Some users have experienced a problem when booting ESXi for the first time after an install in which an error in the sfcbd process (typically the error is something like Exception type 13 in world 1381:sfcbd) which causes a PSOD (purple screen of death) on the host. The PSOD error may also be like “exception …
oem.tgz is a file used by ESXi to customize the installation. With this file you can replace default files that ESXi uses or add additional files to the install. Below are some sample files which enable support for various storage controllers. Please search the forum for other files. Notes:1) ESXi 3.5 Update 4 includes some support for …
When you first install ESXi your host will be given a hostname of “localhost” and domain of “localdomain”. You can change this at the console or with the VI client. Using the Console 1) Press <F2> (Customize System)2) Select Configure Management Network3) Select DNS Configuration4) Select the option “Use the following DNS server addresse and …
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ESXi uses SYSLINUX as its boot loader and thus it is possible to add options to customize the initial SYSLINUX boot screen. In the below example we will modify syslinux.cfg to allow for a 200 second boot delay. 1) Boot your ESXi install with a Linux live CD. The SYSLINUX files are on a FAT16 …
As with any system there may arise a situation in which the root login has been misplaced or forgotten. The below process will show you how to reset the password for root back to a blank password. This is not supported by VMware and you might consider running a repair install of ESXi instead of …
The procedure below documents the commands necessary to run a check of the system partitions of ESXi. The below image shows the output of fdisk -l and the partitions which will be checked are circled. The 2 partitions consisting of 49136 blocks are the Hypervisor1 and Hypervisor2 partitions. These are mounted by ESXi as /bootbank and /altbootbank …
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There are several methods available to patch ESX 3i hosts when the server is deployed without VirtualCenter. First, one can use the VMware Infrastructure Update client to up the host, second, second the host can be updated with the RCLI command vihostupdate.pl and lastly one can install the patch using the remoteInstall utility that comes bundled in …
Once you have imported the RCLI virtual appliance, you may want to set a static IP address for the VM. This can be done via the web interface of the appliance or at the console. To change the IP address via the web interface, access the VM at https://<ip_address:8080/ and login with the network user and the …
With ESX it is sometimes necessary to run the command services vmware-mgmt restart should you not be able to connect with the VI client or if you need the host to re-read the esx.conf configuration file because changes you have made at the console are not visible in VirtualCenter. The services command is not available on ESXi …
The below table lists the devices that ESXi 3.5 Update 2 will be able to recognize. Also included is the module that ESXi will load to enable the device to work. The inclusion of a device on this list does not guarantee that ESXi will work with the device. There are devices on this list that work …
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