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Tag: esxi 6.5

Update VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 with PowerCLI
vSphere 6.5

Update VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5 with PowerCLI

There are a number of different ways to get your VMware ESXi 6.0 hosts upgraded to ESXi 6.5. We have covered some of them in previous articles. However, let’s take…

by Brandon LeeAugust 22, 2017January 11, 2021
VMware ESXi 6.5 Can’t Add Existing iSCSI LUN
VMware

VMware ESXi 6.5 Can’t Add Existing iSCSI LUN

In playing around with adding an existing iSCSI LUN to a new VMware ESXi 6.5 host in a lab environment, I ran into a peculiar issue adding the storage to…

by Brandon LeeDecember 14, 2016January 11, 2021
How to Create VMFS 6 Datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5
vSphere 6.5

How to Create VMFS 6 Datastore in VMware vSphere 6.5

With all of the new storage enhancements that come with vSphere 6.5 using 4K aligned drives and the new unmap feature, you need to use a VMFS 6 formatted datastore.…

by Brandon LeeDecember 9, 2016January 11, 2021
VMware ESXi 6.5 4k Drive Support
vSphere 6.5

VMware ESXi 6.5 4k Drive Support

One of the new features and functionality that is probably getting overlooked with the other great functionality that is out in vSphere 6.5, is VMware ESXi 6.5 4k 512e drive support.…

by Brandon LeeDecember 8, 2016March 28, 2024
Upgrade VMware vCenter VCSA appliance 6.0 to 6.5
vSphere 6.5

Upgrade VMware vCenter VCSA appliance 6.0 to 6.5

The core of all vSphere functionality is vCenter server.  VMware has definitely embraced and chosen the VCSA appliance as the way forward in version 6.5.  VCSA 6.5 has all of…

by Brandon LeeNovember 16, 2016January 11, 2021
Upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5
vSphere 6.5

Upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0 to 6.5

With the release of vSphere 6.5, most will be thinking about upgrading hosts and vSphere infrastructure to 6.5.  Let’s take a look at the process of upgrading VMware ESXi 6.0…

by Brandon LeeNovember 16, 2016January 11, 2021
VMware ESXi 6.5 Install step by step
vSphere 6.5

VMware ESXi 6.5 Install step by step

vSphere 6.5 has been released!  With the release yesterday of VMware vSphere 6.5, this is a quick post showing screenshots of the VMware ESXi 6.5 Install step by step and what…

by Brandon LeeNovember 16, 2016March 18, 2024
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