The most information available on how-to perform a unattended scripted installation of VMware ESXi 5 is based on Linux. Here is a procedure how-to create a scripted installation of VMware ESXi 5 using Microsoft Windows. Here is an overview of the boot process: What do we need The following software …
Continue ReadingHere is a simple procedure to make a bootable VMware ESXi 5 or ESXi 6 USB stick in Windows and perform a scripted unattended VMware ESXi installation. The 5 steps are: Step 1 Be sure removing all partitions and format a FAT32 partition on the USB stick by using the following command: Open the …
Continue ReadingThe following three supported upgrade methods to VMware ESXi 5 are available: Upgrade Method ESX or ESXI to ESXi5 Upgrade or Patch from ESXi 5 to ESXi 5.x vSphere Update Manager yes yes Interactive upgrade from CD, DVD, or USB drive yes yes Scripted upgrade yes yes vSphere Auto Deploy no yes esxcli …
Continue Readinghen doing a health check I found the following error during the remove if a snapshot in vCenter: Unable to access file since it is locked There is a problem when committing the snapshot after the vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP) backup of the VM. In the snapshot manager in vCenter there was …
Continue ReadingNot all servers nowadays have a DVD player installed. Sometimes it is handy to boot from USB and installing a single VMware ESXi server. Here’s a example how to make the USB stick bootable and install VMware ESXi 4.1 from it by using Windows. Preparation: Need 1GB USB memory stick or more. Download …
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