vmware ESXI 5.5 -
Solving  vm slow boot problem:

Enable fast boot for RHEL 6.4 after changing IP address to static IP.

drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root             8 Jan  1  1970 8d120c70-cbe9eaa5-5a2d-1202bbac5926
drwxr-xr-x    1 root     root             8 Jan  1  1970 aebffc79-ec61e40f-9bc9-858793a9240e
lrwxr-xr-x    1 root     root            35 Feb 18 22:51 datastore1 -> 52bf4dd5-5ea0d0d2-b4bc-001e67669940
/vmfs/volumes # pwd
/vmfs/volumes
/vmfs/volumes # ls -l datastore1/fts-vm-std-template/*.vmx*
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          2866 Feb 18 22:50 datastore1/fts-vm-std-template/fts-vm-std-template.vmx
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root          2848 Feb 18 22:33 datastore1/fts-vm-std-template/fts-vm-std-template.vmxBackup
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root           274 Jan 13 16:08 datastore1/fts-vm-std-template/fts-vm-std-template.vmxf

/vmfs/volumes # vi  datastore1/fts-vm-std-template/fts-vm-std-template.vmx


LINK: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2048572

To resolve this issue, see the RedHat Advisory RHBA-2013:1290.
Note: The preceding link was correct as of December 11, 2013. If you find the link is broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the link.

To work around this issue, add rtc.diffFromUTC=0 to the .vmx file of the affected virtual machine. This forces a time sync, which enables the arping process to complete as expected leading to normal boot times.

To add rtc.diffFromUTC=0 to the .vmx file:
  1. Power off the virtual machine.
  2. Log in to the ESXi/ESX host on which the virtual machine is located with a secure shell session.
  3. Change to the virtual machine's .vmx file location (located at /vmfs/volumes/datastore_name/vm_name).
  4. Create a backup of the .vmx file. 
  5. Open and edit the original .vmx file with a text editor.
  6. Add this entry to the end of the .vmx file:

    rtc.diffFromUTC=0
  7. Close and save the .vmx file.
  8. Power on the virtual machine.

Get Mac address of ESXi 5.5:

 vim-cmd hostsvc/net/info | grep "mac ="
               mac = (string) [
               mac = (string) [
         mac = "00:1e:67:66:99:40", 
         mac = "00:1e:67:66:99:41", 
         mac = "00:1e:67:66:99:42", 
         mac = "00:1e:67:66:99:43", 
            mac = "00:1e:67:66:99:40", 
~ # 

Popular Posts