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How to configure ESXi to boot via Software iSCSI?

VMware introduced support for iSCSI back in the ESX 3.x days. However, ESX could only boot from an iSCSI LUN if a hardware iSCSI adapter was used. Hosts could not boot via VMware's iSCSI driver using a NIC with special iSCSI capabilities. It quickly became...

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Tags: VMWare, iscsi, Boot, software, esxi, vSphere, 5

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22 novembre 2011

ESXi commandline work…

am just playing around in my lab and needed to do a couple of common ESXi commandline tasks which I figured I would document as they will come in handy at some point. List all VMs registered to this host (This reveals the Vmid needed for other commands)...

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Tags: VMWare, esxi, command, line

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13 novembre 2011

Resolved: Slow booting of ESXi 5.0 when iSCSI is configured

y colleague Cormac posted an article about this already, but I figured it was important enough to rehash some of content. As many of you have experienced there was an issue with ESXi 5.0 in iSCSI environments. Booting would take a fair amount of time...

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Tags: VMWare, bug, iscsi, Boot, esxi, fix, 5, slow

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5 novembre 2011

Activate multi-NIC vMotion in ESXi 5

n vSphere 5 we have support for using multiple Vmkernel ports enabled for vMotion. Having more than one physical network card for vMotion allows us to utilize them simultaneous, even when only transferring a single virtual machine. If having spare NICs...

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Tags: VMWare, vmotion, esxi, vSphere, 5, VMKernel, multi, nic

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5 novembre 2011

Release: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Update 2

Even though ESXi 5 is already released, VMware stil releases updates for ESXi 4, in this case Update 2. This version is the follow up of Update 1 released in February this year. --> Please see the rest on the blog : http://virtualization.info/en/news...

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Tags: VMWare, update 2, disponible, available, esxi, vSphere, 4.1

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23 août 2011

ESXi 5.0 partitions

In this article we will look at the partition layout of ESXi 5.0. A change from earlier ESXi 4.x is that the older MBR partitioning system is replaced with a GPT style partition table. The first five partitions are mandatory and consumes exactly 900 MB...

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Tags: VMWare, esxi, partitions

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4 mai 2011

VMware offre une formation ESXi en elearning

VMware vous offre une session de formation sur ESXi en elearning, voici le détail du cours : Course Name: Transition to ESXi Essentials Course Description : This self-paced course covers the requirements and effects of transitioning your VMware vSphere...

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Tags: VMWare, gratuit, free, formation, Training, esxi, en ligne, elearning

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4 mai 2011

Fling: PXE Manager for vCenter

It is finally released… PXE Manager for vCenter. My former Cloud colleague Max Daneri of VMTS fame has worked very very hard on this and actually demoed it at VMworld in 2009. I know Max is already working on the next release which of course will work...

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Tags: VMWare, PXE, deployment, vcenter, esxi, deploiement

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21 avril 2011

Free training and book on ESXi?

just wanted to point to this article on the ESXi Chronicles blog about a free training and free book on ESXi. I actually wrote an article about the book a while back and it is most definitely worth the effort of doing the training and survey! You might...

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Tags: VMWare, free, Training, book, esxi, vSphere

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26 janvier 2011

Re: Do You Really Need the vMA? (reply to @maishsk)

I was going through the Planet V12n blog posts and noticed one by Maish. His question was “Do You Really Need the vMA?” and I guess that is a valid question… I guess. The main theme in his article is PowerCLI good, vMA bad. Well that might be a bit overdone...

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Tags: VMWare, Appliance, esxi, console, vma

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2 novembre 2010

ESXi disk size requirement?

I’ve seen this question passing by a couple of times now and I found myself going through the document to dig up the reference. I thought it would come in handy to document it: Q) What is the disk size requirements for ESXi installable?A) The minimal...

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Tags: VMWare, esxi, vSphere, disk, 4.1, requirement

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12 août 2010

ESX 4.1 sera le dernier avec un COS ...

ESX 4.1 is the Last ESX! What Do I Do Now? VMware shipped ESX Server 1.0 way back in 2001. While the word “Server” was lost over time, another bigger thing was not: the Console Operating System (a.k.a. Service Console or COS), a Linux instance that facilitated...

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Tags: ESX, VMWare, service console, esxi, vSphere, 4.1

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21 juillet 2010

Workaround for: ESX(i) 4.1 Password Issue

As many of you already know there is an issue with the encryption mechanism of ESX(i) 4.1. When passwords are used which are longer than 8 characters the password will be truncated after the 8th character. As such during authentication only the first...

Posté par jcdemarque à 10:38 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: ESX, VMWare, problemes, esxi, issue, mot de passe, password, 4.1

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20 juillet 2010

ESX vs ESXi pour la version 4.1

VMware vient de mettre à jour la KB sur la comparaison entre ESX et ESXi (ou VMware Hypervisor) Pour rappel la prochaine version de vSphere n’intégrera plus que la version ‘i’ de son hyperviseur, adieu le service console. http://www.julienmousqueton....

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Tags: ESX, VMWare, comparaison, esxi, Compare, vSphere

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18 mars 2010

Dell ESXi Management

Unlike the traditional ESX software, the ESXi software does not have a service console. It helps reduce the installation footprint of the software and can allow the hypervisor to be directly installed on the system’s internal flash storage or a USB key....

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Tags: VMWare, DELL, management, esxi, 4, vSphere

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5 mars 2010

Secret Commands for Emergency Maintenance from the ESXi4 Console

Anyone who has installed VMware's ESXi4 hypervisor (if you haven't then get an idea of what you are missing with my article on how to setup your own ESXi4 server will be aware that the options for maintenance at the server itself are somewhat limited....

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Tags: VMWare, maintenance, esxi, console, 4, vSphere, emergency, unsupported

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1 mars 2010

VMware vSphere vMA patch 3

VMware has just released patch 3 for vMA and it contains several security fixes so make sure to update your Management Appliance! Here’s how to do it: # sudo vima-update scan # sudo vima-update update http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2010/02/26/vmware-vs...

Posté par jcdemarque à 10:26 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: VMWare, update, VIMA, esxi, vma

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10 décembre 2009

ESX(i) 4.0 Update 1A

ESX(i) 4 Update 1 has just been re-released: We’ve released a new version of ESX 4.0 Update 1 that resolves the issue with the ESX 4.0 Update 1 install failing, timing out and resulting in the host entering an usable state. The new version is called ESX...

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Tags: ESX, VMWare, update, esxi, 4, 1A

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10 décembre 2009

VIDEO: How to Use VMware GO to Install ESXi and Perform P2V

just released a new video to add to my Train Signal vSphere video training course. This video covers VMware's GO - a free product that provides SMBs the ability to download ESXi, install it, configure it, create new VMs, perform P2V, download VMs, and...

Posté par jcdemarque à 09:44 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: VMWare, pme, SMB, P2V, esxi, go

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3 décembre 2009

Killing in the name of

Since vSphere has been introduced more and more of my customers are migrating to ESXi. It makes sense as the thin hypervisor is the way of the future according to VMware. One common used argument by the admins to not use ESXi is killing a rogue VM. Normally...

Posté par jcdemarque à 13:44 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: VM, Virtual Machine, esxi, 4, vSphere, kill, shell

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