Category VMware

VMware VIB

What is a VMware VIB file?

After the release of vSphere 5, the concept of VIB is introduced. If you talk about the VIB in layman’s terms then this is the building block of ESXi. If you want to add some functionality to the ESXi image…

How to change the vCenter Hostname

How to change the vCenter Hostname

Using vCenter Hostname we can easily access the vCenter. Without worry of remembering the IP. There are lots of scenarios where need to update the hostname of vCenter. This article will discuss how we can do that. Requirement Add the…

Update ESXi Hosts via esxcli

Update/Patch ESXi Hosts via esxcli

This article will see how we can update ESXi Hosts Via Esxcli. To proceed with this article you also need to check and verify the compatibility. Check the compatibility from the interopmatrix website. Requirement Update ESXi Hosts Via Esxcli VIB…

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Changing an ESXi/ESX host root password

Securing your host is so important. For that, the best practice is to change the default password. This article will discuss various ways to change your ESXi root password. Changing an ESXi/ESX host root password using the SSH 1.) login…

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How to Enable/Disable the SSH for the ESXi

In day to day task we used ssh for connecting to your ESXi host. There are lots of customer who block the ssh service due to security concern. So when ever we need to troubleshoot those host we need to…