.configManager.snmpSystem.configuration.trapTargets);
  System.Debug ("CS:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec);
  System.Debug ("CS.enabled:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.enabled);
  System.Debug ("CS.readOnlyCommunities:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.readOnlyCommunities);
  System.Debug ("CS.trapTargets:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.trapTargets);
  System.Debug ("CS.trapTargets:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.trapTargets [0] .community);
  System.Debug ("CS.trapTargets:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.trapTargets [0] .hostName);
  System.Debug ("CS.trapTargets:" + myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec.trapTargets [0] .port);
  esxHost.configManager.snmpSystem.reconfigureSnmpAgent (myVcHostSnmpConfigSpec);

  This seems to be one or the other of these unfortunate ESXi features that can be managed through a vCenter. So, for each host that you want to manage, you must import the SSL certificate and add the host to the vCO so that such changes. Based on my test script manually to add the SSL certificate and the facilitator to my server of vCO I could set the SNMP parameters as you coded above.

• Can you run various NUMA parameters on ESX host?

  Hi all

  We are running ESX 3.0 and have experienced a problem with some our fair virtual servers randomly close I googled the error message displayed in the case where newspapers that lead me to the article below in the VMware KB.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 10213

  This article is about the exact message we receive, so I am confident that its troubleshooting procedures should work as we run the NUMA architecture in our environment, but I have a question before the change of management being curious to know a bit more information regarding hit her on the effects of his settings of NUMA in our environment.

  That's why we have taken two ESX hosts in our environment, my question was the following can I make NUMA changes on an ESX host and then migrate (if they aren't already) servers that have had the shutdown problem random overall to the ESX host that has the correct settings of NUMA as detailed in the article above?

  If any of you out there have done this before? If so is there any bad shot on the effects that I should know about? Any comments or advice you can give me on this would be greatly appreciated! Roll on the migration to VSphere 4.0!

  Thank you

  Nick

  Hi Nick,

  That's why we have taken two ESX hosts in our environment, my question was the following can I make NUMA changes on an ESX host and then migrate (if they aren't already) servers that have had the shutdown problem random overall to the ESX host that has the correct settings of NUMA as detailed in the article above?

  No Yes No problem with that. The VM themselves are not aware that they are running on NUMA hardware, so will not notice. The bug is because the vmkernel does not release memory properly when a virtual machine gets on demand on one NUMA node other than that which has been started the. Configuration Numa.MonMigEnable effectively disables this behavior at the host level, but this does not disable the advantage of NUMA so you may notice a performance decrease.

  Not sure of your patch levels, but apparently it was 'fixed' with this patch: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2066306

  Kind regards.

• Migrate ESX hosts between vCenters

  Hello

  I was instructed to spend our ESX 3.5 hosts the old VirtualCenter 2.5 to a fresh vCenter 4.0.

  The problem lies in the migration of the ESX hosts without interruption of service. If I had the ability to paralyse an ESX or VMotion their stop, I would have done this, but the old VC2.5 is corrupted and does not allow this.

  I got 2 new boxes, a new box that will become the new VC4.0 and a new ESX 4.0 host.

  My plan is to migrate the hosts of the old VC2.5 to the new VC4.0 to disconnect the current vcenter and then simply adding them in the new VC4.0. After Google'ing a bit, I found that this is however not the easiest of tasks when I can not close the guests during the transition.

  Is it possible, such as disconnection, uninstall or remove users VC2.5 then import the ESX in the new VC4.0?

  Once the ESX is completed in vCenter 4.0, there VMotion and all the fancy stuff that are broken in our current configuration of VC2.5.

  When guests are over, they will also be cleaned and installation from scratch with ESX 4.0 Update 1 + firmware upgrades, which they have unfortunately not been considered with for a long time.

  Thanks in advance for answers!

  a simple disconnect/remove existing vCenter.  Then add the host to the new.  When you add the host, it will upgrade the agent of vpx and reconfigure for HA.

