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check if a storage LUN attached to an ESXi supports VAAI
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Tag Archives: ESXi
ESXi: No space left on device, ramdisk (root) is full
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a VMware ESXi becomes unresponsive when the root ramdisk is full.
Symptoms:
- Can’t move VMs away from an ESXi host (vMotion)
- vSphere HA is not working
- ESXi Host does not join the cluster
- Could not start vpxa daemon
~ # cat /var/log/vmkwarning.log
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ESXi: Capture Network packets on a vSwitch port or on a VM’s NIC
Hi,
ESXi offers some extented methods to capture network packets. Here are some examples.
First of all logon to your ESXi host by ssh.
To capture all traffic on a vmkernel interface use tcpdump-uw.
List all vmkernel interfaces
~ # esxcfg-vmknic -l
Interface
vmk0 .....
vmk1 .....
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VMware: Windows Event ID 27 on e1iexpress NIC Adapter
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Issue: You have Windows Server 2012, 2012R2, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 running on ESXi or VMware Workstation and the network connection is interrupted frequently.
Also EventID 27 and 32 with source e1iexpress are often logged to the Windows EventLog.
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VMWare ESXi: Redirect USB devices
Hi,
VMware ESXi offers the ability to redirect USB devices from your Workstation to a VM located on a ESXi Server.
There 3 requirments:
- VM must have at least virtual machine version 7
- A virtual USB Controller must be add to the VM
- VMWare Tools must installed within the virtual machine