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Enable SSH on your ESXi host and download GhettoVCB from the link at the bottom.
You will also need the Remote CLI from vmware, I use the appliance, but if you want to use it on your own Linux or Windows host, that’s fine.

Once you have SSH-enabled your ESXi host, create a hidden folder in the root.
mkdir .ssh

Once you have imported and configured your appliance Continue reading

There is actually nothing to it, as long as you installed the C/C++ Compiler and Tools and X-Server during the installation of Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES).

Click on VM –> Install VMware Tools

in your X-session open a terminal windows and type the following:

cp /media/VMware_Tools/VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz /root
tar zxvf VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz
/root/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
9x [ENTER]
choose video resolution (3 for 1024×768)

Reboot your server or type Continue reading

from the command line on ESX servers.

Enter:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

Exit:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

Check Status:
vimsh -n -e /hostsvc/runtimeinfo | grep inMaintenanceMode | awk ‘{print $3}’

note: this does not work on ESXi Continue reading