- #HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 HOW TO#
- #HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 INSTALL#
- #HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 UPDATE#
- #HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 PATCH#
A quick look at the list of build and version numbers showed me that there is an actual express patch (EP6) which could be installed.
#HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 UPDATE#
Recently I was asked to update some ESXi 6.7 U1 hosts to the latest patch release.
vSwitch1 handles all the nested virtualization magic. The first one (vSwitch0) contains the VMkernel NIC enabled for management traffic and Standard port group for the VMs which need a connection to the Home network. I configured two vSphere Standard Switches (vSS).
The network design of the physical ESXi host is as simple as possible and as complex as necessary. To avoid dependencies on infrastructure components (see R006) despite the different use cases (see R004), a completely nested environment including AD, DNS and DHCP behind a virtual router seems to be the best option to me. Also, such a solution is not ideal for regular assembly and disassembly (see R005) due to the different components. Regarding the 10Gbit/s requirement for vSAN All-Flash (see R004), a solution consisting of several mini PCs is out of the question. Regarding R001, R002 and R003, a full sized 19-inch solution with four physical servers is not an option. To have the automatic rebuild of components (see R004) with vSAN even in case of a host failure, at least four nodes are required. R007: IPMI support to power it on and off remotely.R006: Isolated environment without dependency or negative impact to other infrastructure components.R005: Portable solution for customer demonstrations.VMware Horizon (including virtual desktops).VMware NSX (including NSX DLR and NSX Edges).
#HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 INSTALL#
In the past I used the virtual environment of my employer to deploy, install and configure the necessary systems. But this time it was different, the update failed.ĭuring my work with VMware products I always needed a platform to test new products, updated versions and software dependencies. I used this method quite some time so I was certain to have no issues with the update.
#HOW TO ENABLE DCUI ON VMWARE ESXI 6.7 HOW TO#
For details on how to update ESXi 6.x using the CLI, take a look at one of my previous blog posts here. The virtual machines (VMs) on the standalone ESXi host are not very important, so I decided to shut them down together with the VCSA and update the nested ESXi host via CLI. Due to this design I can not use the integrated VUM of the second VCSA to update this standalone ESXi host. The nested ESXi is used to host the second VCSA. I wanted to have the VCSAs in different Layer 3 networks, so I copied the design from the nested cluster and installed a nested router alongside with a nested ESXi host. During my VCAP-DVC Deploy preparation earlier this year I used an old Intel NUC system to deploy an additional vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) in order to play around with Enhanced Linked Mode (ELM). I used the integrated vSphere Update Manager (VUM) for my nested vSAN Cluster without any issues. After the gerneral availability of ESXi 6.7 U3, I decided it is time to update my homelab.