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VMware ESXi: A (incomplete) list of host commands Part 4

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check if a storage LUN attached to an ESXi supports VAAI
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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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VMware: List Users who have a active Console Connection to a virtual machine

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there are multiple active console connections and you want to know who are currently connected?
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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

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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

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