Shrink Thin Provisioned Disk
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2025-09-23 8:59
Here’s a very quick overview over how to shirnk a bloated vmdk.
Check Datastore
Get ID of Datastore:
esxcli storage core device list | grep -B1 ' Display Name:'
Check state of Datastore:
$ esxcli storage core device list -d naa.668a828100177dc6c624663100000006 | grep 'Thin Provisioning\|A...
vCenter Change FQDN/URL for Login
Posted on
2025-09-22 18:58
# Stop vCenter UI
service-control --stop vsphere-ui
# Backup Config
cp /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui/webclient.properties /root/webclient.proberties.BAK.$(date +%s)
# Edit File and uncomment settings + add domains
vi /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui/webclient.properties
##################
sso.serviceprovider.alias...
Kill VMware VM with CLI
Posted on
2025-09-18 7:19
esxcli vm process list
esxcli vm process kill -t=hard -w=WorldID
esxcli vm process kill -t=force -w=WorldID
VMware Tools Install – Error 21004
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2025-09-18 7:16
When we tried to mount the VMware Tools with the button “Install VMware Tools”, we got the Error 21004. In the vmware.log of that particular VM, we got this error:
2024-11-05T09:27:06.475Z In(05) vmx 4fbba83e-64-7edd ToolsISO: open of /vmfs/volumes/6728b0c4-bcf76a7d-0eee-d404e6734610/vmtools/lat...
Set ESXi Syslog Hosts with Script
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2025-09-17 12:50
Here's the script:
$CONFIG = @{
"logServer" = "graylog.domain.local";
"logPort" = 1514;
"logProto" = "tcp";
"vcenter" = "vcsa.domain.local";
"cluster" = "Cluster1";
}
# Startup
Import-Module VCF.PowerCLI
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -Confirm:$fals...