https://skysigal.com/ 2026-06-13T13:48:02+00:00 https://skysigal.com/ https://skysigal.com/lib/tpl/bootstrap3/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/add_another_hard_drive?rev=1699065109&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare:ESXi:HowTo/Add another Hard Drive * (UP) howto index Process Easier than I feared! * Login to ESXi using the vSphere Client * In left nav, Select the host server * In tabs, select Configuration * On the tab, on the left, under Hardware, * Select Storage Adapters text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/create_a_new_vm_from_an_iso?rev=1699065109&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare/ESXi:HowTo:Create a new VM from an ISO * (UP) howto index Creating a VM is relatively easy. Installing the OS is easy too -- bar one infuriating detail that will stump you a while... Process If you've never done this before, you'll probably go batty before you figure it out text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/enable_ssh?rev=1699065110&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare/ESXi:HowTo:Enable SSH * (UP) howto index Process You need to enable SSH first; In the vSphere Client go to Configuration -> Security profile -> select Properties next to Services -> select SSH from the list -> Options -> Start Now you can SSH into your host with username root and password. text/html 2023-11-04T23:22:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/home?rev=1699140133&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare:ESXi:HowTo * (UP) howto index * If very slow: <http://communities.vmware.com/thread/213643> * IT:AD:VMWare/ESXi:HowTo:Open ESXi for Remote Adminstration across the Web * See also: * <http://pricklytech.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/installing-vmware-vsphere-esxi-5-5-on-an-intel-haswell-nuc-d34010wyh1/> * <http://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer.html> ---------- text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/install?rev=1699065111&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare:ESXi:HowTo:Install * (UP) howto index * See also: * IT:AD:UNetbootin * * IT:AD:ISOtoUSB * <http://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer.html> My server has no DVD tray, so the most efficient way is to install the *.iso from a usb memory stick. Process * Download the .iso (eg: VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-HP-5.32.5.iso) from: text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/move_a_vm_to_another_datastore?rev=1699065111&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare/ESXi:HowTo:Move a VM to another DataStore * (UP) howto index Process Make sure the VM is Powered OFF and removed from inventory and can SSH to the ESXi host and run the below commnd mv /vmfs/volumes/datastoreold/servername /vmfs/volumes/datastorenew/ServerName text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/open_esxi_for_remote_administration_across_the_web?rev=1699065112&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare/ESXi:HowTo:Open ESXi for Remote Adminstration across the Web * (UP) howto index Process It can be done (<http://communities.vmware.com/message/1044988#1044988>) But... It's a really bad idea to port forward to the ESXi Server. It's a thin OS, that is never updated. * <http://communities.vmware.com/thread/217420> A much better solution is to port forward RDP to an internal Windows Server text/html 2023-11-04T02:31:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://skysigal.com/it/ad/vmware/esxi/howto/remote_administer?rev=1699065113&do=diff IT:AD:VMWare:ESXi:HowTo:Install:Remote Administer * (UP) howto index Once installed, reboot, ensuring it is on the network. Will be given an IP. Use a browser on another computer to navigate to its IP: Download the vShere Client(<http://vsphereclient.vmware.com/vsphereclient/7/8/6/1/1/1/VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0-786111.exe>) Resources * http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp