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Patch ESXi using ESXCLi Commands

Patch ESXi using ESXCLi Commands

Last week we discussed how to patch ESXi hosts using VMware Update Manager. However, leveraging Update Manager is not always feasible, so in this post, we’ll walk through the process of installing patches using ESXCLi commands. If you are comfortable executing ESXCLi commands, this process can be completed with relative ease. In this instance, we will be installing a third-party (HPE iLO) VIB. If you are unfamiliar with VIBs (vSphere Installation Bundle), they are collections of files packaged for installation….

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Patch HP Drivers on ESXi Hosts – VMware Update Manager

Patch HP Drivers on ESXi Hosts – VMware Update Manager

Today I wanted to run through the process used to patch HP drivers on an ESXi host; specifically through Update Manager. In a vSphere 6.5 troubleshooting post, we discussed a PSOD issue stemming from a specific HP iLO driver. That being the case, it seemed fitting to go through the patch process for the affected iLO driver in this post. Despite this being a very specific patch, the general patch procedure can be applied to other driver updates as well….

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Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.x

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 6.x

Administering your VMware environment often requires remote access to your ESXi hosts. Access to the ESXi shell via SSH offers administrators the ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and remediate issues by using a Secure Shell client such as PuTTY. For security purposes, SSH is disabled by default. However, you can enable it for remote command execution in multiple ways. In this post, we will go through the different processes of enabling SSH on VMware ESXi 6.5 hosts. Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)…

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Configure vCenter Mail Sender and E-mail Alerts

Configure vCenter Mail Sender and E-mail Alerts

An update in the vCenter 6.5b patch that I have been anticipating is the ability to change the mail sender address vCenter utilizes for email alerts. Releases prior to 6.5b sent e-mail alerts from root@VCSA_FQDN by default. Even if the Mail Sender was changed within the appliance, e-mails would still have that same root return-path. This proved to be problematic in environments who leveraged SMTP relay servers to pass e-mail authentication or encryption (ie. Office 365 relays). Relay servers in those…

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Unhandled Exception Logging into ESXi 6.5 Host Client

Unhandled Exception Logging into ESXi 6.5 Host Client

In the last few weeks, I have seen several reports of people having issues logging into the ESXi 6.5 Host Client with Chrome or Chromium. When logging in, they receive an unhandled exception stating: Unfortunately, we hit an error that we weren’t expecting. The client may continue working, but at this point, we recommend refreshing your browser and submitting a bug report. The details of that exception state the cause is Error: [$rootScope:inprog] http://errors.angularjs.org/1.3.2/$rootScope/inprog?p0=%24digest Unfortunately, I haven’t discovered a permanent…

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