PowerCLI 12.0 was a major releasewith a TON of new functionality, but it it also included a couple of new cmdlets:New-IsoImageandNew-PxeImagethat allows users to create a custom ESXi ISO and Image without the need of vCenter Server. This was actually the first time I had heard about t...
I need to path 11 VMware ESXi hosts. They are currently running ESXi 6.0.0 base version with no updates applied. Two of these 11 hosts contain a VCSA. Each VCSA contains 3 ESXi hosts, each of which contains some vm's. I did a test patch on one non-production host - ...
A complicated process on VMware ESXi web client: If you don’t have vCenter Server, VMware ESXi also allows you to clone VM without vCenter, on its web client instead, but with more complicated steps. Another complicated method to clone VMs without vCenter:Using the ESXi command line is a...
If you want to upgrade ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 without vCenter, then this may be the method you need. Just download the offline bundle you need from the VMware website, use the ESXi web client to upload the ZIP file, and then upgrade ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 via CLI. Here's the step-by-step gui...
Remotely using an SSH client like PuTTY if SSH is enabled on your host. 2. Backup ESXi Host Configuration: a) Navigate to the directory where you want to save the backup. b) Use the following command to back up the configuration:
Installing the vCenter Server is a two stage process. The first stage involves deploying a new vCenter Server to the target ESXi host or a compute resource in the target vCenter Server. The second stage completes the setup of the deployed vCenter Server. Click Next, to proceed for Stage ...
Good afternoon All,I will be upgrading from vCenter 5.5 to vCenter 6.5 in the near future. Currently we have ESXI/vCenter on the same disk. We have 10 other dis
Upgrade vCenter and ESXi to 7.0U3d or higher Workaround: Workaround for scenario 1 Clear the config. In /etc/vmware-vsan-health/config.conf file, remove line in section [PowerSystem]: e.g. state_for_domain-c47 = vcVMPoweredOff
esxcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volumes/b_SSD3-OCZ-256-2.5/ESXi600-201507001.zip substituting the "b_SSD3-OCZ-256-2.5" part with the full path to your .zip file. Tab/type-ahead is your friend! See also at TinkerTry How to safely patch your vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 (VCSA...
Method 3: Enable SSH on ESXi via vCenter Non-BMC users can connect in to the vCenter instance and activate SSH using the Web Client. Once you log in, select the host and: 1. Navigate to the Configure tab. 2. Scroll down and select Security Profile under the System section. ...