Useful Networking Commands In Vmware ESX CLI
The VI Client is excellent, however when you cannot connect to the ESX host, its time to go to the CLI. A few useful commands shown below; Network Card information: ifconfig Display the network cards...
View ArticleHow To Install Vmware VSphere ESX 4 From USB Flash Drive
In case the server has no DVD/optial drive or you have an iso but no DVD-r available. It is possible to install ESX 4 using a USB flash drive. 1. Use a bootloader application such as Unetbootinto...
View ArticleChecked Builds Of Windows 2008 BSOD STOP: 0x0000008E Error With Vmware
When creating a Vmware Virtual Machine guest, running a Windows Server 2008 checked build from sources such as technet, or MSDN, a blue screen of death may occur ( ie STOP:0x0000008E). This is...
View ArticlePlace an ESX Host into maintenance mode using the command line.
To enter maintenance mode using the command line interface, vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter To exit maintenance mode use vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
View ArticleInconsistent Virtual Machine folders after renaming a machine.
When a virtual machine is renamed , the underlying datastore folder is unchanged. This can cause confusion in various scenarios. To overcome this quickly and easily, simply migrate the virtual...
View ArticleEnable the Root user SSH access in vSphere ESX 4
As a security meaure, SSH access to the service console using the Root account is disabled by default on vSPhere ESX 4. Although not best practice, there are times you may wish to enable access to...
View ArticleAdd static route to VMware ESX 4 Host
In a infrastructure with multiple networks, it can be necessary to configure the routing on the ESX hosts rather than at the router. This is achieved using the below command route add – net...
View ArticleInstall VMware vCenter On 64 Bit Windows Server
The vCenter server role is a critical component of a vSphere deployment. The role requires a database such as SQL or Oracle. To install the vCentre a 32 bit ODBC connection is required. When...
View ArticleHow to reset a forgotten or lost Root password on VMware vSphere ESX 4
In the event the root password is unknown, connect to the ESX host console and restart the machine. 1. When the ESX host boots to the grub menu, hit the “a” key. 2. Add the command “single” to the...
View ArticleDisable Copy & Paste in a VMware guest Virtual machine
VMware tools provides a copy and paste function between the machine running the vSphere client and the guest virtual machine. In some production environments this maybe inappropriate. It is possible to...
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