Patching an ESXi host from the shell is not a shortcut. It is an exception path — the thing you reach for when a host sits outside the happy path: a standalone box with no vCenter, an isolated site, or a day when your lifecycle tooling simply refuses to cooperate. The difference between casual SSH…
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You Won’t Believe It: VMware’s Powerful vSphere Hypervisor 8 Is Now Totally FREE!
Have you ever dreamed of harnessing VMware’s top-notch virtualization technology without breaking the bank? Well, the dream just became reality! Broadcom has just unleashed VMware vSphere Hypervisor version 8, an incredible entry-level virtualization platform that’s completely free for download. What’s the Big Deal? VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8 is designed to give you an effortless entry…
Read moreVMware Introduces Beta Version of the New Host Client
VMware, a Broadcom company, announced the beta launch of the revamped VMware Host Client. This release is available exclusively to members of the vSphere Beta program, who are now invited to download and explore the newly designed GUI for ESXi management. For those not yet part of the program, VMware offers a simple registration process…
Read moreHow to upgrade to ESXi 8.0 in easy three ways
Now that ESXi 8.0 is available for download, many people may be considering upgrading their ESXi 7.0 servers to the latest version. In this article, I will walk you through three ways to upgrade your ESXi 7.0 or older ESXi server to ESXi 8.0. To watch a video demonstrating the upgrade process using these methods,…
Read moreESXi upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0 failed on libupgradepsadeviceconfig.so
I come across this strange issue that upgrades for ESXi 6.7 to 7.0 is failing on a few hosts with PSOD and the error being : After reboot, the rollback works, and the host is back on the 6.7 version. Google is showing nothing regarding libupgradepsadeviceconfig.so I found this KB, https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/76239 but this is for a different module. …
Read moreHow to deploy ESXi 8.0 using Vmware Workstation!
Today we will deploy ESXI 8.0 IA using VMware Workstation PRO 16. Please remember this is Initial Avalibity, not General Avalitbity, hence do not use it for production environments! YOu can read more about the differences between IA and GA here -> https://angrysysops.com/2022/10/11/the-new-release-model-of-vsphere-8-ia-is-live/. Here is a step-by-step video on how to deploy ESXi 8.0: 🔥Subscribe…
Read moreFREE license for vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 6.x & 7.x) – UPDATED!
HERE IS AN UPDATE: Archived! Please read the update above! VMware is providing a free license for their Hypervisor product and you can get one also. All you need to do is create a free account in the Customer Connect portal. The license you will receive is 100% identical to the paid version but with…
Read moreESXi: Error returned by expat parser: not well-formed (invalid token) while parsing serialized value
Yesterday I was surprised by this error. It occurred after planning powered off of ESXi hosts due to building maintenance. Hosts were put in Maintenance Mode and powered off. After the scheduled time hosts were powered on, however, two of them did not reconnect to vCenter and they were visible as not responding. Manual attempt…
Read moreESXi 7.0 Update 3d has been released
Yesterday VMware released a new update ESXi 7.0 Update 3d ISO Build 19482537. The update has severity CRITICAL! Download Filename: VMware-ESXi-7.0U3d-19482537-depot.zip Build: 19482537 Download Size: 586.8 MB md5sum: 22fca2ef1dc38f490d1635926a86eb02 sha256checksum: 2ef5b43b4e9d64a9f48c7ea0ee8561f7619c9ab54e874974b7f0165607a2355a Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes NOTE: If your source system contains the ESXi 7.0 Update 2 release (build number 17630552) or later…
Read moreHow to update firmware remotely using the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) web interface
Lately I receive a quite few questions about how to update iDrac. Hence I decide to make this article. This article will show you how to update iDRAC7, iDRAC8 and iDRAC9 web interface. Before upgrade, you need to download the firmware image to a location on the local system: Go to DELL website and look…
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