While deploying a random OVF image within vSphere I received the following error message: The provided network mapping between OVF networks and the system network is not supported by any host.
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The OVF package is invalid and cannot be deployed.
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on January 15, 2016
https://virtualkenneth.com/2016/01/15/the-ovf-package-is-invalid-and-cannot-be-deployed/
Unresponsive/BSOD VM’s on ESXi 5.1 and 5.5
Since a few days I got several customers complaining about unresponsive or blue screening VM’s (both Windows 2008 and 2012) on ESXi5.1 and 5.5 environments. Troubleshooting at the customer site pointed out that the vnetflt.sys driver was causing these issues. This driver is part of the vShield Endpoint components that are installed whenever you a) explicitly […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on November 6, 2014
https://virtualkenneth.com/2014/11/06/unresponsivebsod-vms-esxi-5-1-5-5/
BL460c Gen8: Not detecting SD-Card during ESXi 5.1 Installation
While installing new HP BL460c Gen8’s (Xeon E5-2680 v2) we discovered some strange behavior while setting the HP Power Profile setting to “Maximum Performance”. It appears that this setting causes the ESXi 5.1 Installer to not see the Internal SD-Card as storage device anymore. Default BIOS Settings give us this, which is good:
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on August 7, 2014
https://virtualkenneth.com/2014/08/07/bl460-detecting-sd-card-esxi-5-1-installation/
Auto Deploy: ESXi Stateful Install with multiple LUNs connected fails
Recently I have been experiencing some troubles with VMware Host Profiles, Auto Deploy and the stateful install of ESXi 5.1 (Update 1). After the Host Profile gets applied, the system eventually times out with the message: “The request failed because the remote server took too long to respond” as indicated on the screenshot below.
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on October 24, 2013
https://virtualkenneth.com/2013/10/24/auto-deploy-esxi-stateful-install-multiple-luns-connected-fails/
ESXi Hostname lookup with DHCP/DNS
Within this article I will share some of the challenges faced while implementing a VMware Auto Deploy environment with DHCP for the Management Network. The environment uses an Infoblox DHCP/DNS appliance but contains some good-to-know things that are not Infoblox specific, so keep on reading. DHCP is configured to use mac-address reservations to ensure that […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on December 14, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/12/14/esxi-dns-hostname-lookup-with-dhcp/
Random ESXi LUN loss in an 8Gb FC Brocade infrastructure
Recently Dennis Agterberg, a fellow contractor, experienced some major issues with random LUN loss on all his ESXi Hosts. The environment consists of HP Virtual Connect FC modules connected to 8Gb Brocade switches. From a vCenter perspective repetitive “lost access to volume … due to connectivity issues. Recovery attempt is in progress and outcome will […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on May 21, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/05/21/random-esxi-lun-loss-in-a-8gb-fc-brocade-infrastructure/
Running scripts on the ESXi shell with correct time-stamps
While working on the ESXi shell you might notice that the “date” command returns the UTC time instead of displaying the correct time zone like ESX Classic does. This is by design within ESXi and stated in this VMware KB article: ESXi uses UTC time and does not support changing time zones Although it’s not supported to […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on January 26, 2012
https://virtualkenneth.com/2012/01/26/running-scripts-on-the-esxi-shell-with-correct-time-stamps/
How to get Device Identifiers for I/O Devices
Recently I got a few questions about the VMware HCL and how to verify I/O devices without knowing all the key details of the device. Let’s start of by looking at the VMware HCL, note that there are additional fields on which a search can be done for I/O Devices. The Device Identifiers are separated into the following items: VID […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on March 10, 2011
https://virtualkenneth.com/2011/03/10/how-to-get-device-identifiers-for-io-devices/
BIOS settings in a VMware ESX(i)/vSphere Environment
Over the last period I’ve noticed that a lot of customers aren’t aware of BIOS settings that can be changed as a best practice for VMware ESX(i)/vSphere environments. In this article I want to outline some of these best practices specifically based on HP Hardware, but feature-like options are available within other vendors as well. […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on December 6, 2010
https://virtualkenneth.com/2010/12/06/bios-settings-in-a-vmware-esxivsphere-environment/
Automating ESXi Deployment with UDA 2 and bash script
Recently I’ve been asked to deploy a huge amount of ESXi 4.1 Hosts using the Ultimate Deployment Appliance (UDA 2). Let’s start off by saying that the UDA is a fantastic tool but for mass deployment without user-intervention you really don’t want to manually create a template for each host and you so I figured that bash scripts could help […]
Posted by Kenneth van Ditmarsch on September 17, 2010
https://virtualkenneth.com/2010/09/17/automating-esxi-deployment-with-uda-2-and-bash-script/
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