There is many ways to upgrade or patch ESXi 5.5 to ESXi 6.0. The standalone version of ESXi or one managed by vCenter server can be patched very easy way via CLI and using SSH client like Putty for example. ESXi 5.5 Free version can obviously be upgraded/patched this way as well. The only problem might be […]
How to Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to 6.0 – Lab Time
Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is supported scenario. In fact you can upgrade to VCSA 6.0 from 5.1U3 upwards. The upgrade process is quite straightforward, but I still do the walk through to see if any problems will arise in the lab. Upgrade from VCSA 5.5 to VCSA 6.0 is not in place […]
VMware ESXi 6 Installation Guide
There is many ways to install ESXi hypervisor. Homelab enthusiasts runs ESXi from USB stick most of the time. Why you might ask? There are several reasons for that. One of them is because it saves one SATA port (in case your motherboard is limited). Another reason is that you can actually go “disk-less” and have only […]
Super Control Panel For Windows 7/8/10 – God Mode [Guide]
Today’s post is a lightweight post, easy to do tweak on your Windows Workstation or laptop. The tweak you perhaps heard about, it’s about some kind of Super control panel also called Windows “God mode” which allows to access via single folder to everything, or almost. Most of the settings you usually access on Windows is […]
Three Ways to Downgrade Virtual Machine Hardware Version
If you need to downgrade virtual hardware version of your VM there are several choices. I have previously wrote about this possibility and why one would want to do it here and here (for Wkst local VMs only). Basically VMware supports three ways to downgrade virtual machine hardware version. But first let’s go back in time […]
How to Install VMware VCSA 6.0
VMware VCSA (vCenter Server appliance) is more robust and more scalable. Details in my post which has the details of vCenter server 6.0 (Windows and Linux versions). While deployment of Windows based vCenter server is probbably more usuall in the enterprise, the VCSA isn’t that popular just yet. The reason is certainly the previous limitations […]
vSphere Client In Different Language [How-to]
It’s possible to execute the vSphere client in different language. vSphere Windows client (C#) and also vSphere Web client. Without re-installing of course. The steps are fairly simple but I wanted to document for myself, and thought that it might also be usefull for others. The use case for this? I can’t tell for languages […]
How To Disable Lock Screen in Windows
You might be working towards your VCP or VCAP exam in your lab and often in the Windows VMs the lock screen is in the middle asking you to CTRL + Del + Enter AND the also to type the domain admin password. In Windows based OSs like Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 It’s […]
How to Understand VMware Acceptance Levels for Hosts and VIBs
VMware Acceptance Levels are two sorts. Acceptance levels for VIBs and acceptance levels for hosts. The VIB acceptance levels can’t be changed but the host’s acceptance levels can. As an example for installing custom VIB in you homelab environment you need to change the host acceptance level otherwise the VIB won’t installs. How to understand VMware […]
[How-to] Failure Configuring Windows Updates Reverting Changes Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 issue
You might encounter this error when there is a power loss during the update process. You’ll see this message “Failure configuring windows updates reverting changes” which basically tells you that Windows is undoing the changes (uninstalling patches.. perhaps). Sometimes manual intervention is necessary as the updates fail to install (even after several reboots). The problem […]
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