VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7 License Serial Number Activation
Serial number to activate VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7 License.
vSphere Web Client – Export Virtual Machine Information
If you are using VMWare version 6 or above and want a full export list of all your machines on it, then you can quickly and easily export all this information using the web interface. Instructions Login to your VMWare Web Client and then click into Hosts and Clusters: Then click on the VMs tab […]
Convert VMWare Disk from Thick to Thin Provisioned
I’ve had a few Virtual Machines (VMs) which had thick provisioned disks instead of thin, as thick is the default this is quite easy to do. If you have the paid version of vSphere and two or more hosts managed by vCenter you can simply do a storage vMotion and change the destination disk to […]
VMWare ESXi 8.0 Hypervisor Serial Number Activation
Serial number to activate VMWare 6.7.
VMWare vSphere HA Failover Error
VMware vSphere HA (High Availability) is a feature that provides automated failover capabilities for virtual machines running on VMware vSphere hosts. When a host failure occurs, HA will detect it and restart the affected virtual machines on another available host in the cluster. If you are experiencing a failover error with VMware vSphere HA, there […]
VirtualBox – Exiting Scale or Full Screen Mode in Windows
When using VirtualBox you may at some point enter Scale or Full Screen Mode and then wonder how the hell you get out of it again and get your menu toolbar back! Well the solution is very simple but not very clear. In the settings you will notice that mentioned a lot is the Host+(something) […]
VMWare ESXi ESXCLI Commands to Update Host DNS Servers
Problem You have a requirement to change the DNS server IP addresses on a VMWare ESXi host. However, because Adobe Flash Player is no longer available and the option is not in the newer HTML5 version, you have to make the changes using an SSH connection to your VMWare host. Resolution Connect to your VMWare […]
Reset Nutanix Prism Admin Password
We recently had a problem with our Nutanix Prism system and we had to rebuild the Prism server from scratch. After carrying out the rebuild, we managed to fix all the initial problems that we had been having. However, a few weeks later, we needed to run a few updates across the Nutanix system and […]
How to Fix a Nutanix CVM Stuck in Maintenance Mode
If you are using a Nutanix Hyperconvergence solution in your infrastructure environment, then you may have come across a problem where the Nutanix CVM gets stuck in Maintenance Mode. Fixing this issue is very simple, but you will need the following information before starting the fix: Prerequisites PuTTy or other SSH client Nutanix Cluster administrator […]
VMWare ESX 6.0 Serial Number Activation
If you have setup VMWare ESX you will find that it defaults to the evaluation version giving you 60 days of unlimited use. But, how do you apply your serial number? We have created a quick video below to help you with this easy process: Video Walkthrough – How to activate VMWare ESXi Serial When […]
VMWare ESX 6.7 Serial Number Activation
Serial number to activate VMWare 6.7.
VMWare ESX 6.5 Serial Number Activation
Serial number to activate VMWare 6.5.