Please check “vmkernel.log” for following entries to confirm if you are affected by the the race condition bug The PSOD issue has been resolved by VMware in their future release of ESXi host versions above 7.0 Update 3*. *Please Note: Check KB 86398 for more detailsQ. What are the tentative timelines for the next vSphere 7.x […]
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VCSA “wcp” service keeps crashing
“wcp” service crashes due to which the ESXi host can not be put out of maintenance mode (other symptoms can also occurs however I have never come across those) The VCSA “wcp” service keeps crashing while starting due to an invalid entry in the wcp config file Error executing start on service wcp. Details { […]
Important ESXi Networking Commands
To get the available virtual switches information on ESXi host :- # esxcfg-vswitch -l [root] esxcfg-vswitch -lSwitch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU UplinksvSwitch0 6656 4 128 9000 vmnic3 PortGroup Name VLAN ID Used Ports UplinksVM Network 0 0 vmnic3Management Network 4095 1 vmnic3 DVS Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports MTU […]
How to create VMFS partition on USB device for ESXi 6.x
Plug in the USB device to the ESXi host Make sure that usbarbitrator service is off on the ESXi host so that the host will not use it as Passthrough : # /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop Check the usb in core device list : # esxcli storage core device list t10.SanDisk00Cruzer_Blade000000004C530001111202103073 Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access […]
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Reset lost/forgotten root password for ESXi host :
If you have forgotten the ESXi host root password or it does not work due to locked account or expired password, we can try below methods to access the Host :- Method 1 : If the Host has access to Active Directory authentication and is in connected state in vCenter – Login to the ESXi […]
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