This is a quick post on how to update a driver in VMware ESXi with a manufacturers driver package (in this example an HPE NIC driver) using excli.
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Add a virtual soundcard to ESXi even if there is no soundcard present in the host’s hardware
Problem:
I needed to be able to playback sound over an RDP connection using RemoteFx from a VM but the machine hosting the VM had no soundcard installed.
Update HPE Proliant DL360 G10s to VMware ESXi 6.7 latest version
In this post I will run through the procedure I use to update hosts to the latest version of ESXi. I realise that this is not the only way of doing this but for critical production hosts I found this to be the most reliable/foolproof way of updating. I will be updating from ESXi 6.7 U1 to ESXi 6.7 U3 using the HPE customised iso downloaded from VMware.
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Set DefaultVIServerMode to use multiple ESXi servers in PowerCLI
Problem:
Every time you run a PowerCLI script that performs an action on multiple ESXi servers you are given a prompt
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How to find network driver and NIC firmware details in VMware ESXi
Problem:
You need to find a driver or firmware version of a component inside your ESXi host
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Creating CSR for non Microsoft Systems and signing with a Microsoft CA
Problem:
Recently I needed to create a number of certificates for non-Microsoft systems such as ESXi hosts, NAS/SAN units and some security applications. The problem was that most of these systems did not have a facility for generating a CSR. I needed to create the CSR in OpenSSL sign the certificate with a Microsoft CA and then generate a certificate.
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