![ESXi 6.5 - remove an invalid virtual machine using the command line](http://www.adventuresinvmware.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Invalid_VM-150x94.png)
ESXi 6.5 – remove an invalid virtual machine using the command line
I have a standalone ESXi 6.5 host that is showing some invalid VMs: This is because I removed the storage containing the VMs without removing them from the inventory. Unfortunately, I cannot remove them from the GUI as most of…
![Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed](http://www.adventuresinvmware.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Disk_Consolidation-150x150.jpg)
Virtual machine disks consolidation is needed
This morning one of my VMs was reporting that virtual machine disks consolidation is needed, as shown in the screenshot below: I believe this was caused by a Veeam backup job, as there was also a snapshot size warning, but…
![Add a new VMware server to Veeam Backup & Replication Free 7.0](http://www.adventuresinvmware.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Server_Name-150x150.jpg)
Add a new VMware server to Veeam Backup & Replication Free 7.0
Now that I have installed Veeam Backup & Replication 7.0 I need to add the ESX host that contains the VMs. It’s just a few simple steps… 1. Open Veeam Backup & Replication Free Edition 2. Right-click VMware vSphere and…
![Error when editing virtual machine properties using vCenter Appliance 5.5](http://www.adventuresinvmware.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Error-150x142.jpg)
Error when editing virtual machine properties using vCenter Appliance 5.5
Since installing vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 I have encountered the following error message every time I edit the properties of a virtual machine and click OK, event if I don’t make any changes: com.vmware.sps.fault.QsConnectionException The server hasn’t been restarted since…
![Error creating a datastore in ESXi 5.5](http://www.adventuresinvmware.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Error-150x150.jpg)
Error creating a datastore in ESXi 5.5
I have just downloaded a trial copy of ESXi 5.5 and installed it onto a server with 3 hard disks. The hypervisor is installed on disk 1 but when attempting to create datastores on disks 2 and 3 I receive…