January, 2012 | Peter Luk's Blog

Tweaking ESXi 5.0 – Adding un-supported hardware

cd tmp mkdir tweak cd tweak cp /bootbank/scsi-qla.v00 scsi-qla.tgz tar -xvf scsi-qla.tgz rm scsi-qla.tgz Update and tweak the qla2xxx.map file. Modifying the qla2xxx.map file to add additional Vendor and Device ID tar -cvzf scsi-qla.tgz etc usr mv scsi-qla.tgz scsi-qla.v00 cp scsi-qla.v00 /bootbank/scsi-qla.v00 restart server.

See http://andysworld.org.uk/2011/09/20/tweaking-esxi-50-adding-un-supported-hardware-to-vmware-vsphere-esxi-50-adding-a-qle-220-to-esxi-50/

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Patch esxi 5.0 using cli

Put the host in maintenace mode : vicfg-hostops –server 10.10.10.10 –operation enter

To verify which VIBs are already installed on the ESXi 5 host, issue the following command:

esxcli –server=10.10.10.10 –username=root software vib list | more

To update the ESXi 5 host with the VIBs included in the depot, issue the following command: esxcli –server=10.10.10.10 […]

Suppress warning shown in vCenter Server when Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled

In vSphere 4.1 Update 2 and later, perform these steps on individual hosts to disable the warnings:

Open a VI Client to the ESXi host Select the ESXi host from the Inventory. Select Configuration tab Advanced Settings from the Software menu. Navigate to UserVars > UserVars.SupressShellWarning. Set the value from 0 to 1. Click OK. […]