Hello!

I was running ESXi5.1 before and did not notice any issues, now I had upgraded to ESXi5.5 U2 and applied the latest patches.

Starting with that I continuously get the puriple screen of death with en exception 14 pointing to E1000TxTSOSend E1000PollTxRing.

There is an error regards the Rx side, like you see mine crashes on the Transmitting (Tx) side, ...

VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.x host experiences a purple diagnostic screen mentioning E1000PollRxRing and E1000DevRx

I run OSX10.9.2 (Server) on a 2011 MacMin(5,3) 16gb, 120gbSSD+750gbHD with ESXi5.5U1.

~ # vmware -lv

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-1623387

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 1

~ # esxcli software vib list

Name                           Version                               Vendor  Acceptance Level  Install Date

-----------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------  ----------------  ------------

ata-pata-amd                   0.3.10-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-atiixp                0.4.6-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-cmd64x                0.2.5-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-hpt3x2n               0.3.4-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-pdc2027x              1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-serverworks           0.4.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-sil680                0.4.8-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-via                   0.3.3-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

block-cciss                    3.6.14-10vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ehci-ehci-hcd                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

elxnet                         10.0.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-base                       5.5.0-1.15.1623387                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath  5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-tboot                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xlibs                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xserver                    5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ima-qla4xxx                    2.01.31-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-devintf              39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-msghandler           39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-si-drv               39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lpfc                           10.0.100.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-cnic-register             1.72.1.v50.1i-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-drivers                   5.5.0-0.7.1474526                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

mtip32xx-native                3.3.4-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-be2net                     4.6.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2                       2.2.3d.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2x                      1.72.56.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-cnic                       1.72.52.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000                      8.0.3.1-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000e                     1.1.2-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-enic                       1.4.2.15a-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-forcedeth                  0.61-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-igb                        5.0.5.1.1-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-ixgbe                      3.7.13.7.14iov-11vmw.550.0.0.1331820  VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-core                  1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-en                    1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-nx-nic                     5.0.621-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-tg3                        3.123c.v55.5-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-vmxnet3                    1.1.3.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ohci-usb-ohci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

qlnativefc                     1.0.12.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

rste                           2.0.2.0088-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ahci                      3.0-18vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ata-piix                  2.12-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-nv                   3.5-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-promise              2.12-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil24                1.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil                  2.3-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-svw                  2.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aacraid                   1.1.5.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-adp94xx                   1.0.8.12-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aic79xx                   3.1-5vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2fc                    1.72.53.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2i                     2.72.11.v55.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-fnic                      1.5.0.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-hpsa                      5.5.0-44vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-ips                       7.12.05-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-lpfc820                   8.2.3.1-129vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-mbox             2.20.5.1-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-sas              5.34-9vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid2                 2.00.4-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mpt2sas                   14.00.00.00-3vmw.550.1.15.1623387     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptsas                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptspi                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla2xxx                   902.k1.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla4xxx                   5.01.03.2-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

uhci-usb-uhci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

tools-light                    5.5.0-1.15.1623387                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

There is some article about problems with E1000 (but 5.1) and adjusting some parameters,

VMware KB:    Hosts with virtual machines using the E1000/E1000E adapter have networking issues after upgrading to ESXi…

I tried that (only one exists anyhow in 5.5) but it not help neither.

There are some other options maybe checking them out could be worth trying.

~ # esxcli system settings advanced  list |grep Net/E1 -A9

   Path: /Net/E1000TxCopySize

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 2048

   Default Int Value: 2048

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 4294967295

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: e1000 tx less than or equal to this will be fully copied with no need for completion.

--

   Path: /Net/E1000TxZeroCopy

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 0

   Default Int Value: 1

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 1

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: Use tx zero copy for packets for e1000.

--

   Path: /Net/E1000IntrCoalesce

   Type: integer

   Int Value: 1

   Default Int Value: 1

   Min Value: 0

   Max Value: 1

   String Value:

   Default String Value:

   Valid Characters:

   Description: Whether to enable interrupt coalescing for e1000 vNIC.

Anyone with a similar problem? Did not find anything in the KB. Any workarounds / fixes / solutions?

Hello,

I saw below error in esxi host events recently, please let me know about this error as i don't have any idea.

