はてなブックマーク

USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi 6.5by Florian GrehlNovember 27, 2016December 3, 201677 Comments In ESXi 6.5, there are some changes concerning devices connected with USB. The legacy drivers, including xhci, ehci-hcd, usb-uhci, and usb-storage have been replaced with a single USB driver named vmkusb. The new driver has some implications if you are trying to use USB devices like USB st

HCL and VMware ESXi SupportThe NUC itself is not supported by VMware and is not listed in the HCL. However, some essential components are listed. ESXi runs out of the box starting with the following releases: ESXi 6.0 with patch ESXi600-201601001 (Build 3380124) released in January 2016 ESXi 5.5 Update 3 (Build 3029944) released in September 2015To clarify, the system is not supported by VMware, s

USB Devices as VMFS Datastore in vSphere ESXi 6.0by Florian GrehlOctober 17, 2015January 6, 201784 Comments In the last years I've seen many requests in forums and blogs where people are trying to use USB devices like USB sticks or external hard disks as VMFS formatted datastore. It was actually possible in vSphere 5, but very picky. Some USB flash drives were working, others not. In vSphere 6, th

How to Install ESXi on 5th Gen Intel NUC (NIC and AHCI Fix)by Florian GrehlFebruary 18, 2015December 18, 202353 Comments Intel has begun to deliver their 5th Gen Broadwell NUCs. At the moment, only NUCs with i3 CPUs are available. NUCs with faster CPUs are available in the next few weeks. I could get my hands on the NUC5i3MYHE. That's the version with a 2.5" HDD slot and without integrated WLAN. T

ESXi 5.x Installation on Intel NUC fails with "No Network Adapters"by Florian GrehlSeptember 14, 2013February 17, 201564 Comments When you try to install ESXi 5.x on an Intel Next Unit of Computing (NUC) system, the installation fails with the following error message: No Network Adapters No network adapters were detected. Either no network adapters are physically connected to the system, or a suit

VMware Homeserver - ESXi on 4th Gen Intel NUCby Florian GrehlDecember 23, 2013December 18, 202381 Comments Whether you want to build a vSphere Home Lab for testing or a Home Server, basic requirements are the same: decent price, good performance and low power consumption. The Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) family has grown to the 4th generation, including some great enhancements for ESXi Hosts

The following listings are a comprehensive collection of the flagship hypervisor product by VMware. All bold versions are downloadable releases. All patches have been named by their release names. Please note that the ESXi hypervisor is available since version 3.5. If you encounter any issues with this site or Builds are missing, please contact me. vSphere ESXi 8.0 vSphere ESXi 7.0 vSphere ESXi 7.