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VMware Workstation Player: Notes

Download VMware Workstation Player free at https://www.vmware.com/go/downloadworkstationplayer

VMware: vSphere ESXi 7.0

VMware: vSphere ESXi Notes

Keep playing with VMware vSphere ESXi . It is free to download and use in production environment with some limitations of course.

VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free Version

Bare in mind that VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free Version comes with limitations Maximum 2 physical CPUs Maximum 8 vCPU per VM Cannot add to vCenter when using free license key. VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free Version supports unlimited cores per CPU and unlimited physical memory . Where to download VMware vSphere Hypervisor Free Version VMware: VMware vSphere Hypervisor (64 bit) VMware vSphere Hypervisor 8.0 (11 October 2022): https://customerconnect.vmware.com/en/evalcenter?p=free-esxi8 VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.x: https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6

VMware: vSphere ESXi 6.7

VMware vCenter: user@vsphere.local password expired - Authentication Failure

SSO log file: C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\logs\sso\vmware-sts-idmd.log [2017-10-15T12:19:28.148+07:00 vsphere.local        e18baecc-2ce5-479a-adec-1bcbef603cdb ERROR] [IdentityManager] Failed to authenticate principal [tuyendq@vsphere.local]. User password expired. [2017-10-15T12:19:28.148+07:00 vsphere.local        e18baecc-2ce5-479a-adec-1bcbef603cdb INFO ] [IdentityManager] Authentication failed for user [tuyendq@vsphere.local] in tenant [vsphere.local] in [15] milliseconds with provider [vsphere.local] of type [com.vmware.identity.idm.server.provider.vmwdirectory.VMwareDirectoryProvider] [2017-10-15T12:19:28.148+07:00 vsphere.local        e18baecc-2ce5-479a-adec-1bcbef603cdb ERROR] [ServerUtils] Exception 'com.vmware.identity.idm.PasswordExpiredException: User account expired: {Name: tuyendq, Domain: vsphere.local}' com.vmware.identity.idm.PasswordExpiredException: User account expired: {Name: tuyendq, D...

VMware vCenter Settings

Database Retention Policy Let's set it 90 days. Database Retention Policy

VMware Workstation: Backup inventory and preferences

Backup these two files in your profile.

VMware ESXi host loads ipmi_si_drv too long

Workaround: remove ipmi_si_drv esxcli software vib remove --dry-run --vibname ipmi-ipmi-si-drv esxcli software vib remove --vibname ipmi-ipmi-si-drv ~ # esxcli software vib remove --dry-run --vibname ipmi-ipmi-si-drv Removal Result    Message: Dryrun only, host not changed. The following installers will be applied: [BootBankInstaller]    Reboot Required: true    VIBs Installed:    VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-si-drv_39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VIBs Skipped: ~ # ~ # esxcli software vib remove --vibname ipmi-ipmi-si-drv Removal Result    Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.    Reboot Required: true    VIBs Installed:    VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_ipmi-ipmi-si-drv_39.1-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820    VIBs Skipped: ~ #

VMware: vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2 Patch 1

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/get-download?downloadGroup=PCLI550R2 vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2 Patch 1