Error: issue detected on esxi host in datacenter:error(1) saving state to /altbootbank

ESXI 5.1

Btw, I noticed that the new (patch is out VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201404001

Though it does not look it would address any network driver related stuff.

~ # esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-5.5.0-20140404001-standard

Update Result

   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.

   Reboot Required: true

   VIBs Installed: VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.16.1746018, VMware_bootbank_lsi-mr3_0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018, VMware_locker_tools-light_5.5.0-1.16.1746018

   VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_lsi-mr3_0.255.03.01-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_locker_tools-light_5.5.0-1.15.1623387

   VIBs Skipped: VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-amd_0.3.10-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-atiixp_0.4.6-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-cmd64x_0.2.5-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-hpt3x2n_0.3.4-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-pdc2027x_1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-serverworks_0.4.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-sil680_0.4.8-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ata-pata-via_0.3.3-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_block-cciss_3.6.14-10vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ehci-ehci-hcd_1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_elxnet_10.0.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath_5.5.0-0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_esx-tboot_5.5.0-0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_esx-xlibs_5.5.0-0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_esx-xserver_5.5.0-0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ima-qla4xxx_2.01.31-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-devintf_39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-msghandler_39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-si-drv_39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_lpfc_10.0.100.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_lsi-msgpt3_00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_misc-cnic-register_1.72.1.v50.1i-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_misc-drivers_5.5.0-0.7.1474526, VMware_bootbank_mtip32xx-native_3.3.4-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_net-be2net_4.6.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-bnx2_2.2.3d.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-bnx2x_1.72.56.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-cnic_1.72.52.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-e1000_8.0.3.1-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-e1000e_1.1.2-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_net-enic_1.4.2.15a-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-forcedeth_0.61-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-igb_5.0.5.1.1-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_net-ixgbe_3.7.13.7.14iov-11vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-mlx4-core_1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-mlx4-en_1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-nx-nic_5.0.621-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_net-tg3_3.123c.v55.5-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_net-vmxnet3_1.1.3.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_ohci-usb-ohci_1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_qlnativefc_1.0.12.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_rste_2.0.2.0088-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_sata-ahci_3.0-18vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_sata-ata-piix_2.12-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-nv_3.5-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-promise_2.12-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-sil24_1.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-sil_2.3-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_sata-sata-svw_2.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-aacraid_1.1.5.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-adp94xx_1.0.8.12-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-aic79xx_3.1-5vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-bnx2fc_1.72.53.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-bnx2i_2.72.11.v55.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-fnic_1.5.0.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_5.5.0-44vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-ips_7.12.05-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-lpfc820_8.2.3.1-129vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-mbox_2.20.5.1-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_5.34-9vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid2_2.00.4-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-mpt2sas_14.00.00.00-3vmw.550.1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_scsi-mptsas_4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-mptspi_4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-qla2xxx_902.k1.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_uhci-usb-uhci_1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820

So after the upgrade its now:

~ # esxcli software vib list

Name                           Version                               Vendor  Acceptance Level  Install Date

-----------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------  ----------------  ------------

ata-pata-amd                   0.3.10-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-atiixp                0.4.6-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-cmd64x                0.2.5-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-hpt3x2n               0.3.4-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-pdc2027x              1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-serverworks           0.4.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-sil680                0.4.8-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ata-pata-via                   0.3.3-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

block-cciss                    3.6.14-10vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ehci-ehci-hcd                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

elxnet                         10.0.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-base                       5.5.0-1.16.1746018                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-19

esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath  5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-tboot                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xlibs                      5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

esx-xserver                    5.5.0-0.0.1331820                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ima-qla4xxx                    2.01.31-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-devintf              39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-msghandler           39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ipmi-ipmi-si-drv               39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lpfc                           10.0.100.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

lsi-mr3                        0.255.03.01-2vmw.550.1.16.1746018     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-19

lsi-msgpt3                     00.255.03.03-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-cnic-register             1.72.1.v50.1i-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

misc-drivers                   5.5.0-0.7.1474526                     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

