14/07/2009 10:05
Add a physical NIC uplink to a virtual Switch:
esxcfg-vswitch -L
eg: esxcfg-vswitch -L vmnic1 vSwitch0 (adds the uplink of vmnic1 to vSwitch0)
Create a Virtual Switch:
esxcfg-vswitch -a vSwitch1
Create portgroup on virtual switch:
esxcfg-vswitch -A NewPortGroup...
30/06/2009 12:00
If a Virtual Machine is showing as being Powered On when it is off, or in a hung state and can't be restarted through the console or by using the vmware-cmd commands. Run the following commands:
Finds the process ID of the affected Virtual Machine:
ps -auwx | grep -i
Then stop...
25/06/2009 12:45
Use the following procedure to enable the ssh functionality in ESXi so you can remotely connect to the host with putty etc.
1. ALT-F1
2. unsupported - (you will not see this appear on the screen)
3. enter the root password
4. vi /etc/inetd.conf
5. delete the “#” from ssh entries
6....
10/06/2009 17:28
Taken from the Microsoft Knowledge base article:
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539
Display devices when you click Show hidden devices:
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
At a command prompt, type the...
11/02/2009 17:07
Taken from the VMware ESX Installation Guide - page 104
After you install ESX Server on a system, you must enable the scripted installation
feature before you can use Web Access to create an installation script.
To enable scripted installation
1 Log in to the ESX Server service...