• Adding data to the ESX host store

  Hi all

  We are automating the process of adding data to the esx host store. We have all the necessary inputs as a host, Cluster, data center, data store name, store (VMFS) Pat data.

  Do we have the cmdlets to get the result? What is the data store should be added after the configuration of the network?

  We need confirm that the data store must be there in vcenter/Cluster?

  Please help explain the process.

  Thanks and greetings

  Riyas Hussain has

  If the LUNS on which these data warehouses are defined are zoned and correctly configured as a shared, they become automatically visible on the ESXi node.

  Do you see the LUN on different nodes of ESXi under storage adapters?

• ESX host cannot ping the default gateway.

  Hi Experts,

  I have connected ESX hosts to switch cisco as well by the ILO and other ports.

  Cisco switch configuration;

  int gig 1/0/21 and 1/0/13 gig and gig 1/0/14 are configured as access ports because they are carriers/tagging vLan as a 306.

  Cisco switch, I can ping the ip address of the ILO, but I can't ping the IP address management and vice versa.

  IP Managment

  10.197.204.10

  255.255.255.0

  10.197.204.1

  VLAN 306

  Attached the screenshot shown in the diagram.

  your help will be appreciated.

  Concerning

  Don't know what it is, but there must be something simple that you miss

  Let's go through each step of configuration for both ESXi network connections (ILO work already, so we do not touch).

  Check the configuration of switch port physical interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13 and 1/0/14.

  switchport access vlan 306

  switchport mode access

  spanning tree portfast

  Only connect the cable network for vmnic0 to host and make sure what vmnic0 presents itself as 'connected' in the DCUI

  

  Make sure the VLAN ID is empty.

  

  Make sure you then the IP settings are correct (IE without typos,...) and restart the management network from the main menu.

  André

• Cannot add an NFS share on my ESX host.

  When I try to map an NFS share to my ESX host, I get the following error message:

  Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateNasDatastore" of object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi '< HOST_ADDRESS >' failed.

  Operation failed, the diagnostic report: cannot open the volume: / vmfs/volumes/558537c 6-ae971e4d

  I can ping:

  ~ # vmkping - I s vmk1 1472 < NFS_ADDRESS >

  PING 192.168.6.200 (192.168.6.200): 1472 data bytes

  1480 bytes of < NFS_ADDRESS >: icmp_seq = 0 ttl = 128 time = 0,665 ms

  1480 bytes of < NFS_ADDRESS >: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 128 time = 0,362 ms

  NFS server is Win2008 R2 to NFS server process running.  Sharing is visible from the share and storage management snap-in.  Sharing is configured as read-only, but it is just a repository for. ISO files anyway, so I don't really want that it is writable.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  You have configured the Windows NFS share like that?

  

  With the esxcli command, below, I could mount the part mentioned above without any problems. Note that I put the root access bit allow under the Advanced NFS share permissions. Who can solve your problem if you have not activated it.

  nfs storage esxcli add the--host = 192.168.1.10 - volume-name = NFS option - share = ns

• How to view the ESX host name as well as the information on the material (see text)

  I would like to see the ESX host name in the first column.

  Is there a better way to do it?

  Any help is very appreciated.  Thank you

  The section of my script for the hardware looks like this:

  #######################
  # VMware ESX hardware #.
  #######################
  Get-VMHost | Get-View | ForEach-Object {$_.} Summary.Hardware} | Select-object name vendor, model, MemorySize, CpuModel, CpuMhz, NumCpuPkgs, NumCpuCores, NumCpuThreads, NumNics, NumHBAs | ConvertTo-Html-title "Configuration of VMware ESX server Hardware" - body "< H2 > VMware ESX server Hardware configuration." "< / H2 > ' | Out-file - add $filelocation

  And My on put currently looks like this:

  (I want to see the name of the ESX host as the first column)

  Hardware configuration of VMware ESX server.

