LLT does not work with Linux NIC bonded interfaces during initial startup of symantec cluster

Here goes the Solution…

We can configure Linux NIC bonds as private links under LLT. LLT treats each bonded NIC as single link. So, we must configure these NICs that form the bond in such a way that the NICs are connected to the same switch or hub.

In order to properly configure a linux bond interface to use as an LLT link it MUST be defined as follows in the /etc/llttab: 

Virtual Disk Issues in Vmware ESX

I have found that most of us have struggled a lot when it comes to converting physical System to Virtual (P2V), Due to the IDE disk which VMware is struggling to understand. Generally we see such issues with windows XP, windows 2000 and windows 2003(64-bit).

Most of my colleagues have complains about.....  

• Virtual machine contains an IDE virtual disk does not detect after P2V conversion.
• Virtual machine fails to boot with a black screen after P2V conversion with just blinking underscore on the black screen.
• Or with some errors like “disk error occurred, press ctrl+alt+del to restart” after P2V, the virtual machine fails to boot.