Hi,
if your ESXi host is on a version <= 7.0.2 an update using the Lifecycle Manager fails with an error.
vCenter
host returned esxupdate code -1
and on the host
~ # cat /var/log/esxupdate.log | grep ERROR
ERROR: esximage.Errors.InstallationError: This upgrade transaction would skip ESXi Base Image VIB(s) VMW_bootbank_i40en_1.11.1.31-1vmw.703.0.0.49537716, which could cause failures post upgrade
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Hi,
if you want to check the state of the TPM chip use the esxcli command line interface:
Hi,
ESXi has an option to pass through an host attached USB device to a VM. VMware provides a list of supported USB Devices.
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Hi,
this post describes an ESXi Host Upgrade from Version 6.0 to 6.7 with an offline (bundle) zip file. The procedure for other version should be the same.
Continue reading ESXi: Upgrade an standalone ESXi Host from 6.0 to 6.7 from command line
Hi,
the New-VMHostNetworkAdapter offers the ability to set the MAC address while adding a new kernel interface. But this has a limitation. It always only a MAC within a range 00:50:56:00:00:00 – 00:50:56:3F:FF:FF.
If you try it even though you will get an error:
New-VMHostNetworkAdapter The MAC address is invalid or is not in the valid range 00:50:56:00:00:00 - 00:50:56:3F:FF:FF.
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