VM shows invalid status

You need to restart ESX host which is including seems to status invalid  VM ..

Vmware Tools Download

It is very important thing that you install VMware Tools in the guest operating system it is increase the efficiency and performance to operating system .
If you want to install VM  tools you should make to right click to VM and under the Guest section click Install Vmware Tools afterthat you should go to VM which is installed VMware tools then you must see mapped virtual CD ant click start installation .

You should get a wmware tools with a following link .

http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/new_guest_tools_ws.html

VMWare crashes daily all of a sudden

If All VM gone to  crash suddenly and  No, wasn't getting any errors at all maybe you are experiencing to problem with your filers even if the filer LUN goes to be offline mode ..This would be one of the reason snapshot .

INSTALL VMWARE TOOLS

It is very important thing that you install VMware Tools in the guest operating system it is increase the efficiency and performance to operating system .
If you want to install VM  tools you should make to right click to VM and under the Guest section click Install Vmware Tools afterthat you should go to VM which is installed VMware tools then you must see mapped virtual CD ant click start installation .

How To Increase Size

If you need to increase the volume from your filer you should go to  datastore from Vsphere client and click the configuration and propersites tab click  extend the volume  which was increased from your filer .

VMware P2V Checklist for Servers

There are to successfully convert physical servers to virtual servers (P2V) with use Vmware Converter Tool.

http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8757

ESX Configuration Guide

1.1      Configure Network

Configure:

• one Network Team related for  Service Console
• one Network Team related for Virtual Machines Traffic (name: LAN) – separate  VLAN !
• one Network Team realted  for VM kernel (name: VMotion or VMkernel) and – separate VLAN if you plan touse NFS Storage)
• one internal Network for Internal Traffic (name: Internal) (no physical NICs needed)

Start Virtual Infrastructure Client connect to your Host Host or vCenter.

In the Configuration – Networking section select Add Networking.

Remove default Network “ VM Network” from virtual Switch vSwitch0.

Build a Network Team for the console network

Add the VMkernel to additional NICs  if you plan to use NFS Filer .

1.2 Add Storage

If your storage is directly attached or connected via FC selection: Disk/LUN.

If your storage is NFS connected select: Network File System.

1.3   Time Service Configuration

1.4      Permit root login

Open Console on ESX server

Edit (vi editor ) sshd_config (/etc/ssh/sshd_config) and set “PermitRootLogin yes”.

Save sshd_config and restart service sshd :

[root@xxxxxx ssh]#  service sshd restart

Quick reference to vi editor
Vi has two modes insertion mode and command mode. The editor begins in command mode, where the cursor movement and text deletion and pasting occur. Insertion mode begins upon entering an insertion or change command. [ESC] returns the editor to command mode (where you can quit, for example by typing :q!). Most commands execute as soon as you type them except for "colon" commands which execute when you press the ruturn key.  Firtly  click 'i' for insert mode then you must make to changes as mentioned above then esc click 

and  : wg  Write the buffer and quit