VMware Error – Host {name} currently has no management network redundancy
KB ID 0000231 Problem Seen in Vmware ESX / Vmware Vsphere environments with both ESX and ESXi hosts. Solution As far as errors go this one’s pretty straight forward (and very common). I’ve seen it in ESX3 and VSphere networks, with high availability clusters. It’s complaining because there is only one physical NIC presented to the Service Console (I know ESXi does not have a service console, but it has a management...
ESXi 4/5 – Adding a license key
KB ID 0000272 Problem ESXi is free, however when you have installed it you will see, Solution 1. To get your key go to the VMware web site > Products > Download > Log in > It will give you a key with the download. 2. Connect to the ESXi host with your vSphere client. 3. Select the Host > Configuration tab > Licence sd Features > Edit > Enter Key > Type in the key > OK > OK. Related Articles,...
Installing ESXi 4/5 on SD Card (HP Proliant)
KB ID 0000274 Problem You have a diskless HP Proliant server – or simply a Proliant with an internal SD card (this procedure will work on internal/external USB drives as well). And you want to install VMware ESXi 4. Solution Pre Requisites Set the Server to Boot From USB Card First 1. When the server boots press F9 to Enter the RBSU. 2. System Options > USB Options > Removable Flash Media Boot Sequence. 3. Select the...
ESX Server – Change The Hostname
KB ID 0000276 Problem Should you wish to change the hostname of your ESX server i.e. you have it on DHCP and it’s got the hostname of Terrys-Laptop or something from your DNS server. The option will be grayed out in the VI client. Solution 1. Log onto the ESX server terminal as the root user. 2. Issue the following command, esxcfg-advcfg -s <newname> /Misc/HostName 3. then reboot the server with the following command,...
ESX 4/5 – Grant Root User SSH Access
for ESXi click here KB ID 0000278 Problem ESX is built on Linux – and in the Linux environment, to root user is denied SSH access, there are valid security reasons for this, and you can SSH to the ESX box as a normal user and then issue the “su -” command to switch to root access. However, some of us still want to SSH in as root, here’s how to do it. Solution 1. Create a user on your ESX Server (Ensure the...