Enable Shell access for VMware ESXi 5.x !!!

Enabling VMware ESXi shell access with the vSphere Client Use the vSphere Client to enable local and remote access to the ESXi Shell: Log in to a vCenter Server system using the vSphere Client. Select the host in the inventory panel. Click the Configuration tab and click Security Profile. In the Services section, click Properties. Select ESXi Shell from this list: […]

Auto Start and Auto Shutdown Issue with VMware ESXi

Hello All, VMware has described this bug in details as refer to this link: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2012/07/clarification-on-the-auto-start-issues-in-vsphere-51-update-1.html. 1. As for me, I will need to download the patch for ESXi 5.0.0. Go to this page: http://www.vmware.com/patchmgr/findPatch.portal and login into your VMware account. Search with following criteria in that page:   “ESXI (Embedded and Installable)”  “5.0.0”  “release date” […]

How to Enable Intel 82579LM NIC in VMware ESXi 5.0

  Download the driver here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27246203/E1001E.tgz Use ESXi-Customizer to merge the driver and generate a new VMware installation ISO Burn the custom ISO into disk or USB drive Reinstall the serves