Home Lab Archives - VMscrub https://vmscrub.com/category/home-lab/ Scrub of the VM world. Wed, 26 May 2021 13:19:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://vmscrub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-favicon.png Home Lab Archives - VMscrub https://vmscrub.com/category/home-lab/ 32 32 Upgrade ESXi 6.5 Version using the Offline Bundle https://vmscrub.com/upgrade-esxi-65-version-using-the-offline-bundle/ https://vmscrub.com/upgrade-esxi-65-version-using-the-offline-bundle/#comments Tue, 30 May 2017 20:00:55 +0000 http://vmscrub.com/?p=551 Quick Navigation Download the Offline BundleUpload the Offline Bundle to a DatastoreUpgrade ESXi via CLI using the Offline Bundle There are times when you’ll need to do a manual update on your hosts. Depending on how your environment is setup, you may need to plan out the best steps to do a ESXi version upgrade […]

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]]> https://vmscrub.com/upgrade-esxi-65-version-using-the-offline-bundle/feed/ 1 Creating A VMFS Datastore On A USB Drive https://vmscrub.com/creating-a-vmfs-datastore-on-a-usb-drive/ https://vmscrub.com/creating-a-vmfs-datastore-on-a-usb-drive/#comments Fri, 19 May 2017 04:33:39 +0000 http://vmscrub.com/?p=448 Quick Navigation Disable USB Arbitrator ServiceFind a drive and plug it directly into your ESXi hostFind the start and end sectors of the driveCreate and Format the partition Totally not supported by VMware but works like a charm. Of course there are a few steps to get your hosts to recognize the device and who […]

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]]> https://vmscrub.com/creating-a-vmfs-datastore-on-a-usb-drive/feed/ 6 Provisioning iSCSI Shared Storage https://vmscrub.com/provisioning-iscsi-shared-storage/ https://vmscrub.com/provisioning-iscsi-shared-storage/#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 22:38:10 +0000 http://vmscrub.com/?p=375 Quick Navigation Configure iSCSI TargetsConfigure InitiatorsCreating VMFS Shared Storage Datastore Ah good ol’ storage. There never seems to be enough of it especially for data hoarders like myself. For my home lab I’m going to need some shared storage amongst all my ESXi hosts. Since I don’t have a dedicated fibre channel SAN, I can re-purpose my Western […]

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]]> https://vmscrub.com/provisioning-iscsi-shared-storage/feed/ 2 ESXi 6.5 Home Lab Setup (Part 2of2) https://vmscrub.com/esxi-6-5-home-lab-setup-part-2of2/ https://vmscrub.com/esxi-6-5-home-lab-setup-part-2of2/#comments Sat, 13 May 2017 00:59:28 +0000 http://vmscrub.com/?p=297 Quick Navigation Plug In Your DrivesBooting Up The NUCInstalling ESXi 6.5Configuring ESXi 6.5 Host Now that we’ve created our install media in Part 1, we can move on to installing ESXi on the 8GB USB boot drive.Plug In Your DrivesMake sure you plug in both drives into your NUC. I’ll plug in the ESXi installer into […]

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]]> https://vmscrub.com/esxi-6-5-home-lab-setup-part-2of2/feed/ 2 ESXi 6.5 Home Lab Setup (Part 1of2) https://vmscrub.com/esxi-6-5-home-lab-setup-part-1of2/ https://vmscrub.com/esxi-6-5-home-lab-setup-part-1of2/#comments Fri, 12 May 2017 04:33:30 +0000 http://vmscrub.com/?p=224 Quick Navigation Things I’ll needBuild the ISOCreate A Bootable USB Ok so first things first! Since I have all the hardware components I can start to put together this lab. I’ve already installed the memory into the NUCs and now I need the installation media to install and configure the ESXi 6.5 boot drive.Things I’ll needI’ll […]

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