November 7, 2014

Virtual Machine Cannot Start (Vmware) – ESX/ESXi – 5.0

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Problem: Virtual Machine Cannot Start (Vmware) – ESX/ESXi – 5.0 Explanation: There will be situations where the VM on a host fails to start without showing any progress when the power state is reset. This can be caused by a hung process on the host.

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November 5, 2014

Increase VMware VM performance by placing the Swap file in an alternate location – ESX/ESXi 5.0

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In this post you will see how to Increase VMware VM performance by placing the Swap file. By default, a swap file is created when a virtual machine is powered ON under a ESXi host. Swap files

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May 19, 2014

Steps to be taken when a VM goes in Read-only mode

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Whenever there is a file system inconsistency involved, the system mounts in Read-only mode to prevent damage to the system. In Xen, if you come across such a situation you can try using the

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September 4, 2013

SCSI event codes for VMware ESX/ESXi

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SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is an ANSI standard used for attaching peripheral devices to computers. It ensures quick data transfer with a transmission rate of more than 40mbps. SCSI was

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