esxtop annoyances – MAC
esxtop does not like to work on the Mac out of the box. And this has nothing to do with the OS itself! Read on to find out what exactly…
Resetting esxi root password
OK, so people are reaching out for resetting ESXi password as the old blog of mine isn't there anymore http://www.vdsyn.com/resetting-the-root-password-for-esxi-5-x/ Ok this was on ESXi 6.5 - need to test…
Can ESXi hosts upgrade via Commandline on Nutanix?
Well, this is thoroughly a fun pet experiment - just to tinker around and see what breaks :-) Should you be trying this on a prod cluster? Holy !@#$ no!…
Upgrading ESXi 7.0.x from the command line
So, you are done with https://www.thevfanatic.com/understanding-esxi-7-0-1-upgrades-command-line/ and are now aching to see what a successful upgrade looks like? Fear not! We have a successful upgrade to feast our eyes on!…
Understanding ESXi 7.0.1 upgrades – command line
So ESXi upgrades can be done in a variety of ways. You could use the Update manager, use the ISO in IPMI - but then the most fun way (for…
Those Pesky ESXi 7.0.x log files :-)
Well, ESXi 7.0 is upon us, and so are new Logs :-) If you have been poking around the ESXi's guts and can't comprehend what those shiny new logs are,…
Workaround for a locked “root” account on ESXi 6.5 on Nutanix
The ESXi 6.x root account now has account lockout policies set. So if an incorrect password is used too many times, this will case the ESXi root password to get…
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ESXi boot issues troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ESXi boot issues. A look at logs and some troubleshooting options https://youtu.be/9l6qj3evlLM
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ESXi 5.5 Install and troubleshooting installs
ESXi 5.5 installs and troubleshooting installs. Again, this was long overdue, now that 6.7 is out. This video walks you through the 5.5 install, some behind the scenes, and troubleshooting…
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VMware ESXi Logs
This was long overdue. Old post on YouTube, but this talks about VMware ESXi logs, log locations and the respective services that the logs belong to. While this is just…
