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How to change vCenter server appliance IP from command line

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How to change vCenter server appliance IP from command line Open a console session of the VCSA Login as: root Default password is: vmware Execute the following command:  /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net After executing the command, a menu is displayed. Within the menu It is possible to change the IP address, hostname, DNS, Default gateway and proxy server. After allocating a static IP Address to the VCSA, the post configuration can be done by using the following URL: https://static-ip-address:5480

ESXi (6.5) auto deploy Image change

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ESXi (6.5) auto deploy Image change ESXi 6.5 Offline bundle image:                 ESXi 6.5 Offline bundle image is uploaded in the following url. http://repo.mhint/esxi/ESXi-6.5*******************-bb/ -example Add the EsxImageProfile: Add the new ESXi 6.5 image profile in vcenter1 and vcenter2 using the above link Edit auto deploy rule:   To change ESXi image profile in the existing deploy rule. ·          Deactivate the rules (then only we can edit the rule) ·          Select the rules one by one and click edit button ·          Choose the new ESXi 6.5 image profile using the “Browse for the Image Profile” and  enable the check box of the “Skip image profile signature check”. ·          Click ok but...

VM disk space details using powercli

VM disk space details using powercli If the VMs have VMware tools installed, you can read the free space of the partitions on the OS side with Get-VMGuest like: PS D:\> (Get-VM MyVM | Get-VMGuest).Disks CapacityGB      FreeSpaceGB     Path ----------      -----------     ---- 29,483          10,998          C:\ 9,967           5,845           F:\ 9,967           8,552           D:\ 9,967           9,371           E:\ The problem is that this only lists formatted partitions, and you can'...