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  • How to use Skyline Health Diagnostics

    calendarNov 24, 2020 · 1 min read · troubleshooting skyline ESXi vCenter Virtualisation VMware  ·
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    First you have to login to SHD using the shd-admin user account. shd-admin / Password set during installation After successful login you will see the Collect Logs & Analyze page: vCenter example: ESXi example: Here you can provide the vCenter or ESXi details so that SHD can trigger a log bundle automatically. Next …


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  • ESXi on ARM rPI4 failed to add to vCenter

    calendarOct 7, 2020 · 1 min read · ARM ESXi Troubleshooting vCenter VMware  ·
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    I tried to add my freshly installed rPI 4 running ESXi on ARM to my HomeLab vCenter. It failed with “A general system error occurred: Unable to push signed certificate to host 192.168.0.99” The root cause is that the rPI has no battery backed RTC therefore the time is out of sync and all certificates are invalid. Quick …


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  • ESXi on ARM fling released

    calendarOct 7, 2020 · 1 min read · ARM ESXi Flings VMware  ·
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    VMware has finally released ESXi on ARM as a fling. You can run it on a Raspberry Pi 4 4GB better to use the 8GB model. VMware Fling ESXi on ARM


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  • Quick tip: How to query CPU microcode revision on a ESXi

    calendarJul 20, 2020 · 1 min read · ESXi VMware vSphere  ·
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    SSH to the ESXi host and execute the following command: <br /> vsish -e cat /hardware/cpu/cpuList/0 | grep -i -E 'family|model|stepping|microcode|revision'<br /> Output: <br /> [root@esxi:~] vsish -e cat /hardware/cpu/cpuList/0 | grep -i -E 'family|model|stepping|microcode|revision'<br /> …


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  • Quick tip: How to identify ESXi version on command line

    calendarJul 20, 2020 · 1 min read · ESXi VMware vSphere  ·
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    SSH to the ESXi host and execute the following command: <br /> vmware -l<br /> Output: <br /> root@esxi:~] vmware -l<br /> VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Update 3<br /> [root@esxi:~]<br />


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  • Create snapshot including memory on ESXi command line

    calendarMar 7, 2019 · 1 min read · ESXi VMware vSphere  ·
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    Today I have been asked how to create a snapshot directly on the ESXi host using vim-cmd including virtual machine memory. Quick example from my lab: Get the VMID of the virtual machine [root@esxi:~] vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms Sample output: [table id=3 /] Create snapshot including memory [root@esxi:~] vim-cmd …


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  • ESX IP STORAGE TROUBLESHOOTING BEST PRACTICE

    calendarDec 22, 2017 · 1 min read · ESXi Storage Troubleshooting vSphere  ·
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    VMware has released a new White paper about ESXi IP storage troubleshooting. In this paper, we: • Describe how you can analyze packet traces to identify functional and performance issues in an ESX IP storage environment. • Compare packet capture alternatives, and explain why we recommend an inline optical network tap …


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  • Show ESXi build details on command line

    calendarAug 28, 2017 · 1 min read · ESXi VMware  ·
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    If you are logged into an ESXi per SSH you can display details about the build version using 2 simple commands. vmware -vl cat /etc/vmware/.buildInfo Example output: Using username "root". The time and date of this login have been sent to the system logs. VMware offers supported, powerful system …


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  • ESXi show details about ramdisk usage

    calendarAug 17, 2017 · 2 min read · ESXi Troubleshooting VMware  ·
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    The command below will let you check the space that is free on the host for each of the ramdisk mount points. It also shows you the usage of inodes per ramdisk. system visorfs ramdisk list List the RAM disks used by the host. ~ # esxcli system visorfs ramdisk list Ramdisk Name System Include in Coredumps Reserved …


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  • vSphere 6.5 U1 released

    calendarJul 28, 2017 · 1 min read · ESXi vCenter VMware  ·
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    VMware has released vSphere 6.5 U1 Release notes: vsphere-esxi-651-release-notes vsphere-vcenter-server-651-release-notes


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