July 9, 2024
2 Methods to Back Up the ESXi Host Configuration
VMware,Virtualization offers many advantages for backup and recovery operations, which are essential for data protection and operational continuity. It enables agentless, image-based, host-level backups, capturing entire VMs, including VM configurations and data as well. It is important to protect the ESXi hosts for proper VM performance. Backing up the ESXi host configuration will allow for…
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September 14, 2023
Two Effective Methods to reset VMware ESXi 6.7 root password
VMware,The only method supported by VMware for resetting the root password is to reinstall an ESXi host. However, if the host is still maintained by vCenter and connected, you can reset the ESXi root password using the host profile function. In case ESXi host root password fails to authenticate and cannot be accessed through CLI.…
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May 11, 2023
Steps to install VMware VCenter Converter
VMware,The installation of VMware vCenter Converter is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few simple steps. To successfully install a standalone converter, complete the following set of instructions: First, open the VCenter Converter page and click “Download Now”. You will be directed to the next page. On that page, under the Product…
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May 4, 2023
2 ways to convert Virtual Box VDI to VMDK
VMware,Here are the 2 different ways to convert VDI to VMDK and then successfully run it in VMware Workstation. Convert using Virtual Media Manager in VirtualBox If you already have VirtualBox installed on your computer, there is no easier way to convert a VDI hard disk to VMDK. Also, you might have noticed that VirtualBox…
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July 14, 2022
Fix vMotion interface misconfiguration on the destination host (1003827)
VMware,Have you ever encountered this compatibility error while performing a vMotion migration( vMotion interface misconfiguration )? Unable to migrate from source_server to destination_server: The vMotion interface is not configured (or is misconfigured) on the destination host ‘destination_server’ And this is mainly because the source or destination ESXi servers are not configured for vMotion. So, now…
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July 12, 2022
How to Restart Management agents in ESXi
VMware,If you are unable to connect directly to the ESXi host or manage under the vCenter server, Or if your vCenter Server displays an error, is because the creation of VM fails when the agent is unable to retrieve VM creation options from the host. You can restart the management agents on your ESXi host…
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March 31, 2022
Steps to recover a .vmdk file from flat.vmdk file
VMware,Steps to recover a .vmdk file from flat.vmdk file VMware instructs restoring the missing descriptor file from a backup but if it is not possible, we would then recreate the virtual machine file descriptor file. Now let’s see the solution to recover.vmdk files from flat.vmdk file: 1. Login to connect ESXi host command line as…
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March 24, 2022
Manage multiple ESXi hosts & VM on the ESXi hosts
VMware,Manage multiple ESXi hosts & VM on the ESXi hosts Using VMware Workstation now you manage multiple ESXi hosts and the virtual machine running on the ESXi hosts. The VMware Workstation Pro 14 has now released a lot of new features like; Windows 10 creators update support, secure boot, Native OVF support, advanced networking, and…
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June 8, 2021
What are VMware ESX Roles, Permissions & Privileges?
VMware,This will give you a quick understanding of VMware ESX Roles, Permissions & Privileges. This will help you to allow users to log in as themselves by assigning permission to a group of users to individual users. Here you will see how you can, assign custom roles to your users. Permissions – VMware ESX Lets,…
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May 11, 2021
How do I back up Azure VM?
Cloud,VMware,There are a couple of methods to take a backup based on your settings from Single to multiple Azure VM. Here we can see how to backup Azure VM. Whether to install a VM agent? Azure Backup installs an extension on the VM agent, and this depends on your VM. You need to install the…
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