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ESXi patch install via CLI

Posted on 16.05.2016 by domi

Example of the current patch: esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e true -r httpClient esxcli software profile update -p ESXi-6.0.0-20160504001-standard -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml esxcli network firewall ruleset set -e false -r httpClient list patches: esxcli software sources list -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml [| … Continue reading →

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VMware View Certificate Stuff

Posted on 05.11.2012 by domi

VMware View does work with self-signed certificates, but it will always nag you with a warning on the admin interface. to replace it with another certificate, the following reqiurements must apply: -the appropriate root cert must be installed -the private … Continue reading →

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VMware: NFS datastore handling on commandline

Posted on 26.07.2012 by domi

list nfs datastores esxcfg-nas -l restore nfs datastores esxcfg-nas -r delete nfs datastores: esxcfg-nas -d myDatastore or esxcli storage nfs remove -v myDatastore add nfs datastores: esxcfg-nas -a myDatastore -o nas-ip -s /vol/volume VMware KBs: KB1005057 KB1029301

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VMware: restarting management agents

Posted on 26.07.2012 by domi

on ESXi: /sbin/services.sh restart on ESX: service mgmt-vmware stop service vmware-vpxa stop service vmware-vpxa start service mgmt-vmware start

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always start vSphere client in English (or German)

Posted on 20.06.2012 by domi

edit the VMware vSphere Client icon and add the parameter -locale: “C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe” -locale en-US other locales are: de-DE en-GB fr-FR  

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