Useful command for KMS vCenter for ESXi hosts
Kader #Verify that the ESXi host is in TPM mode esxcli system settings encryption get #If the Mode appears as NONE, you must enable the TPM in the firmware of the…
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KMS Server for vCenter (Not Native Key Provider)
The following has two different ways to have a KMS server for vCenter and not the native key provider on vCenter. I used this for testing purposes. One is with…
Check ESXi drivers and firmware via CLI commands list examples
esxcfg-scsidevs -aesxcli storage core adapter listvmkload_mod -s smartpqi | grep Versionvmkchdev -l | grep vmhba0vmkchdev -l | grep vmhba1esxcli network nic get -n vmnic0esxcli network nic get -n vmnic1esxcli network…
Stun time for a virtual machine during vMotion
The stun time for example is when you vmotion a virtual machine from one host to another. This is the time when memory is completely copied over to the new…
Create an ESXi host ISO to use in a VCF environment due to a patch being released “high-level guide”
This blog is a high-level guide to creating an ISO for VCF with a new patch release as a example, So lets just say a new patch has been released…
ESXi local accounts on a VCF environment
The below is a description of the accounts created on an ESXi host when deployed with VCF. root – AdministratorSuper user / Administrator lldpVim-user – ESXi UserNSX user inventory discovery…
Build & Setup Freenas with ISCSI storage with CHAP authentication for ESXi hosts – 3 of 3
SETUP OF ISCSI ON ESXI HOST CLUSTER Login to vcenter > Click the networking icon > right click your cluster > Select distributed switch and click new distributed switch Type…
Build & Setup Freenas with ISCSI storage with CHAP authentication for ESXi hosts – 2 of 3
SETUP ISCSI ON FREENAS Login to freenas Expand storage and click pools > click add Type in name as iscsi-pool > select your storage that appears and click the right…
Build & Setup Freenas with ISCSI storage with CHAP authentication for ESXi hosts – 1 of 3
This is a three-part post First is the installation of Freenas Second is the setup of ISCSI on Freenas Third is the setup of ISCSI on ESXi host cluster I…
Install externally signed CA certificates on ESXi hosts in VMware Cloud foundation (VCF) environment.
The below process was tested on VCF 4.4.1.0 and in my lab I have only a root ca certificate and no intermediate certificates. After a VCF bring up the ESXi…