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ESXi: editing /etc/vmware/hostd/vmInventory.xml to fix the datastore UUID for...
I started my post ESXi: editing /etc/vmware/hostd/vmInventory.xml to fix the datastore UUID for unavailable VMs with In case I ever need this on ESXi: Insights into the VMware inventory files...
View ArticleESXi: searching for “vim-cmd vmsvc/message” lead me to the “Managing ESXi...
Last week, I wrote about ESXi: on the console/ssh, when a moved VM pauses during power-on: show which VMs have messages waiting, then answer them. The “vim-cmd vmsvc/message” – Google Search there lead...
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Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD serial in ESXi is in different byte order than the...
I installed three Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD devices in various ESXi rigs. This is the serial numbers that ESXi came up with: Local NVMe Disk...
View ArticleESXi: on my list to try VIC (VMware Infrastructure Client you say? Née...
On my research list: [Wayback] ESXi Host with No vCenter Server · VMware vSphere Integrated Containers 1.4 Documentation: Deploy a Virtual Container Host to an ESXi Host with No vCenter Server. It is a...
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ESXi: origin of the ESX and GSX names
Not sure how I bumped into the below info, as it was in one of the open tabs of a VM that I had not accessed for a long time. Tracing back, the links can be found via Wikipedia. Here is the post...
View ArticleESXi: for my link archive “Developing for VMware ESXi”
This post amends the post last week on rsync backup of your ESXi box: How to make a statically linked rsync binary « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff. Two weeks ago, I posted about Source:...
View ArticleESXi: for my link archive – links about “vim-cmd vmsvc/message” (lots of...
In ESXi: on the console/ssh, when a moved VM pauses during power-on: show which VMs have messages waiting, then answer them, I searched for [Wayback] “vim-cmd vmsvc/message” – Google Search in order to...
View ArticleCreating a bootable USB installer for ESXi on other operating systems than...
I wrote about Creating a bootable USB installer for ESXi and use it to create a bootable ESXi installation. Just in case I ever need to do this on a non-Windows system, some links: [Wayback] Creating a...
View ArticleESXi: forcing VMKlinux drivers over native drivers, especially at boot time...
Note: the below holds for sure for ESXi 5.x and 6.5; as of ESXi 7.x, the VMKlinux stack is supposed to be gone for good. I still need to verify that as I’m still on ESXi 6.7. I wrote about ESXi...
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ESXi: some notes on .vswp files; there are actually two types of them!
Earlier this month, I ended ESXi: editing /etc/vmware/hostd/vmInventory.xml to fix the datastore UUID for unavailable VMs part 2 with this: A final note: I need to check out if .vswp files need to be...
View ArticleForce downloading Windows 10 ISOs instead of Media Creation Tool
When downloading Windows 10 builds, I usually want them as ISO files because I test them out as Virtual Machines before running on real hardware. Downloading can be done from [WayBack]...
View ArticleToo bad: ESXi busybox has `diff`, but not `patch`
On my ESXi boxes, I have a directory with local scripts that in part depend on the machine. So I contemplated patching the dending parts with patch. Then I found out that the BusyBox that VMware built...
View ArticleSome notes on replacing parts of a text file with template text using sed on...
Note before you think about putting stuff in /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh: that script will not be executed when UEFI booting. In a very lightweight Busybox system, I wanted to modify some configuration...
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Stop 0x0000007B after converting an existing XP machine to a Virtual Machine...
In 2015, I posted P2V of an existing XP machine to Hyper-V to have an emergency fallback when retiring old XP physical machines and did a short edit on 20210727 promising about a future article on...
View ArticleSome links on USB pass-through for ESXi
For my link archive (especially because when disconnecting USB devices, the path value needs to be uber-correct, while for connecting, the path value only needs to be a partial match): [Wayback]...
View Articlewindows xp – How to know which license version has an XP installed system –...
When virtualising your final physical Windows XP machines (just in case you need to hook up old hardware that is unsupported from newer Windows versions), you need to figure out the kind of license of...
View ArticleWhen some virtual machines cannot run VMware Tools: Graceful shutdown of an...
An interesting set of scripts from [Wayback/Archive.is] No Joke IT: Graceful shutdown of an ESXi 5.1 host and guest VMs (free edition) using the shell/command line/scripting (UPS friendly). If all ESXi...
View ArticleRun ESXi from a USB Flash Drive: A How-To-Guide
Guessing the [Wayback] Run ESXi from a USB Flash Drive: A How-To-Guide by just the abstract does not show the value enough: A USB flash drive can be used not only for installation media – you can also...
View ArticleESXi: various ways to find and view the log files
For my link archive: [Wayback] Viewing ESXi log files | 4sysops [Wayback] Via the ESXi console [Wayback] From the redirected log location [Wayback] Through the ESXi HTML 5 Host Client [Wayback] Via a...
View ArticleVMware ESXi: How to Kill an Unresponsive (Stuck) Virtual Machine | Windows OS...
For my link archive: [Wayback] VMware ESXi: How to Kill an Unresponsive (Stuck) Virtual Machine | Windows OS Hub Commands covered: esxcli vm process list esxcli vm process kill --type=[soft,hard,force]...
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