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VMWare ESXi is an installable/embeddable virtualization platform based around the ESXi Hypervisor.

VMWare ESXi is a type 1 hypervisor based virtualization platform that installs on bare hardware (no host OS required) that allows running multiple guest virtual machines simultaneously.

ESXi is available freely with basic single-server functionality, but more advanced functionality requires licensing commercial versions of VMWare vSphere (formerly known as VMWare Infrastructure prior to version 4.0). ESXi lacks the linux-based service console included with VMWare ESX, further reducing install footprint and attack surface.

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Virtual console size increased after upgrading to RHEL 6.8

After updating some VMware virtual machines to RHEL 6.8 (kernel 2.6.32-642) it appears that the size of the virtual console has been increased -- it is huge. No X server is running in the console, i.e., it is a classical text-based linux…
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how to repair corrupted VMVare virtual machine file (.vmdk)

I have a WMWare ESXi virtual machine file that is corrupted after a power failure. VMWare does not recognize it as a valid .vmdk file also When I try this command: vmkfstools --fix check "myfile.vmdk" VMWare returns with this error: DiskLib_Check()…
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How to limit the block usage on a Thin Provisioned VMs ( VMware)

This question is similar to Best practices for thin-provisioning Linux servers (on VMware) However my question is a touch different. We have P2Ved quite a few servers (win/linux) and we needed to use the block level copy so we used Thin…
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vshpere wget: bad address 'releases.ubuntu.com'

on a raw vsphere esxi 6 without any vm installed i have to setup vm's and ... remotely so i decided to open ssh to esxi and download an Ubuntu iso using wget this way: wget http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04/ubuntu-16.04-server-amd64.iso but when i…
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How to get Dell iDrac FirmWare version from VmWare Esxi 4.x\5.x via SNMP?

How can I get Dell iDrac Firmware version on Esxi 4.x\5.x via SNMP. I tried to check via snmpwalk -c public -v 2c esxihost 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.5.1.1.8 but got "No Such Object available on this agent at this OID" all the time. I see just …
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Veeam backup and copy jobs reorganization to resolve out-of-space issue

I have two sites, one hosting the Veeam Management Server, the other hosting a Proxy. Both server have proxy and repository roles, and both are running one job to backup all production VMs of on-site ESXis. Also, they are both running Copy jobs to…
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not responding HP dl360 g7, Blinking RED health, Green Power, 1 Fan degraded

I recently toke over a role and handled this server dl360 g7. It has 2 power supplies all are ok. 1 degraded fan and others are all green. Installed with VMware esxi and and 3 vm installed. The server will run for few hours (not consistent) sometime…
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Do I need to configure LAG on both ends? ESXi 6 and managed switch

This might sound like a silly question, but do I need to configure LAG settings on both ends? Currently running a single host with ESXi 6 (no vCenter), with three 1Gbps NICs in the vSwitch. The NIC Teaming Policy is set to Notify switches, but I…
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Upgrade HPE custom image ESXi 6u1 to 6u2

I would like to upgrade my virtualization host running ESXi 6u1 to 6u2. It runs on HPE server hardware, therefore I use the HPE custom image. Somehow I have no success to upgrade the machine. This is what I was doing: Shut down all VMs Enter…
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How can I change the network adapter of a vm using a cli in esxi?

I want to change the network adapter of a guest virtual machine using esxcli, vcli or any other cli means. I couldn't find an esxcli command, which is expected as its scope is primarily the host. I installed vcli on a Windows 7 system and tried…
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Setting up a virtual server with multiple monitors

We have a client who currently has a server running on old hardware. They want to move this server to another machine and virtualize it to make it more portable in the future (AFAIK, they use a non-mainstream server OS). However, their current…
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esxi vmware iscsi-datastore lost after power outage

I usually just try to find my own solution until it just works, this time not so much.. I have a ESXi cluster, with 2 hosts and 1x datastore cluster. Earlier today after a power outage, everything went down including the iSCSI SAN. When I got…
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Exchange 2016 on Windows Server 2012 BSoD

I have an Exchange 2016 Server which bsods with about 14 days inbetween. The server is virtual and exists in a clustered vmware environment with storage via iSCSI. None of the other Windows servers we have running (including the passive copy of…
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What is Best Practices for time management in RHEL/CentOS 7 in VMware?

NTP, CHRONY, OPEN-vm-tools... Best Practices for time management in RHEL/CentOS 7? Hello. I am (finally) working on creating a CentOS 7 VMware (ESXi) Template - currently ESXi/vCenter 5.5+. Past usage of time management within a guest has varied and…
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Same LUN trough FC and iSCI to different hosts

On my small vMware lab I'm presenting the same LUN to both ESXi hosts, one from FC and another from iSCSI. iSCSI finds the devices but doesn't mount the datastore. As I can see disks have different identifiers. Thank you
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