  Name of the vendor	Model	MemorySize	CpuModel	CpuMhz	NumCpuPkgs	NumCpuCores	NumCpuThreads	NumNics	NumHBAs
  HP	ProLiant DL360 G7	34348974080	Intel Xeon E5640 CPU @ 2.67GHz	2666	2	8	16	4	3
  HP	ProLiant DL360 G7	34348974080	Intel Xeon E5640 CPU @ 2.67GHz	2666	2	8	16	4	3
  HP	ProLiant BL460c G6	25758969856	Intel Xeon E5540 2.53 GHz CPU	2533	1	4	8	8	3
  HP	ProLiant BL460c G6	25758969856	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5570 @ 2.93 GHz	2933	1	4	8	8	3
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2
  HP	ProLiant BL490c G7	137428156416	Xeon of Intel (r) CPU X 5675 3.07 GHz	3066	2	12	24	4	2

  Not a more elegant solution, but it should produce the desired result

  &{foreach ($esx in Get-VMHost){
    ForEach-Object { $esx.ExtensionData.Summary.Hardware } |
    Select-object @{N="ESX Name";E={$esx.Name}},Vendor, Model, MemorySize, CpuModel, CpuMhz, NumCpuPkgs, NumCpuCores, NumCpuThreads, NumNics, NumHBAs}} |ConvertTo-Html -title "VMware ESX server Hardware configuration" -body "
  VMware ESX server Hardware configuration.
  " |
  Out-File -Append $filelocation
  

• Set the time of ESX host

  Hello

  before that I have to download free 5.6 OPs of the trial, I used OPs 5.0.3 (Free Trial) in your Docs is States:

  "Time of the ESX host and the vCenter Server must be synchronized.

  In the Configuration without any server NTP tab I put a time but when go to Putty and connect to the host, and write the command 'date', the time is different from what I put.

  1 - is this problem due to lack NTP server?

  2 is it possible that I put the analytical UI VM and VM timezone to my zone schedule without host adjustment? (is this true?) (Is it that enough, I just set time zone of PAHO)

  Please help me

  Hello

  You must set the parameters of your ESXi host NTP.

  There is no timezoned in ESXi I know.

  Make sure when you look through the settings of Date and time on the ESXI host right now is what should be based on your local time.

  Let the time vC Ops to UCT. That should ensure the VAPP have the same time as the ESXI host.

  When you start the TIME you can check the time on the virtual computer is the same as hosts yoru.

• How LUNS presented to an ESX host

  Dear team,

  How to confirm weather LUN is presented to an ESX host?

  We asked our team to SAN map a 900 GB LUN to one of the esx host, these people have done enough for their purpose (e.g. zoning part etc.) and confirm the same thing for us. We rescan the HBA, still, we are not able to see the same thing. SAN team asked us to reboot and check, but it's prodcurion esx box we will not be able to restart, so I want to confirm end VMware, is it possible to confirm weather esx is able to perceive the lun or the requested LUN is delivered correctly to an esx host, needs your help to understand this issue.

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

  If you need create a vmfs on this lun data store, then you can simply follow the add storage wizard via - see this link for more information/screenshots: http://www.vmadmin.co.uk/vmware/35-esxserver/109-esxvmfsdatastore

• ESX host disconnect the vcenter

  Hi, I have ESX host running over the past decades, I configured vCenter 4 try to manage the ESX host, when I add the host first time I have this message, I continued to try 2 times it is the same but 3 times is connected but just after 10 seconds, he cut himself, I connect to new but even disconnect problem happens again.

  I'm using hostname set in the local host, firewall file network all allow the connetion, the windows firewall is turn off, any idea?

  vCenter Server 4.0 Build 208111

  vSphere Client 4.0 Build 208111

  ESX 4.1.0 260247

  Hello

  Welcome to the communities.

  The vCenter server must be upgraded to be able to manage ESX to vCenter 4.1 / i 4.1 hosts.

  http://PartnerWeb.VMware.com/comp_guide2/SIM/interop_matrix.php