VMware ESXi – Adding a USB device to a Guest Virtual Machine
KB ID 0000778 Problem About a week ago a client asked me how to do this, and I was surprised I’d not got it covered on the site. I have already covered how to do this with VMware Workstation, but never got round to doing the same for ESX. There are a myriad of reasons why you may need to do this, either to connect a UPS, a printer, thumb drive, or a software dongle etc. But the process is identical. Solution 1. USB pass through...
Install and Configure an HP UPS Network Module
KB ID 0000813 Problem I installed one of these a couple of weeks ago, and there’s some good documentation with the module itself so installing it into the UPS and giving it an IP address was easy, getting the right client software to talk to it was a pain. Solution Configure the Network Module 1. Physically install the module in the UPS, it’s fixed with two screws and you can install it with the UPS powered on. 2. It takes a...
Installing the HP Power Agent on ESX
KB ID 0000275 Problem Assuming you already have the HP Power Monitor installed on another server (Windows or Linux) and you want to add the ESX server as a device. Solution 1. Download the HP Linux Power Agent i.e. hppm40-linux-remote-agt.tar 2. Use a utility like 7Zip to extract the files in the agent to a folder on your computers C drive. 3. Create a username and password on the ESX Server. 4. Install FastSCP on your Laptop 5. File...