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 ==== Installing ==== ==== Installing ====
-Bootable USB creation via unetbootin.+ESXi 5.5 bootable USB creation via unetbootin.
  
 ==== Updating 5.5 to 5.5U3 ==== ==== Updating 5.5 to 5.5U3 ====
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   'vim.Task:haTask-ha-host-vim.HostSystem.exitMaintenanceMode-336526096'   'vim.Task:haTask-ha-host-vim.HostSystem.exitMaintenanceMode-336526096'
   # reboot   # reboot
 +
 +Synopsis:
 +
 +  # vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
 +  # esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/updates/VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update3-3116895-HP-550.9.4.26-Nov2015-depot.zip
 +  # vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
 +  # reboot
 +
  
  
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 Access to guest consoles is via VMPlayer/VMRC. Access to guest consoles is via VMPlayer/VMRC.
  
 +==== HP SSACLI Smartarray utility ====
 +Logical drives details:
 +
 +  # /opt/hp/hpssacli/bin/hpssacli ctrl slot=0 ld all show detail
 +
 +Physical drives details:
 +  # /opt/hp/hpssacli/bin/hpssacli ctrl slot=0 pd all show detail
 +
 +LED on:
 +
 +  # /opt/hp/hpssacli/bin/hpssacli ctrl slot=0 pd <ID> modify led=on
  
 ===== Guests ===== ===== Guests =====
 +
 +==== Migration from vmplayer etc ====
 +
 +error:
 +  Failed to open disk scsi0:0: Unsupported and/or invalid disk type 7
 +
 +clone disk to new file:
 +  # vmkfstools -i <full path to current vmdk> -d thin <full path to cloned vmdk>
 +remove old from config and add new.
  
 ==== FreeBSD ==== ==== FreeBSD ====
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 VM tools: VM tools:
   # pkg inst open-vm-tools-nox11   # pkg inst open-vm-tools-nox11
 +
 +/etc/rc.conf:
 +  vmware_guest_vmblock_enable="YES"
 +  vmware_guest_vmhgfs_enable="NO"
 +  vmware_guest_vmmemctl_enable="YES"
 +  vmware_guest_vmxnet_enable="YES"
 +  vmware_guestd_enable="YES"
 +
 +
 +
 +===== iSCSI multipath (OLD, decommissioned 9/2022) =====
 +
 +==== EMC VNX e3100 side ====
 +  VNXe-SPA-eth3 192.168.200.20
 +  VNXe-SPB-eth3 192.168.200.40
 +
 +
 +  uranus-iSCSI-staff -> EMC nfspool (SPB) -> VM sdb1
 +  uranus-iSCSI-students -> EMC cifspool (SPA) -> VM sdc1
 +  uranus-iSCSI-grads -> EMC nfspool (SPB) -> VM sdd1
 +
 +==== ESXi side ====
 +2014/11/19:
 +
 +w/o ethernet passthrough: vmswitches used
 +
 +http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu-HyD3E3cw
 +
 +vswitch1 (uranus-iSCSI-switch), ESXi host ethernet ports #3 & #4:
 +  192.168.200.101/255.255.255.0
 +  192.168.200.121/255.255.255.0
 +
 +
 +==== Debian VM side ====
 +
 +debian rescan SCSI bus:
 +
 +  # echo "- - -" > /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/scan
 +(0 is the scsi host bus you want to scan.)
  
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