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hi guys
I've got a situation where I have a nested environment.
A Vmware Workstation 8.0 running Vmware Esxi 5.0. And on that, is running a Windows 2008 VM.
The IP address of my local PC is 192.168.1.10/24. With a gateway of 192.168.1.1.
The Esxi hypervisor has an IP of 192.168.1.15.
However, the Windows 2008 sitting on there has been given a 192.168.1.20/24 address with a gateway of 192.168.1.1 and it can't access the internet.
I don't know if there are settings I have to play with on the Workstation in order to get the nested VM access to the internet?
Any ideas on how to do this?
Many thanks
Yashy
I've got a situation where I have a nested environment.
A Vmware Workstation 8.0 running Vmware Esxi 5.0. And on that, is running a Windows 2008 VM.
The IP address of my local PC is 192.168.1.10/24. With a gateway of 192.168.1.1.
The Esxi hypervisor has an IP of 192.168.1.15.
However, the Windows 2008 sitting on there has been given a 192.168.1.20/24 address with a gateway of 192.168.1.1 and it can't access the internet.
I don't know if there are settings I have to play with on the Workstation in order to get the nested VM access to the internet?
Any ideas on how to do this?
Many thanks
Yashy
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So it's working now?
and make sure your VMs are also using the Virtual Machine Network 4095 (ALL).
You should find then if you allocate a VM with an IP Address of 192.168.1.x it should be on the same network, from what I recall, there is someting odd with DHCP, so maybe do not expect DHCP from your MAIN LAN to passthrough twice to the nested VMs!
and make sure your VMs are also using the Virtual Machine Network 4095 (ALL).
You should find then if you allocate a VM with an IP Address of 192.168.1.x it should be on the same network, from what I recall, there is someting odd with DHCP, so maybe do not expect DHCP from your MAIN LAN to passthrough twice to the nested VMs!
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It's not working sadly:(.
I've selected the 'VM Network' to 4095 (ALL).
I've set the IP address of the VM itself with a static IP and a gateway of my router.
When you said 'make sure your VM's are also using the Virtual Machine Network 4095 (ALL)', did you mean the setting that I've mentioned in the second line above?
Because on the Workstation 8, there isn't any place I can see where I can select the VM's to be on the 4095 (ALL)?
I've selected the 'VM Network' to 4095 (ALL).
I've set the IP address of the VM itself with a static IP and a gateway of my router.
When you said 'make sure your VM's are also using the Virtual Machine Network 4095 (ALL)', did you mean the setting that I've mentioned in the second line above?
Because on the Workstation 8, there isn't any place I can see where I can select the VM's to be on the 4095 (ALL)?
okay, I'll need screenshots of:-
VM Settings for ESXi Nested Host
vSwitch and NIC settings of ESXi Host
can you ping host from the nested VM?
can you ping other devices from the nested VM?
VM Settings for ESXi Nested Host
vSwitch and NIC settings of ESXi Host
can you ping host from the nested VM?
can you ping other devices from the nested VM?
ASKER
Okay, I've attached all of the necessary screenshots for you.
To answer the questions.
I can't ping host from the nested VM. I get a ping transmit failed. I've attached a screenshot of the IP settings of this VM. I can't ping anything from the nested VM.
Vmware-setting-1.jpg
Vmware-setting-2.jpg
Vmware-setting-3.jpg
Vmare-setting-4.jpg
Vmware-setting-5.jpg
VM-IP-address.jpg
VM-IP-address-2.jpg
To answer the questions.
I can't ping host from the nested VM. I get a ping transmit failed. I've attached a screenshot of the IP settings of this VM. I can't ping anything from the nested VM.
Vmware-setting-1.jpg
Vmware-setting-2.jpg
Vmware-setting-3.jpg
Vmare-setting-4.jpg
Vmware-setting-5.jpg
VM-IP-address.jpg
VM-IP-address-2.jpg
so the nested ESXi server is able to get an IP Address 192.168.1.15 from your LAN, same LAN as the VMware Workstation host?
I have seen VLAN issues with ESXi 5.1, I'm wondering if it's the same bug.
all looks okay, does your VM if set to DHCP receive an IP Address?
btw 6 vCPU for your VM is far too many, not that's the network issue!
I have seen VLAN issues with ESXi 5.1, I'm wondering if it's the same bug.
all looks okay, does your VM if set to DHCP receive an IP Address?
btw 6 vCPU for your VM is far too many, not that's the network issue!
ASKER
Il reduce cpus..hehe.
The esxi host gets its IP via dhcp. And it is on the same network as Workstation on the LAN. The VM however is unable to get dhcp.
The esxi host gets its IP via dhcp. And it is on the same network as Workstation on the LAN. The VM however is unable to get dhcp.
Just had another thought ALSO SET THE vSwitch to
ALLOW Promiscious Mode: Accept, either on the vSwitch or Virtual Machine Network.
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ALLOW Promiscious Mode: Accept, either on the vSwitch or Virtual Machine Network.
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I tried this also and still doesn't work. I set it to Accept.
The weird thing is that when I add a static IP to the VM, it still sees it as an Unindentified Network. Even if it didn't have internet access, I'd expect the IP address added to make the VM part of an identified network.
Also, I've taken a screenshot for you of something else. In the Vswitch properties, the 'networks' only shows as the IP address range of my own PC (192.168.1.9). Is that correct?
Vmware-setting.jpg
The weird thing is that when I add a static IP to the VM, it still sees it as an Unindentified Network. Even if it didn't have internet access, I'd expect the IP address added to make the VM part of an identified network.
Also, I've taken a screenshot for you of something else. In the Vswitch properties, the 'networks' only shows as the IP address range of my own PC (192.168.1.9). Is that correct?
Vmware-setting.jpg
I'll need to debug this, and check, ESXi 4.1, 5.0 and 5.1, and see if something has changed or broken in 5.1!
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Hanccocka - you won't believe it.
It was my own PC's internal firewall driver. I unchecked it in my network settings and hey presto....all is good:).
Thanks so much again for your help.
Happy new year to you sir.
It was my own PC's internal firewall driver. I unchecked it in my network settings and hey presto....all is good:).
Thanks so much again for your help.
Happy new year to you sir.
For anybody else reading this who doesn't know how to do it, in order to get to the VLAN 4095, you must:
- Log on to the Esxhi host (with the Vsphere client)
- Select the Esxi host.
- Go to the 'Configuration' tab on the right.
- Select 'Networking' on the left hand column and then click on the 'Properties'.
- Select 'Management Network' and click 'Edit'.
- Where it says 'VLAN ID', use the dropdown to select '4095 (ALL)' and click OK.