VMware: Windows VM – No Mouse & Cannot Install VMware Tools
Nov23

VMware: Windows VM – No Mouse & Cannot Install VMware Tools

KB ID 0001370 Problem Every time this happens to me I have a rant about it, and everyone looks perplexed, surely this does not only happen to me? Using ESX6.5 I build a new Windows VM, and theres no mouse, web client has nothing, try the VMRC then I get a mouse pointer, but it’s as responsive as trying to play chess with a firehose!  Once you install VMware tools it’s fine, but here’s the problem – try...

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VMware ESXi6  – Replacing the Default Certificates
Aug22

VMware ESXi6 – Replacing the Default Certificates

KB ID 0001195  Problem This is pretty much part two of the last article I wrote, so make sure you have the vCenter CA setup as a Sub CA of your Microsoft Certificate Services Deployment. See the following article; vSphere 6 vCenter Appliance – Replacing Certificates Now we take the next step, and replace the certificates on the ESXi hosts. Solution Note: Joining the ESXi Hosts to the domain is not essential, it just makes things a...

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