UNSORTED/VIRTUALIZATION/VMware - cannot start a VM
UNSORTED/VIRTUALIZATION/vcenter add a hostr (mood)
UNSORTED/VIRTUALIZATION/ESX commands
ESXi operations
First, modify the /etc/hosts file, and insert the new hostname on the loopback line.
Then, use the following command (you must have enabled SSH access through the vcenter/vsphere interface)
esxcfg-advcfg -s /Misc/hostname
Put the host in “Maintenance Mode”
Install the patch:
esxcli software vib install -n esx-base -n vsan -n vsanhealth -d /vmfs/volumes/<VOLUME_ID>/VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-Update3-<BUILD_NUMBER>.zip
esxcli software vib update -d /vmfs/volumes /<VOLUME_ID>/VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-Update3-<BUILD_NUMBER>.zip
Get out of the “Maintenance Mode”, then reboot