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There are a few different way to update VMware Tools on a VM. This guide will cover manual updates via ESXi (version 6.5) and vCenter (version 7.0) as well as configuing automatic VMware Tools updates through vCenter (version 7.0).  Knowing When to Update 1....

Methods Create a VM in ESXi (Basic): https://kb.confusedit.org/books/esxi/page/creating-a-vm-in-esxi-basic Create a VM in vCenter (Basic): https://kb.confusedit.org/books/vcenter/page/creating-a-vm-in-vcenter-basic

In this guide we'll go over adding an ESXi host to vCenter.  vCenter, in its most basic form, is a way to manage several ESXi hosts from one interface (Web Interface in most modern version of vCenter).  Prerequisites You need a running ESXi host. Your vCe...

This guide will cover how to install VMware ESXi 7.0.3. We'll start off by covering ways to get the installation media for ESXi, then we'll cover what the install screens look like, and we will end with how to set a static IP address on your new ESXi host. Pr...

This guide will cover the basics of creating a new virtual machine in ESXi/vSphere. We'll create a more in-depth guide at a later time that will cover more VM settings in more detail.  Instructions 1. Login to ESXi (vSphere) Web Interface 2. Click Create ...

In this guide we'll cover how to update ESXi using vCenter. vCenter makes it easy to keep your ESXi hosts updated with minimal downtime (especially when hosts are in a cluster). The update utility inside vCenter will check your hosts for missing patches, do a ...

Have you set up a new VM on ESXI/vSphere and the resolution is off, and when you went to change the resolution there were limited options? This guide will go over how to solve this problem.  The solution is to assign the VM more video memory or set the video m...