mtip32xx-native                3.3.4-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-be2net                     4.6.100.0v-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2                       2.2.3d.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-bnx2x                      1.72.56.v55.2-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-cnic                       1.72.52.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000                      8.0.3.1-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-e1000e                     1.1.2-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-enic                       1.4.2.15a-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-forcedeth                  0.61-2vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-igb                        5.0.5.1.1-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-ixgbe                      3.7.13.7.14iov-11vmw.550.0.0.1331820  VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-core                  1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-mlx4-en                    1.9.7.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-nx-nic                     5.0.621-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-tg3                        3.123c.v55.5-1vmw.550.1.15.1623387    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

net-vmxnet3                    1.1.3.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

ohci-usb-ohci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

qlnativefc                     1.0.12.0-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

rste                           2.0.2.0088-4vmw.550.1.15.1623387      VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ahci                      3.0-18vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-ata-piix                  2.12-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-nv                   3.5-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-promise              2.12-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820             VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil24                1.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-sil                  2.3-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

sata-sata-svw                  2.3-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aacraid                   1.1.5.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-adp94xx                   1.0.8.12-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-aic79xx                   3.1-5vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2fc                    1.72.53.v55.1-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-bnx2i                     2.72.11.v55.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-fnic                      1.5.0.4-1vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-hpsa                      5.5.0-44vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-ips                       7.12.05-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820          VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-lpfc820                   8.2.3.1-129vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-mbox             2.20.5.1-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid-sas              5.34-9vmw.550.1.15.1623387            VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-megaraid2                 2.00.4-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820           VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mpt2sas                   14.00.00.00-3vmw.550.1.15.1623387     VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptsas                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-mptspi                    4.23.01.00-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820       VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla2xxx                   902.k1.1-9vmw.550.0.0.1331820         VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

scsi-qla4xxx                   5.01.03.2-6vmw.550.0.0.1331820        VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

uhci-usb-uhci                  1.0-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820              VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-12

tools-light                    5.5.0-1.16.1746018                    VMware  VMwareCertified   2014-04-19

~ # vmware -vl

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-1746018

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 1

~ #

Здравствуйте,

как зайти в общию папку в гостевой ОС линукс?

VMware Tools в неё я установил общию папку создал а что дальше? как мне в неё зайти?

подскажите ктонибудь

буду очень благодарен!

Hello,

I installed Ubuntu 14.05 LTS in a Workstation 6.5.5 build-328052 (64 bits).

It works fine328052.tar.gz) fails to install.

The error message is

The following VMware kernel modules have been found on your system that were

not installed by the VMware Installer. Please remove them then run

this installer again.

vmci

Ubuntu installation is just a plain fresh installation. Nothing installed, all default selected during install.

Any idea how to solve this?

Thanks.

Francois

>>> Could it be because the LUN is already formatted as I used it previously?

After deleting the datastore (i.e. deleted the VMFS partition on the LUN) it should become available again for creating a new datastore on it.

André

Thinking about it I have tried it directly on the host and had the same issue.

I had another issue before this one where I had to expand storage directly on a host as it did not work from vCenter.

Ubuntu 14.04 is not an officially supported Guest OS in VMware Workstation 6.x and the latest release of Ubuntu that is officially supported in VMware Workstation 6.x is Ubuntu 9.0.4.  Unless you can find some third-party patch then you might be out of luck.  As a matter of fact, at the present time with VMware Workstation, Ubuntu 14.04 is only officially supported in VMware Workstation 10.0.2.

Any ideas on what the story is about FreeBSD support in VMWare? At best it seems spotty. For instance, the VMWare Tools do not build at all on FreeBSD 10 and even if they do, they use an old compatibility layer. On top of that, the compatibility page does not seem to have updated to show FreeBSD as a supported Guest OS for VMWare Fusion 6. I was interested FreeBSD with vagrant and they seem to support VMWare Fusion. It seem like Virtual Box might be a better option and their support of FreeBSD looks decent, but they don't seem to support shared folders, so that's not great either.

Hi Kweli,

there is nothing special in proxy configuration at VUM we using it and everything works fine....which version of VUM are you using?

Sometimes the GUI does not tell the truth, can you check proxy setting in VUM config file here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Vmware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\vci-integrity.xml

Look for:

<proxySettings>

   <useProxyServer>true</useProxyServer>

   <proxyServer>name or IP address of the proxy server</proxyServer>

   <proxyPort>port number of the proxy server</proxyPort>

</proxySettings>

There shouldn't be any http/https:// prefixes in <proxyServer> field ....

