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Upgrade ESX to ESXi hosts in seven steps

By Eric Siebert 27 Jun 2016

The upgrade from ESX to ESXi hosts can be difficult; no current tools convert hosts for you and you can't preserve manual configurations. But there are ways to ease the process. Read More

Moving VM testing from VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi to Workstation

By Sander van Vugt 05 Mar 2013

VMware admins can't skip VM testing just because it eats up vSphere resources. Testing ESX/ESXi VMs in VMware Workstation frees up vSphere for production. Read More

VMware admins advised to apply patches to ESX, ESXi quickly

By Archana Venkatraman 20 Jun 2012

IT pros are urged to install security patches that VMware has released to address critical vulnerabilities in virtualisation products such as ESX, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation. Read More

Recovering RDM data with VMware ESX troubleshooting

By Edward L. Haletky 23 Feb 2009

Accidentally deleting important VMware ESX partitions cost our expert raw device mapping data. But a last attempt with an unlikely solution finally saved the day – and the data. Read More

VMware ESX essentials: Fibre Channel and iSCSI

29 Dec 2008

This section of our chapter excerpt on storage from the book "VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center" explains the differences between Fibre Channel and iSCSI as well as the configurations a client is ... Read More

Forming a vSphere upgrade strategy: Upgrading vCenter Server and ESX, ESXi

By Eric Siebert 11 Apr 2011

During the vSphere upgrade process you will need to upgrade your customer’s vCenter Server, ESX and ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Get the best upgrade methods in this chapter excerpt. Read More

VMware ESX essentials: Virtual Machine File System

By David Marshall 01 Dec 2008

This section of our chapter excerpt on storage from the book "VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center" explains the difference between direct- and network-attached storage and how to configure a client's ... Read More

Resolving VMware ESX problems without pulling the plug

By Eric Siebert 24 Jun 2008

Instead of being driven to desperation and being forced to press Restart, you can learn resolve VMware ESX problems quickly. Read More

Troubleshooting common VMware ESX host server problems

By Eric Siebert 03 Jun 2008

Get a grip on potential VMware ESX host server problems including the purple screen of death, a frozen service console, and rebuilding your network configurations after they've been lost. Read More

Scripting creation of virtual machines in ESX shell

13 Feb 2007

Scripting the creation of virtual machines using VMware power tools is simpler that you might think. This book excerpt tells you how. Read More