The error Error: “Login to iSCSI target iqn.####-##.com.######## on vmhba## @ ### failed. The iSCSI initiator could not establish a network connection to the target” is not an absolute error. Meaning, its not like ESX was unable to connect at all ever. It simply means that one attempt failed. For example, we have a ESX host, connected to a VNX 5300,… Read more →
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How to unmount a LUN or detach a datastore device from ESXi hosts
Source: How to unmount a LUN or detach a datastore device from ESXi hosts (2004605) | VMware KB Umount Datastore LUN LUN removal checklist No virtual machine, template, snapshot or CD/DVD image resides on the datastore The datastore is not part of a Datastore Cluster Storage I/O Control is disabled for the datastore The datastore is not used… Read more →
vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center
Source: vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center ESXi Log File Locations ESXi records host activity in log files, using a syslog facility. Component Location Purpose VMkernel /var/log/vmkernel.log Records activities related to virtual machines andESXi. VMkernel warnings /var/log/vmkwarning.log Records activities related to virtual machines. VMkernel summary /var/log/vmksummary.log Used to determine uptime and availability statistics for ESXi (comma separated). ESXi host agent log… Read more →
Working with ESX Log files
Source: http://www.simongreaves.co.uk/working-with-esxi-log-files/ Good article written by Simon Greaves. I grabbed things I really liked and pasted below: See his article for original content and some extra stuff. Working with ESX(i) log files is important when troubleshooting issues within the virtual environment. You can view and search log files in ESX(i) and in vCenter Server using a few different methods. Methods Using… Read more →