Also check proxy settings in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\VMware, Inc.\VMware Update Manager\Proxy

If all the settings are correct look at the VUM log here:

C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Logs\

You can also try for troubleshooting purposes enable trivia logging for VUM see:

VMware KB: Enabling trivia logging in VMware Update Manager

Regards,

Petr

Recently, VMWare Fusion began suspending itself.  It happened with 6.0.2 and now with 6.0.3. 

I am using Fusion/Windows 8.1 in an iMac with OS X 10.9.2.

How can I stop Fusion from suspending?

Here is the patch:

VMware KB: VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch ESXi-5.5.0-20140404001-no-tools

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch resolves the following issues:

• PR1227131: The OpenSSL version is updated to 1.0.1g to address the Heartbleed vulnerability.
  
  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2014-0160 to this issue. For further details on remediation steps for ESXi 5.5, see KB 2076665.
  
  Note: To completely  resolve this issue, you also need to replace certificates and change passwords. For more information, seeResolving OpenSSL Heartbleed for ESXi 5.5 - CVE-2014-0160 (2076665).

Thanks Ilian. That was helpful. I was able to use CatalogService to get the object, I needed.

Hi All,

It is my first post here on communities and I hope it will be a great time

Currently we are running a single production cluster (vCenter 4.1U3a) made of 10 IBM x3850 X5 hosts where:

• 5 hosts have Intel X7560 CPUs (ESXi 4.1U3)
• 5 hosts have Intel E7-8837 CPUs (ESXi 4.1U3)

Cluster is EVC enabled: Nehalem Gen. (Xeon Core i7)

We now have to move whole cluster from existing 4.1U3a vCenter to a new 5.5U1 vCenter without VMs downtime (we cannot touch/upgrade old vCenter). Would it be possible? Correct me if I am wrong but I would like to do it this way:

1. Disable HA and DRS on 4.1U3a Cluster (leave EVC as it is)
2. Disconnect hosts from 4.1U3a Cluster (one by one)
3. Once all hosts are disconnected remove hosts from the 4.1U3a cluster (one by one)
4. Create new Cluster on 5.5U1 vCenter
5. Enable EVC on the new Cluster on 5.5U1 vCenter (and set it to Nehalem Gen. (Xeon Core i7) as it was on old 4.1U3a vCenter)
6. Add host to 5.5U1 vCenter, outside the new cluster (on the Datacenter level)
7. Move newly added host to the new EVC enabled Cluster on 5.5U1 vCenter
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for all remaining hosts
9. Enable HA and DRS on new Cluster on 5.5U1 vCenter
10. Test vMotion from and to each ESXi (and pray it works)

Would this plan work? I was testing this on Lab environment and it seemed OK but I am afraid I missed something. As far as I understand EVC it should work as long as I am not going to power cycle any VM during the hosts "move".

Thank you all for your help.

Well said Dan!

Sometimes i question my sanity but the unicorn and the gummy bears told me i'm fine. =)

I have two ESXi 5.5 1474528 build VM machines (Dell CS-24TY).  Both are connected using software iscsi controller to a Promise iSCSI RAID.

The setup works almost flawlessly ... Almost, because neither will automount the iSCSI on boot.

In both cases, I have to manually mount using esxcfg-volume -m <UUID> ... after that, they work without any issues.

Any help? Suggestions?

I recently downloaded VMWorkstation 9 and it won't open a .vmem file. Everytime I try, an error message says to open with the configuration file .vmx instead. How do open the .vmem file and another .vmss file? Please help!

I HAVE a query can we install vSphere ESXi 4.1 U3 and ESXi 5.5 in HA cluster vCenter 5.5.

I had a look at the upgrade page at VMware website. It seems that Workstation 6 cannot be upgraded to Workstation 10 (The page talk about upgrading Workstation 8 or 9, and Player 6). Does this means I have to buy a new licence at the full price?

I am trying to virtualize a physical machine (my PC) for class and it is not working. When I get the login to the Physical Machine prompt, I enter the IP address, my host name and my password and it keeps telling me that the info I have entered is incorrect. I am running Windows 8.1 so hopefully that isn't the reason I am having so much trouble. Also, I have the UAC turned off as instructed. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!