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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/

See aso The anatomy of the ESXi 5.0 […]

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. […]

Dell Optiplex 990 with VMWare ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0

The onboard Intel 82579LM nic cannot be detected by vmware esxi4.1 and 5.0 out of the box.

For ESXi 4.1,

download the custom oem.tgz here with the e1001e driver and replace/merge the one in the /bootbank

For ESXi 5.0,

1st option :

Please try the following: 1. Install your machine(s) with the vanilla ESXi 5.0 […]

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