VMware Remote Console (VMRC) is the standalone application that allows you to connect to virtual machine consoles from outside the vSphere Web Client. Deploying VMRC silently via SCCM, Intune or Group Policy saves time in enterprise environments where multiple IT staff need console access to VMs. This guide covers the silent installation command line switches … Read more
Losing access to the root account on a VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) is a critical situation that will prevent you from managing your entire vSphere environment. Whether the password has been forgotten, expired or the account has locked out, this guide covers how to reset the root password on VCSA 7.0 and VCSA 8.0 … Read more
Changing the hostname of a VMware ESXi host is a task you will encounter when building out new infrastructure, replacing servers, or correcting naming conventions. While straightforward, it requires care in production environments as it affects DNS resolution, vCenter connectivity and SSL certificates. This guide covers all three methods — ESXi Host Client, vSphere Web … Read more
While building a VMware ESXi 8.0.3 host with a USB networking controller, I hit a snag that’s likely familiar to anyone venturing into this setup. The installation process threw up this error: Exception: No vmknic tagged for management was found. This halted my progress, but after some trial and error, I found a reliable fix … Read more
Serial number to activate VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7 License.
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Problem You have a requirement to update host DNS servers 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 … Read more
If you reboot your VMWare vCenter Appliance, you may get into a situation where it reboots into the localhost login screen instead of the more familiar black and yellow/blue two tone layout with the management IP addresses shown like below: The first thing to do is not to panic. I have seen people get very … Read more
If you want to run a check against your VMWare infrastructure for virtual machines that have thick provisioned disks, you can use VMWare PowerCLI to do this quickly and easily. Our step by step guide below will show you what you need to do to bring back the results that you need. Check for Thick … Read more
