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Where are my memory modules located inside an ESXi host?

GrahamNovember 7, 2016December 20, 2016

I found this very simple one liner for showing which DIMM slots are populated and which ones are free inside an ESXi host. I have not yet found a way to do this via ESXCLI but this will do for now: smbiosDump | grep 'Size|Speed|Location' Running the above will produce...

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VMware vSphere 6.5 – New features overview

GrahamOctober 18, 2016November 18, 2016

VMware are soon releasing vSphere 6.5 to GA. The day it is released I'll be posting a series of posts to deep-dive into the main topics with videos to demonstrate new functionality. Links to videos Without any further discussion, here's the new top features in vSphere 6.5: HTML5 clients VMware acknowledged...

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Creating local SSO users and permissions within VMware VCSA 6.x

GrahamSeptember 22, 2016October 11, 2016

If you do not use a identity source such as LDAP or Active Directory, you can still create new user accounts on the SSO domain that you can assign different roles to within the vCenter Server. For example, if you are not using an identity source but need a read-only...

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How to find the physical NIC that a VM is using on VMware vSphere ESXi

GrahamSeptember 21, 2016September 13, 2020

Have you ever needed to work out which physical NIC (pNIC) on an ESXi host is being used by a Virtual Machine? Simply SSH to the host that the VM is runningon and run esxtop then press n You'll see something similar to the below: Notice the VM names on the...

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Enabling copy and paste between VM console and Windows VM on ESXi 6.x

GrahamSeptember 18, 2016October 22, 2017

I've seen this issue some up a few times on the VMTN forums so I've explained the reasons why this is disabled by default ans how to enable it in the blog post. I've also published a video at the bottom of the page. Copy and paste is disabled between...

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VCAP6-DCV Design Exam Preparation

GrahamSeptember 11, 2016October 22, 2017

For those pursuing the VCAP6-DCV Design exam / 3V0-622 I'm creating a series of blog posts to help with your learning. The notes are all based on the official GA blueprint, my personal experience with the live exam, books and blog posts by other community members all of which I have acknowledged below. If...

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VMware vSphere VCSA 6.0 – 503 service unavailable via Web Client

GrahamSeptember 10, 2016September 10, 2016

I experienced this issue in my lab this week and it turned out to be that the vmware-psc-client service had not started on my external PSC. I realized this by first checking the logs on the VCSA: SSH to the VCSA and run cat /var/log/vmware/vpxd Notice how there is some error connecting...

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Choosing the right CPU for your ESXi servers

GrahamAugust 13, 2016

When designing your Virtualization infrastructure, one very important consideration is to the processors that you spec your ESXi hypervisors with. I find that reviewing following points help with this challenge: Determine cost vs performance? What compatibility do you need? Are there any specific features that you require? Cost vs Performance You...

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End of General Support for VMware vSphere 5.0 and 5.1 Products

GrahamAugust 10, 2016

As of the 24th August 2016 the following VMware products are officially "End of General Support" and will enter a 2 year period of "Technical Guidance" VMware vCenter Server 5.0 and 5.1 VMware ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 VMware vCenter Update Manager 5.0 and 5.1 VMware vSphere Replication 5.0 and 5.1...

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When does VMware support end? (EOL for VMware Products)

GrahamAugust 10, 2016August 10, 2016

Ever wondered when VMware stop supporting certain versions of vCenter Server / ESXi or in fact, any VMware product? Check out the VMware product lifecycle matrix here. Also review this page or the excerpt below for terminology General Support Phase The General Support phase begins on the date of general...

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