I’ve had to google this too many times. So I figure if I make it a post in my blog, I might retain the information. 1. Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1 2. Type: unsupported 3. Enter the root password(No prompt, typing is blindly) 4. At the prompt type “vi /etc/inetd.conf” 5. Look […]
This section explains how to install VMware Tools in a Solaris virtual machine. 1. Install VMware Tools. On the console window click “VM” > “Install VMware Tools“. A virtual CDrom will be activated with the vmware tools ISO. 2. Using the console, or a terminal window. As Root do the following commands: # mount -rF […]
I’ve been in a situation where I’ve installed a new NIC and it renumbered the vmnics within an ESX host. The reason this became an issue was that the Service Console vmnic was one of the vmnics that was affected. Thus I lost my access to the ESX host. Thankfully, I could just drive over […]
Sometimes a Virtual Machine can’t be stopped via the VIClient. The job just hangs. There are a number of options to stop your Virtual Machine from within the Service Console. Keep in mind that these are last resort options! Stopping the virtual machine by issuing the command: vmware-cmd /vmfs/volumes/datastorename/vmname/vmname.vmx stop This must be done on […]
1.) Before making any changes to the VM, Create a Snapshot in Virtual Center. 2.) RDP or Console into the Server and go to Device Manager 3.) For Windows Server 2003, install the following hotfix. It does not require a reboot. This hotfix allows you to downgrade to Uniprocessor. WindowsServer2003-KB923425-v2-x86-ENU.exe (updated 08.01.08 – you do […]
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