Dump Collector
ESXCLI Basics: Configure Dump Collector Host
Another basic command, but may be useful in stateless environments with no local disk usable for a diagnostic partition. Here is a quick how-to. Connect to your host through SSH […]
ESXi 5
ESXCLI
ESXCLI Basics: Configure Syslog Host
Another basic command, but essential for health monitoring of your hosts when using a Syslog Server. Here is a quick how-to. Connect to your host through SSH or open the […]
ESXCLI
ESXCLI Basics: Setup SNMP on ESXi 5.x
This is really basics stuff, but here is a quick how to. Connect to your host through SSH or open the DCUI. Setup the target SNMP server, port and community […]
ESXCLI
ESXCLI Basics: Troubleshooting Management Network Connection on ESXi 5.x
Another quick post about ESXCLI basics. Here is a procedure how to quickly recover the Management Network functionality on your ESXi host. First, login through iLO or iDRAC or iRMC, […]
ESXCLI
ESXCLI Basics: Installing a custom CIM provider on ESXi 5.x
A quick blog post on how to install a custom CIM provider on an ESXi 5.x host. Command reference can be found here. In this example I will use an […]
ESXi 5
Upgrading from ESXi 5.x to ESXi 5.1 using VMware Update Manager
In-place upgrade of ESXi hosts is quick and simple and well suitable for small environments. However, if you want to upgrade a large number of ESXi hosts without any downtime, […]
ESXi 5
Upgrading ESXi 5.0 host to ESXi 5.1
In the last article I have covered the upgrade process from vCenter Server 5.0 to vCenter server 5.1. In this article I will cover a quick how to on upgrading […]
ESXi 5
Upgrade vCenter Server 5.x to vCenter Server 5.1
As you probably all know, the vSphere 5.1 and vCloud Suite binaries have been made available for download yesterday. The vCenter Server ISO is now about 3,4 GB in size […]