Difference between revisions of "ESXi Stuff"
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See [https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html here] or [https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-shell-change-the-color-of-my-shell-prompt-under-linux-or-unix/ here] for a couple of articles about customising your prompt... | |||
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Revision as of 15:50, 20 April 2022
WIP...
Installation
Setup
- Laying out the Datastores
- An "Admin" Datastore
Maintenance
- SSL Certificates
- ghettoVCB
- Troubleshooting
- How to Copy files between ESXi hosts using SCP Command
- HOW TO FIX VMWARE ESXI VIRTUAL MACHINE 'INVALID STATUS'
ESXi from the Command Line
Basic Concepts
- ESXi appears to be based on BusyBox
- So... If you're bashing your head against a wall trying to figure out how do do something low-level, check out the documentation for BusyBox.
- Basically tho... Most of the functionality is very close to typical Linux, so the man pages on a Linux machine will get you very close.
Usability Fixes
ESXi has a NON-EDITABLE shell profile at /etc/profile.
Luckily, there's an override file at /etc/profile.local
After any changes you make to this file,
source /etc/profile.local
enables your changes.
To make the changes persist over a restart of the server:
/sbin/auto-backup.sh
To tell ESXi to save the changes.
The Shell Prompt
The shell prompt (when you're in a directory on a mounted volume) is fugly & useless.
vi /etc/profile.local
PS1="[\u@\h \e[1;33m\A \W\e[m]\$ "
(My current preference...)
See here or here for a couple of articles about customising your prompt...
PATH
By default, the execution PATH is /bin:/usr/bin . This is fine if you don't want to add executables elsewhere.
I tend to put various utility scripts & such in sub-folders of /vmfs/volumes/Admin/Utilities
This can also be fixed in /etc/profile.local
vi /etc/profile.local
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/vmfs/volumes/Admin/Utilities/Scripts:/vmfs/volumes/Admin/Utilities/ghettoVCB export PATH
Caveat
Remote execution through SSH does not read the /etc/profile.local file.
One solution is to put your custom executables in the /bin folder. BUT, this is not maintainable. It can break on reboot and will DEFINITELY break on upgrades.
A better solution is to put a symbolic link there.
eg.:
ln -s /vmfs/volumes/Admin/Utilities/Scripts/MyCustomCode.sh /bin
ESXi Command sets
Older Notes (Mostly still on the TinkerNet Wiki)
Why virtualize your server infrastructure (Morton Hjorth)
- Open VM Tools
- Licensing
- UPS Handling
- ESXi from the Command Line
- Passwordless SSH
- WebUI Through a Proxy
- ghettoVCB
- Add cron Job
- Allowing SSH & SCP between ESXi Hosts
- SSH Client must be enabled in the ESXi firewall (for the outbound connection)
- How to Open and Close Firewall Ports on vmWare ESXi Hosts
- Making ESXi talk MQTT
- Troubleshooting
- Various Observations
- SSL Certificates
- How to Copy files between ESXi hosts using SCP Command
- HOW TO FIX VMWARE ESXI VIRTUAL MACHINE 'INVALID STATUS'