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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

This guide covers setting up vCenter HA (High Availability) on vCenter 7.0.  Prerequisites Three Hosts in a Cluster Static vCenter Address Dedicated HA Network Prerequisites are required to proceed, this guide won't cover how to set them up. Getting ...

To my knowledge there are only two ways to deconfigure/remove a vCenter HA Deployment.  The first method is the easiest and involves using the vCenter UI to "Remove vCenter HA".  The second method is to use the shell on the active vCenter node and run the dest...

This guide will cover the basics of creating a new virtual machine in vCenter. We'll create a more in-depth guide at a later time that will cover more VM settings in more detail. This example uses screenshots from a vCenter running on version 7.0.3, the proces...

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 demonstrates how to take a backup in vCenter 7.0U3, the process is very similar if not identical to vCenter 6.7.  Information Supported Backup Protocols FTPS HTTPS SFTP FTP NFS (vCenter 6.7 Update 2+) SMB (vCenter 6.7 Update 2+) HTTP K...

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 ...

This page provides instructions on how to update your vCenter. This example shows the GUI method for vCenter 7.0, the process is very similar for previous vCenter version.  1) Remove vCenter HA If you have vCenter HA setup, the easiest thing to do is to remo...

What is VMware Tools VMware Tools is a installable package that improves the integration of Guest OS's with the hypervisor/virtualization platform.  Basically, it's a bunch of drivers and utilities that will make your virtual machine run better and give you b...

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...