VIRTUAL DUMP
Add sound to ESXi VM
edit the *.vmx file by adding these lines: sound.allowGuestConnectionControl = "true" sound.autoDetect = "true" sound.virtualDev = "hdaudio" sound.present = "TRUE" sound.fileName = "-1" |
VNC to VMware guests
Configure the VM by adding these lines to the VMX file VM must be shut down to configure RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = [true|false] RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = [port #] RemoteDisplay.vnc.password = [optional] More detail here: - http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2012/01/using-vnc-client-to-connect-to-vms-in.html Configure the ESXi firewall In the server configuration > Security Profile Firewall > Properties Enable the rule for gdbserver (more ports than required) If you wish to create a custom rule limiting the ports, more detail can be found here: - http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2011/07/how-to-create-custom-firewall-rules-in.html Basically, edit /etc/vmware/firewall/service.xml or create a custom XML file in that folder with your own custom rules. |
Deploy VCSA 6.0 in ESX
Download VCSA 6.0 ISO open with WINRAR and extract vmware-vcsa from the vcsa folder then rename it with the extension .ovahttps://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?productId=490&downloadGroup=VC600 ### guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr.family = "ipv4" guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.mode = "static" guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.addr = "192.168.0.199" guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.prefix = "24" guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.gateway = "192.168.0.1" guestinfo.cis.appliance.net.dns.servers = "192.168.0.1" guestinfo.cis.vmdir.password = "password123" guestinfo.cis.appliance.root.passwd = "password123" ### when the vm finishes booting open your browser and enter the address Username - administrator@vsphere.local Password - as above |