ESXi Setup!

[SKinny86]

OK! after some attempts it finally work! thanks takeshi for the help again.

what i did on the VM is that i assigned different IPs to each VM. I used remove vnc to each of the guest and it worked well

 

[takeshi_umuro]

OK! after some attempts it finally work! thanks takeshi for the help again.

what i did on the VM is that i assigned different IPs to each VM. I used remove vnc to each of the guest and it worked well

Not using RDP instead? unless of cos if you are using Linux then diff story

 

[SKinny86]

Not using RDP instead? unless of cos if you are using Linux then diff story

ya using Linux.

 

[HeeroYuy84]

from linux can rdp right?

rdesktop -0 hostname

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red-hat-fedora-linux/114060-linux-equivalent-mstsc-console.html

http://www.daniweb.com/community-center/it-professionals-lounge/threads/113307

 

[takeshi_umuro]

from linux can rdp right?

rdesktop -0 hostname

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/red-hat-fedora-linux/114060-linux-equivalent-mstsc-console.html

http://www.daniweb.com/community-center/it-professionals-lounge/threads/113307

ssh, export x and vnc are normal ways to access linux boxes

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[SKinny86]

haha vmware ESXi is pretty user friendly. At first i tried xenserver and I gave up. lol

 

[ragnarok95]

Hmm...i got 2 questions...hope the pros here can help me answer.. couldnt find much on the web... my google skills sucks

I got a ESXi server, quad core, 8GB ram, Quadro FX580 and 2TB hdd. This is where i house all my OSes.
On another PC im running vm client accessing the OSes. If i want to plug in a external hdd to be recognise by this PC, should i plug into this PC or on the ESXi server pc? I try plugging into this PC but it didnt detect the external hdd..

Also...when i access the OSes using the client...it's very lag inside... is it becos i didnt install the graphic driver??

 

[takeshi_umuro]

Hmm...i got 2 questions...hope the pros here can help me answer.. couldnt find much on the web... my google skills sucks

I got a ESXi server, quad core, 8GB ram, Quadro FX580 and 2TB hdd. This is where i house all my OSes.
On another PC im running vm client accessing the OSes. If i want to plug in a external hdd to be recognise by this PC, should i plug into this PC or on the ESXi server pc? I try plugging into this PC but it didnt detect the external hdd..

-> objective? U want the virtual machines to recognise the hdd or?

Also...when i access the OSes using the client...it's very lag inside... is it becos i didnt install the graphic driver??

-> install your vmware tools on the guest os

 

[ragnarok95]

Yes takeshi_umuro, want the virtual machines to recognise the ex hdd on the client PC..

 

[takeshi_umuro]

Yes takeshi_umuro, want the virtual machines to recognise the ex hdd on the client PC..

unfortunately u can't directly expose the ex HDD to the ESXi box even if u plugin to the ESXi box. The next thing you could do is to share the ext hdd out via windows share and map to the virtual machine via windows shares (if windows) or smbshare/cifs protocol if Linux

As for the VMware tools, right click on the virtual machines, go under guest and there should be a install/upgrade vmware tools. Click that and if it's windows virtual machine, the tool should be mapped via cdrom in your virtual machine and autorun (if autorun is enabled) and if it's linux on non-gui (not start with run level 5), you can mount it via your /dev/cdrom device to a mount point. Again if it's run level 5, the cdrom should be automounted else you can trigger via your mount command

 

[ragnarok95]

unfortunately u can't directly expose the ex HDD to the ESXi box even if u plugin to the ESXi box. The next thing you could do is to share the ext hdd out via windows share and map to the virtual machine via windows shares (if windows) or smbshare/cifs protocol if Linux

As for the VMware tools, right click on the virtual machines, go under guest and there should be a install/upgrade vmware tools. Click that and if it's windows virtual machine, the tool should be mapped via cdrom in your virtual machine and autorun (if autorun is enabled) and if it's linux on non-gui (not start with run level 5), you can mount it via your /dev/cdrom device to a mount point. Again if it's run level 5, the cdrom should be automounted else you can trigger via your mount command

Arg! Thanks for ur help man!!! Finally got it to work!! =)

 

[takeshi_umuro]

Arg! Thanks for ur help man!!! Finally got it to work!! =)

You are welcome

 

[HeeroYuy84]

Mapping USB devices to vms anyone?

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[takeshi_umuro]

Mapping USB devices to vms anyone?

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there is a reason why usb devices are not mappable to the virtual machines by default due to the fluidity of the infrastructure. However it's still possible to recognise usb storage devices via boot time but not plug and play.

If u really want to do that, u can also explore on usb to IP solution like usbanywhere etc where usb is mapped via ip for access

 

[seowbin]

actually can one, provided your hardware supports it

got pic got talk

 

[takeshi_umuro]

actually can one, provided your hardware supports it

got pic got talk

actually the use case of directpath io is more for performance driven use case. One limitation is that it exposes direct hardware to the VM and obviously this will restrict vmo capabilities and etc and yes, it required intel vt-d on intel and i can't rem what on AMD platform. Supported devices are only a handful and whether it transfers reliably on unsupported devices is a question

If you are using DRS and other cross host methodologies, then directio path will restrict these features.

I personally feel that the best solution is still to do thru file protocols though

 

[seowbin]

Yes, there are a list of vmware tested and approved device list to used with directIO. Usually is those nic cards.

However, unapproved devices are fine for non-production use. Just like mine, i virtualized my TV recorder

 

[takeshi_umuro]

Yes, there are a list of vmware tested and approved device list to used with directIO. Usually is those nic cards.

However, unapproved devices are fine for non-production use. Just like mine, i virtualized my TV recorder

lol sure... for me i dun use it as I run my VMs across hosts with DRS tests etc thus directpath kills off quite a bit of functionalities.

 

[seowbin]

that one i don't know liao, my lab servers in office don't support directpath thingy
too old.. but DRS all that runs fine

pass my exam, all forget liao

 

[anime_toys08]

well, you could add a usb device in the vm and passthru USB harddisks to the VM from the ESXi host in ESXi 4.1. It also supports vMotion

Refer to the vSphere VM management guide for more details or browse vmware kb with usb drive