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Error creating a datastore in ESXi 5.5

Error creating a datastore in ESXi 5.5

January 5, 2014 · by dave.webb · in ESXi, Storage, Troubleshooting

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…

Updating a standalone ESXi 5.1 host

Updating a standalone ESXi 5.1 host

June 26, 2013 · by dave.webb · in ESXi, Installation, Maintenance

I have just built a fresh standalone ESXi 5.1 host so naturally the first I want to do is patch it.  As it’s standalone, and not managed by a vCenter Server, I’ll need to do it using the CLI.  It…

Creating a Resource Pool

October 18, 2012 · by dave.webb · in ESX, ESXi, vCentre

  A Resource Pool is a pool of CPU and memory resources.  The resources are allocated based on the CPU and memory shares that are defined and creating one is optional.  Why create  a Resource Pool?  Because it allows you…

Upgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1

Upgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1

October 14, 2012 · by dave.webb · in ESXi, Installation, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks

My home ESXi host is currently running version 5.0 but I want to create a Windows 2012 VM and this isn’t support by version 5.0.  So, it’s time to upgrade to 5.1.  I’ve downloaded the ISO for 5.1 and burned…

Choppy display when using remote console

Choppy display when using remote console

September 23, 2012 · by dave.webb · in ESX, ESXi, Tips and Tricks, Troubleshooting

I’ve noticed that while using the VMware console to administer Windows 2008 servers remotely (as opposed to using Remote Desktop) the display has been slow and choppy, almost unusable when accessing servers across slow WAN links.  It turns out this…

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