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ESXi free users beware!
I just upgraded my system to ESXi 5.5, due to some issues I was having with 5.0U1. Along the way, I stumbled onto this thread.
TL;DR: If you upgrade your VMs to version 10, you will no longer be able to manage them using the vSphere client. Version 10 (and up) will only allow changes to be made via the new web client, which requires vCenter (not free).
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One last thing to point out for others who happen upon this thread. I've had issues with getting passthrough to work in both 5.0U1 and 5.5. On an existing ESXi (hypervisor) install, I'll enable it on something, reboot, and it won't "take"; it'll still be missing from the passthrough list. What I found is that if I reinstall ESXi from scratch, I can enable passthrough on as many things as I want, reboot, and they all take effect. However, after that, I can no longer enable or disable them. Weird! But, at least I have a workaround. You can always reinstall ESXi, enable passthrough as needed and just import your VMs again.
Can KVM or XEN do PCI and USB passthrough? Are they also free? Any idea if we can update the vmtools in each VM without causing issues? Assuming it's safe, how do you go about updating vmtools? In the past, the interactive upgrade always fails to find the ISO it's looking for. I don't know what ISO it wants (the description seems incorrect in the error message), where to get it, or where to place it.
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I had problems with PCI passthrough on 5.0 and eventually updated to 5.1, but it's that long since I tried passthrough that I can't remember if it worked or not.
I was going to upgrade to 5.5 last weekend but stumbled across the client issue while rebuilding my laptop, so decided not to bother. |
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I've looked into VM a few times. ESXi first, as I'm familiar with VMWare Player. However, on my hardware, i could never get ti to recognize it's IOMMU capability (though I have seen my hardware reported multiple times elsewhere as working). I thought i'd try KVM or XEN, and immediately came to the same realization that I do with most linux based things - If you don't already know what you are doing, there are no guides that can help you.
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Hey Fuzzy,
If you haven't already checked, make sure Intel virtualization is enabled in your bios as well as no execute memory protection. I've seen that cause issues. |
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@BobPhoenix: Thanks for the info. The update of vmtools went off without a hitch following your tips. I'd like to give XEN or KVM a try, but it there's little to no information out there for non-Linux experts, then it's pointless. At least with ESXi, there's a lot of info available.
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Yeah, it's not an intel board. I've verified with someone who reported it working and my BIOS settings were the same as his, just a different CPU (which shouldn't matter, as they both support it). Was only looking at it for something to play with, not important, just thought I'd bring it up.
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Buy Fuzzy a beer! (Fuzzy likes beer) unRAID Server: i7-6700, 32GB RAM, Dual 128GB SSD cache and 13TB pool, with SageTVv9, openDCT, Logitech Media Server and Plex Media Server each in Dockers. Sources: HRHR Prime with Charter CableCard. HDHR-US for OTA. Primary Client: HD-300 through XBoxOne in Living Room, Samsung HLT-6189S Other Clients: Mi Box in Master Bedroom, HD-200 in kids room |
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