August 20, 2020
VMware ESXi
Command-line Interface becomes always easy for System Administrators to do their day-to-day job and system configurations tasks. The default gateway for VMware vSphere ESXi can be easily changed through the command line, as shown below: Change the Default Gateway for VMware ESXi Login to VMware …
The command-line vm–support utility is present on all versions of VMware ESXi/ESX, though some of the options available with the utility differ among versions. Collect vm-support logs in ESXi Follow the steps given below to collect the vm-support log from the ESXi host using the command-line interface (CLI): …
August 14, 2020
VMware ESXi
Problem VMware Change Guest OS Version greyed out I need to change the Guest OS Version for a virtual machine on VMware ESXi. But when I tried, found that the drop-down box against Guest OS Version is greyed out and I can’t change it. Reason If the drop-down …
August 13, 2020
VMware ESXi
Problem I need to Upgrade the VM Compatibility for a virtual machine on VMware ESXi. But when I tried, found that the Upgrade VM Compatibility option is greyed out as shown in the screenshot below. Reason If the Upgrade VM Compatibility option is greyed out then it means …
August 12, 2020
VMware ESXi
To upgrade the VM compatibility level of a virtual machine in VMware ESXi, follow the steps given below: Log in to the ESXi host containing the virtual machines Select Virtual Machine and Shutdown or Power Off the same for which you want to upgrade the VM compatibility. Go to the Upgrade …
February 9, 2018
VMware ESXi
During an upgrade of a DELL PowerEdge R730/R830 server, we have increased the RAM from 24 GB to 88 GB and CPU from 1 to 2. After booting the system when we checked from the BIOS we found the system is showing 2 CPU but showing RAM …
July 19, 2017
VMware ESXi
Problem: One day I found that one HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen8 server is not accessible from the remote site. When I came onsite then found that the server showing the amber light and error: NT1/NM I (motherboard nonmaskable interrupt), undiagnosed with a pink screen as shown in the below image. VMware vSphere …
