Comments for Squishnet http://www.squishnet.com Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Installing ESXi 5.0u1 on HP BL460c Gen8 Blade by admin http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506&cpage=1#comment-442 admin Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506#comment-442 Hello Rotem. Thanks for the links. I was aware that HP has a supported version of ESXi with the correct drivers, however the Enterprise I work for does not allow the use of vendor specific ESXi installs which is why we needed to insert just the specific driver required. Hello Rotem. Thanks for the links. I was aware that HP has a supported version of ESXi with the correct drivers, however the Enterprise I work for does not allow the use of vendor specific ESXi installs which is why we needed to insert just the specific driver required.

]]> Comment on Installing ESXi 5.0u1 on HP BL460c Gen8 Blade by Rotem Agmon http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506&cpage=1#comment-438 Rotem Agmon Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:30:14 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506#comment-438 Please see the following HP Customer Advisory: Advisory: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESXi 5.x - The Base VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESXi 5.x Operating System Media From VMware Does Not Include the Required Network and Storage Device Drivers to Complete Installation on HP ProLiant Gen8 Server http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03329963 Please see the following HP Customer Advisory:

Advisory: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESXi 5.x – The Base VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 and VMware ESXi 5.x Operating System Media From VMware Does Not Include the Required Network and Storage Device Drivers to Complete Installation on HP ProLiant Gen8 Server

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03329963

]]> Comment on Installing ESXi 5.0u1 on HP BL460c Gen8 Blade by Rotem Agmon http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506&cpage=1#comment-437 Rotem Agmon Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:25:58 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=506#comment-437 HP has released a new version of HP ESXi 5.0 U1 (June) which is available for download here: https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM09 VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 (June) is fully supported on new Gen8 servers and included updated providers for the new Gen8 servers and new hardware. HP has released a new version of HP ESXi 5.0 U1 (June) which is available for download here:

https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPVM09

VMware ESXi 5.0 U1 (June) is fully supported on new Gen8 servers and included updated providers for the new Gen8 servers and new hardware.

]]> Comment on VMware VCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) by Orac http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-314 Orac Tue, 01 May 2012 09:49:56 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335#comment-314 Hi, after experiencing this for a few days I found the answer on VMware KB: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2006812 Our appliance worked perfectly for months - it was only after we moved all our VM's to a new SAN did we start to get the VCSA appliance server stopping continuously. I *think* the logs got full because our move involved a lot of Vmotion and clone jobs.... Hi, after experiencing this for a few days I found the answer on VMware KB:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2006812

Our appliance worked perfectly for months – it was only after we moved all our VM’s to a new SAN did we start to get the VCSA appliance server stopping continuously.

I *think* the logs got full because our move involved a lot of Vmotion and clone jobs….

]]> Comment on VMware VCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) by Tigrao http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-292 Tigrao Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335#comment-292 Phil, Did you ever figure out this error? I've redeployed the appliance five times now. Every single time I get "Cleaning session lock table: failed." It doesn't matter if I set the networking and timezone before hand or not. I'm at a loss... Phil,

Did you ever figure out this error? I’ve redeployed the appliance five times now. Every single time I get “Cleaning session lock table: failed.” It doesn’t matter if I set the networking and timezone before hand or not. I’m at a loss…

]]> Comment on VMware VCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) by PhilM http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-291 PhilM Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:40:39 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335#comment-291 I have been trying to setup vCSA and run into similar issues as you report. The management interface is one big boatload of features which don't work. What surprises me is how fragile the whole thing really is considering that it is an appliance under VMware's full control and should work as what else, an an appliance! How is that this company which produces rock solid ESX/ESXi not able to produce better management tools? I am going to have to throw this appliance out and restart. I plan on doing everything by the book and hope it works the second time! I have been trying to setup vCSA and run into similar issues as you report. The management interface is one big boatload of features which don’t work. What surprises me is how fragile the whole thing really is considering that it is an appliance under VMware’s full control and should work as what else, an an appliance! How is that this company which produces rock solid ESX/ESXi not able to produce better management tools?

I am going to have to throw this appliance out and restart. I plan on doing everything by the book and hope it works the second time!

]]> Comment on VMware VCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) by Build your own vSphere 5 datacenter! (here’s the steps on a Z68 motherboard) | Tinkertry http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335&cpage=1#comment-179 Build your own vSphere 5 datacenter! (here’s the steps on a Z68 motherboard) | Tinkertry Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:59:24 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=335#comment-179 [...] the timezone of the vCenter appliance, which cause the database to become corrupt, as documented here. So my advice is to not be too “creative,” following the steps in exactly in the order [...] [...] the timezone of the vCenter appliance, which cause the database to become corrupt, as documented here. So my advice is to not be too “creative,” following the steps in exactly in the order [...]

]]> Comment on vCenter Appliance Memory Tweaks by Peter Dudley http://www.squishnet.com/?p=375&cpage=1#comment-177 Peter Dudley Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:50:10 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=375#comment-177 I guessed and found a solution. do a 'cd /opt/db2/current/bin' then 'db2' No errors. Hopefully it will now use less memory. I guessed and found a solution.
do a ‘cd /opt/db2/current/bin’
then ‘db2′

No errors. Hopefully it will now use less memory.

]]> Comment on vCenter Appliance Memory Tweaks by Peter Dudley http://www.squishnet.com/?p=375&cpage=1#comment-176 Peter Dudley Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:42:30 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=375#comment-176 I'm getting the error 'An error occurred while accessing the directory "/root". I'm also a unix n00b. I guessing the account db2inst1 does not have the necessary rights on "/root", but have no idea how I correct this. Can you provide any info? PCD I’m getting the error
‘An error occurred while accessing the directory “/root”. I’m also a unix n00b. I guessing the account db2inst1 does not have the necessary rights on “/root”, but have no idea how I correct this. Can you provide any info?

PCD

]]> Comment on QNAP TS-219P+ by QNAP replication with Amazon S3 | Squishnet http://www.squishnet.com/?p=260&cpage=1#comment-163 QNAP replication with Amazon S3 | Squishnet Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:13:38 +0000 http://www.squishnet.com/?p=260#comment-163 [...] or cron jobs to schedule and look like they would work well. However I stumbled on the fact that my QNAP 219P+ support Amazon S3 natively.  [...] [...] or cron jobs to schedule and look like they would work well. However I stumbled on the fact that my QNAP 219P+ support Amazon S3 natively.  [...]

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