vSphere 4.1 Active Directory Authentication
Sweet! Active Directory Authentication for Esx! No more typing passwords in the client! How do we do this? First of all i presume you have the following set up and running correctly: DNS and NTP at the...
View ArticleESXi on a desktop or custom pc
A while ago i ran across this problem and i want to share it with you. I had an old desktop just standing there so i thought i could install VMware ESXi on it. When trying to boot up and install ESXi...
View ArticleESXi 4.1 Tech Support Mode disabled by Administrator
In ESXi 4.1 you need to enable Tech Support Mode before you can use it at the console. So when you have problems on an ESXi 4.1 host and you press ALT-F1 you get the message that “Tech Support has been...
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ESXi 4.1 Enabling Tech Support Mode from the vSphere client
You can enable TSM in two ways: From the console From the vSphere client This post is about the vSphere client. The console way is in this post:...
View ArticleUsing esxupdate on an ESXi host fails
The following can happen whilst updating your esxi host: Using the esxupdate or vihostupdate command to update an ESXi host fails. You see the error: Unable to create, write or read a file as...
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VMware NIC and storage drivers
There is a lot of confusion about which NICs can be chosen for virtual machines (VMs) in VMware. I would like to give an overview for ESX4.0.1. When you create a VM you get the question which OS you...
View ArticleInstall vSphere 4.0 Host Update Utility from scratch
Today i want to show you how to install, and more important, get the Host Update Utility (HUU) on your machine. The Host Update Utility is used to automatically update an ESXi 4.x host. The Host Update...
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Update your ESXi host using the Host Update Utility
Hello there, Today i will let you see how to update your ESXi host with the Host Update Utility (HUU). How do you get the HUU? Check this earlier post. When installed open the vSphere Host Update...
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